IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 1-ranked Stanford men's water polo team received goals from 11 players and sunk No. 13 UC Irvine (6-7) on Sunday afternoon, 16-7, at the Anteater Aquatics Complex. The Cardinal (14-1) ran its winning streak to nine consecutive games.
Ben Hallock led the busy Cardinal scoring column with three goals and one assist, while AJ Rossman, Tyler Abramson and Parker Killion added two each.
Back-to-back goals by @ben_hallock and leads climbs to 7-1 with 4:07 left in second.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/xI7cDqUsKV
— Stanford Water Polo (@StanfordMWP) October 13, 2019
Goalie Andrew Chun turned away 11 shots.
Jackson Seybold unloads and it's 8-2 nearing end of second.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/hfOZRQjRBC
— Stanford Water Polo (@StanfordMWP) October 13, 2019
Stanford led 4-1 after the first quarter and pushed it to 9-2 at the break. Two late goals by Killion in the third made it 15-4.
Under three minutes remaining and Nik Caryotakis finds the net. Cardinal in control, 16-6.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/eSDuiLNg14
— Stanford Water Polo (@StanfordMWP) October 13, 2019
The Cardinal is idle until Oct. 27 when its hosts Pepperdine at noon.