March 28, 2000
This week's matchup: No.2 Stanford (14-4, 5-1 MPSF) will travel to No. 9 UC Santa Barbara to take on the Gauchos Wednesday, March 29. The Cardinal will then host No. 8 Long Beach State on Friday, March 31. Stanford is 1-0 against the Gauchos this year. Friday will mark the first time this season that the Cardinal have gone up against the 49ers.
Stanford in the rankings: The Cardinal is currently ranked second in the collegiate polls for the week of 3/28. Stanford has been seeded at No. 2 for five straight weeks. The Cardinal defended their No. 2 ranking after defeating Pacific 9-3 last week.
Women's Collegiate Top 20 Poll March 28, 2000 No. Team Record 1 Cal 18-2 2 Stanford 14-4 3 UCLA 17-3 4 USC 13-6 5 San Jose State 14-9 6 San Diego State 7-9 7 Hawaii 14-7 8 Long Beach St. 13-11 9 UCSB 6-12 10 Davis 14-12 11 Massachusetts 17-5 12 Princeton 14-3 13 UC San Diego 9-11 14 Loyola Marymount 10-8 15 Michigan 19-3 16 Pacific 7-14 17 Indiana 7-6 18 Villanova 14-7 19 Harvard 12-4 20 Michigan State 18-12
Last week in review: The Stanford women' water polo team blanked MPSF foe Pacific 9-3 on Thursday, March 23 in the Cardinal's season home opener. Margie Dingeldein, Kelly Shouey and Julie Gardner each scored two goals inthe win over the Tigers, Kris Koblik, Ali Riddell and Anne-Marie Keenan each added one. Alli Henry defended the net for the Cardinal and was able to hold the Tigers scoreless for the first two periods of play. Stanford remained unbeaten in the MPSF after the win over the Tigers, and were tied for first in the conferene with Cal. The Golden Bears knocked Stanford out of the first place race on Sunday, March 26 when Cal visited Stanford. The Bears defeated the Cardinal 6-3, making Stanford 0-3 against Cal this season. The loss was Stanford's first in the MPSF. Dani Bell, Anne-Marie Keenan and Julie Gardner each scored one goal for the Cardinal.
The 2000 Season: Stanford water polo comes into the 2000 season as the National Collegiate Runners-Up from the 1999 season. With a strong start int he 2000 season, the team looks to remain in the hunt for the national title yet again. The Cardinal holds a record of 13-3, 4-0 in the MPSF Conference, and is ranked second in the nation. Here is a recap of the matches the Cardinal has competed in so far this season.
UC San Diego Tournament 2/11-2/13 -- Stanford opened the 2000 season at the UCSD Tournament. At the three-day event, Stanford went 4-2 and took fourth place. The Cardinal defeated San Jose State 11-1, UC Santa Barbara 9-6, UC San Diego 14-1 and handed eventual tournament champion UCLA their only loss of the weekend 5-3. Stanford recorded their first loss of the season in the championship play-off game when Cal won 5-4. The cardinal then lost to USC in the consolation game 5-4 to take fourth place in the tournament.
San Jose State 2/19 -- Stanford defeated MPSF foe San Jose State 6-3 in the first conference match of the 2000 season. The Cardinal scored three times in the first quarter. Sophomore Kate Pettit, junior Hilary Gallogly and sophomore Margie Dingeldein each scored one goal to give Stanford the early lead. The Spartans got on the board in the final minutes of the first period, but could get no closer then 3-2 through the game to Stanford's lead. Pettit led the team in goals with two. Goalkeeper Jackie Frank defended the net for the Cardinal and made 13 saves.
The UC Santa Barbara Tournament 2/25-2/26 -- The Cardinal finished second at the UC Santa Barbara Tournament after falling to Bay Area rival Cal 8-7 in overtime in the championship game. Stanford defeated No. 1 UCLA 5-4 to reach the tournament championships. In the first day of the tournament, the team beat Loyola Marymount 13-2 and San Jose State 10-7.
USC 3/3 -- Stanford defeated fourth-ranked USC 7-6 in three overtimes Friday, march 3 in the Cardinal's second conference game of the season. In a game reminiscent of the National Championship game last year, which Stanford lost 7-6 in five overtimes to USC, Friday's match saw the Trojans and the Cardinal battle through three overtimes before Stanford came away victorious. Freshman Julie Gardner scored the winning goal to give Stanford its second MPSF victory of the season and hand USC its first conference loss.
Aloha Classic 3/4-3/5 -- Stanford won its first tournament in Hawaii as the Cardinal handily defeated No. 14 Michigan 15-2, No. 8 San Jose State 10-3, and No. 6 Hawaii 14-3. The game against Hawaii was also an MPSF Conference match, giving Stanford its third conference win of the season. Sophomore Margie Dingeldein was named the tournament MVP, and the MPSF Player of the Week after scoring seven goals in the three games.
UCLA 3/19 -- Despite the Bruins jumping out ahead to take a 4-1 lead in the second quarter, the Cardinal fought back to take the win. Stanford dominated the third quarter, scoring three goals while keeping UCLA scoreless. The Cardinal held on to the lead, and took the match 9-7.
