STOCKTON, Calif. - The Pacific women's water polo team fell short against No. 4 UCLA Sunday afternoon, dropping a 12-8 decision at Chris Kjeldsen Aquatics Complex. The Tigers move to 7-6 on the season, preparing for their second home match against Azusa Pacific next weekend. UCLA improves to 17-3.
The two teams endured some scrappy play to start off the match, both having multiple opportunities to score but failing to register a goal until the bottom half of the first period. The Bruins knocked in the first points of the match at the 3 minute mark and went on to score two more goals to go up 3-0 to end the period.