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IRVINE — Six days after undergoing unexpected root canal surgery, UC Irvine junior pitcher Andrew Morales made the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo hitters experience roughly the equivalent of a trip to the dentist. Morales, recorded 10 of his first 12...

WOMEN'S TENNIS UC Irvine 4, San Jose State 2 LOS ANGELES — The Anteaters made history Saturday by earning the program's first NCAA Tournament victory in first-round action at Marks Stadium at USC. Sophomore Ali Facey rallied for a 4-6, 7-6, 7-...

LOS ANGELES — Loyola of Chicago was the first first-time participant in the four-team NCAA men's volleyball championship since UC Irvine had that distinction in 2006. A lot has obviously changed for the Anteaters since that time, as they moved...

UC Irvine will play in the NCAA men's volleyball Final Four this week after receiving the event's at-large bid. The other teams in the Final Four will be Brigham Young, which won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title this weekend; Loyola Chicago,...

WOMEN'S WATER POLO UC Irvine 7, San Diego State 5 IRVINE — The No. 2-seeded Anteaters advanced to Sunday's Big West Conference Tournament final behind 13 saves from Jillian Yocum and two goals apiece from Michaela Pierandozzi and McKenna...

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Long Beach State def. UC Irvine PROVO, Utah — The No. 2-seeded Anteaters erased a 14-10 fifth-game deficit, but eventually fell to the No. 3-seeded 49ers, 25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 25-15, 22-20, in the semifinals of the Mountain...

IRVINE — The UC Irvine men's volleyball team made the preliminary Final Four on Saturday, topping a revved-up UC Santa Barbara, 26-24, 22-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10, in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament at the...

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...

WOMEN'S TENNIS UC Irvine 4, Cal State Fullerton 0 IRVINE — The host Anteaters earned at least a share of the Big West Conference regular-season title by improving to 19-3, 8-0 in conference on Tuesday. Marivick Mamit (No. 2), Sarah Gong (No....

BASEBALL UC Irvine 11, San Diego 3 SAN DIEGO — Four Anteaters combined for 13 of the team's 16 hits in the nonconference triumph on Tuesday. Sophomore first baseman Connor Spencer went four for four to raise his average from .408 to .430 and...

More than anything, the UC Irvine men's basketball season that ended Monday in Oklahoma was about a body of work. Specifically, the 2012-13 Anteaters, coming off three straight losing seasons, capped by a 20-loss campaign in 2011-12, produced 21 wins in...

BASEBALL UC Irvine 5, Cal State Bakersfield 4 (10 innings) BAKERSFIELD — Sophomore Jerry McClanahan's two-out single plated Connor Spencer with the winning run in the 10th inning to lead the visiting Anteaters in the nonconference game Tuesday....