LA JOLLA, Calif. – Despite holding Davis to only two goals in the second half and a star performance from Jack Turner in the goal, The No. 10 UC San Diego Tritons fell to No. 11 UC Davis 9-7 at Canyonview Aquatic Center.
Prior to the start of the game, the Tritons honored Noah Carniglia, Myles Martinez, Sam Thompson, Cooper Milton, Skyler Munatones and Jack Turner.
Turner had 14 saves on the day, with many of them coming down the stretch to give the Tritons the opportunity to come back. UC San Diego was only able to go 3-for-12 on power plays.
The Aggies had their biggest lead of the game when they opened the third quarter with a goal to take an 8-4 lead. Goals from Kaden Likens and Munatones cut the deficit to two. Munatones's fast break goal from Turner put some much need energy back into the team. Each team would score again in the beginning of the fourth quarter but the Tritons were unable to break the Aggie's defense to tie the game and send it to overtime.
The Tritons will enter the Western Water Polo Association Tournament as the number two seed and will await their tournament match-up based on this weekend's results. The WWPA tournament will take place November 22-24 in Riverside.
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With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, beginning in summer 2020, will begin a full Division I and Big West Conference schedule and a 4-year reclassification period to Division I status. UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent - the highest rate among NCAA Division II institutions for the second straight year. A total of 80 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 36 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. In competition, nearly 1,400 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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