April 19, 2000
This week's matchup: The top-ranked Cardinal (23-4, 8-1 MPSF) will compete in the Northern California Regional Qualifier held at Cal. Stanford will attempt to qualify for the National Championships, held in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 5-7 for the fifth consecutive year since becoming a varsity sport. At the Regional Qualifier, the Cardinal will play one game on Friday, April 21 against the winner of the UC Davis, Hawaii match, played at 9 a.m. Friday morning. Stanford is seeded No. 1 in the tournament. Cal is seeded No. 2, San Jose State third, UC Davis fourth, Hawai'i fifth, Pacific seventh, and CS Bakersfield seventh. On Saturday, Stanford will play one or two games, depending on the outcome of the game on Friday. The top four teams at the Qualifier will advance to Nationals.
Seedings: Tournament seeds (Nat'l Rankings) #1 Stanford (1) #2 California (2) #3 San Jose State (6) #4 UC Davis (11) #5 Hawai'i (8) #6 Pacific (17) #7 CS Bakersfield (NR) Brackets: Friday, April 21 1 9 a.m. Davis vs. Hawaii 2 10:10 am Cal vs. CS Bakersfield 3 11:30 am San Jose State vs. Pacific 4 2:30 pm Stanford vs. Winner #1 5 4 pm Loser #3 vs. Loser #2 6 5:30 pm Winner #3 vs. Winner #2 Saturday, April 22 7 10 am Loser #1 vs. Loser #6 8 11:30 am Loser #4 vs. Winner #5 9 2 pm Winner #4 vs. Winner #6 10 3:30 pm Winner #7 vs. Winner #8 11 5 pm Loser #7 vs. Loser #8
Stanford in the rankings: The Cardinal is currently ranked No. 1 in the collegiate polls for the week of 4/19. Stanford has been ranked at No. 1 for two consecutive weeks after defeating top-ranked UCLA and No. 2 California in the MPSF Tournament two weeks ago.
Women's Collegiate Top 20 Poll April 19, 2000 No. Team 1 Stanford 2 California 3 UCLA 4 Southern California 5 San Diego State 6 San Jose State 7 Long Beach State 8 Hawai'i 9 UC Santa Barbara 10 Princeton 11 UC Davis 12 UC San Diego 13 Massachusetts 14 Loyola Marymount 15 Indiana 16 Michigan 17 Pacific 18 Harvard 19 Villanova 20 Michigan
The 2000 Nationals: Stanford has gone to the National Championships every year since gaining varsity status in 1996. As a club sport, the Cardinal won the National Championships in 1985, and finished second in 1986. In 1996, the Cardinal finished fifth at Nationals. In 1997, the team finished fourth, and in 1998 the squad placed third. Last year, the team finished second, falling to USC 7-6 in five overtimes--the longest game in the history of the Championships.
Stanford at the MPSF Tournament: Stanford went 5-0 last weekend to earn the MPSF Championship title at the Conference Tournament. The Cardinal defeated No. 7 Hawaii 14-2 and No. 18 Pacific 18-3 on Friday, April 7. Junior Kris Koblik scored a team-high four goals against the Tigers. On Saturday, Stanford took a 9-6 victory over No. 6 San Diego State, with Margie Dingeldein scoring four goals. The Cardinal defeated top-ranked UCLA 7-6 to earn a berth into the Championship game against Cal. On Sunday, the Cardinal and the Golden Bears faced off for the Conference title. Julie Gardner and Kris Koblik scored two goals each to lead Stanford to a 6-4 victory and the MPSF Championship.
The 2000 Season: Stanford water polo has recorded a strong season in 2000. After barely missing the national title last year, the Cardinal is on track to stay in the hunt for the national title in 2000. The Cardinal ends the regular season with a record of 23-4 and is ranked No. 1 in the nation. Here is a recap of the matches the Cardinal competed in 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.
Pacific 3/23 -- Stanford defeated MPSF foe Pacific 9-3 at the Cardinal's season home opener. Margie Dingeldein, Kelly Shouey and Julie Gardner each scored two goals in the win over the Tigers. Alli Henry defended the net for the Cardinal and was able to hold Pacific scoreless for the first two periods of play.
Cal 3/26 -- The Golden Bears knocked Stanford out of the race for first place in the MPSF when Cal visited the Cardinal at deGuerre pool. Cal defeated the Cardinal 6-3, making Stanford 0-3 against the Bears this season. The loss was Stanford's first in the MPSF. Dani Bell, Anne-Marie Keenan and Julie Gardner each scored one goal for Stanford.
UCSB 3/29 -- The Cardinal took an 8-1 first half lead in the 13-5 victory over the Gauchos. Margie Dingeldein scored a team and season-high six goals.
Long Beach State 3/31 -- Stanford defeated the 49ers 13-8 at deGuerre pool. The Cardinal jumped out to an early lead, scoring seven goals to the Beach's two in the first half. The 49ers attempted a comeback in the fourth period, scoring four goals, but Stanford held on to the lead to win 13-8.
