DAVIS, Calif.- The No. 18 Pacific women's water polo team (2-7) completed play at the Aggie Invite on Sunday afternoon, falling to host and No. 14 UC Davis, 12-7 at Schaal Aquatics Center.
 
Despite a hat-trick from sophomore Brianna Utas, the Tigers could not complete the comeback against the Aggies in their final match of the tournament.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Although UC Davis would score the first two goals of the match, UOP got on the board at 3:24 in the first period as sophomore Lucy Davis assisted fellow sophomore Toula Falvey to cut the Aggie leaed in half.
• Battling early, the Tigers trailed 3-1 at the end of the opening frame.
• Hitting their stride in the second period, Pacific netted three straight goals to come within just one of UC Davis, 5-4. In the run, two of these goals came from Utas while the other was scored by Davis.
• Unfortunately, the Aggies found the back of the cage twice more before the end of the half to take a 7-4 lead into the locker room.
• Doing her part, sophomore Ana Martinez Do Amaral scored her tenth goal of the season with 3:53 remaining in the third period, keeping the Tigers within striking distance, 8-5.
• Unable to find their momentum on defense, the Aggies led the Tigers, 10-6, heading into the final frame after a goal from senior Emma Myall with 44 seconds left in the quarter.
• Shortly into the fourth period, Utas netted her third goal of the match to complete the hat-trick.
• Ultimately, Pacific could not battle back down the stretch, falling to No. 14 UC Davis by a final score of 12-7.

UP NEXT:
The Tigers will return to the pool next weekend when they travel to UC Irvine to take part in the Barbara Kalbus Invite. On Friday, Feb. 21, Pacific will face UCLA in their first game of the tournament. UOP will then await the results of Friday's action to determine who they will square off against on Saturday and Sunday.
 
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