DAVIS, Calif. - The men's water polo team played two highly contested affairs on Saturday at the Aggie Shoutout. Pacific fell, 10-8, in a rematch against third-ranked Cal and dropped an overtime match to No. 7 UCSB by a final score of 13-11. 

Pacific moves to 5-3 overall on the year. Cal advances to 8-1 and UCSB improves to 9-3.  

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Pacific vs. Cal - In Case You Missed It: 

The Tigers found themselves up by a pair of scores on three occassions against third-ranked Cal Saturday morning but unfortunately could not pull away for the victory as they dropped their first match of the day, 10-8.

First Period:

• Pacific showed resilience in their first match against No. 3 Cal. The Tigers went seven straight possesions before freshman Bogdan Djerkovic clinched the first goal of the game at the 2:48 mark. 
• Following a Cal score, junior Andrea De Nardi put Pacific back on top with a late goal in the final minute of the period off a pass from teammate Luis Araya. 
• This gave the Tigers a 2-1 advantage over the Golden Bears and swung the momentum in their favor to close out the first.

Second Period: 

• Djerkovic continued to battle in the two-meter box for the Orange and Black scoring in the sixth and fourth minute to record his first-ever career hat trick. 
• A beautiful touch-pass play executed by Luke Pavillard and Luis Araya gave the Tigers a two-point advantage, 5-3, with 1:50 to go in the second period.
• Cal would trim the lead down to one, however, off a goal from Vassilis Tzavaras. The Bears would have another opportunity to score but a late save by keeper Alen Osmanovic kept them at bay and gave Pacific the final possession of the half. 
• Two exclusions were called in the period against Andrea De Nardi (2:33, 1:37)  forcing the junior attacker to play cautiously approaching halftime. 

Third Period:

• Both teams played a competitive and highly physical third period not allowing a goal until two minutes to go in the third.
• On a Golden Bear break in the 4th minute, Osmanovic made two reaching saves in the two-meter box to prevent a score by Cal's Nikos Delagrammatikas and maintain Pacific's edge at 5-4.
• After an exclusion by Delagrammatikas, De Nardi capitalized on a Tiger powerplay by finding the back of the net (2:22) and putting Pacific back up by a pair. 
• Cal would score with 1:18 to pull right behind the Orange and Black, 6-5, ending the period.

Fourth Period:

• Ege Colak registered his second goal of the match on the Tigers opening possession (6:59) to have Cal trail by two once again. 
• An exclusion by Djerkovic allowed the Bears to score off a powerplay in fifth minute and keep the match close at 7-6. Cal went on to score an additional goal to knot the match up at 7-all, the first tie between the two teams since 1:27 left in the first period. 
• Colak and Pavillard would have three good-looking opportunities to score during the fourth and third minute of the period but unfortunately could not get the ball passed Cal's Bernardo Carelli. The keeper made eight saves in Saturday's contest.
• Cal took it's first lead of the day off a Pacific exclusion. This put the Golden Bears up 8-7 with 3:03 to go. 
• A floater over the head of Osmanovic (:26) seemed to put the match out of reach for UOP trailing by two. Head Coach James Graham would give UOP a chance, however, drawing up a play and giving Colak a one-on-one opportunity against a Cal defender which he broke free off a spin move and netted in a goal with :18 second left. 
• The Bears would score one more goal to end the game.

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Pacific vs. UCSB - In Case You Missed It:

Despite holding the lead for the first two periods of play, the Orange and Black fell to UCSB in overtime by a final score of 13-11.

First Period:

• Pavillard paced the Tigers with a hat trick in the first period. The Perth, Austrailia native connected in the opening minute (7:30) followed by a goal in the fourth minute and final minute. Pavillard has recorded a hat trick in seven of the Tigers eight matches.
• Luis Araya also chipped in a cross-goal strike to put Pacific up two ending the period.

Second Period:

• After two straight goals by the Gauchos, Araya found the back of the cage (3:03) to push the Tigers back in front, 5-4.
• Caleb Sandberg netted in his third goal of the season off a ricocheted ball that sneaked past UCSB's keeper Justyn Barrios with two minutes to go. 
• Santa Barbara would go on to score at the 1:38 mark to once again cut the lead down to a goal. 

Third Period:

• The Gauchos would open up the period with a goal at the 6:17 mark but Bogdan Djerkovic would swing the advantage back in Pacific's favor in the fifth minute off a pass from Pavillard. 
• Araya and Colak would score a goal of their own but UCSB assembled a two 2-0 run in the final :40 seconds to tie the game for the fifth time in the match, 9-9.

Fourth Period:

• The Tigers struggled to find their rhythm early on in the fourth and trailed the Gauchos, 11-9, with 3:29 left to play.
• John Hedges took over for Osmanovic in the cage following the seventh minute. Hedges would go on to finish the match for Pacific.
• After a Pacific timeout, Ege Colak helped kick things into high gear for the Orange and Black scoring on two possession to knot the game back up at 11. 
• A shot by Andrea De Nardi was blocked by Barrios to give Santa Barbara the final possession in the period.
• With second to spare Luke Pavillard made a pivotal block on a UCSB player to have his shot sail out of bounds and end regulation.

Overtime:

• The Tigers would have five shots on goal for an opportunity to score but unfortunately could not find the back of the cage.
• An exclusion on Luke Pavillard in the first overtime period made it his third and final exclusion of the match, forcing the sophomore to sit the final period. 
• UCSB would chip in one goal in the fifth and sixth period to seal the victory.

Notables: 

• Bogdan Djerkovic led all scorers in the Tiger's first match with career-high three goals. The Ottowa, Canada native now has eight goals and a total of 10 points on the year leading all freshmen.
• Luis Araya continues to find good opportunities for his teammates tallying a team-best two assists in both contests on Saturday. The Stockton, CA native now has 19 assists to lead the team.
• In his third consecutive start in the cage, sophomore Alen Osmanovic almost matched his season-high of saves with 13 in the first game of the day. Osmanovic was just one shy of his season-high of 14 which he recorded in the Orange and Black's match last week against Cal.
• 20 exclusions were called in Pacific's match against UC Santa Barbara, ten exclusions for each team.

Up Next For the Tigers:

• Pacific takes a full week off and get back on the road next Saturday traveling to No. 2 USC. The Trojans are 9-0 on the year taking wins against UCSB and UC Davis at the Aggie Shootout this weekend.