Oct. 2, 2002
Stockton, Calif. - No. 1 Stanford (9-1) handed sixth-ranked Pacific (5-4) an 11-8 loss in the their first matchup of the season. Stanford scoring leaders sophomore Tony Azevedo and junior Mike Derse each tallied three goals as the Cardinal topped the Tigers.
Stanford jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead with goals by Derse and senior Peter Hudnut, but Pacific stayed close and tied the game in the second quarter at 3-3. Senior Jeff Guyman took advantage of a 6-on-5 to give the Cardinal a 4-3 edge.
Pacific kept fighting and rallied back to a 4-4 tie with 47 seconds remaining in the first half. Azevedo fired a shot into the goal 30 seconds later to give the Cardinal a one-point lead heading into halftime. Azevedo notched two more goals in the third quarter as Stanford pulled away while Derse posted two of his three goals in the final period as the Cardinal claimed the 11-8 win.
Stanford will travel across the Bay this weekend for the annual NorCal Tournament, which is being hosted by California on Oct. 5-6. The top-ranked Cardinal open against UC Santa Cruz at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Stanford downed the Banana Slugs 21-5 in its first match of the season. The Tigers will also be in Berkeley, facing UC Davis in the first round. The Cardinal returns home on Thursday, Oct. 10 for a league game against Pacific at 5 p.m.
Game Summary
Oct. 2, 2002
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Stanford Scoring: Tony Azevedo 3, Mike Derse 3, Jeff Guyman 2, Peter Hudnut 2, Thomas Hopkins 1.
Pacific Scorers: Nic Hepner 3, Sasha Maese 2, Kraig Jorgensen 1, Eddie Wisniewski 1.
Goalie Saves: Nick Ellis (Stan) 6; Laurie Trettel (UOP) 8.
6-on-5: Stanford 3-4; Pacific 2-4.