San Diego State 4/1 -- In the last home game of the season, Stanford recorded a narrow 7-6 victory over the Aztecs. Julie Gardner, Margie Dingeldein and Kris Koblik each scored two goals for the Cardinal.
UC Davis 4/15 -- In the Cardinal's last game of the regular season, Stanford defeated the Aggies 7-3. Anne-Marie Keenan scored a game high three goals. Kelly Shouey contributed two, and Julie Gardner and Nicole Huszcz added one each to give Stanford a final record of 23-4.
Aquatic Assault: Sophomore driver Margie Dingeldein leads the Cardinal in scoring with 48 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. She led the team to a 13-5 routing of MPSF foe UC Santa Barbara with six goals. Dingeldein has scored in 21 of the team's 27 games, and has recorded multiple goals in 16 of them. 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 46 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 13 goals at the MPSF tournament, including two in the 6-4 win over Cal in the Championship game. Gardner has scored in 23 of the team's 27 games, and has scored multiple goals in 16. The Cardinal offense has recorded 249 goals this season, over twice as many as their opponents.
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 118 goals, they have assisted the offensive players in scoring 249 goals. Two-meter defender Ann-Marie Keenan is third on the team in goals scored with 27. She scored a game-high three goals to lead the Cardinal to a 7-3 victory over UC Davis in the final game of the regular season. Junior Kris Koblik is fifth on the team with 21 goals. Koblik, who plays at two-meter defender and driver, scored two goals in the 6-4 win over Cal in the MPSF Championship game. Hilary Gallogly, also a two-meter defender, is eighth on the team in goals with 14. Freshman Nicole Huszcz has scored nine goals this season, and fellow frosh Amy Lightner has recorded eight.
In Goal: The Cardinal boasts two very strong defenders in the net this season. Junior Alli Henry and redshirt freshman Jackie Frank have done a great job defending the goal for the Cardinal this season, allowing only 118 goals in 27 games and recording a goals-against average of 4.28. The opponents goalkeepers have allowed 249 goals and have a GAA of 9.03 against the Cardinal. Frank returns to Stanford after redshirting last season to train with the US National Team. She has played in 21 games for 552 minutes and has a GAA of 4.56. Henry has played in 12 games for 220 minutes, and has a GAA of 3.56.
Head Coach John Tanner: John Tanner is in his third season at the helm of the Stanford women's water polo program. In his first year as head coach in 1997, Tanner led Stanford to its best season when the Cardinal went 29-6 and finished third at the Collegiate National Championship. Last season the team ended the season with a 25-6 record, tied for first in the MPSF. The Cardinal made a run at the Collegiate National Champion title, and fell just short, losing to USC 7-6 in five overtimes, the longest game in the history of the championship. Stanford ended the 1999 season as the National Runners-up. Tanner has a coaching record at Stanford of 77-16, and a career coaching record of 224-188 including the 2000 season.
2000 Stanford Women's Water Polo Statistics
Overall Record: 23-4 MPSF: 8-1 Home: 3-1 Away: 6-0 Neutral: 14-3 As of April 17, 2000 Rankings at time game was played DateOpponentW/LResultGoals UC San Diego Triton Invitational at UCSD (4-2, fourth place) 2/11 #9 San Jose State W 11-1 Dingeldein 3, Gallogly 2, Riddell 2, Keenan 2, Gardner, Bell 2/11 #6 UC Santa Barbara W 9-6 Dingeldein 3, Huszcz 2, Pettit 2, Lightner, Gallogly 2/12 #12 UC San Diego 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, Keenan2/19 #5 San Jose State* W 6-3 Pettit 2, Dingeldein, Gallogly, Lightner, Shouey
UC Santa Barbara Invitational (3-1, second place) 2/25 #16 Loyola Marymount W 13-2 Bell 3, Gardner 3, Dingeldein 2, Pettit, Koblik, Huszcz, Riddell, Gallogly 2/25 #5 San Jose State 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 State 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
3/29 #9 UCSB* W 13-5 Dingeldein 6, Gardner 3, Bell 2, Koblik, Lightner
3/31 #8 Long Beach State* W 13-8 Dingeldein 3, Gardner 3, Bell 3, Shouey 2,
Keenan, Lightner
4/1 #6 San Diego State* W 7-6 Koblik 2, Dingeldein 2, Gardner 2, Shouey
MPSF Championships hosted at San Jose State (5-0, first place)
4/7 #7 Hawaii W 14-2 Gallogly 2, Bell 2, Dingeldein 2, Lightner 2,
Keenan 2, Gardner 2, Shouey, Riddell
4/7 #18 Pacific W 18-3 Koblik 4, Dingeldein 3, Bell 3, Gardner 3,
Huszcz 2, Keenan, Lightner, Shouey
4/8 #6 San Diego State W 9-6 Dingeldein 4, Gardner 3, Keenan, Bell
4/8 #1 UCLA W 7-6 Gardner 3, Keenan 2, Shouey 2
4/8 #2 California W 6-4 Gardner 2, Koblik 2, Dingeldein, Keenan
4/15 #11 UC Davis W 7-3 Keenan 3, Shouey 2, Gardner, Huszcz
* MPSF Match (8-1)