Aquatic Assault: Sophomore driver Margie Dingeldein leads the Cardinal in scoring with 27 goals. After scoring seven goals in the Aloha Classic to lead the team to a 3-0 record and the tournament title, Dingeldein was named the tournament MVP and MPSF Player of the Week. Freshman two-meter set Julie Gardner has also made an immediate impact on the success of the team.She is second on the team with 24 goals, and was named the MPSF Player of the Week for the week of March 20th after scoring two timely goals to lead the Cardinal to victory over No. 3 UCLA. She scored the winning goal in the 7-6 win over USC which went into three overtimes. Of the 18 games the team has played so far, Gardner has scored in 14 of them, including multiple goals in eight. Sophomore Kate Pettit is third on the team with 19 goals. Pettit has scored in 12 of 18 games, and recorded multiple goals in six.
A Versatile Defense: Cardinal in the back of the pool have done an outstanding job on both sides of the ball. Not only have they helped the goalies limit the opposition to only 75 goals, they have assisted the offensive players in scoring 155 goals. Two-meter defender Ann-Marie Keenan is fourth on the team in goals scored with 16. She lead the squad in goals scored in a 14-1 win over UC San Diego with 4. Hilary Gallogly, also a two-meter defender, is fifth on the team in goals with 12. Junior Kris Koblik is sixth with 12 goals. Koblik is a versatile athlete who plays both sides of the ball as a two-meter defender and a driver. Freshman two-meter defender Amy Lightner has recorded three goals so far this season, including one in the 9-7 win over No. 3 UCLA.
In Goal: The Cardinal boasts two very strong defenders in the net this season. After losing four-time All-American goalkeeper Heather Crary to graduation, junior Alli Henry and redshirt freshman Jackie Frank had to step up to fill some big shoes. The two have done a great job for the Cardinal so far this season, allowing only 75 goals and recording a goals-against average of 4.04. The opponents goalkeepers have allowed 155 goals and have a GAA of 8.35 against the Cardinal. Frank returns to Stanford after redshirting last season to train with the US National Team. She has played in 13 games for 359 minutes and has a GAA of 4.52. Henry has played in eight games for 161 minutes, and has a GAA of 2.96.
2000 Stanford Women's Water Polo Statistics
Overall Record: 14-4 MPSF: 5-1 Home: 1-1 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 9-3 as of March 27, 2000 Rankings at time game was played Date Opponent W/L Result Goals UC San Diego Triton Invitational at UCSD (4-2, fourth place) 2/11 #9 San Jose St. W 11-1 Dingeldein 3, Gallogly 2, Riddell 2, Keenan 2, Gardner, Bell 2/11 #6 UCSB W 9-6 Dingeldein 3, Huszcz 2, Pettit 2, Lightner, Gallogly 2/12 #12 UCSD W 14-1 Keenan 4, Gardner 3, Koblik 2, Huszcz, Riddell, Gallogly, Dingeldein, Pettit 2/12 #3 UCLA W 5-3 Koblik 2, Gallogly, Pettit, Keenan 2/13 #4 Cal L 5-4 Dingeldein, Pettit, Shouey, Keenan 2/13 #1 USC L 5-4 Gardner 2, Gallogly, Keenan 2/19 #5 San Jose St.* W 6-3 Pettit 2, Dingeldein, Gallogly, Lightner, Shouey UC Santa Barbara Invitational (3-1, second place) 2/25 #16 LMU W 13-2 Bell 3, Gardner 3, Dingeldein 2, Pettit, Koblik, Huszcz, Riddell, Gallogly 2/25 #5 San Jose St. W 10-7 Pettit 2, Dingeldein 2, Gardner 2, Bell 2/26 #1 UCLA W 5-4 Dingeldein 2, Koblik, Pettit, Gardner 2/26 #3 Cal L 8-7 (ot) Dingeldein 2, Koblik, Gardner, Keenan, Riddell, Pettit 3/3 #4 USC* W 7-6 (3ot) Pettit 3, Shouey, Bell, Keenan, Gardner Aloha Classic (3-0, first place) 3/4 #14 Michigan W 15-2 Huszcz 2, Riddell 2, Bell 2, Pettit 2, Gardner 2, Shouey 2, Gallogly, Dingeldein, Keenan 3/4 #8 San Jose St. W 10-3 Dingeldein 3, Gallogly 2, Gardner 2, Koblik, Huszcz, Keenan 3/5 #6 Hawaii* W 14-3 Dingeldein 3, Riddell 2, Pettit 2, Shouey 2, Gallogly, Bell, Koblik, Keenan, Gardner 3/19 #3 UCLA W 9-7 Riddell 2, Koblik 2, Gardner 2, Dingeldein, Lightner, Shouey 3/23 #16 Pacific W 9-3 Dingeldein 2, Gardner 2, Shouey 2, Riddell, Koblik, Keenan 3/26 #1 Cal L 6-3 Bell, Keenan, Gardner * MPSF Match (4-0)Stanford Goal Scorers Margie Dingeldein 27 Julie Gardner 24 Kate Pettit 19 Anne-Marie Keenan 16 Hilary Gallogly 12 Kris Koblik 12 Ali Riddell 12 Dani Bell 11 Kelly Shouey 11 Nicole Huszcz 6 Amy Lightner 3
Team Scoring - By Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Stanford 35 38 40 27 3 143 Opponents 19 17 14 13 3 66
Goalies GP Min. GA GAA Jackie Frank 12 331 52 4.40 Alli Henry 7 133 14 2.95 Totals 16 464 66 3.40 Opponents 16 464 143 8.63