College Roundup: UCI tops LMU

MEN’S WATER POLO

UC Irvine 9, Loyola Marymount 7

LOS ANGELES – Visiting UC Irvine scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter to break a 5-5 tie, then held on in the nonconference game on Saturday.

Jack Trush led the Anteaters with three goals, while Bryant Jourdrie added two.

Matej Matijevic had 15 saves for UCI (5-2).

LMU is 2-5.

UCI plays host to Cal Baptist on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

UC Riverside Invitational

RIVERSIDE – UC Irvine senior Isaiah Thompson finished 14th to lead the Anteaters to a seventh-place finish on Saturday at UC Riverside.

Thompson completed the 8,000-meter course in 24 minutes, 28.81 seconds.

Izzak Mireles (20th in 24:39.38) and Branden Randall (34th in 24:57.65) also stood out for UCI.

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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

UC Riverside Invitational

RIVERSIDE – UC Irvine freshman Anastasia Karnaze finished 44th to help UCI finish 15th as a team on Saturday at UC Riverside.

Karnaze, who was 27th among NCAA Division I runners, completed the 6,000-meter course in 21 minuts, 27.97 seconds.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Bakersfield tournament

UC Irvine closed the three-match, two-day event completed Saturday with a 24-26, 25-23, 25-18, 25-13 triumph over host Cal State Bakersfield.

Victoria Dennis had a match-high 17 kills, while Harlee Kekauoha added 12 kills, 13 digs and six block assists for the winners (5-9).

Bakersfield is 3-10.

Earlier Saturday, UCI lost, 25-22, 24-26, 25-20, 21-25, 15-12, to Northern Arizona, despite 19 kills from Dennis, and 14 kills and 16 digs from Kekauoha.

On Friday, UCI swept San Francisco, 25-17, 25-18, 25-11, hitting .456 as a team. Dennis led the way with 12 kills.

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Vanguard def. Life Pacific

The host Lions hit .451 as a team to produce a 25-6, 25-17, 25-18 thumping in the nonconference match on Friday.

Sam Rice had 13 kills and hit .647 and Rebecca Lowden had a team-best 11 digs for Vanguard (5-10).

Life Pacific is 1-8.

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MEN’S SOCCER

New Mexico 3, UC Irvine 1

The host Anteaters trailed, 3-0, before Matthew Tilley headed in a corner kick by Luis Leon in the 57th minute of the nonconference game Saturday.

UCI (1-6) off to the worst start in program history, had 10 shots, three fewer than the Lobos (5-2).