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Water Polo NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S Highlights Stanford wins back-to-back titles: A tough angle, a one-goal lead, and just more than one minute to go in the 2012 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship stared senior Pallavi Menon in the face. She had three problems, but her aim wasn’t one. Menon’s shot across the goal bounced off the far post and into the cage, sealing Stanford’s second consecutive NCAA title with a 6-4 victory May 13 against Southern California. The Cardinal (26-2) added its third women’s water polo national championship to its collection, and the 103rd NCAA title overall for Stan- ford. Stanford previously won women’s water polo titles in 2002 and 2011. The victory came two years after the Cardinal had lost the 2010 national title game 10-9 to Southern California in the same Aztec Aqua- plex pool. Menon’s second goal of the game, with 1:11 remaining, put the Trojans into hurry-up mode, forcing them to take a quick shot on the next possession. The Cardinal defense, anchored by tournament MVP Kate Baldoni, who made 15 saves in the championship game, held fi rm to preserve the win. Baldoni earned the tournament’s top honor after making a total of 29 saves and allowing only nine goals in Stanford’s wins over Pomona- Pitzer, UC Irvine and Southern California. Her saves in the title game continually kept the Cardinal’s slim leads from evaporating as the Stanford off ense engaged in a physical battle for position on the other end. Neither team ever led by more than a goal, and Southern California’s only advantage came when the Trojans’ Madeline Rosenthal scored at the 5:12 mark of the opening period. The lead lasted just 33 seconds, as Menon opened the Cardinal’s scoring with a power-play goal. Stanford would strike again on the power play with 2:23 left in the fi rst period as Kiley Neushul scored. The teams traded goals in the fi nal minute of the frame, with Southern California’s Colleen O’Donnell equalizing with 53 seconds left, but once again a Trojan ejection would benefi t Stanford, as Kaitlyn Lo used a defender to screen Southern California goalie Flora Bolonyai before fi ring home to the near post. The defenses took over at this point, as neither school scored in the second frame, and it was only a moment of bad luck that the scoreless run was broken a minute into the third period. Victoria Kennedy was called for holding the ball with two hands, and Southern California’s Patricia Jancso converted the resulting penalty shot to pull the Trojans even at 3-3. Once again, though, the Cardinal answered quickly. Kaley Dodson found space in front of the Southern California goal and windmilled a shot home just 10 seconds later. This set the stage for a tense fourth period, in which Southern California’s Monica Vavic tied things up once again at the 6:57 mark. Baldoni helped keep things knotted up by making a pair of tough saves, including snuffi ng out a Southern California 6-on-5 advantage. Dodson would step up again with 4:13 remaining, as Stanford’s powerful 6-on-5 unit powered home its fourth goal of the game, setting up Menon’s title-sealing shot three minutes later. 2 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S WATER POLO—RESULTS CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS SEVENTH PLACE 2012 Results MAY 12 AT SAN DIEGO ST. MAY 13 AT SAN DIEGO ST. Loyola Marymount 12, Pomona-Pitzer 2 Iona 12, Pomona-Pitzer 8 (2 ot) FIRST ROUND 1 2 3 4 F 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 F MAY 11 AT SAN DIEGO ST. Pomona-Pitzer ........................ 2 0 0 0 — 2 Pomona-Pitzer ..............2 1 1 4 0 0 — 8 Loyola Marymount ............... 2 3 4 3 — 12 Iona ...................................2 3 1 2 2 2 — 12 UCLA 14, Iona 3 Pomona-Pitzer goals: Mahalia Prater-Fahey 2, Chrissie 1 2 3 4 F Pomona-Pitzer goals: Sarah Westcott, Alyssa Woodward. Alving-Trinh, Vicky Gyorffy, Perri Hopkins, Annie Iona ............................................. 1 1 1 0 — 3 Loyola Marymount goals: Alexandra Honny 6, Erin Oxborough-Yankus, Sarah Westcott, Alyssa Woodward. UCLA ........................................... 5 4 4 1 — 14 Manke 5, Morgan Bonk. Iona goals: Erika Lauraitis 4, Cecilia Leonard 3, Alyssa Iona goals: Mackenzie Mone 2, Cecilia Leonard. Saves: Pomona-Pitzer—Sarah Tuggy 6, Rachel Noll 1; Turza 2, Caitlin McGregor, Mackenzie Mone, Amy UCLA goals: KK Clark 4, Sarah Orozco 3, Emily Donohoe Loyola Marymount—Elise Ponce 7. Olsen. Saves: Pomona-Pitzer—Sarah Tuggy 12; Iona—Marisa 2, Becca Dorst, Emily Greenwood, Victoria Kent, Brooke Princeton 9, Iona 5 Martin, Gisselle Naranjo. Gaynor 15. 