STOCKTON, Calif. – Bogdan Djerkovic and Reuel D'Souza each scored twice as the No. 7 Pacific men's water polo team dropped a 13-8 decision to No. 1 UCLA on Sunday at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool.
 
How it Happened:
• The Bruins jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the Tigers.
• Pacific got on the scoreboard when Djerkovic scored the first of his two goals with 2:38 left in the opening half.
• UCLA led 7-1 at the half.
• Pacific outscored UCLA by a 5-3 margin in the third quarter with five-different goal scorers.
• One of the five came from Christian Murphy for his second goal of the season. His last goal came on Sept. 4 vs. Fresno Pacific.
 
Goal Scorers:
UCLA Goals: N.Saveljic (3), E.Rosenfeld (2), C.Dodd (2), G.Discipulo, J.Cavan, C.Reagan, F.Brozyna-Vilim, H.Nightingale, G.Alessandria
Pacific Goals: B.Djerkovic (2), R.D'Souza (2), J.Cote, D.Stanic, M.Vukacic, C.Murphy
  
Records: 
Pacific – 7-8 overall, 2-0 GCC 
UCLA – 16-1 overall, 1-0 GCC
 
Coach Graham Corner:
"UCLA is a great team – they are number one in the nation for a reason. They are extremely disciplined and rarely make mistakes. A wise coach once said, 'it's not a game of great plays; it's a game of capitalizing on mistakes.' We made too many mistakes today. We gave them too many free opportunities. We are a young team and we'll have to get more consistent at our execution of the details. There are great moments with this team, but we cannot have the breakdowns, too.
 

Up Next:
Pacific will host its third contest in three days as they host No. 12 Princeton on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool.