BERKELEY, Calif. – The No. 2 Cardinal went 1-1 on day two of the MPSF Invitational, topping No. 12 UC Davis before dropping a double-overtime decision to No. 3 USC.
Stanford opened the day with a matinee win over the 12th-ranked Aggies, 19-12. Dash McFarland and Ryan Ohl led the way with hat tricks, as Botond Balogh, Christopher Arakelian and Ben Forer each added in a pair of goals. Goalkeeper West Temkin stopped 10 shots in the win.
In the afternoon game, the Card met No. 3 USC. Stanford trailed 4-3 at half time, but jumped ahead after the break thanks to three-straight scores to open the third quarter. USC rallied to even it at 7-7.
The fourth quarter failed to see either side pull away, and the game went into overtime. In the extra period, Jackson Painter scored with 24 seconds left to take a 10-9 lead, but USC again answered with seven seconds left to tie it at 10-10 and force a second overtime.
The Trojans went on to take the game 12-11 in double overtime. Jackson Painter, Soren Jensen and Chase McFarland led the way with a pair of goals each, and Temkin made nine saves in the effort.
The Cardinal finishes second in the B bracket of the MPSF Invitational, and will take on host No. 6 California tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. PT.
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 12 UC Davis
LB 3 – 2 – 2 – 5 = 12
STAN 4 – 5 – 5 – 5 = 19
STAN Goals: D. McFarland (3), R. Ohl (3), B. Balogh (2), C. Arakelian (2), B. Forer (2), G. Watson, J. Merrill, R. Pittman, E. Parrish, A. Gheorghe, T. Pulice, W. Schneider
UCD Goals: T. Kiesling (3), O. Shatskikh (2), W. Stryker, A. Hitchcock, A. Aznar, A. Ting, G. Bensen, T. Mrkaich, W. Fox
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 3 USC
USC 1 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 = 12
STAN 1 – 2 – 4 – 2 – 1 – 1 = 11
STAN Goals: C. McFarland (2), J. Painter (2), S. Jensen (2), C.J. Indart, R. Pittman, E. Parrish, G. West, W. Schneider
USC Goals: R. Duarte (5), C. Kranz (2), A. Grgurevic (2), M. Miller (2), S. Brankovic