LA JOLLA, Calif. ? The 10th-ranked UC San Diego men's water polo team jumped out to an early 5-1 lead against No. 7 Loyola Marymount but a Lions goal with :07 left, gave LMU the 12-11 victory on Thursday night. The 1,672 fans packed into Canyonview Pool saw the Tritons lead through most of the night. After LMU took an 11-9 lead in the fourth quarter, Steven Donohoe scored his fourth and fifth goals of the game, the final with :23 seconds left, tying the game at 11-11. LMU's Tim Hummel would score the game-winner with :07 left and the Tritons were unable to get a shot off before the final buzzer.
With the loss, the Tritons drop to 10-3, while the Lions improve to 6-5.
After LMU scored the opening goal of the game on its first possession, the Tritons responded in a big way, going on a 5-0 run. Jeff Hunt scored twice while Daniel Garcia and Donohoe scored to round out the first quarter with UCSD up 4-1.
The lead would become 5-1 as Garcia scored with 7:20 left in the second quarter. The Lions responded with three consecutive scores at 1:37, 1:05 and :18 to pull within 5-4 at halftime.
A.J. Kotanjian scored back-to-back goals for the Tritons to open a 7-4 advantage. LMU's Asajavicius scored his second and third goals of the game to pull LMU within 7-6. Forai's goal tied the game at 7-7 with 2:14 remaining in the third. Donohoe scored with :48 remaining, giving UCSD the 8-7 lead, heading into the final frame.
LMU got a tying goal from Aki with 6:58 left, but Donohoe once again pushed the Tritons on top with a score with 5:56 remaining. LMU called on Fair, who scored goals at 5:40, 4:23 and 2:08 to tie and then give LMU the 11-9 advantage. The Tritons would rally as Donohoe scored at the 1:32 mark and tied the game with :23 left at 11-11, setting the stage for Hummel's shot with :07 left for the game-winner.
UCSD is back in action on Thursday, October 2 when it faces Long Beach State in Long Beach.
LMU 12, UCSD 11
LMU 1-3-3-5=12
UCSD 4-1-3-3=11
Scorers:
LMU: Fair (3), Asajavicius (3), Aki (2), Lormant, Forai, Schlegel, Hummel.
UCSD: Donohoe (5), Kotanjian (2), Hunt (2), Garcia (2).
1st:
Lormant (LMU) 7:41
Hunt (UCSD) 6:22
Garcia (UCSD) 2:46
Hunt (UCSD) 2:05
Donohoe (UCSD) 1:07
2nd
Garcia (UCSD) 7:20
Schlegel (LMU) 1:37
Asajavicius (LMU) 1:05
Aki (LMU) :18
3rd
Kotanjian(UCSD) 7:39
Kotanjian (UCSD) 6:52
Asajavicius (LMU) 4:54
Asajavicius (LMU) 3:37
Forai (LMU) 2:14
Dohonoe (UCSD) :48
4th
Aki (LMU) 6:58
Dohonoe (UCSD) 5:56
Fair (LMU) 5:40
Fair (LMU) 4:23)
Fair (LMU) 2:08
Donohoe (UCSD) 1:32
Donohoe (UCSD) :23
Hummel (LMU) :07