1 2 3 4 F Saves: Iona—Marisa Gaynor 5; UCLA—Sarah Wilkey 11, Caitlin Dement 5. Iona ............................................. 2 0 3 0 — 5 FIFTH PLACE Princeton .................................. 2 3 1 3 — 9 MAY 13 AT SAN DIEGO ST. Southern California 14, Princeton 2 Iona goals: Alyssa Turza 3, Cecilia Leonard 2. 1 2 3 4 F Loyola Marymount 15, Princeton 11 Princeton goals: Katie Rigler 3, Saranna Soroka 2, 1 2 3 4 F Princeton .................................. 0 1 1 0 — 2 Brittany Zwimer 2, Molly McBee, Audrey Zak. Southern California .............. 3 3 5 3 — 14 Princeton .................................. 3 3 3 2 — 11 Saves: Iona—Marisa Gaynor 10; Princeton—Kristen Loyola Marymount ............... 3 5 3 4 — 15 Princeton goals: Kelly Gross, Camille Hooks. Ward 10. Southern California goals: Kaleigh Gilchrist 2, Patricia Princeton goals: Katie Rigler 4, Camille Hooks 2, Molly Jancso 2, Madeline Rosenthal 2, Dominique Sardo 2, SEMIFINALS McBee 2, Taylor Dunstan, Jessie Holechek, Saranna Eike Daube, Constance Hiller, Blair Moody, Kara-Leight MAY 12 AT SAN DIEGO ST. Soroka. Huse, Colleen O’Donnell, Chelsea Silvers. Loyola Marymount goals: Kimberly Benedetti 7, Saves: Princeton—Kristen Ward 10; Southern Stanford 12, UC Irvine 3 Alexandra Honny 4, Whitney Delgado, Casey Flacks, California—Flora Bolonyai 11, Morgan Vickers 1. 1 2 3 4 F Laura Lopez, Jessica Morelos. Saves: Princeton—Kristen Ward 5; Loyola Stanford 17, Pomona-Pitzer 5 UC Irvine ................................... 1 1 1 0 — 3 Stanford ..................................... 3 4 3 2 — 12 Marymount—Elise Ponce 7. 1 2 3 4 F Pomona-Pitzer ........................ 1 1 1 2 — 5 UC Irvine goals: Jessy Cardey, Hannah Croghan, Kelsey THIRD PLACE Stanford ..................................... 5 5 4 3 — 17 Klatt. Stanford goals: Ashley Grossman 3, Cory Dodson 2, MAY 13 AT SAN DIEGO ST. Pomona-Pitzer goals: Annie Oxborough-Yankus 2, Pallavi Menon 2, Cassie Churnside, Kaley Dodson, UCLA 10, UC Irvine 9 Perri Hopkins, Mahalia Prater-Fahey, Sarah Westcott. Alexis Lee, Kaitlyn Lo, Kiley Neushul. 1 2 3 4 F Stanford goals: Victoria Kennedy 4, Alyssa Lo 3, Pallavi Saves: UC Irvine—Jillian Yocum 14; Stanford—Kate UC Irvine ................................... 2 2 2 3 — 9 Menon 3, Kaley Dodson 2, Cory Dodson, Jillian Garton, Baldoni 8. Alexis Lee, Kaitlyn Lo, Kiley Neushul. UCLA ........................................... 3 2 3 2 — 10 Saves: Pomona-Pitzer—Sallie Walecka 7, Sarah Tuggy Southern California 12, UCLA 10 UC Irvine goals: Jessy Cardey 5, Hannah Croghan, 3; Stanford—Kate Baldoni 6, Emily Dorst 3. 1 2 3 4 F Katie Croghan, Hillary Estrada, Danielle Warde. UC Irvine 8, Loyola Marymount 6 Southern California .............. 2 4 3 3 — 12 UCLA goals: Gisselle Naranjo 2, Sarah Orozco 2, UCLA ........................................... 2 3 1 4 — 10 Hannah Sebenaler 2, Erica Beebe, KK Clark, Emily 1 2 3 4 F Donohoe, Emily Greenwood. Loyola Marymount ............... 1 3 2 0 — 6 Southern California goals: Patricia Jancso 4, Monica Saves: UC Irvine—Jillian Yocum 5; UCLA—Caitlin UC Irvine ................................... 3 3 2 0 — 8 Vavic 4, Kaleigh Gilchrist 2, Colleen O’Donnell, Chelsea Dement 12. Silvers. Loyola Marymount goals: Kimberly Benedetti 2, Erin UCLA goals: Emily Greenwood 3, Sarah Orozco 3, KK Manke 2, Mackenzie Beck, Alexandra Honny. Clark 2, Emily Donohoe 2. CHAMPIONSHIP UC Irvine goals: Jessy Cardey 2, Hannah Croghan 2, Saves: Southern California—Flora Bolonyai 8; UCLA— MAY 13 AT SAN DIEGO ST. Kelsey Klatt, Annika Bergesen, Michaela Pierandozzi, Stanford 6, Southern California 4 Danielle Warde. Caitlin Dement 7. 1,380 Saves: Loyola Marymount—Elise Ponce 9; UC Irvine— Attendance: 1 2 3 4 F Jillian Yocum 13. Southern California .............. 2 0 1 1 — 4 Attendance: 827 Stanford ..................................... 3 0 1 2 — 6 Southern California goals: Patricia Jancso, Colleen O’Donnell, Madeline Rosenthal, Monica Vavic. Stanford goals: Kaley Dodson 2, Pallavi Menon 2, Kaitlyn Lo, Kiley Neushul. Saves: Southern California—Flora Bolonyai 9; Stanford—Kate Baldoni 15. Attendance: 1,692 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S WATER POLO—HISTORY 3 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. 2,900 2011 ..................................Stanford (28-1) John Tanner 9-5 California Michigan 1,232 2012 ..................................Stanford (26-2) John Tanner 6-4 Southern California San Diego St.