Repairs, Cleanup Continue at Soggy Bren Center

Repairs to the Bren Center, UC Irvine’s water-logged arena, continued Monday as damage caused by Friday’s flooding was still being cleaned up.

The arena is expected to be ready for tonight’s women’s basketball game between UCI and Cal State Fullerton, arena director Lisa Bohan-Johnston said. The game had been scheduled Friday. The UCI women’s team practiced Monday in Bren Center.

As of Monday, crews were still working to pump out the water.

“The floor is continuing to expand and we are continuing to cut the wood [under the stands] to relieve the pressure so it won’t buckle against the wall,” Bohan-Johnston said.

She said it was unlikely that a new floor would be needed.

The flooding began during the women’s team practice Friday. A few cars in the adjacent parking lot were half under water.

“The water started coming in and we went outside to see what was going on,” women’s Coach Mark Adams said. “We opened the door and water rushed in.”