Pacific Men’s Water Polo: No. 7 Pacific Travels to No. 11 UC Davis, Hosts No. 2 UCLA
Written on October 5, 2010 – 5:38 pm | by Noah Moroney
Entering this week of action, Pacific’s men’s water polo team remains at the No. 7 spot in the latest poll released by the Collegiate Water Polo Association. The Tigers have been holding steady at No. 7 for five consecutive weeks since being ranked No. 10 in the 2010 preseason poll.
UC Davis Rematch
The Tigers last faced regional opponent No. 11 UC Davis during the 2009 season at Chris Kjeldsen Pool. In the game, Pacific let an 8-7 lead slip away during the third quarter, as the Aggies tied the game at eight all with a goal with 1:19 remaining on the clock. UC Davis then added another late goal in the quarter to take the 9-8. UC Davis went on shutout Pacific in the final quarter while tallying two goals for an 11-8 final score.
Tigers against the Bruins in 2010
Pacific’s home opener against UCLA will be the third time this season the Tigers have faced off against UCLA. The first meeting between the two at the NorCal Tournament on Saturday, September 18, resulted in a 10-7 loss for the Tigers. Two weeks later In the next meeting between the two MPSF opponents on October 2, Pacific trailed UCLA 2-1 entering the second quarter when senior Austin Delong (Houston, Texas) tied the game at two goals apiece at the 7:21 mark. The Tigers then took the 3-2 lead on a goal from senior Joey Gullikson (Sonoma, Calif.) with 6:32 remaining in the half. The Bruins countered with two consecutive goals at the 6:05 and 5:03 marks to regain the one point advantage, but junior Daniel Lungu (Netanya, Israel) countered with a goal at the 4:33 point to tie the game at 4-4. However the Tigers could not regain the lead and ultimately fell to UCLA, 13-11.
Pacific takes on No. 11 UC Davis on Friday, October 8 at 6 p.m. in Davis, Calif. The Tigers return home on Sunday, October 10 to host No. 2 UCLA at noon at Chris Kjeldsen Pool.
Social Networking
Fans of Pacific’s men’s water polo team can now follow the Tigers on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pacificmenswaterpolo.
CWPA Top 20 Poll
Rank
Team
Sept. 29 Poll
Points
1
University of Southern California
1
100
2
University of California, Los Angeles
2
95
3
University of California, Irvine
5
87
4
University of California
3
86
5
University of California, Santa Barbara
6
82
6
Stanford University
4
75
7
University of the Pacific
7
71
8
Long Beach State University
8
65
9
University of California, San Diego
13
58
10
Loyola Marymount University
10
53
11
University of California, Davis
11
49
12
Santa Clara University
14
47
13
Pepperdine University
9
43
14
St. Francis College (N.Y.)
12
32
15
California Baptist University
15
30
16
Concordia University (Calif.)
17
20
17
Princeton University
16
19
18
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
20
18
19
United States Naval Academy
18
14
20
Brown University
19
9
RV
Whittier College
RV
1
RV
Bucknell University
RV
1
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