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Water Polo NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S Highlights Stanford captures its third NCAA title in four years, beats UCLA 9-5: For a team that only lost once all season and outscored its op- ponents 346 to 151, Stanford has had its share of adversity. But overcoming challenges has become a point of pride for the team and the Cardinal did it again May 11, winning the NCAA champion- ship by defeating No. 2 UCLA 9-5. The No. 1 ranked Cardinal (25-1) were down 5-3 at halftime, but scored six goals in the second half, including three goals in 1:23. “The story with this team is they have been unifi ed all season,” coach John Tanner said. “We’ve been down a lot in games and the faith they have in one another and that is really unusual and inspiring.” It was the team’s fourth championship and third in four years. The team is the only one that has made the NCAA tournament every year since 2001. Ironically, the only team to beat them was UCLA Feb. 23 and it was that loss that was the turning point of the season. “I really have to thank them,” Tanner said. “I think that really pulled us even closer as a team.” The members had a meeting and everyone talked about how the loss aff ected them. “I don’t think there was one thing we pointed to,” said senior Annika Dries, who scored three goals in the championship game. “We heard from everyone from player 1 to 21.” Tanner talked about the team’s transformation after that loss. “They are reminded why they are doing this,” Tanner said. “I think they had that as a reminder, but I think the affi nity they have for one another pushed them far more. They fi ght to take blame in our video session. I haven’t ever been around like that.” It would have been easy for Stanford to fall apart in the championship game. UCLA scored two of the fi rst three goals and had a 5-3 lead at halftime. Coincidentally, it was the same lead the Bruins had at the half of the Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation championship game which Stanford came back to win 6-5. “Coach asked us last night, ‘What’s going to happen if we are down three?’ and we knew we were to going to come back,” said senior Kaley Dodson, who scored two goals. “So when it happened we knew we were going to do it. We knew we had the bench and the speed to win this.” They tied the game up at fi ve after three periods and then rattled off four goals in the fi nal period. It was a much diff erent game than last year’s championship where Stanford lost a heartbreaker to Southern California in overtime. Dries remembered that loss all summer and used it as motivation. “It stuck with me, for sure,” Dries said. “It wasn’t something that I wanted to bring that to the team, but personally it was in the back of my mind.” Dries also remembered something goalie Gabby Stone said going into the championship game. “She said players make plays,” Dries said. “She’s been such a rock for this team. As a goalkeeper getting those goals scored on you can be a big blow, but she stuck with it. She has been so resilient the entire year.” It was not a surprise for Tanner to see his team come back so strongly in the second half. “When things are going badly, that’s when they are at their best,” Tanner said. “It’s what we show when our backs are against the wall.” 2 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S WATER POLO—RESULTS CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS SEVENTH PLACE 2014 Results MAY 10 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAY 11 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Arizona St. 13, Indiana 9 Indiana 9, UC San Diego 8 FIRST ROUND 1 2 3 4 F 1 2 3 4 F MAY 9 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Indiana ....................................... 1 4 2 2 — 9 Indiana ....................................... 4 2 2 1 — 9 Arizona St. ................................ 3 2 5 3 — 13 UC San Diego .......................... 3 1 2 2 — 8 Stanford 18, Indiana 2 1 2 3 4 F Indiana goals: Candyce Schroeder 3, Shae Fournier Indiana goals: Shae Fournier 3, Candyce Schroeder 2, Rebecca Gerrity 2, Meghan Lappan, Colleen 2, Shelby Taylor, Rebecca Gerrity, Allison Campbell, Indiana ....................................... 1 0 1 0 — 2 McNaught. Colleen McNaught. Stanford ..................................... 4 4 6 4 — 18 Arizona St. goals: Izabella Chiappini 4, Alkistis Benekou UC San Diego goals: Sarah Lizotte 3, Alexis Wieseler 2, Indiana goals: Candyce Schroeder 2. 3, Petra Pardi 3, Kate Enoka 2, Abbey Kerth. Jolene Giuliana, Melissa Bartow, Emma Sasson. Stanford goals: Kiley Neushul 4, Annika Dries 3, Saves: Indiana—Jessica Gaudreault 7; Arizona St.— E. Saves: Indiana—Jessica Gaudreault 9; UC San Maggie Steffens 3, Kaitlyn Lo 2, Kaley Dodson, Ashley B. Keeve 17 Diego—Courtney Miller 13. Grossman, Dani Jackovich, Sophia Monaghan, Kelsey Suggs, Anna Yelizarova. UC Irvine 17, UC San Diego 11 FIFTH PLACE Saves: Indiana—Jessica Gaudreault 5, Mary Campbell 1 2 3 4 F MAY 11 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0; Stanford—Gabby Stone 8, Emily Dorst 4. UC Irvine ................................... 