Men's Water Polo

Fifth-ranked Stanford Water Polo Team Downs Pacific

Oct. 1, 2000

STOCKTON, Calif. - Peter Hudnut and Pasi Dutton each scored two goals to lift the fifth-ranked Stanford water polo team to a 9-7 victory over eleventh-ranked Pacific in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) game on Sunday.

The Cardinal took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Onno Koelman early in the first quarter and never trailed in the game. Pacific tied the game at 1-1 and with the game tied at 4-4 in the second quarter, Peter Osborn scored with 25 seconds left in the first half.

Stanford outscored the Tigers, 3-0, in the third quarter, taking an 8-4 lead. The Tigers scored three times in the fourth quarter, but could not get closer than the final score of 9-7.

Stanford (6-3, 2-2 MPSF)2331=9
Pacific (3-8, 0-4 MPSF)1303=7
Stanford scorers: Hudnut 2, Dutton 2, Koelman 1, DEarrow 1, Osborn 1, Nesmith 1, Amott 1
Pacific scorers: Nowak 2, Bushuev 2, Spencer 1, Wisniewski 1, Lund 1
Goalie saves: Ellis (S) 7, Brown (UOP) 17