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82 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE Water Polo NATIONAL COLLEGIATE 2001 Championship Highlights Make It Eight: On his final day at the helm of the Stanford men’s water polo team, Dante Dettamanti claimed one final record that had eluded him: an eighth national title. The Cardinal squad beat UCLA, 8-5, December 2 in front of a home crowd to give its 25-year head coach a tie for the most NCAA titles by any coach. Dettamanti, who ends his collegiate coaching career with 666-208-6 record, tied California’s Pete Cutino with eight NCAA championships in a career. Stanford had won its most recent title in 1994 and had lost two title games since. Stanford defeated UCLA, 8-5, behind two goals by Tony Azevedo and eight saves by Nick Ellis. For more, go to www.ncaa.org/news/2001/20011217/awide/ 3826n05.html on the World Wide Web. All-Tournament Team: Azevedo, the most outstanding player of tour- nament, was joined on the all-tournament first team by fellow Cardinal members Nick Ellis, Peter Hudnut and Jeff Nesmith. UCLA’s Matt Flesher Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos and Brett Ormsby, along with Kevin Witt from Loyola Marymount were on the first all-tournament squad. Stanford head coach Dante Dettamanti and his Cardinal squad took a last championship splash before his retirement after 25 years. Stanford beat UCLA in the championship in front of a home crowd. UCLA 7, Loyola Marymount 5 Loyola Marymount goals: Kyle Witt (4), Stephen Lipinski Results UCLA ....................................2 3 1 1—7 (3), Tamas Szego (3), Kevin Witt (3), Adam Zintsmaster. Loyola Marymount ..................1 0 1 3—5 Massachusetts goals: Adam Moore (2), Carlos Ramos (2), UCLA goals: Brett Ormsby (3), Jeff Pflueger (2), Albert Mike Foley, Evan Lutz. SEMIFINALS Garcia, Matt Flesher. Saves: Loyola Marymount—Kevin Paulsen 7; Massachusetts—J.R. VanderWall 10. DECEMBER 1 Loyola Marymount goals: Stephen Lipinski (2), Kevin Witt AT STANFORD, CALIFORNIA (2), Kris Barr. Saves: UCLA—Brandon Brooks 6; Loyola Marymount— CHAMPIONSHIP Stanford 8, Massachusetts 4 Kevin Paulsen 8. Stanford 8, UCLA 5 Stanford ................................3 1 2 2—8 Stanford ................................3 2 1 2—8 Massachusetts ........................2 0 1 1—4 THIRD PLACE UCLA ....................................1 1 2 1—5 Stanford goals: Jeff Nesmith (3), Tony Azevedo (2), Jeff DECEMBER 2 Stanford goals: Tony Azevedo (2), Brian Darrow (2), Guyman, Onno Koelman, Peter Hudnut. Onno Koelman (2), Jeff Nesmith, Peter Hudnut. AT STANFORD, CALIFORNIA Massachusetts goals: Mike Foley, Justin Houck, Adam UCLA goals: Alfonso Tucay (2), Brett Ormsby (2), Matt Moore, Evan Lutz. Loyola Marymount 14, Massachusetts 6 Flesher. Saves: Stanford—Nick Ellis 6; Massachusetts—J.R. Loyola Marymount ..................5 6 1 2—14 Saves: Stanford—Nick Ellis 8; UCLA—Brandon Brooks 7. VanderWall 15. Massachusetts ........................1 4 0 1— 6 Attendance: 2,226. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE 83 History Team Results Championship Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Host or Site Attendance 1969..................... UCLA (19-0) Bob Horn 5- 2 California Long Beach, Calif. — 1970..................... UC Irvine (27-2) Ted Newland 7- 6 (3 ot) UCLA Long Beach, Calif. — 1971..................... UCLA (18-1) Bob Horn 5- 3 San Jose St. Long Beach, Calif. — 1972..................... UCLA (19-1) Bob Horn 10- 5 UC Irvine New Mexico — 1973..................... California (25-1) Pete Cutino 8- 4 UC Irvine Long Beach, Calif. — 1974..................... California (25-2) Pete Cutino 7- 6 UC Irvine Long Beach, Calif. — 1975..................... California (22-6) Pete Cutino 9- 8 UC Irvine Long Beach, Calif. 3,326 1976..................... Stanford (20-2) Art Lambert 13-12 UCLA Long Beach, Calif. 3,050 1977..................... California (29-3) Pete Cutino 8- 6 UC Irvine Brown 765 1978..................... Stanford (26-1-1) Dante Dettamanti 7- 6 (3 ot) California Long Beach, Calif. 2,541 1979..................... UC Santa Barb. (27-2-1) Pete Snyder 11- 3 UCLA Long Beach, Calif. 2,542 1980..................... Stanford (28-2-1) Dante Dettamanti 8- 6 California Long Beach, Calif. 2,401 1981..................... Stanford (31-0) Dante Dettamanti 17- 6 Long Beach St. Long Beach, Calif. 2,579 1982..................... UC Irvine (30-0) Ted Newland 7- 4 Stanford Long Beach, Calif. 2,128 1983..................... California (29-3-2) Pete Cutino 10- 7 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. 2,697 1984..................... California (26-4-1) Pete Cutino 9- 8 Stanford Long Beach, Calif. 3,214 1985..................... Stanford (25-4) Dante Dettamanti 12-11 (2 ot) UC Irvine Long Beach, Calif. 3,410 1986..................... Stanford (36-0) Dante Dettamanti 9- 6 California Long Beach, Calif. 3,491 1987..................... California (27-3) Pete Cutino 9- 8 (ot) Southern California Long Beach, Calif. 