UCLA
2-2
California
2-2
No. 3 UCLA Defeats No. 5 California, 10-7
January 24, 2021 | Men's Water Polo
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A total of seven different Bruins scored in the win over California. Sophomore Gabe Discipulo had a hat trick to lead the Bruins while UCLA received one goal each from senior Nicolas Saveljic, redshirt junior Evan Rosenfeld, sophomore Tommy Gruwell and freshmen Tanner Pulice and Hayden Nightingale.
In the nightcap win at California, the Bruins got off to a hot start and cruised to the finish. In a game it never trailed, UCLA led 3-2 at the end of the first period. The Golden Bears would tie the game at 3-3 with 6:41 left in the second, but the Bruins answered with five straight goals to build a commanding 8-3 lead, which culminated with a power play goal by junior Jake Cavano (5:32 of the third), who finished with two scores.
Anthony Rethansย registered 13 saves for the Golden Bears while Mauriziย tallied nine stops against Cal.
The Bruins return to action on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 11:00 a.m. PT when they host No. 4 Pepperdineย in UCLA's home opener at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center.
No. 3 UCLA atย No. 5 Californiaย (MPSF Game)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 3 UCLA | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| No. 5 California | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 3/13 - CAL - 2/16
Penalties -ย UCLA - 0/1 - CAL - 2/2
UCLA Goals:ย Gabe Discipulo 3, Jake Cavanoย 2, Tommy Gruwellย 1, Hayden Nightingale 1, Tanner Pulice 1, Evan Rosenfeld 1, Nicolas Saveljicย 1
UCLA Saves:ย Bernardo Mauriziย 9
CAL Goals:ย Alika Naone 2, Joe Molina 2, Warren Loth 1, Miles O'Brien-Schriddeย 1, Nikolaos Papanikolaouย 1
CAL Saves:ย Anthany Rethans 13
Team Stats
Tanner Pulice
6:02
Miles O'Brien-Schridde
5:49
Jake Cavano
5:38
Warren Loth
5:18
Nicolas Saveljic
0:56
Alika Naone
6:41
Gabe Discipulo
6:03
Tommy Gruwell
5:17
Gabe Discipulo
1:50
Hayden Nightingale
0:11
Jake Cavano
5:32
Alika Naone
2:45
Joe Molina
1:14
Jake Cavano
0:31
Nikolaos Papanikolaou
5:21
Evan Rosenfeld
2:09
Joe Molina
1:33
