April 9, 2000
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Stanford women's water polo team defeated second-ranked Cal to win the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Championship title. The Cardinal, who were 0-3 against the Golden Bears this season before Sunday's game used a four-goal first period to take an early lead and win the championship game 6-4 for the first time in the history of the program.
Freshman Julie Gardner and junior Kris Koblik led the Cardinal attack, scoring two goals each. Sophomore Margie Dingeldein and junior Anne-Marie Keenan each recorded one goal to give Stanford a total of six.
Margie Dingeldein, Julie Gardner and freshman Cardinal goalkeeper Jackie Frank were all named First-Team MPSF All-Tournament.
The Cardinal turned in a record of 5-0 in the MPSF Conference. The squad's overall record improves to 22-4. Stanford will play one more regular season game against UC Davis on April 14th.
Stanford 6, California 4
1 2 3 4 Total California 1 1 1 1 4 Stanford 4 1 1 0 6
Scoring Summary
California: Breena Fleener 2, Beth Irwin, Julie ArnoldStanford: Julie Gardner 2, Kris Koblik 2, Margie Dingeldein, Anne-Marie Keenan