4,398 1988..................... California (33-3) Pete Cutino 14-11 UCLA Long Beach, Calif. 5,073 1989..................... UC Irvine (27-6) Ted Newland 9- 8 California Indianapolis 3,421 1990..................... California (29-1) Steve Heaston 8- 7 Stanford Long Beach, Calif. 3,185 1991..................... California (26-1) Steve Heaston 7- 6 UCLA Long Beach, Calif. 3,502 1992..................... California (31-0) Steve Heaston 12-11 (3 ot) Stanford Long Beach, Calif. 3,517 1993..................... Stanford (24-6) Dante Dettamanti 11- 9 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. 3,165 1994..................... Stanford (27-1) Dante Dettamanti 14-10 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. 3,608 1995..................... UCLA (20-6) Guy Baker 10- 8 California Stanford 1,903 1996..................... UCLA (24-6) Guy Baker 8- 7 Southern California UC San Diego 2,790 1997..................... Pepperdine (25-3) Terry Schroeder 8- 7 (2 ot) Southern California Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 927 1998..................... Southern California (25-3) John Williams/Jovan Vavic 9- 8 (2 ot) Stanford Newport Beach, Calif. 3,132 1999..................... UCLA (22-3) Guy Baker/Adam Krikorian 6- 5 Stanford La Jolla, Calif. 4,441 2000..................... UCLA (19-7) Guy Baker/Adam Krikorian 11- 2 UC San Diego Malibu, Calif. 3,049 2001..................... Stanford (22-1) Dante Dettamanti 8- 5 UCLA Stanford — Note: From 1969 through 1994, the championship comprised eight teams. Since 1995, the championship has comprised four teams. 1997 Jeremy Pope, Pepperdine, 6 1976 Leading Scorers, 1998 George Csaszar, Southern California, 5 *Chris Dorst, Stanford Year-by-Year 1999 Sean Kern, UCLA, 8 Rob Arnold, Stanford 2000 Ivan Babic, Southern California, 9 Rick Johannsen, Stanford 2001 Kevin Witt, Loyola Marymount, 6 Drew McDonald, Stanford Year Player, Institution, Goals Boyd Philpot, UC Irvine 1969 Ben Gage, UC Santa Barb., 14 John Stephens, UCLA 1970 Ben Gage, UC Santa Barb., 12 Joe Vargas, UCLA 1971 Jim Waska, Cal St. Fullerton, 14 All-Tournament Teams 1972 Jim Kruse, UC Irvine, 31 1977 1973 Bruce Kocsis, Southern California, 8 *Most Outstanding Player(s). *Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine 1974 Jon Svendsen, California, 9 Marty Davis, Stanford 1975 Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine, 13 1972 John Gansel, Stanford 1976 Dave Breen, Arizona, 17 *Eric Lindroth, UCLA Mike Loughlin, California 1977 Scott Schulte, Bucknell, 14 Bruce Black, UC Irvine Jim Purcell, California 1978 Scott Schulte, Bucknell, 13 Kevin Craig, UCLA Kevin Robertson, California 1979 Scott Schulte, Bucknell, 11 Jack Dickmann, UC Irvine Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine 1980 Kevin Robertson, California, 12 Brad Jackson, San Jose St. Scott Schulte, Bucknell, 12 Jim Kruse, UC Irvine 1978 1981 James Bergeson, Stanford, 12 Dennis Needleman, Southern California Robby Arnold, Stanford 1982 Peter Neushul, UC Santa Barb., 9 Doug Burke, Stanford 1983 Dan O’Connell, Loyola (Ill.), 11 1973 Peter Campbell, UC Irvine 1984 Alan Gresham, California, 10 Bruce Kocsis, Southern California John Gansel, Stanford Charles Harris, Southern California, 10 Bruce Black, UC Irvine Kevin Robertson, California 1985 J.R. Salvatore, UC Irvine, 10 Jim Kruse, UC Irvine Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine 1986 Robert Lynn, Southern California, 12 Carlos Steffens, California 1987 Rafael Gandarillas, Pepperdine, 11 1974 *Doug Healy, California Alexis Rousseau, UCLA, 11 1979 Mike Loughlin, California *Greg Boyer, UC Santa Barb. 1988 Kyle Kopp, Long Beach St., 12 Jon Svendsen, California John Dobrott, UC Santa Barb. 1989 Tom Warde, UC Irvine, 11 1990 Luis Nicolao, Navy, 10 Randy Kalbus, Stanford 1975 Kevin Robertson, California 1991 Steve Gill, UC Irvine, 11 *Jon Svendsen, California Rick Sherburne, UCLA 1992 Danny Leyson, Southern California, 12 Guy Antley, UC Irvine Carlos Steffens, California 1993 Michael Nalu, UC San Diego, 13 Tom Belfanti, California Craig Wilson, UC Santa Barb. 1994 Doug Munz, Navy, 11 Walter Bricker, California 1995 Jeremy Braxton-Brown, UCLA, 8 Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine 1980 1996 Hrvoje Cizmic, Southern California, 5 Boyd Philpot, UC Irvine *John Gansel, Stanford Brian Stahl, Massachusetts, 5 Tim Quinn, UC Irvine *Kevin Robertson, California Marko Zagar, Southern California, 5 Robert Webb, UCLA James Bergeson, Stanford POLO WATER 84 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE Jody Campbell, Stanford Chris Humbert, California Ross Mecham, UC San Diego Peter Campbell, UC Irvine Rick McNair, Stanford Jonathan Samuels, UC San Diego Bob Diepersloot, California Jeff Oeding, Stanford Jonathan Skaalen, Stanford Chris Kelsey, Stanford Sasa Poljak, Pepperdine Alan Mouchawar, Stanford Tom Warde, UC Irvine 2000 Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine *Sean Kern, UCLA 1990 Brandon Brooks, UCLA 1981 *Chris Humbert,