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Nov. 17, 1997
Stanford Captures NCAA Bid
15th-Ranked Cardinal to Face Division Rival Washington
STANFORD, Calif. - The 15th-ranked Stanford men's soccerteam has captured one of the 16 at-large bids to the 32-team1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinal(13-4-2), which will be making its first NCAA tournamentappearance in five years (1992) and just the fifth in schoolhistory, will travel to Seattle to face MPSF Mountain Divisionrival and fourth-ranked Washington (14-2-2) in the openinground . Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, November 23 at 12:00Noon.
Stanford and Washington met once in the regular season (also inSeattle) with the Cardinal claiming a 1-0 victory. Juniordefender Eric Vandevelde (La Canada, CA/Loyola HS) hit thegame-winner just 15 minutes into the contest and freshmangoalkeeper Adam Zapala (Cupertino, CA/Bellarmine Prep) stoppeda Husky penalty kick in the 44th minute to preserve thevictory.