Cardinal Cruises Past No. 6 UC DavisCardinal Cruises Past No. 6 UC Davis
Men's Water Polo

Cardinal Cruises Past No. 6 UC Davis

18-12 win caps six-game homestand for Stanford

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 Stanford moved to 11-4 this afternoon, topping No. 6 UC Davis 18-12. Alex Gheorghe led all scorers with four goals in the win.

The Cardinal jumped out to the early lead, going ahead 5-2 in the first. Botond Balogh scored twice in the period, with Dianpiero Di Martire, Max Zelikov and Ben Forer adding in scores.

Stanford added to the lead in the second, going into halftime ahead 9-5.

Gheorghe caught fire in the second half, scoring three of his four goals after halftime. The third period was level at 4-4, but a 5-3 Card advantage in the fourth period secured the 18-12 win.

Di Martire finished with a hat trick and two assists, while Zelikov, Forer, Balogh and CJ Indart each finished with a pair of goals.

In the cage, West Temkin finished with six saves and a pair of steals.

Next up for the Cardinal is a neutral-site bout with No. 5 Fordham at Santa Clara on Saturday. The top-five bout is set for 1:00 p.m. PT.


No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 6 UC Davis

UCD      2 – 3 – 4 – 3 = 12

STAN     5 – 4 – 4 – 5 = 18

STAN Goals: A. Gheorghe (4), G. Di Martire (3), CJ Indart (2), B. Balogh (2), M. Zelikov (2), B. Forer (2), C. McFarland, G. Leonardi, T. Pulice

UCD Goals: T. Kiesling (3), A. Hitchcock (2), O. Vinas (2), W. Fosselman (2), T. Kerr, O. Shatskikh, W. Stryker