Sept. 19, 2004
Los Angeles, Ca - Tony Azevedo tallied five goals while Thomas Hopkins and Tyler Drake added two apiece to lead the top-ranked and unbeaten Stanford water polo team to a 16-5 victory over #12 UC San Diego during first day action (Saturday night) at the Southern California Tournament.
The Cardinal, 4-0, raced to a 5-1 first period lead and expanded the margin to 9-2 at halftime. Ten players scored at least one goal for Stanford.
Earlier in the day, Hopkins and Peter Varellas each scored three goals to lead the Cardinal to a 13-3 victory over sixth-ranked Long Beach State. Stanford jumped to a 6-1 first period lead and extended it to 9-3 at halftime. Azevedo, the three-time National Player of the Year, returned to the Cardinal varsity after a brief rest from competing at the recent Summer Olympics to score two goals.
Stanford moves into Sunday's championship semifinals against third-ranked UCLA. Game time is 11:45 a.m. at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium. If Stanford wins, the Cardinal would play in the championship game at 6 p.m. The other championship game features second-ranked USC vs third-ranked California at 10:30 a.m.
The Southern California Tournament features 14 of the nation's top 20 teams, including the top seven teams in the nation.
Cardinal Catalogue: Tony Azevedo, a three-time All-American, now has 260 career goals, #1 all-time in school history ... With five goals scored in two games on Saturday, Thomas Hopkins remains the team leader in scoring with 17 goals ... Stanford returns home to the Avery Aquatic Center on Sept. 25 (1:30 p.m.) to face defending NCAA champion USC ... Game times have been set for the NCAA Championships on Dec. 4-5 at Stanford ... The first day semifinals are slated for 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. ... The championship game on Dec. 5 is slated for 5:00 p.m. ... The third place game is 3:30 p.m.
UC San Diego1130=5
Stanford5443=16
UCSD Scorers: Eichholz 2, Finegold 1, Cooper 1, Budnick 1
Stanford Scorers: Azevedo 5, Drake 2, Hopkins 2, Crum 1, Wagner 1, Bury 1, Pantuliano 1, Garton 1, Varellas 1, Schwartz 1
Goalie Saves: Carlson (S) 11; McElroy (UCSD) 4
Long Beach State1200=3
Stanford6313=13
LBS Scorers: Gerardi 1, Scoles 1, Staudenbaur 1
Stanford Scorers: Hopkins 3, Varellas 3, Azevedo 2, Drake 2, Bury 1, Crum 1, Fortune 1
Goalie Saves: na
Southern California Tournament at USC - Saturday's Results
Stanford 13, Long Beach State 3
Stanford 16, UC San Diego 5
California 19, UC Davis 7
California 7, UC Irvine 6
UCLA 11, Pepperdine 4
UCLA 17, Cal Baptist 5
USC 12, Air Force 1
USC 12, UC Santa Barbara 6
UC Santa Barbara 6, Loyola Marymount 5
UC Irvine 13, Pacific 4
Loyola Marymount 11, Air Force 10
UC Davis 8, Pacific 7
UC San Diego 10, Long Beach State 9
Pepperdine 10, Cal Baptist 9
Southern California Tournament - Sunday's Schedule
At USC
8:00 a.m. - UC Santa Barbara vs UC Irvine (Game 15)
9:15 a.m. - UC San Diego vs Pepperdine (Game 16)
10:30 a.m. - USC vs California (semifinals - Game 17)
11:45 a.m. - Stanford vs UCLA (semifinals - Game 18)
1:00 p.m. - Air Force vs Pacific (13th place game)
2:15 p.m. - Losers of games 15 & 16 (7th place game)
3:30 p.m. - Winners of games 15 & 16 (5th place game)
4:45 p.m. - Losers games 17 & 18 (3rd place game)
6:00 p.m. - Winners of games 17 & 18 (championship game)
At Commerce Pool
9:15 a.m. - Loyola Marymount vs UC Davis (Game 25)
10:30 a.m. - Long Beach State vs Cal Baptist (Game 26)
3:00 p.m. - Losers of Games 25 & 26 (11th place game)
4:15 p.m. - Winners of Games 25 & 26 (9th place game)
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