It's an All MPSF Semifinal for Water Polo

May 8, 1999

DAVIS, Calif. - All four top seeds - Southern California, Stanford, UC Berkeley and UCLA - won both their matches to advance to Saturday's semifinals during play Friday in the 1999 Women's Water Polo Collegiate I National Tournament being hosted by UC Davis.

The top-seeded Trojans beat Indiana, 17-2, and UC Santa Barbara, 6-3, in moving to a semifinal matchup with UCLA, the three-time defending champion. The Cardinal, seeded second, will face UC Berkeley in the other semifinal on Saturday.

Only one game went to overtime on the first day of competition when UC Davis beat Massachusetts, 6-5, in four overtimes. The host Aggies later lost to Stanford, 6-1, to fall into the losers' bracket.

The 16-team, double-elimination tournament ends on Sunday with the championship game scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Friday's results at the 1999 Women's Water Polo Collegiate I Nationals being held at UC Davis and Solano College in Suisun, Calif. The championship game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sunday at UCD's Hickey Pool.

FRIDAY'S FIRST ROUND

    Southern California 17, Indiana 2
    Stanford 14, Michigan 0
    UC Santa Barbara 6, San Jose State 1
    UC Davis 6, Massachusetts 5, 4OT
    UCLA 12, Maryland 2
    UC Berkeley 12, Princeton 3
    Hawai'i 4, UC San Diego 2
    San Diego State 13, Long Beach State 9

FRIDAY'S SECOND ROUND

    San Jose State 7, Indiana 2
    Massachusetts 8, Michigan 4
    Southern California 6, UC Santa Barbara 3
    Stanford 6, UC Davis 1
    UC San Diego 5, Maryland 2
    Long Beach State 9, Princeton 8
    UC Berkeley 8, San Diego State 2
    UCLA 7, Hawai'i 1

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

 
    Michigan vs. Princeton, 8:30 a.m.
    Indiana vs. Maryland, 9:45 a.m.
    Massachusetts vs. Long Beach State, 11:00 a.m.
    San Jose State vs. UC San Diego, 12:15 p.m.
    UC Davis vs. San Diego State, 1:30 p.m.
    UC Santa Barbara vs. Hawai'i, 2:45 p.m.
    Stanford vs. UC Berkeley, 4 p.m.
    Southern California vs. UCLA, 5:15 p.m.
    15th-place game, 7 p.m.
    13th-place game, 8:30 p.m.

GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS

GAME 1

Indiana 0 1 1 0 - 2 Southern California 3 7 4 3 - 17

GOALS - Ind: Melissa DeBiasse 1, Mary Lesniak 1; USC: Lisa Saenz 3, Jennifer Durley 3, Suzannah Johnson 2, Christine Zador 2, Aniko Pelle 2, Shelli Linza 1, Nina Wengst 1, Sandra Milicev 1, Kory O'Rourke 1, Jennifer Carlisle 1.

SAVES - Ind: Louanne Hovater 3, Kirsten Mayberry 2; USC: Bernice Orwig 4, Marin Pietraz 2.

NOTE - The Trojans scored the first 10 goals of the game and seven in the second period to take control.

GAME 2

San Jose State 1 0 0 0 - 1 UC Santa Barbara 1 3 0 2 - 6

GOALS - SJS: Neva West 1; UCSB: Kelly Tiffany 2, Holly Rodrigues 1, Jenny Holliday 1, Nicole Comacho 1, Elena Tinsler 1.

SAVES - SJS: Elizabeth Holtz 4; UCSB: Katelyn Henry 10.

NOTE - After Spartans tied game early, Gauchos held SJS scoreless for final 3 1-2 quarters. Kelly Tiffany had two goals in second quarter to give Gauchos the edge.

GAME 3

Maryland 0 2 0 0 - 2 UCLA 2 5 3 2 - 12

GOALS - UMd: Katherine Polasek 1, Fernanda Alfinito 1. UCLA: Elaine Zivich 3, Serela Kay 2, Kristin Guerin 2, Michelle Lee 1, Katie Tenenbaum 1, Carly Herrera 1, Amanda Gall 1, Jessica Povey 1.

