UCI crashes Waves, 9-7

Sophomore Dreason Barry, a two-meter man on the UC Irvine men’s

water polo team, scored four goals to lead the second-ranked

Anteaters to a 9-7 win over nonconference visitor Pepperdine, which

is No. 7, Thursday.

Barry scored one goal in each quarter, including an extra-man goal

with 1:48 remaining in the third period to give the Anteaters (6-2)

the lead for good at 6-5.

After Phil Garcia gave UCI a 7-5 lead with a goal with 6:39

remaining, Pepperdine’s Karl Niehaus netted a power-play goal with

5:03 left to draw the Waves within, 7-6. UCI’s Garrett Gentry scored

an extra-man goal with 4:25 left and Barry threw in his final goal of

the night with 3:44 remaining that gave the Anteaters a secure 9-6

margin.

Garcia and Powers added two goals each for UCI. Pepperdine dropped

to 3-3.

Anteater goalie Doug Finfrock recorded 10 saves.

UCI returns to action in the Northern California Tournament hosted

by California, Oct. 5-6, and will face Air Force in the opening

round, Oct. 5 at 8 a.m.

NONCONFERENCE

Score by Quarters

Pepperdine 1 2 2

2 -- 7

UC Irvine 3 2 1

3 -- 9

Pepperdine -- Harvey 2, Smith 2, Niehaus 1, Matthies 1,

Hausmann 1. Saves -- Soltis 10.

UC Irvine -- Barry 4, Powers 2, Garcia 2, Gentry 1.

Saves -- Finfrock 10.