Oct. 5, 1997

Stanford Wins Third Title

Gerard Davis in action.

STANFORD, Calif. -- The nation's longest win streak came to an end today in the championship match of the 1997 Stanford-Nike Invitational as 11th-ranked Stanford men's soccer team battled 22nd-ranked Dartmouth to a double-overtime 0-0 tie. However, Stanford (9-0-1) still claimed its third tournament title of the season in three tries with a 3-1 goal differential advantage over Dartmouth (4-1-2). The Cardinal won both the UNLV/Coors Light Classic and the Saint Mary's Fall Soccer Classic earlier this season. The non-win for the Cardinal ended their 14-game winning streak which began on October 25, 1996 with a 2-1 victory over UC Irvine. Earlier in the day, 25th-ranked California bounced back from a 2-1 overtime defeat to Dartmouth in the tourney opener with a convincing 5-0 victory over Harvard. The Golden Bears improved to 6-2-1 on the season while Harvard fell to 2-4-2.

The Stanford-Dartmouth matchup lived up to its billing. Featuring two of the top defensive teams in the nation, anchored by goalies which both ranked in the top five in the country in goals-against average entering the tournament, it figured to be a low scoring affair. In 120 minutes of hard-fought, physical play - marked by four yellow cards - both teams managed few scoring opportunities. Evenly matched through the first half, with each team registering six shots on goal, Stanford began wearing down the Big Green defense in the later stages of the game but it still was not enough to penetrate the goal. For the eighth time in 10 contests this season, Stanford failed to yield a goal.

SCORING
                1   2   OT  OT  F   
#22 Dartmouth   0   0   0   0   0
#11 Stanford    0   0   0   0   0
Shots:  Stanford 14,  Dartmouth 11
Corner Kicks:  Stanford 7,  Dartmouth 3
Saves:  Stanford (Zapala) 2,  Dartmouth (Nyman) 2
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
Stanford:   #3 Jamie Clark (Yellow) 15:39
Dartmouth:  #5 Bobby Meyer (Yellow) 17:09
    # 11 Jamie Hozack (Yellow)      23:58
    # 6 Tui'one Faleafa (Yellow)    101:23

#25 California vs. Harvard

Cal opened the final day of the tournament with a 5-0 rout of Harvard. The Golden Bears scored earlier and often, finding the back of the net three times in the first 28 minutes. Sophomore midfielder J.V. Ganal opening the scoring in the 16th minute with a roller to the far post. Freshman forward Kendall Simmonds, who created havoc on the Crimson defense throughout the day, extended the lead to 2-0 with a goal at the 26:08 mark on a feed from sophomore midfielder Justin Bell. Simmonds managed five shots on goal on the day and only the play of Harvard goalie Jordan Dupuis prevented Simmonds from recording a multiple-goal game. Senior midfielder Jason Young put Cal up 3-0 a minute later, taking a pass from junior forward Matt Newmark and drilling it into the far post. Cal never looked back from that point on. Bell and freshman midfielder Ramiro Arrendondo posted the final two goals of the match in the second half.

SCORING
                1   2   F 
Harvard         0   0   0
#25 California  3   2   5
California:  Ganal (unassisted) 16:09
California: Simmonds (Bell) 26:08
California: Young (Newmark) 27:10
California: Bell (Hunter)   75:01
California: Arrendondo (unassisted) 81:00
Shots:  California 22,  Harvard 7
Corner Kicks:  California 7,  Harvard 3
Saves:  Harvard 6 (Dupuis 4, Turco 2),  California 0
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
California: #13 Jason Young (Yellow)    8:35
Harvard:    #7 Lee Williams (Yellow)    23:31

1997 Stanford-Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team

Jamie Clark, D (Stanford)
Derrick Dyslin, D (California)
Shan Gaw, MF (Stanford)
Adam Hunter, F (California)
Ricky Le, F (Harvard)
Bobby Meyer, MF (Dartmouth)
Matt Nyman, GK (Dartmouth)
Brendan Reidy, D (Dartmouth)
Kendall Simmonds, F (California)
Dan Wytock, D (Stanford)
Adam Zapala, GK (Stanford)

Note: All-tournament team is not bound to positions. Top 11 performances of tournament.

Stanford University Men's Soccer