UCLA
25-2
Stanford University
22-5
No. 1 UCLA Headed to NCAA Title Game with 17-14 Win at Stanford
December 07, 2024 | Men's Water Polo
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A total of eight Bruins scored in the game, paced by six goals and seven total points from freshman Ryder Dodd. Redshirt sophomore Frederico Jucá Carsaladeย also had a hat trick against the Cardinal, his second of the season. Two other Bruins scored multiple goals, which included redshirt junior Chase Dodd, and graduate transfer Nico Tierney.
Redshirt freshman Nate Tauscher got just the second start of his collegiate careerย and he went the distance, tallying five saves and one steal while surrendering 14 goals. But he had a huge stop and a momentum changer to end the third period with a penalty stop of a shot by Ethan Parrish to keep the Bruins in front at 11-10 heading into the fourth.
Stanford jumped out to a 5-2 lead at the end of the first period. But all season long, the Bruins' best quarter in goal differential has been the second period (119-67 entering today), and this game was no different as UCLA would win the quarter, 5-2, to tie it up at 7-7 at the break.
The Bruins won the third period, 4-3, to take the 11-10 lead into the final stanza. UCLA would continue to pour it on in the fourth period, outscoring Stanford 6-4, to provide the 17-14 final.
Up Next: The Bruins will face No. 2 USCย tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. PST on ESPNU for the 2024 NCAA Championship. The Trojans advanced with an 18-16 overtime win over No. 3 Fordham.
No. 1 UCLA atย No. 4 Stanford (NCAA Championship Semifinalย - Avery Aquatic Center - Game 27)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 1 UCLA | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| No. 2 Stanford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 1/7 - STAN - 0/6
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/1 - STAN - 0/1
UCLA Goals:ย Ryder Dodd 6, Frederico Jucá Carsalade 3, Chase Dodd 2, Nico Tierney 2, Marcell Szécsi 1, Jack Larsen 1, Ben Liechty 1, Makoto Kenney 1
UCLA Saves:ย Nate Tauscher 5
STAN Goals:ย Soren Jensen 4, Riley Pittman 3, Botond Balogh 3, Dash McFarland 1, Grant Watson 1, Chase McFarland 1,ย Alex Gheorgheย 1
STAN Saves:ย West Temkin 7
Team Stats
Makoto Kenney
07:32
Soren Jensen
07:15
Jackson Painter
03:59
Riley Pittman
03:21
Chase Dodd
01:58
Riley Pittman
01:34
Soren Jensen
00:01
Ryder Dodd
07:34
Nico Tierney
06:57
Marcell Szรยฉcsi
04:42
Ryder Dodd
03:33
Grant Watson
02:46
Nico Tierney
00:26
Botond Balogh
Riley Pittman
06:37
Ryder Dodd
05:39
Chase Mcfarland
05:18
Ben Liechty
04:44
Alex Gheorghe
03:05
Frederico Jucรยก Carsalade
01:38
Ryder Dodd
00:23
Jack Larsen
07:36
Chase Dodd
05:51
Botond Balogh
05:19
Soren Jensen
04:21
Ryder Dodd
03:01
Ryder Dodd
02:12
Botond Balogh
02:03
Frederico Jucรยก Carsalade
01:32
Frederico Jucรยก Carsalade
00:48
Soren Jensen
00:31
