Sept. 13, 2002
San Diego, Calif. - No. 1 Stanford (2-0) took on No. 8 UC San Diego (4-2) today at the Canyonview Pool on the UCSD campus and handed the Tritons a 14-5 loss. Today marked the first game for U.S. National Team members, senior Peter Hudnut and sophomore Tony Azevedo, who combined for eight goals on the day.
UC San Diego took the early lead today on a 6-on-5 opportunity by Jonathan Hopkins (brother of Stanford freshman Thomas Hopkins), but the Cardinal rallied back with a goal by senior Jeff Nesmith and never relinquished the lead for the remainder of the game. Hudnut's first score of the 2002 season increased the first quarter lead to two. Stanford outscored UC San Diego 5-1 in the second quarter to take a five-goal lead into halftime. Hudnut and Azevedo controlled the second quarter with Hudnut posting three goals and Azevedo adding two more.
Stanford returned to the second half and shutout the Tritons 4-0 in the third quarter and closed out the game with a 3-3 final period. Six different Cardinal players scored in the second half while senior Nick Ellis posted eight saves in goal en route to claiming its second win of the season.
The Cardinal continue play tomorrow at the SoCal Tournament at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium on Sept. 14-15. Stanford is slated to take on No. 9 Long Beach State at 12:40 p.m. and UC San Diego at 5:20 p.m. on Saturday in the opening rounds of the tournament.
Game Summary
Sept. 13, 2002
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Stanford Scoring: Peter Hudnut 5, Tony Azevedo 3, Jeff Guyman 2, Greg Crum 1, Mike Derse 1, Reed Gallogly 1, Jeff Nesmith 1.
UCSC Scorers: Jonathan Hopkins 2, Jesse Casellini 1, Kellan Hori 1, Steven Jendrusina 1.
Goalie Saves: Nick Ellis (Stan) 8, Lance Onken (UCSD) 5.
6-on-5: Stanford 0-3, UCSD 3-7.