Sept. 16, 2006

Stanford, Ca - Andrew Drake scored three goals while Drac Wigo added two more to lead the fourth-ranked Stanford men's water polo team to an 11-4 victory over 11th-ranked Navy in the opening game of the 2006 NorCal Tournament on Saturday at the Avery Aquatic Center.

Eight different Cardinal players scored goals as the Cardinal upped its season record to 4-0. Navy fell to 6-3.

Stanford will face the winner of the Pacific-Long Beach State at 3:10 p.m. on Saturday.

Stanford (4-0) 3 4 3 1 = 11
Navy 0 2 1 1 = 4
Stanford Scorers
A. Drake 3, D. Wigo 2, Fortune 1, Garton 1, Schwartz 1, J. Wigo 1, T. Drake 1, Finlayson
Navy Scorers
Plumb 1, Recko 1, Arnold 1, Meiners 1
Goalie Saves
Sandman (S) 12; Naughton (N) 6

USC 7 3 6 6 = 22
Santa Clara 0 0 2 2 = 4
Thomas Hale and J.W. Kumpolz each scored four goals to lead second-ranked and defending NCAA champion USC to a 22-4 victory over Santa Clara. The Trojans jumped to a 7-0 lead after the first period and extended the lead to 10-0 at halftime.
USC Scorers: Hale 4, Krumpholz 4, Sagehorn 3, Vyn 3, Delgadillo 2, Sarusi 2, Rappel 2, Artukovich 1, Valovich 1
Santa Clara Scorers: Gorin 2, Wall 1, Moore 1
Goalie Saves: Weil (USC) 8; Young (SC) 12

Loyola Marymount 3 3 2 3 = 11
UC Santa Barbara 0 5 1 2 = 8
Brian McShane and Matt Reynolds each scored three goals to lead Loyola Marymount to an 11-8 victory over UC Santa Barbara. The Lions jumped to a 3-0 lead after the first period, and although the Gauchos scored five times in the second period, LMU still led at halftime, 6-5.
LMU Scorers: McShane 3, Reynolds 3, Hernandez 1, Easton 1, Flood 1, Lormant 1, Milovic 1
UCSB Scorers: Lantz 2, Donauer 2, Tootell 1, Sinclair 1, Knudtsen 1, Price 1
Goalie Saves: Elliot (LMU) 10; Wright (UCSB) 10

Pacific 5 4 2 3 = 14
Long Beach St 4 2 5 1 = 12
Matt Turnbeull scored five goals and Duje Kaurioto added four more to lead Pacific to a 14-12 victory over Long Beach State. Pacific lead after the first and second periods, but a five goal outburst in the third period allowed the 49ers to tie the game at 11-11 after three periods.
Pacific Scorers: Turnbull 5, Kaurioto 4, Bakic 2, Milcovich 1
LBS Scorers: Greenwood 4, Gerardi 2, Wilson 2, Buchanan 1, Koeppen 1, Korsgaden 1, Henneman 1 Goalie Saves: Andrus (UOP) 8; MacKenzie (LBS) 8

California 5 5 3 5 = 18
UC Santa Cruz 0 2 1 1 = 4
Ten different Cal players scored at least one goal, and six scored at least two goals to lead top-ranked California to a 18-4 victory over UC Santa Cruz.
California Scorers: Bacharach 3, Mann 3, Warden 2, Tyrrell 2, Vasiljevic 2, Monsees 2, Kinsel 1, Sharf 1, Matthies 1, Calder 1
UC Santa Cruz Scorers: Sause 2, Shubin 1, #20 1
Goalie Saves: Vacquier (C) 5; Lyons (UCSC) 2

UCLA 4 4 3 4 = 15
Princeton 1 0 0 1 = 2
UCLA dominated play from start to finish. The Bruins led 4-1 at the end of the first period, 8-1 at halftime and 11-1 at the three periods. Krosto Sbutega led the UCLA attack with four goals. Nine Bruins scored at least one goal.
UCLA Scorers: Sbutega 4, Morrison 2, Zider 2, Santos 2, Johnson 1, Allen 1, Smith 1, Krikorian 1, Swanson 1
Princeton Scorers: Edmunds 1, Beckman 1
Goalie Saves: Lapin (UCLA) 5; Syverson (P) 5

