UCI falls to USC

MEN’S WATER POLO

USC 12, UC Irvine 5

LONG BEACH — Five players scored for the No. 6-seeded Anteaters in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament on Friday at Long Beach State.

No. 12-ranked UCI (15-12) will compete in the fifth-place semifinals against No. 7-seeded Pepperdine on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

No. 3-ranked USC, the No. 3 seed, is 22-4.