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The UC Irvine men's soccer team didn't pull off the stunning upset, but the Anteaters did scare the top-ranked UCLA Bruins and gain some much-needed respect for the Anteater program--losing 2-1 in overtime Thursday before a record crowd of 1,545 at Anteater Stadium.
Adolfo Gregorio, a freshman forward for the Bruins, ended UCI's upset bid when he blasted a deflected throw-in past goalkeeper Tyler Reid from just inside the top of the penalty box two minutes into sudden-death overtime. Reid, who kept the Anteaters alive by stopping a late penalty shot, tipped the ball but it still slipped in the upper-left corner.
Reid, who had five of his six saves in the second half, extended the game by saving a penalty kick by forward McKinley Tennyson with...