Nov. 17, 1997

Stanford Captures NCAA Bid

15th-Ranked Cardinal to Face Division Rival Washington

STANFORD, Calif. - The 15th-ranked Stanford men's soccer team has captured one of the 16 at-large bids to the 32-team 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinal (13-4-2), which will be making its first NCAA tournament appearance in five years (1992) and just the fifth in school history, will travel to Seattle to face MPSF Mountain Division rival and fourth-ranked Washington (14-2-2) in the opening round . Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, November 23 at 12:00 Noon.

Stanford and Washington met once in the regular season (also in Seattle) with the Cardinal claiming a 1-0 victory. Junior defender Eric Vandevelde (La Canada, CA/Loyola HS) hit the game-winner just 15 minutes into the contest and freshman goalkeeper Adam Zapala (Cupertino, CA/Bellarmine Prep) stopped a Husky penalty kick in the 44th minute to preserve the victory.

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