MALIBU, CA --- Junior 2-meter
Milos Skaljac scored five goals, and the nation's No. 10-ranked
Concordia scored 11 times, but it wasn't enough to take care of No. 5
Pepperdine, as the Waves posted a 15-11 win Saturday afternoon.
The loss breaks a six-game winning streak for CUI (23-4), as the Eagles fall to 7-4 against teams currently rated in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 20 Poll.
Aside from Skaljac's big day, senior driver
Jure Belamaric scored twice, while Concordia picked up a goal each from sophomore driver
Caleb Hamilton, junior driver
Alex Donovan, sophomore driver
Duje Grubisic and junior utility
Aaron Rivadeneyra.
Freshman goalie
Martin Babovic nabbed six saves in the loss, as Pepperdine went ahead by a 6-4 margin at halftime and out-scored the Eagles 5-4 in the final eight minutes of play.
CUI, which squares off at No. 7 UC Irvine tomorrow night (Sunday, Nov. 8) at 6 p.m., downed Pomona-Pitzer by a score of 11-8 this Wednesday (Nov. 4) thanks to four goals from Belamaric and two from Skaljac.