SAVES - UMd: Dawn Lilenfeld 5, Jamie Mahkorn 2; UCLA: Erin Golaboski 7, Alison LaBonte 1.

NOTE - Bruins roll to 4-0 lead, getting five goals in second quarter to pull away.

GAME 4

UC San Diego 0 2 0 0 - 2 Hawai'i 2 0 2 0 - 4

GOALS - UCSD: Emma Kudritzki 1, Kathryn Ozaki 1; Haw: Lisa DeRossi 1, Robin Jones 1, Michele Wong 1, Andrea Nishioka 1.

SAVES - UCSD: Maryam Hadiashar 3; Haw: Christa Tackaberry 6.

NOTE - Wong and DeRossi scored for Wahines to snap a 2-2 halftime tie.

GAME 5

Michigan 0 0 0 0 - 0 Stanford 6 4 1 3 - 14

GOALS - Stan: Dani Bell 4, Margie Dingeldein 3, Kate Pettit 2, Lindsay Tam 1, Ali Riddell 1, Kelly Shouey 1, Hilary Gallogly 1, Anne-Marie Keenan 1.

SAVES - Mich: Katy Armstrong 8; Stan: Heather Crary 6, Alli Henry 4.

NOTE - Margie Dingeldein and Kate Pettit each scored twice in the first quarter during the Cardinal's fast start.

GAME 6

UMASS 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 UCD 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 - 6

GOALS - UMass: Katie Grogan 2, Claudia Clement 1, Marci Hupp 1, Laurie Edwards 1; UCD: Jamie Koett 2, Lenelle Dorfi 1, Alice Wallace 1, Christa Hattich 1, Kim Parker 1.

SAVES - UMass: Dana Sinkiwich 18; UCD: Molly Morris 12.

NOTE - Aggies recover from 4-1 deficit; Lenelle Dorfi scores game-winner with 1:17 left in 4th OT... Kim Parker put Ags ahead 5-4 with three seconds left in 1st OT, Laurie Edwards sent game to sudden-death with 0:03 left in 2nd OT.

GAME 7

Princeton 0 0 2 1 - 3 UC Berkeley 3 3 2 4 - 12

GOALS - Prin: Cassie Nichols 1, Alinan Brown 1, Celeste Henry 1; Cal: Julia Cesnik 3, Cristen Razzari 2, Melanie von Hartitzsch 2, Beth Irwin 2, Brenna Fleener 1, Brooke Spittler 1, Heather Petri 1.

SAVES - Prin: Goga Vukmirovic 13; Cal: Fana Fuqua 4.

NOTE - Golden Bears score game's first six goals, getting two from von Hartitzsch in first quarter and two from Julia Cesnik in second period.

GAME 8

Long Beach St. 3 1 2 3 - 9 San Diego St. 1 5 2 5 - 13

GOALS - LBS: Stacy Black 3, Elizabeth Garcia 2, Nadine Akers 2, Morgan Meyer 1, Karen Helm 1; SDS: Sara Hanneman 7, Larisa Baltgavis 2, Wendy Jensen 2, Shannon Halpin 1, Whitney Winlow 1.

SAVES - LBS: Amanda Wightman 3; SDS: Curren Teigen 8.

NOTE - 49ers jump to early lead, but Hanneman scores most goals of first round in tournament to spark Aztecs.

GAME 9

Indiana (21-16) 1 1 0 0 - 2 San Jose State (17-21) 2 4 0 1 - 7

GOALS - Ind: Kristin Carpenter 1, Sheri Fagley 1; SJS: Elizabeth Garcia 3, Inna Fedoseyeva 2, Christy Taylor 1, Erin Kelly 1.

SAVES - Ind: Kirsten Mayberry 5; SJS: Elizabeth Holtz 7.

NOTE - Elizabeth Garcia scored two goals in a four-goal second period that lifted the Spartans to an early lead.

