[UC SANTA BARBARA-UC IRVINE] Second-half goals by Marco Franco and Lester HayesIII gave No. 8 UC Irvine a 2-0 win over No. 7 UC Santa Barbara, handing the Gauchos their second loss in a row to start conference play for the first time in 11 years.
TheAnteaters broke through in the 67th minute when Jimmy Turner sent a pass to Ibarra, whose arching shot from 25 yards out found the upper right corner of theGaucho goal.
UCI added a second goal in the 80th minute when Marco Franco sent a cross to the near the right post, where Hayes was waiting to headthe ball to the left side of the goal.
The loss snapped UCSB’s 16-match home unbeaten streak.