IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 21 Pacific women's water polo team (2-8) was defeated, 14-3, by No. 2 UCLA (15-1) in their first match of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational on Friday afternoon.
 
Despite two goals from sophomore Toula Falvey, the Tigers could not find enough momentum to overpower the Bruins in a rematch of their contest from Jan. 25.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Aiming to get back to their winning ways, UOP struggled to find their rhythm on offense out of the gates as the Bruins led the Tigers, 2-0, after the first period of play.
• Getting on the board, sophomore Brianna Utas netted the first goal of the afternoon for the Tigers on the powerplay at 1:01 in the second quarter.
• Despite the deficit, Pacific was still in striking distance of the Bruins at the halftime break, trailing 4-1.
• Battling out of the locker room, Falvey scored her first of the day on an assist from sophomore Lucy Davis just 42 seconds into play in the third period.
• Unfortunately, the Bruins would respond with six straight goals to take a 10-2 advantage over the Tigers heading into the final frame.
• Rounding out her scoring performance, Falvey found the back of the cage for the second time on an assist from Utas with just 45 seconds remaining in regulation.
• Ultimately, No. 2 UCLA handled No. 21 Pacific by a final score of 14-3. 

UP NEXT:
Pacific will face No. 7 California (8-5) on the second day of the tournament at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, with game time set for 10:30 am. Both the Bears and the Tigers are looking to get back in the win column after Cal also dropped their first match of the weekend, losing to No. 10 Michigan, 11-10, in OT on Friday afternoon. Live stats for the contest can be found at pacifictigers.com.
 
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