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By Barry Faulkner | May 22, 2012
IRVINE - Just like his teammate on Sunday, UC Irvine starting pitcher Evan Brock gathered himself following a rocky first inning to mow down a string of opposing hitters. But unlike Crosby Slaught, whose stabilizing act was later rewarded by an offensive outburst and a victory, the only fireworks to make an appearance later Monday night against UCLA were those in the postgame pyrotechnic show. The result was a 6-2 nonconference triumph for the No. 9-ranked visitors, who scored three in the first inning, then waited to expand upon their lead against UCI relievers.
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April 12, 2012
Marcus Bradley, the 2010-11 Newport-Mesa Dream Team Player of the Year as a senior at Corona del Mar High, will leave the UC Irvine men's basketball program after one year, Anteaters Coach Russell Turner said Thursday. Bradley, a 6-foot-5 forward, played in 23 games for UCI, totaling 90 minutes. He scored 15 points and collected 22 rebounds. He averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game as a Sea Kings senior. Bradley is expected to pursue opportunities elsewhere. — Barry Faulkner * UCI's Warde lauded UC Irvine sophomore attacker Danielle Warde was named Big West Conference Player of the Week in women's water polo on Thursday.
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April 9, 2012
IRVINE — Sophomore Danielle Warde had four goals and junior Layne Kipp added three to help the No. 6-ranked Anteaters clinch at least a share of the Big West Conference regular-season women's water polo championship with a 14-2 win over Pacific on Sunday at UCI. UCI (21-5, 4-0 in conference) has one regular-season conference match remaining, Thursday at home against Long Beach State. At worst, the Anteaters would have one conference loss and they hold the tiebreaker advantage over both UC Santa Barbara (2-1 in conference)
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By Barry Faulkner | February 16, 2012
IRVINE - In a conference in which one-upmanship regularly jostles the standings, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did itself one better to earn a series split with UC Irvine on Thursday at the Bren Events Center. The Mustangs followed an 11-2 run to end the first half with a 13-0 surge to begin the second. By the time the Anteaters ended a scoring drought of 7:15 with 15:21 left in the game, Cal Poly had a 46-32 advantage that never dipped below 10 the rest of the way. The result was a 76-63 Big West Conference women's basketball triumph that further complicated the conference tournament seeding scenario for UCI (11-15, 7-6)
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February 9, 2012
BASEBALL Orange Coast 10, Long Beach 0 LONG BEACH - Boog Powell went three for five with three runs to help the Pirates stay undefeated after the nonconference win Thursday. Starter Brandon Brennan struck out four, walked one and allowed four hits in seven innings to improve to 2-0. Chris Carlson had three runs batted in, while Eilert Meyers and Trent Woodward had two RBIs each for OCC (5-0), which plays host to Long Beach State Friday at 2 p.m. * WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UC Irvine 68, UC Davis 59 DAVIS - Kassandra McCalister scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed 10 reboudns for the Anteaters in the Big West Conference game Thursday.
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By Barry Faulkner | February 2, 2012
IRVINE - Though the UC Irvine men's basketball team has no seniors this season, it found a team it could pull seniority on Thursday night. But while visiting UC Davis started two freshmen and two sophomores, it was the Anteaters' youth that came through in the end for a 68-61 Big West Conference victory. Sophomore Chris McNealy scored 13 of his game-high 16 points after halftime and continually hit big shots down the stretch. And freshman Travis Souza came off the bench cold to hit a clutch three-pointer when the score was tied, 53-53, with 3:56 left.
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January 24, 2012
UC Irvine was picked to finish second behind defending champion Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Conference preseason coaches poll announced Tuesday. The Anteaters, coming off a 43-18 season in which they finished second in conference and advanced to an NCAA Super Regional, received 70 points and three first-place votes. Cal State Fullerton collected 76 points and six first-place votes. Long Beach State (58 points), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (54), UC Riverside (44), UC Santa Barbara (37)
NEWS
November 21, 2011
A car stolen from a Costa Mesa car dealership has been recovered at UC Davis, police said Monday. Sometime over the weekend, someone smashed a window and stole keys from Executive Auto Sales, 789 W. 16th St., said Costa Mesa police Sgt. Phil Myers. A 2002 Mitsubishi was stolen, but recovered Sunday at the Northern California campus, Myers said. No one has been arrested, nor do police have any suspects at this time. — Lauren Williams Twitter: @lawilliams30
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October 31, 2011
IRVINE — Senior forward Lexi Kopf had three goals to lead the UC Irvine women's soccer team to a 5-0 Big West Conference victory over visiting UC Riverside on Sunday that clinched UCI's second straight conference regular-season title. The No. 24-ranked Anteaters (13-3-2, 6-1-1 in conference) are the No. 1 seed in the four-team Big West tournament that opens Thursday. They play No. 4-seeded UC Davis in a semifinal at 7 p.m. at UCI. Natalia Ledezma had a goal and two assists for UCI, which also received a goal from Sarah Devine.
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By Barry Faulkner | October 29, 2011
IRVINE - Even in a sport known as "the beautiful game," there is no allowance for style points. In fact, where it needed them most, there were no points at all for the host UC Irvine men's soccer team, which twice lost leads before losing a Big West Conference match, 3-2, to UC Riverside. The No. 9-ranked Anteaters were the most aesthetic and offensive team on the pitch in its final regular-season home game of the season. UCI posted a 20-8 advantage in shots over the Highlanders.