BERKELEY, Calif. - No. 3 Stanford lost in the third-place game of the MPSF Invitational on Sunday to No. 1 UCLA, 10-6.
The Cardinal, now 12-2 on the year, returns to action next weekend at UC Santa Barbara.
No. 3 Stanford 6 - No. 1 UCLA 10
Defense reigned supreme early on, as each team was keyed in on the other's attack from the opening sprint.
Tied at 1-1 after the first period, the two squads traded goals back and forth, all the way up to AJ Rossman tying the game at 5-5 just before the end of the third period.
UCLA scored late in the third making it 6-5 and was the first team to break rhythm, scoring consecutively for its biggest lead of the game at 7-5. The Bruins didn't stop there, making it 8-5 and stretching the lead to a point from which Stanford couldn't recover.
No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 1 UCLA
Sept. 26, 2021 • Berkeley, Calif.
UCLA 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 = 10
STAN 1 – 1 – 3 – 1 = 6
UCLA Goals: Nicolas Saveljic (4), Felix Brozyna-Vilim (2), Giorgio Alessandria (1), Gabe Discipulo (1), Gianpiero Di Martire (1), Guillermo Ocasio (1)
Stanford Goals: Tyler Abramson (3), Soren Jensen (1), AJ Rossman (1), Quinn Woodhead (1)
Saves: Nolan Krutonog (6), Bernardo Maurizi (12)