UCI visits Broncos

The UC Irvine men’s basketball team returns to action after a 10-day

layoff for finals when the Anteaters visit Santa Clara tonight at 7.

UCI (2-2) brings an 11-game road losing streak into tonight’s

clash with the Broncos (6-3), who have wins over North Carolina and

Stanford this season.

Santa Clara, however, is coming off a surprising 98-89 loss at Cal

Poly San Luis Obispo, which recorded its first win in five games this

season.

The Anteaters have lost road games at USC and UCLA. They have

defeated Cal State Dominguez Hills and Sacramento State in their two

home games.

UCI is led by junior point guard Aaron Fitzgerald (17.3 points and

six assists per game), junior guard Ross Schraeder (15 ppg) and

senior center Greg Ethington (14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per

contest).

Santa Clara, 4-0 at home this season, is paced by junior forward

Travis Niesen (16 ppg) and senior guard Doran Perkins (14.7 ppg).

This is UCI’s first meeting with Santa Clara. It’s also the first

game of a two-game road trip for Coach Pat Douglass’ Anteaters, who

visit San Jose State Friday at 7 p.m.