LA MIRADA, Calif. – The ninth-ranked UC San Diego men's water polo team's potent offense was firing again Thursday as the Tritons earned a 25-4 Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) victory on the road at Biola.

With the win, UC San Diego improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in WWPA play. Biola dropped to 1-5 on the year and 0-1 in the WWPA. The Eagles' water polo program is in its first year of competition.

The 25 goals are a season-high for the Tritons.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Triton offense really lit up in the middle portion of the game. After scoring three goals in the opening period, UC San Diego tallied 10 in the second quarter and another nine in the third. The Tritons closed out as they began, netting three more goals in the final frame.

Biola notched single goals in the second and third quarters and two more in the fourth.

Miles Wilson was a point machine as he finished with nine on two goals and a whopping seven assists. Three Tritons finished with four points including Max Carrillo, Vedran Latkovic, and Aram Nordanyan. The trio amassed all 12 points with four goals apiece. Overall, 12 Tritons scored at least one goal on the afternoon.

The Tritons out-shot the Eagles 37-20.

Alexander Nemeth and Bennett Kienast split time in net, finishing with six and two saves, respectively.

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QUOTABLE FROM HEAD COACH DENNY HARPER
"All of the NCAA men's water polo programs are super stoked that Biola has added this great sport. As a new program under the direction of Rick Nordell, they will without a doubt improve rapidly. Our game today was not close, but it marks the start of a new program, which is great for all of men's water polo."

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TRITON TIDBITS
• The last time the Tritons scored 25 goals was Sept. 1, 2018 against La Verne (25-8).
• UC San Diego has totaled 135 goals over eight matches, just under 17 goals per game.
• It was the third time this season the Tritons netted 20 or more goals.
• It was the second four-goal performance for Vedran Latkovic this season.
• Manuel Augusto and Connor McManigal also have a four-goal game to their credit in 2021.

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UP NEXT
UC San Diego plays its fourth-consecutive road contest Saturday at No. 5 UC Santa Barbara. The last time the Tritons and Gauchos met was Sept. 13, 2018. For the full season schedule, click here.

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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.