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BASEBALL UCLA 8, UC Irvine 1 LOS ANGELES - Connor Spencer went two for four with one run batted in and Chris Rabago was two for four for the visiting Anteaters in the nonconference game Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA (28-13) broke open a 3-0 game with five runs in the seventh and UCI (28-13) averted the shutout in the eighth. Evan Brock took the loss for UCI, allowing one run in two-thirds of an inning. He walked three and hit a batter. Cody Poteet earned the win, allowing just two hits in six shutout innings.

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

Steve Virgen Todd Lee, the associate head coach of the UC Irvine men's basketball team, interviewed for the head coaching position at UC Davis Thursday, Lee said. Lee is one of three candidates being interviewed for the job this week. Eric Reveno, a Stanford assistant coach, has also been interviewed. Lee said he enjoyed the interview. "I met a lot of people and they are similar to the type of people at UC Irvine," said Lee, who will await UC Davis' decision in the coming weeks.

college roundup for Monday editonDAVIS, Calif. -- Victor Lamm, Alex Sundling and Trevor Dobson won in singles and doubles to help UC Irvine earn a 5-2 nonconference men's tennis victory over UC Davis on Sunday. Lamm won, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 2 singles, then teamed with Sundling -- a 7-6, 7-6 winner at No. 5 singles -- to win at No. 3 doubles, 8-5. Dobson won at No. 6 singles and teamed with Mustafa Ulukan for an 8-6 triumph at No. 1 doubles. Aaron Ellis was another singles winner for the Anteaters, who improved to 3-6. WOMEN'S WATER POLO Triton Invitational LA JOLLA -- UC Irvine saw a 3-1 halftime lead vanish in a 6-5 loss to host UC San Diego in the fifth-place game of the Triton Invitational on Sunday.

dpt-ucibaseb30TextE3268IGCuci baseball game story from boxIRVINEUC Davis...7 UC Irvine...16 IRVINE — UC Irvine senior left fielder Matt Morris went three for four with three RBIs to pace the Aneaters' 15-hit attack in a 16-7 nonconference baseball victory over visiting UC Davis Sunday at Anteater Ballpark. Junior right fielder Bryan Petersen also drove in three runs for the No. 16-ranked winners (31-12-1), who won the series, two games to one. Taylor Holiday (eight for 15 in the series)

When: Tonight, 7 Where: Bren Events Center Breakdown: The UC Irvine men’s basketball team (5-11, 3-1 in conference) has won three of its last four and four of its last six and the Anteaters suddenly find themselves a viable Big West Conference contender, one game behind first-place Long Beach State ... UC Davis (7-10, 2-2) is coming off an 85-74 win at Cal State Fullerton Thursday and has won three of its last five contests ... UCI has won two straight at home, after losing its first four this season at the Bren Events Center ... UCI is paced by 6-foot-5 freshman Eric Wise, who is averaging 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds.

UC Davis hired Gary Stewart as its new men's basketball coach Thursday, which maintains the continuity of the UC Irvine coaching staff. UCI associate head coach Todd Lee interviewed for the UC Davis head coaching position last week, as did Stanford assistant coach Eric Reveno. Stewart served as Director of Basketball Services at UCLA after spending the previous three years as an assistant coach at Washington State. Lee said he is looking forward to next season with the Anteaters.

IRVINE — The slight chill in the fall air was no match for the warmth of a golden goal for the visiting UC Davis men’s soccer players in their Big West Conference opener Wednesday night. So, a handful of celebrating, sweat-soaked Aggies shed their jerseys and cavorted in front of some of their traveling fans, as well as a pocket of less-than-hospitable home rooters, after producing the game-winner with 3:45 left in the second 10-minute, sudden-death overtime period of a 2-1 decision over defending conference champion UC Irvine.

BASEBALL UCLA 8, UC Irvine 1 LOS ANGELES - Connor Spencer went two for four with one run batted in and Chris Rabago was two for four for the visiting Anteaters in the nonconference game Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA (28-13) broke open a 3-0 game with five runs in the seventh and UCI (28-13) averted the shutout in the eighth. Evan Brock took the loss for UCI, allowing one run in two-thirds of an inning. He walked three and hit a batter. Cody Poteet earned the win, allowing just two hits in six shutout innings.

