UC Irvine, ranked second in the nation, defeated No. 6 UCLA, 12-9, Tuesday in a nonconference water polo match at Heritage Park in Irvine. Irvine (17-3) took a 7-4 lead at the half as Tom

Warde scored three goals and Dan Smoot and Julian Harvey added two each. UCLA (9-8) cut Irvine’s lead to 8-7 when Ken Little scored late in the third quarter. Warde, Irvine’s leading scorer,

finished with a game-high five goals. In California Collegiate Athletic Assn. women’s volleyball: Chapman 3, Cal State Dominguez Hills 0--Dana Beardsley had 14 kills and Rena Strange 13 as

visiting Chapman (22-2 overall, 5-0 in conference) won, 15-4, 16-14, 15-8. MORE TO READ