April 13, 2004
THIS WEEK'S ACTION
No. 2 Stanford at No. 3 UCLA
Sunday, April 18, 2004 * 1 p.m. CT * Los Angeles, Calif.
STANFORD SEASON UPDATE:
* - The No. 2 Stanford Cardinal have posted a 16-3 record this season and are tied for second place with UCLA in the Mountain Pacific Sport Federation with an 8-1 league record.
* - Last weekend, the Cardinal wrapped up the home regular season with win over California (9-5) and Pacific (18-5).
* - Senior 2-meter defender Wendy Watkins leads Stanford with 25 goals this year, followed by junior Hannah Luber with 23 scores.
THE TALE of TANNER:
* - John Tanner's squad has competed in the NCAA title match in each of the past three year's of the Tournament's existence and has been ranked in the top-3 every season.
* - Last season, Tanner was named the 2003 MPSF Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season after guiding his squad to a first-place finish in the MPSF Tournament and a second-place finish in the NCAA Tournament ... The Cardinal wrapped up the season with a 21-3 overall record with the help of MPSF Player of the Year Brenda Villa and Goalie of the Year Jackie Frank.
* - In 2002, he led the Cardinal to its first NCAA Championship.
* - Was named the 1998 MPSF Coach of the Year in his first season with Stanford.
* - Tanner has been involved with United States Water Polo in various aspects from 1988 to the present.
* - Tanner competed on the Stanford men's water polo team from 1978-82 ... He was part of a team that garnered three national championships and earned All-America honors his senior year.
STANFORD HOSTS 2004 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP:
* - Stanford University will be the host site for the 2004 Women's Water Polo Championship May 8-9 at the Avery Aquatic Center.
* - The MPSF champion, along with the conference champions from the Western and Collegiate Water Polo Associations will gain automatic berthes into the four-team field of the NCAA Championship.
* - On at large-team will be chosen by the NCAA Women's Water Polo Committee.