IRVINE - The middle of the UC Irvine batting order drove in five runs, but it was the success of the middle of the weekend pitching rotation that was perhaps most noteworthy in UC Irvine's 8-2 Big West Conference home win over UC Davis on Saturday. Junior left-hander Matt Whitehouse, who has been overshadowed by Friday-night starter Andrew Thurman and Sunday starter Andrew Morales, allowed seven hits and two runs in 7 2/3 innings to help UCI (27-12, 9-5 in conference) take sole possession of third place and clinch the three-game series against the Aggies.

WOMEN'S GOLF Big West Championships SAN LUIS OBISPO — Junior Ronnie Valerio finished tied for fifth and senior Michelle Park tied for seventh in the event completed Tuesday at San Luis Obispo Golf and Country Club. The Anteaters had a 54-hole total of 922, 41 shots off the pace of victorious UC Davis and 12 behind runner-up Long Beach State. Valerio shot 226, while Park shot 227. Freshman Luciane Lee tied for 17th at 234, while Sara Banke tied for 22nd at 235 and sophomore Brenna Carlson tied for 28th at 242. BASEBALL UC Irvine 1, Pacific 0 STOCKTON — Junior Andrew Morales pitched 81/3 shutout innings to improve to 9-0 and extend his scoreless-innings streak to 222/3 to help the visiting Anteaters win the rubber game of the Big West Conference series Sunday.

BASEBALL Pacific 14, UC Irvine 13 STOCKTON - Sophomore third baseman Taylor Sparks went five for five to lead eight Anteaters with multiple hits in the Big West Conference game on Saturday. But a nine-run fourth inning for the host Tigers (10-23, 3-8 in conference) helped doom UCI (24-11, 6-5), which nearly rallied in the ninth. Trailing, 14-13, UCI had the bases loaded with one out and one run in when Jerry McClanahan hit into a game-ending double play. Sparks drove in three runs, while Dominique Taylor was three for five with four RBIs for the visitors.

WOMEN'S WATER POLO UC Irvine 7, UC Davis 6 IRVINE - Freshman Cambria Shockley scored with one second left to lift the No. 7-ranked Anteaters to the Big West Conference win Friday. UCI (14-7, 2-1 in conference) outscored the No. 15 Aggies, 3-1, in the final quarter. McKenna Mitchell led UCI with two goals. Jillian Yocum made six saves for the Anteaters. Davis is 12-13, 0-3. * WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD Cal/Nevada Championships LA JOLLA - Junior Lacey Surak had the top finish for UC Irvine on the first day of competition Friday.

UC Irvine junior forward Camille Buckley was named to the All-Big West Conference second team by the league coaches. Buckley led the Big West in rebounding at 9.9 per contest and was 12th overall in scoring at 12.1 points per game overall. She also ranked sixth in field-goal percentage with a .452 mark. In Big West games-only, she is the only player to average a double-double with an 11.9 points and 11.5 rebound average. Buckley grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds at UC Davis which is tied for seventh in the country this year.

The UC Irvine men's basketball team's seeding and first-round matchup in the Big West Conference Tournament will be determined by its game Sautrday at UC Davis at 7 p.m. If UCI wins, it would be the No. 4 seed and be the home team against No. 5 Hawaii on Thursday at approximately 8:30 p.m. at Honda Center. If UCI loses, Davis would be the No. 4 seed and meet No. 5-seeded UCI at 8:30 p.m. The tournament winner earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, a first for the 'Eaters.

STOCKTON - The UC Irvine men's basketball team cut a 20-point halftime deficit to just one point late in the game, but Pacific held on for a 70-62, Big West Conference win Thursday night. Sophomore Travis Souza's three-pointer with 2:45 remaining pulled the Anteaters (17-14, 10-7 in conference) within 59-58, but the Tigers' Tony Gill scored back-to-back baskets underneath to extend Pacific's lead to 63-58 with 1:52 left. Freshman Alex Young scored on a driving layup to cut the margin to 63-60 with 1:42 remaining before Travis Fulton hit a pair of free throws with 1:25 left for a 65-60 Pacific lead.