First Day Results - NorCal Water Polo Tournament at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center
Stanford 11, Navy 4
USC 22, Santa Clara 4
Pacific 14, Long Beach State 12
Loyola Marymount 11, UC Santa Barbara 8
UCLA 15, Princeton 2
California 18, UC Santa Cruz 4

Northern California Water Polo Invitational - Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17, 2006 - Avery Aquatic Center
Bracket A - #1 California, #2 UC San Diego, #3 UC Irvine, #4 UC Santa Cruz
Bracket B - #1 USC, #2 Loyola Marymount, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #4 Santa Clara
Bracket C - #1 UCLA, #2 Pepperdine, #3 UC Davis, #4 Princeton
Bracket D - #1 Stanford, #2 Pacific, #3 Long Beach State, #4 Navy

Avery Stadium Pool - Saturday, September 16
Game 1 at 8:30 a.m. - Stanford 11, Navy 4
Game 3 at 9:50 a.m. - Pacific 14, Long Beach State 12
Game 5 at 11:10 a.m. - California 18, UC Santa Cruz 4
Game 7 at 12:30 p.m. - #2 UC San Diego vs #3 UC Irvine
Game 9 at 1:50 p.m. - Navy vs Long Beach State
Game 11 at 3:10 p.m. - Stanford vs Pacific
Game 13 at 4:30 p.m. - UC Santa Cruz vs Loser Game #7
Game 15 at 5:50 p.m. - California vs Winner Game #7

Belardi Pool - Saturday, September 16
Game 2 at 8:00 a.m. - USC 22, Santa Clara 4
Game 4 at 9:20 a.m. - Loyola Marymount 11, UC Santa Barbara 8
Game 6 at 10:40 a.m. - UCLA 15, Princeton 2
Game 8 at Noon - #2 Pepperdine vs #3 UC Davis
Game 10 at 1:20 p.m. - Santa Clara vs UC Santa Barbara
Game 12 at 2:40 p.m. - USC vs Loyola Marymount
Game 14 at 4:00 p.m. - Princeton vs Loser Game #8
Game 16 at 5:20 p.m. - UCLA vs Winner Game #8

Avery Stadium Pool - Sunday, September 17
Game 17 at 8:30 a.m. - Loser Game #11 vs Loser Game #15
Game 19 at 9:50 a.m. - Loser Game #12 vs Loser Game #16
Game 21 at 11:10 a.m. - Winner Game #11 vs Winner Game #15
Game 23 at 12:30 p.m. - Winner Game #12 vs Winner Game #16
Game 25 at 1:50 p.m. - Loser Game #17 vs Loser Game #19 (7th place)
Game 27 at 3:10 p.m. - Winner Game #17 vs Winner Game #19 (5th place)
Game 29 at 4:30 p.m. - Loser Game #21 vs Loser Game #23 (3rd place)
Game 31 at 5:50 p.m. - Winner Game #21 vs Winner Game #23 (1st place)

Belardi Pool - Sunday, September 17
Game 18 at 8:00 a.m. - Loser Game #9 vs Loser Game #13
Game 20 at 9:20 a.m. - Loser Game #10 vs Loser Game #14
Game 22 aty 10:40 a.m. - Winner Game #9 vs Winner Game #13
Game 24 at Noon - Winner Game #10 vs Winner Game #14
Game 26 at 1:20 p.m. - Loser Game #18 vs Loser Game #20 (15th place)
Game 28 at 2:40 p.m. - Winner Game #18 vs Winner Game #20 (13th place)
Game 30 at 4:00 p.m. - Loser Game #22 vs Loser Game #24 (11th place)
Game 32 at 5:20 p.m. - Winner Game #22 vs Winner Game #24 (9th place)