Oct. 2, 2004
Stockton, Ca - The top-ranked Stanford men's water polo team notched two wins on Saturday during first day action at the NorCal Tournament at Pacific.
In its first game of the day, Stanford defeated Pacific, 16-6, as Thomas Hopkins scored four goals, Peter Varellas added three scores and Tony Azevedo chipped in with two. The Cardinal jumped to a 4-0 first period lead, and extended it to 9-1 at halftime.
Nine different Stanford players scored at least one goal.
Later in the day, Stanford dropped UC San Diego, 14-8. Azevedo, the three-time National Player of the Year and two-time U.S. Olympian, scored three goals while Varellas added three scores. Stanford led 5-2 at the end of the first period, and added four goals in the second period for a 9-1 halftime lead.
Stanford, 10-1, moves into Sunday's semifinals with an 11:40 a.m. matchup against fourth-ranked California. The Golden Bears scored a 12-5 victory over UC Davis and an 8-4 decision over Loyola Marymount.
If Stanford wins, they would move into the championship game (5:30 p.m.) against either second-ranked USC or third-ranked UCLA.
Pacific0123=6
Stanford 4543=16
Pacific Scorers: Zobler 2, Mills 1, W. McLaughlin 1, C. McLaughlin 1, Sherrin 1
Stanford Scorers: Hopkins 4, Varellas 3, Azevedo 2, Moser 2, Fortune 1, Pantuliano 1, Drake 1, Crum 1, Tyre 1
Goalie Saves: Taylor (S) 5; Domecus (UOP) 8, Popovich (UOP) 6
UCSD2132=8
Stanford5423=14
UCSD Scorers: Casellini 2, Jerkovic 2, Woodring 2, Eichholz 1, Schafer 1Stanford Scorers: Azevedo 3, Varellas 3, Drake 2, Hopkins 2, Fortune 1, Moser 1, Pantuliano 1, Tyre 1
Goalie Saves: Taylor (S) 8; Corbett (UCSD) 6
NorCal Water Polo Tournament (First Day Results at Pacific)
Stanford 16, Pacific 6
Stanford 14, UC San Diego 8
California 12, UC Davis 5
California 8, Loyola Marymount 4
UCLA 8, Navy 3
UCLA 10, UC Irvine 9
USC 10, Air Force 3
USC 11, UC Santa Barbara 6
Pacific 9, Cal Baptist 5
Cal Baptist 8, UC Santa Cruz 6
UC Davis 11, UC Santa Cruz 3
UC San Diego 10, St. Francis (NY) 6
St. Francis 11, Pacific 7
Loyola Marymount 6, Pepperdine 5
Air Force 8, Redland 7
Navy 16, Santa Clara 10
Santa Clara 6, Redlands 5
UC Santa Barbara 8, Princeton 7
Princeton 11, Air Force 6
UC Irvine 7, Long Beach State 4
Long Beach State vs Navy - cancelled due to darkness
Pepperdine vs UC Davis - cancelled due to darkness
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