DAVIS, Calif. – Andrew Jones became University of California, Merced men's water polo's all-time leading goal scorer in the third quarter against sixth-ranked UC Davis on Sunday, scoring his 120^th career goal. His record-breaking goal came at the Aggie Roundup, where the Bobcats (0-3) would fall 17-6 to No. 6 UC Davis and 18-1 to No. 19 Santa Clara on Saturday.

Jones' 120th career goal came on a power play with 1:11 left in the third quarter, breaking the record previously held by Camden Peterson (2023-25).

Jones was one of six Bobcat goal scorers over the weekend. Patrick Jones led the Bobcats with a career-high tying two goals against UC Davis. Jakee Chacon, Matthew King, James Soto, and A. Jones had one goal each against the Aggies. Evan Ladeairous recorded the Bobcats only goal against Santa Clara.

P. Jones tied the UC Davis game 1-1 at the 6:16 mark of the first quarter but the Aggies responded with six unanswered goals and a 10-1 scoring run to end the first half. King scored the Bobcats only other first half goal on a penalty shot as the Bobcats trailed 11-2 at halftime.

The Aggies carried their goal scoring run into the second half with the first two goals of the third quarter. P. Jones got the Bobcats back on the board with a penalty shot at the 3:34 mark of the period. A. Jones followed with his record-breaking goal two minutes later and then Soto ended the period with a penalty shot to make it 13-5 heading into the final frame. Despite the full score, the Bobcats outscored the Aggies 3-2 in the third.

UC Merced wasn't able to make up any ground in the fourth quarter as Chacon's goal came in the middle of four Aggie goals in the 17-6 loss.

Matthew Lloyd made five saves in goal and had three steals for the Bobcats. He played the first three quarters before Ethan Stocker made two stops in the fourth.

Looking ahead, UC Merced will have a weekend off of games before traveling to San Luis Obispo, Calif., to take on Cuesta College (exh.) and Whittier on Saturday, Sept. 19.