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UC Irvine Defeats Santa Clara 69-64 - Recap
UC Irvine grabbed a 69-64 win over Santa Clara on Saturday, behind a 17-point effort from Collin Welp at Leavey Center.
UC Irvine won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.0-point spread as underdogs.
DJ Davis had 13 points for UC Irvine and Justin Hohn chipped in with 11 points. Justin Hohn had 4 assists for them, while Collin Welp was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Santa Clara got 20 points from Keshawn Justice in a losing cause and another 12 points from Parker Braun. PJ Pipes contributed 5 assists for them, while Keshawn Justice had 7 rebounds.
UC Irvine trailed at halftime, $HalfScore.
UC Irvine won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-24.
Next game, UC Irvine takes its act home to face Bethesda looking for another win. For Santa Clara, they head home to face Hawaii.