STANFORD, Calif., November 2. IS the Cardinal the Notre Dame of collegiate water polo — overrated?<\/p>\n
Well, it's too early to count out the defending national champs but there's definitely a chink in Stanford's armor. <\/p>\n
In an all-important Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matchup that could have serious ramifications for December's NCAA Championships, California's No. 3-ranked Golden Bears (14-4, 4-2 MPSF) shocked the top-ranked Cardinal (18-3, 5-2 MPSF), 9-8, this afternoon in conference play at Stanford's Avery Aquatics Center. <\/p>\n
The Golden Bears took a 1-0 lead into the second period but 40 seconds into the quarter, Stanford senior Jeff Nesmith scored on a 6-on-5 to tie the game at 1-1. <\/p>\n
Each team added two more goals during the second period to give Cal a 4-3 lead at the half. <\/p>\n
The Cardinal fought back in the second half, with sophomore Tony Azevedo — last season's NCAA Player of the Year and the nation's leading-scorer this year — tallying his third score of the game on a man-up goal with 34 seconds into the third quarter. <\/p>\n
With the match tied at 4-4, Cal scored the next three goals before the Cardinal netted three more goals of its own to even the score out at 7-7. <\/p>\n
Cal's Andrew Stoddard found the back of the net with 4:33 to go in the game before Will Quist scored at 2:57 to give the Bears a two-point margin. Stanford junior Mike Derse brought the Cardinal within one at 1:09, but the home team could not capitalize on any of its shots in the last minute and fell by the final score of 9-8. <\/p>\n
Five Bears tallied goals in the win, with four scoring in double figures. Junior All-American Attila Banhidy notched two goals to give him a team-leading 37 on the year. The victory extends Cal's winning streak to a season-high five in a row. <\/p>\n
Stanford's Azevedo scored four goals in the match, upping his season total to 71, a career-high season total, tying him for fifth in Stanford's all-time record books for single-season scoring. <\/p>\n
Golden Bear senior keeper Russell Bernstein collected 12 saves in goal while Stanford's Nick Ellis grabbed four. <\/p>\n
Cal return to action today (Nov. 3) as the UC Davis Aggies visit Berkeley for a 12:00 p.m. match at Spieker Aquatics Complex. <\/p>\n
— Bill Bell<\/p>\n
Game Summary: <\/p>\n
Team\t 1\t2\t3 4\t Total
\nStanford\t0\t3\t4 1\t 8
\nCalifornia 1\t3 3 2\t 9<\/p>\n
Stanford Scoring:
\nTony Azevedo 4, Mike Derse 1, Reed Gallogly 1, Jeff Guyman 1, Matt Moser 1.<\/p>\n
California Scoring:
\nAttila Banhidy 2, Greg Panawek 2, Will Quist 2, Andrew Stoddard 2, Vince Bevins 1.<\/p>\n
Goalie Saves:
\nNick Ellis (Stan) 4;
\nRussell Bernstein (Cal) 12.<\/p>\n
6-on-5:
\nStanford 5-11;
\nCalifornia 1-7.<\/p>\n
Yellow Card:
\nCalifornia coach (2nd\/6:21)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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