MALIBU, Calif. - The No. 5 Pepperdine water polo team went on a five-goal scoring run to defeat No. 13 UC Davis 10-6, in a non-conference match on Friday afternoon, at the Schaal Aquatic Center.

Seniors JP MacDonell (Redwood City, Calif./Bellarmine Prep.) and Jacob Young (Saratoga, Calif./Valley Christian HS) were the Waves high scorers with two goals each. Six additional players scored a goal for Pepperdine. Freshman Tommy O'Connnell (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./ El Toro HS) was credited with eight saves in the goal.

The first period saw the lead trade between Pepperdine (8-8, 1-2) and Davis (10-10) with the Waves scoring the first goal. The game tied four times in the first two quarters. Midway through the second quarter MacDonell scored on an extra-man opportunity to start a five-goal scoring run.

While the score was 7-5 at the half, the Waves came back strong for the second half holding the Aggies offense to one goal in the last two periods.

The Waves were up 10-6 when the buzzer sounded.

Next up, the Waves meet California at 11 a.m. at The Spieker Aquatic Complex, in Berkeley, Calif.

#5 PEPPERDINE 10 #13 UC DAVIS 6

                           1        2        3        4

PEP                    3        4        1        2       10

UCD                   4        1        0        1        6

PEP GOALS: (JP MacDonell 2, Jacob Young 2, Preston Lujan 1, Andrew Milcovich 1, Taylor Watson 1, James Perry 1, Spencer Hamby 1, Brett Auer 1)

UCD GOALS: (Ryan Hagens 2, Carlos Martinez 1, Brendan Sijourney 1, Colin Hicks 1, Jim Breen 1)

GOALIE SAVES: Tommy O'Connell (PEP) 8, Kevin Peat (UCD) 8