Gauchos edge Anteaters

The No. 15-ranked UC Irvine women’s water polo team held a 3-0 lead

early in the second period, but No. 11 Santa Barbara rallied for a

dramatic 6-5 win in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action Sunday

at UCSB.

Erin Lezak, a product of Irvine High, scored the game-winning goal

for the Gauchos (14-9, 2-4 in the MPSF) with 18 seconds remaining to

drop the Anteaters to 14-15, 1-6.

Adelaide Perram scored for UCI to make it 3-0, but the hosts

scored twice to cut the deficit to one by halftime. UCI peppered

Gaucho goalie Kristen McGlennon in the first two quarters, when she

made nine of her 10 saves.

UCSB scored the first three goals of the third period, but Erica

Horman’s second goal of the day tied the score, 5-5, with 5:56 left

in the game. It was the seventh win in their last eight games for

UCSB.

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Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

Score by Quarters

UC Irvine 2 1 1 1 -- 5

UCSB 0 2 3 1 -- 6

UC Irvine -- Horman 2, Volcan 1, Perram 1,

Fernandez 1. Saves -- Chamblee 5

UCSB -- Gorbett 2, Kunkel 2, Whitaker 1, Lezak 1.

Saves -- McGlennon 10

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