Feb. 11, 2006
Stanford, Calif - Senior Nancy El-Sakkary (Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec) and junior Katie Hansen (Coronado, CA) scored 3 goals apiece to pace the third-ranked Stanford women's water polo team to a 12-4 victory over seventh-ranked Michigan in the opening match of the 2006 Stanford Invitational on Saturday morning at the Avery Aquatic Center.
The Wolverines (6-1) looked to take Stanford by surprise and jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a goal at 6:25 in the 1st period. The advantage would not last long, though, as Stanford (2-0) responded with an offensive attack that saw the Cardinal score the next 9 goals of the game. Stanford extended their lead to as much as 9 goals as it ended Michigan's season-opening winning streak at 6 games.
Seven different Cardinal players tallied scores in the match, led by 3 each from Hansen and El-Sakkary, and 2 from freshman Lauren Silver (Long Beach, CA). Sophomore Jacquelyn Gauthier (Irvine, CA) scored a goal to bring her season total to 5, tied for best on the team with Silver. Alison Gregorka (Ann Arbor, MI), Megan Nesland (Long Beach, CA), and Christina Hewko (Newport Beach, CA) also added scores for the Cardinal. Junior goalkeeper Meridith McColl (Mission Viejo, CA) played an outstanding defensive game and notched 8 saves. 7 of those saves came in the last two periods, as McColl and the rest of the Cardinal defense repeatedly thwarted Wolverine comeback attempts.
Up next for the Cardinal is a showdown with #2-ranked USC at 5 PM later on Saturday afternoon at Avery Aquatic Center.
Stanford Invitational
#7 Michigan (6-1)1102= 4
#3 Stanford (2-0)6321= 12
Michigan Goals: Hausmann 2, Chatigny 1, Keeley 1
Michigan Saves: Stone 3, Davis 5
Stanford Goals: El-Sakkary 3, Hansen 3, Silver 2, Gauthier 1, Gregorka 1, Nesland 1, Hewko 1
Stanford Saves: McColl 8
Other Results
#11 SJSU (2-1)0121= 4
#2 USC (3-0)5422= 13
SJSU Goals: Rhodes 2, Riddle 2
SJSU Saves: Hansell 4
USC Goals: Hayes 3, Craig 2, J. Wenger 2, L. Wenger 1, Figge 1, Nichols 1, Van-Norman 1, Mayer 1, Cardenas 1
USC Saves: Morgan 3, Lopez 3
#6 Cal (2-1)1111= 4
#1 UCLA (4-0)1311= 6
Cal Goals: McGee 2, Gold 1, Schnugg 1
Cal Saves: Stuart 11
UCLA Goals: Kraus 2, Rulon 2, Domanic 1, Kunkel 1
UCLA Saves: Feher 10
#16 ASU (4-0)1133= 8
#4 Hawaii (1-2)3101= 5
ASU Goals: Webster 4, Bower 2, Wyborny 2
ASU Saves: Wallace 13
Hawaii Goals: Van Belkum 2, Bagnall 1, Logan 1, Sieprath 1
Hawaii Saves: De Nooy 6
Remaining Schedule
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Avery Pool
4:00 pm Michigan vs. San Jose State
5:00 pm Stanford vs. USC
6:00 pm UCLA vs. Hawaii
7:00 pm Cal vs. ASU
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Avery Pool
8:30 am Stanford vs. San Jose State
9:30 am UCLA vs. ASU
Baker Pool
8:30 am USC vs. Michigan
9:30 am Hawaii vs. Cal
Avery Pool
1:00 pm 4th Place A vs. 4th Place B (7th Place Game)
2:10 pm 3rd Place A vs. 3rd Place B (5th Place Game)
3:20 pm 2nd Place A vs. 2nd Place B (3rd Place Game)
4:30 pm 1st Place A vs. 1st Place B (1st Place Game)