#1 Cardinal Takes Title At UCSB Tournament#1 Cardinal Takes Title At UCSB Tournament
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#1 Cardinal Takes Title At UCSB Tournament

Feb. 25, 2001

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- 
Stanford (11-0) knocked off No. 3 USC (10-1) 13-12 in an overtime match, handing the Trojans their first loss of the season. Brenda Villa took control, scoring six goals to lead the team. Stanford and USC were tied at 10 at the end of regulation, but the Cardinal scored three goals in the second overtime period to grab the victory and advance the Cardinal to the championship game against No. 2 UCLA.

UCLA (6-2) defeated No. 4 California (5-4) 6-2 to advance to the title game against the Cardinal this morning, but Stanford ended the Bruins four game winning streak with a 10-7 loss. Villa added four more goals on the day, bringing her weekend total to 17.

Stanford returns to action when it hosts USC in an MPSF match-up on Fri., March 2 at 7 p.m.

UCSB Tournament (Stanford Results Only)
Santa Barbara, Calif.
February 25, 2001

Game #21 1 2 3 4 OT OT Total USC 3 0 5 2 1 1 12 Stanford 5 1 3 1 0 3 13

Scoring -- USC: Katrin Dierolf 3, Jennifer Durley 2, Sofia Konoukh 2, Nina Wengst 2, Sandra Milicev 2, Aniko Pelle. Stanford: Brenda Villa 6, Ellen Estes 2, Julie Gardner 2, Margie Dingeldein, Anne-Marie Keenan.
Game #31
 1 2 3 4 Total
Stanford 2 3 3 2 10
UCLA 1 2 1 3 7
Scoring -- Stanford: Brenda Villa 4, Julie Gardner 2, Ellen Estes 2, Kris Koblik, Margie Dingeldein. UCLA: Robin Beauregard 2, Kelly Heuchan, Coralie Simmons, Kristin Guerin, Thalia Munro, Jenny Lamb.




FINAL STANDINGS
1. Stanford 
2. UCLA
3. USC
4. California
5. Long Beach State
6. UCSB
7. San Jose State
8. Loyola Marymount
9. San Diego State
10. UC Davis
11. Michigan
12. Princeton
13. UCSD
14. Pacific
15. UC Irvine
16. Hartwick