LA JOLLA, Calif.  ?The 18th-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team had a strong first half but fell to No. 10 UC Irvine 14-8 on Friday night at Canyonview Pool.  UCSD trailed 8-6 at halftime, but the Anteaters outscored the Tritons 6-2 in the second half to earn the win.  Sydney Gstettenbauer scored a game-high five goals, while three other Tritons also scored.  Ashling Taylor and Caitlin Haskell scored four goals apiece for the Anteaters.  The loss drops the Tritons to 3-8.  UCSD is back in action on Saturday against No. 16 Long Beach State.  First sprint is set for 12:00 p.m. at Canyonview Pool.

The Tritons tied the score in the first quarter twice.  Both tying goals were hit by Gstettenbauer.  UCI took a 4-2 lead with :04 left on Taylor's goal.  Jessica Tran then scored on a shot from mid-pool at the buzzer to make the score 4-3 UCI. 

In the second quarter, Gstettenbauer's third goal tied the game at 4-4 for the final time.  UCI would build a three goal lead before Stephanie Heinrich's goal before half made the score 8-6.

UCI outscored the Tritons 5-1 in the third quarter, while the teams exchanged goals in the fourth. 

UCI 4-4-5-1=14

UCSD 3-3-1-1-8

UCI:  Ashling Taylor 4, Caitlin Haskell 4, Julia Fancher 2, Kat Plummer 2, Courtney Collyer, Trudy Chancellor.

UCSD:  Sydney Gstettenbauer 5, Kristen Bates, Stephanie Heinrich, Jessica Tran.

1st

7:10  Collyer (UCI) 0-1

6:48  Gstettenbauer (UCSD) 1-1

4:11  Fancher (UCI) 1-2

2:03  Gstettenbauer (UCSD) 2-2

:56  Chancellor (UCI) 2-3

:04  Taylor (UCI) 2-4

:01  Tran (UCSD) 3-4

2nd

7:03 Gstettenbauer (UCSD) 4-4

4:31  Taylor (UCI) 4-5

3:29  Haskell (UCI) 4-6

1:56  Gstettenbauer 5-6

1:33  Haskell (UCI) 5-7

:43  Haskell (UCI) 5-8

:17  Heinrich (UCSD) 6-8

3rd

7:39  Plummer (UCI) 6-9

6:46  Plummer (UCI) 6-10

6:04  Taylor (UCI) 6-11

4:07  Taylor (UCI) 6-12

1:52  Bates (UCSD) 7-12

1:28  Haskell (UCI) 7-13

4th

6:25 Fancher (UCI) 7-14

5:10 Gstettenbauer (UCSD) 8-14