GAME 10

UC Santa Barbara (16-16) 2 0 1 0 - 3 Southern California (28-2) 1 2 1 2 - 6

GOALS - UCSB: Lynn Nisbet 1, Nicole Comacho 1, Mary Blumberg 1;

USC: Aniko Pelle 3, Christine Zador 1, Nina Wengst 1, Sandra Milicev 1.

SAVES - UCSB: Katelynh Henry 3; USC: Bernice Orwig 5.

NOTE - Sandra Milicev and Christine Zador scored in the second quarter to bring the Trojans back from a 2-1 deficit. UCSB pulled within 4-3 late in the third quarter, but Nina Wengst scored early in the fourth quarter for USC.

GAME 11

Maryland (22-10) 2 0 0 0 - 2 UC San Diego (12-15) 0 2 1 2 - 5

GOALS - UMd: Katherine Polasek 1, Jaclyn Corr 1; UCSD: Nora Salem 2, Emma Kudritzki 2, Jenny Irwin 1.

SAVES - UMd: Jamie Mahkorn 9; UCSD: Maryam Hadiashar 6.

NOTE - Tritons held the Terrapins scoreless over the final two quarters. Nora Salem scored the eventual game-winner in the third quarter.

GAME 12

Hawai'i (24-14) 1 0 0 0 - 1 UCLA (23-9) 2 2 2 1 - 7

GOALS - Haw: Michele Wong 1; UCLA: Kristin Guerin 1, Katie Tenenbaum 1, Serela Kay 1, Eleanor Murphy 1, Jenny Lamb 1, Elaine Zivich 1, Erin Hayes 1.

SAVES - Haw: Christa Tackaberry 7; UCLA: Erin Golaboski 7.

NOTE - Kristin Guerin scored with 1:34 left in the first quarter to break the 1-1 tie and the Bruin defense made it stand up. Seven different UCLA players scored one goal each.

GAME 13

Michigan (33-10) 0 1 2 1 - 4 Massachusetts (30-7) 2 0 4 2 - 8

GOALS - Mich: Sara Kowal 2, Rachel Knighton 1, Jennifer Crisman 1; UMass: Katie Grogan 2, Laurie Edwards 2, Jacqui Goodhue 2, Claudia Clement 1, Marci Hupp 1.

SAVES - Mich: Katy Armstrong 5; UMass: Dana Sinkiwich 3.

NOTE - UMass scored first three goals of second half to extend lead. Katie Grogan scored twice to spark rally.

GAME 14

Stanford (23-5) 2 1 3 0 - 6 UC Davis (25-11) 0 0 0 1 - 1 GOALS - Stan: Kate Pettit 3, Hilary Gallogly 1, Kris Koblik 1, Anne-Marie Keenan 1; UCD: Christa Hattich 1.

SAVES - Stan: Heather Crary 5; UCD: Molly Morris 3.

NOTE - Stanford scored first six goals as Aggies went 1-for-6 in power-play situations.

GAME 15

Princeton (28-10-1) 1 2 4 1 - 8 Long Beach State (15-21) 2 3 4 0 - 9

GOALS - Prin: Cassie Nichols 6, Katherine Kixmiller 2; LBS: Stacy Black 3, Elizabeth Garcia 2, Lisa Helm 2, Karen Helm 2.

SAVES - Prin: Goga Vukmirovic 14; LBS: Amanda Wightman 8.

NOTE - The 49ers took leads of 3-1, 5-2 and 8-4, but the Tigers responded each time. Princeton could not manage to tie the game, though, and Long Beach held on for the win.

GAME 16

San Diego State (21-19) 0 1 1 0 - 2 UC Berkeley (28-5) 2 2 4 0 - 8

GOALS - SDS: Shannon Halpin 1, Megan Dunbar 1; Cal: Colette Glinkowski 3, Heather Petri 2, Brenna Fleener 1, Beth Irwin 1, Julia Cesnik 1.

SAVES - SDS: Curran Teigen 8; Cal: Fana Fuqua 5, Eva Schueller 5.

NOTE - Golden Bears controlled throughout with Heather Petri scoring both her goals in the second quarter.

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