Oct. 22, 2005
Long Beach, Calif. - Third-ranked Stanford out-scored the Long Beach State 49ers 10-8 in their house today. The Cardinal improves to 13-3 this season, with a 2-0 MPSF record. Long Beach State falls to 15-9 this season.
The game started off tight with a 3-3 tie after the first quarter, but Stanford took the lead in the second quarter to close the half 5-4. Stanford out-scored the 49ers 4-1 in the third quarter to take command of the game. Thomas Hopkins got things rolling at 6:09 in the third scoring on a four-meter penalty shot. Peter Varellas led the team with three goals on the day, while Hopkins and William Hindle-Katel each scored twice.
Tyler Drake, J.J. Garton, and Marcello Pantuliano each got on the board with one goal apiece to help defeat the 49ers. Sandy Hohener played a big hand in the victory with nine saves.
The Cardinal return home next weekend to take on #4 UCLA and #5 Pepperdine, Saturday at 1:00pm and Sunday at 12:00pm respectively.
Teams------------1 2 3 4 OT F RECORDS
Stanford------------3 2 4 1 -- 10 13-3/2-0
Long Beach State--3 1 1 3 -- 8 15-9/0-1
STAN. GOALS: Varellas 3, Hindle-Katel 2, Hopkins 2, T. Drake 1, Garton 1, Pantulaino 1
LBSU GOALS: Geoffroy 4, Gerardi 1, Scoles 1, McCleave 1, Ludecke 1
GOALIE SAVES: Onyshko (LBSU) 5; Hohener (Stanford) 9