Oct. 23, 2001

Stanford Story
Stanford (12-0 overall, 5-0 MPSF) vs Pacific (5-8 overall, 0-5 MPSF)
Wednesday, October 24, 2001, 7:00 p.m., Avery Aquatic Center

Stanford vs UCLA (9-2 overall, 4-0 MPSF)
Saturday, October 27, 2001, 10:30 a.m., Avery Aquatic Center ... The match had been originally been slated for 2:00 p.m., but was pushed back to 10:30 a.m. because of a change in the kickoff time (12:30 p.m.) for the Stanford-UCLA football game.

Stanford Saga
The top-ranked and unbeaten Stanford water polo team faces two more important home games when the Cardinal hosts Pacific (Oct. 24, 7:00 p.m.) and the second-ranked UCLA Bruins (October 27, 10:30 a.m.) ... This will be the first meeting between Stanford and Pacific, while the Cardinal has beaten UCLA twice this year by scores of 10-6 and 7-4 ... Stanford freshman Tony Azevedo continues to lead the Cardinal in scoring with 40 goals ... Other double-digit scorers are Brian Darrow (14 goals), Pasi Dutton (13), Peter Hudnut (13), and Jeff Nesmith (10) ... Two-time All-America goalkeeper Nick Ellis has 82 saves in eleven games, an average of 7.5 per game.

Tiger Tale
Pacific is 5-8 ... Nic Hepner leads the UOP attack with 14 goals, followed by Brady Norvall and Chris Nowak each with 12.

Bruin Banter
Brett Ormsby continues to lead UCLA with 23 goals this year with Alfonso Tucay (20), Albert Garcia (15), and Matt Flesher (13) providing a balanced attack ... Ormsby scored three goals in UCLA's first meeting against Stanford.

National Notes
Stanford is ranked #1 ... The rankings are published at 2 p.m. (pt) every Wednesday during the regular season and can be viewed at www.collegiatewaterpolo.com.

Cardinal Catalogue
Stanford is 12-0 and nine of those wins have been against teams in the Top-10 ... Stanford has already beaten #2 ranked UCLA twice (10-6, 7-4), third-ranked Pepperdine (8-6), fourth-ranked USC (10-5), fifth-ranked California (8-4), sixth-ranked Long Beach State (11-6), seventh-ranked UC Irvine (12-9), ninth-ranked Loyola Marymount (13-5), and tenth-rated UC Santa Barbara (9-5).

Dante Data
Cardinal head coach Dante Dettamanti now has career record of 656-208-6 ... His 656 wins is second-best in collegiate water polo history behind UC Irvine's Ted Newland who currently has 669 wins.

Career Coaching Wins 

*1. Ted Newland, UC Irvine		669-295
*2.  Dante Dettamanti, Stanford		656-208-6
3. Pete Cutino, California		519-172-10
4. Bob Horn, UCLA			487-188-8
5. John Williams, USC			449-253-7
6. Ken Lindgren, USC			335-338-3
*7. Terry Schroder, Pepperdine		243-126
8. Rick Rowland, Pepperdine		224-56-10
9. Guy Baker, UCLA			157-83
10. George Schroth, California		153-58-1
*11. Jovan Vavic, USC			141-33
*active collegiate head coach

Most NCAA Titles
1. Pete Cutino, California		8
*2. Dante Dettamanti, Stanford		7
3. Bob Horn, UCLA			4
4. Steve Heaston, California		3
5. Ted Newland, UC Irvine		2
*6. Terry Schroder, Pepperdine		1
*6. Jovan Vavic, USC			1
*active collegiate head coach

The Collegiate Top-10 Water Polo Poll
1. Stanford			100 points
2. UCLA				95
3. Pepperdine			90
4. USC				85
5. California			79
6. Long Beach State		76
7. UC Irvine			69
8. UC San Diego			64
9. Loyola Marymount		62
10. UC Santa Barbara		55

NCAA Notes
Stanford will host the 2001 NCAA Division I Water Polo Championships at the Avery Aquatic Center on Dec. 1-2 ... Two-day adult passes are now available for $20, while $14 two-day passes are available for students/children/seniors ... For ticket information, call the Stanford Ticket Office at 800-STANFORD.