4 3 4 6 — 17 Arizona St. 6, UC Irvine 5 California 7, Arizona St. 4 UC San Diego .......................... 2 3 4 2 — 11 1 2 3 4 F 1 2 3 4 F UC Irvine goals: Hannah Croghan 5, Michaela Pierandozzi 4, Jessy Cardey 3, Danielle Warde 2, Hillary UC Irvine ............................... 2 1 1 1 — 5 Arizona St. ............................... 1 2 1 0 — 4 Arizona St. ............................ 0 2 2 2 — 6 California ................................... 2 4 0 1 — 7 Estrada 2, McKenna Mitchell. UC San Diego goals: Alexis Wieseler 5, Sarah Lizotte 2, UC Irvine goals: Hillary Estrada, Annika Bergesen, Arizona St. goals: Liz Kreek 2, Ao Gao, Petra Pardi. Jolene Guiliana 2, Julia Kirkland, Lauren Boyer. Emily Carlson, Michaela Pierandozzi, Jessy Cardey. California goals: Roser Tarrago 2, Dora Antal, Anna Saves: UC Irvine—Jillian Yocum 8; UC San Diego— Arizona St. goals: Petra Pardi 2, Ao Gao, Alkistis Illes, Emily Loughlin, Kelly McKee, Tiera Schroeder. Courtney Miller 8. Benekou, Anne Kertes, Izabella Chiappini. Saves: Arizona St.—E. B. Keeve 14; California— Saves: UC Irvine—Jillian Yocum 5; Arizona St.—E. B. Madeline Trabucco 5. SEMIFINALS Keeve 8. Southern California 14, UC Irvine 11 MAY 10 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 2 3 4 F Stanford 12, California 8 THIRD PLACE MAY 11 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UC Irvine ................................... 1 3 2 5 — 11 1 2 3 4 F Southern California .............. 2 4 5 3 — 14 Stanford ..................................... 2 5 3 2 — 12 Southern California 11, California 8 UC Irvine goals: Cambia Shockley 2, Jessy Cardey California ................................... 3 1 1 3 — 8 1 2 3 4 F 2, Hannah Croghan 2, Hanna Lancaster 2, Danielle Stanford goals:: Maggie Steffens 3, Kaley Dodson California ................................... 0 3 1 4 — 8 Warde, Ambyr Stewart, Kelsey Thornton. 2, Annika Dries 2, Ashley Grossman, Kiley Neushul, Southern California .............. 2 2 5 2 — 11 Southern California goals: Monica Vavic 3, Eike Daube Gurpreet Sohi, Kelsey Suggs, Anna Yelizarova. California goals: Roser Tarrago 2, Ashley Young 2, Dora 2, Stephania Haralabidis 2, Ioanna Haralabidis, Jennifer California goals: Roser Tarrago 4, Kelly McKee 2, Dora Antal, Sierra Smiley, Anna Illes, Emily Loughlin. Stiefel, Colleen O’Donnell, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Jayde Antal, Sierra Smiley. Southern California goals: Eike Daube 3, Monica Appel, Madeline Rosenthal, Olivia Cummins. Saves: Stanford—Gabby Stone 8; California— Vavic 3, Jennifer Stiefel, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Stephania Saves: UC Irvine—Jillian Yocum 11; Southern Madeline Trabucco 3. Haralabidis, Colleen O’Donnell, Ioanna Haralabidis. California—Flora Bolonyai 6, Alegra Hueso 1. UCLA 5, Southern California 3 Saves: California—Madeline Trabucco 8; Southern UCLA 12, UC San Diego 8 California—Flora Bolonyai 11, Alegra Hueso 0. 1 2 3 4 F 1 2 3 4 F UCLA ........................................... 2 2 0 1 — 5 CHAMPIONSHIP UC San Diego .......................... 1 0 2 5 — 8 Southern California .............. 1 1 1 0 — 3 UCLA ........................................... 2 3 3 4 — 12 MAY 11 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UCLA goals: Mackenzie Barr 2, Kodi Hill, Rachel Fattal, Stanford 9, UCLA 5 UC San Diego goals: Alexis Wieseler 3, Sarah Lizotte 3, Emily Donohue. Julia Kirkland, Jolene Giuliana. Southern California goals: Monica Vavic 2, Stephania 1 2 3 4 F UCLA goals: Rachel Fattal 3, Alys Williams 3, Becca Haralabidis. Stanford .................................... 1 2 2 4 — 9 Dorst 2, Aubrie Monahan 2, India Forster, Mackenzie Saves: UCLA—Sami Hill 8; Southern California—Flora UCLA .......................................... 2 3 0 0 — 5 Barr. Bolonyai 7. Stanford goals: Annika Dries 3, Kaley Dodson 2, Ashley Saves: UC San Diego—Courtney Miller 11; UCLA— Attendance: 482 Grossman 2, Maggie Steffens, Anna Yelizarova. Sami Hill 10, Alex Musselman 1. UCLA goals: Kodi Hill, Mackenzie Barr, Kelly Ronimus, Attendance: 462 Alexa Tielmann, India Forster. Saves: Stanford—Gabby Stone 2; UCLA—Sami Hill 12. Attendance: 568 History Team Results Championship Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Host or Site Attendance 2001 ..................................UCLA (19-4) Adam Krikorian 5-4 Stanford Stanford — 2002 ..................................Stanford (23-2) John Tanner 8-4 UCLA Southern California 1,303 2003 ..................................UCLA (23-4) Adam Krikorian 4-3 Stanford UC San Diego 1,307 2004 ..................................Southern California (29-0) Jovan Vavic 10-8 Loyola Marymount Stanford 1,123 2005 ..................................UCLA (33-0) Adam Krikorian 3-2 Stanford Michigan 1,235 2006 ..................................UCLA (29-4) Adam Krikorian 9-8 Southern California UC Davis 2,753 2007 ..................................UCLA (28-2) Adam Krikorian 5-4 Stanford Long Beach St. 2,099 2008 ..................................UCLA (33-0) Adam Krikorian 6-3 Southern California Stanford 2,139 2009 ..................................UCLA (25-6) Adam Krikorian 5-4 Southern California Maryland 1,519 2010 ..................................Southern California (25-3) Jovan Vavic 10-9 Stanford San Diego St.