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Water Polo NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S Highlights Espar scores in third sudden death to secure third national championship for Southern California: In the longest match in National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship history, Southern California rallied from a 3-0 deficit and defeated Stanford, 10-9, in the third sudden-death period to win the 2013 crown May 12 at Harvard. Nineteen-year head coach Jovan Vavic captured his third NCAA crown with the women’s team. It also was the third time both his men’s and women’s teams won titles in the same academic year. Both teams came up with critical defensive stops in the last quarter of regulation, including four saves by Southern California goalkeeper Flora Bolonyai. Southern California finally mustered a pair of goals in the closing two minutes. Hannah Buckling tied the game at six with her third goal with 1:56 remaining. Freshman Anni Espar scored with 45 seconds to go for the Trojans’ first lead of the game. However, with only 12 seconds remaining, Cardinal sophomore Ashley Grossman sent a shot past Bolonyai at the end of a 6-on-5 op- portunity. That forced the first overtime contest in NCAA women’s water polo championship-game history. The overtime, which includes two three-minute periods followed by sudden death, if necessary, was a back-and-forth battle. Southern California junior Kelley Mendoza began the scoring just 36 seconds into the frame on an extra-man chance. Stanford’s Maggie Steffens followed with her second goal to tie the game at eight. In the second three-minute session, Melissa Seidemann notched her third goal of the game to push the Cardinal in front, before the Trojans’ patience on offense allowed Buckling to deliver her game-high fourth score with just 55 seconds remaining on the clock. In the first sudden-death period, neither team was able to score a goal. Deadlocked at nine in the waning moments of the second sud- den death, Stanford had a pair of shot attempts ricochet off the crossbar. It wasn’t until the third sudden death that the Trojans were able to spread the ball around effectively as Espar’s second goal of the day rang off the right post and into the left side of the net to end the match. “This game was really tough,” Espar said. “I missed a lot of shots, too. [Coach Vavic] said it was my time and I trust him, so it was my time. I didn’t want it only for me, but for all my team.” In a rematch of the 2010 and 2012 title games, Southern California defeated two-time defending champion Stanford for the second time in the championship game. “We got beat by an incredible outside shot,” Stanford head coach John Tanner said. “We played great defense. It was just a spectacular shot. We tip our hats off to Espar.” The defensive effort between the pipes was possibly the biggest strength for both teams. Kate Baldoni finished the game with 11 saves for the Cardinal. Bolonyai was named tournament Most Outstanding Player as she turned away 17 attempts for Southern California. “The goalie is the most important person in the game,” Vavic said. “[Bolonyai] always steps up in big games. “We knew Stanford was going to be the team to beat. We needed to believe we could get this job done. It took us quite some time. To win in this fashion, this is going to stay with these players and coaches forever.” 2 NationaL COLLegiate WOMEN’S WateR POLO—RESULts CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS SEVENTH PLACE 2013 Results MAY 11 AT HARVARD MAY 12 AT HARVARD UC San Diego 15, Pomona-Pitzer 8 Pomona-Pitzer 13, Iona 12 FIRST ROUND 1 2 3 4 F 1 2 3 4 F MAY 10 AT HARVARD Pomona-Pitzer ........................ 3 2 3 0 — 8 Pomona-Pitzer ........................ 3 1 4 5 — 13 UC San Diego .......................... 6 4 3 2 — 15 Iona ............................................. 3 3 3 3 — 12 Southern California 27, Pomona-Pitzer 1 1 2 3 4 F Pomona-Pitzer goals: Alyssa Woodward 3, Mahalia Pomona-Pitzer goals: Katy Schaefer 5, Sarah Westcott Prater-Fahey 2, Katy Schaefer, Sallie Walecka, Vicky 3, Alyssa Woodward 2, Chrissie Alving-Trinh, Vicky Pomona-Pitzer ........................ 1 0 0 0 — 1 Gyorffy. Gyorffy, Sallie Walecka. Southern California .............. 7 6 8 6 — 27 UC San Diego goals: Sarah Lizotte 5, Melissa Bartow Iona goals: Amy Olsen 5, Georgina Lee 3, Taylor Silva Pomona-Pitzer goals: Katy Schaefer. 3, Rachel Brooks 3, Alexis Wieseler 2, Julia Kirkland, 2, Katie Stelnicki 2. Southern California goals: Dominique Sardo 4, Monica Emma Sasson. Saves: Pomona-Pitzer—Sarah Tuggy 15; Iona—Marisa Vavic 4, Jayde Appel 3, Nicolina McCall 3, Hannah Saves: Pomona-Pitzer—Sarah Tuggy 12; UC San Gaynor 8. Buckling 2, Olivia Cummins 2, Anni Espar 2, Constance Diego—Courtney Miller 6, Alexsee Wilcox. Hiller 2, Kelly Mendoza 2, Eike Daube, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Princeton 12, Iona 2 FIFTH PLACE Chelsea Silvers. MAY 12 AT HARVARD Saves: Pomona-Pitzer—Sarah Tuggy 9; Southern 1 2 3 4 F California—Flora Bolonyai 10. Iona ............................................. 1 0 1 0 — 2 Princeton 12, UC San Diego 10 (2 OT) Hawaii 13, UC San Diego 6 Princeton .................................. 3 4 4 1 — 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 F Iona goals: Erika Lauraitis 2. Princeton .............................. 2 3 2 3 1 1 — 12 1 2 3 4 F UC San Diego ...................... 3 3 2 2 0 0 — 10 UC San Diego .......................... 1 1 1 3 — 6 Princeton goals: Saranna Soroka 4, Pippa Temple 3, Hawaii ........................................ 2 5 5 1 — 13 Taylor Dunstan 2, Katie Rigler 2, Rachele Gyorffy. Princeton goals: Jessie Holechek 4, Brittany Zwirner 3, Saves: Iona—Marisa Gaynor 6, Rachel Noll 1; Pippa Temple 2, Ashley Hatcher, Camille Hooks, Molly UC San Diego goals: Alexis Wieseler 2, Melissa Bartow, Princeton—Ashleigh Johnson 15. McBee. Leah Gonzales, Julia Kirkand, Sarah Lizotte. UC San Diego goals: Sarah Lizotte 3, Jolene Guiliana Hawaii goals: Caity Lopes da Silva 4, Monika Eggens SEMIFINALS 2, Alexis Wieseler 2, Melissa Bartow, Allison Delgado, 3, Amarens Genee 2, Zoe Respondek 2, Paula Chillida MAY 11 AT HARVARD Julia Kirkland. Esforzado, Danielle Lewis. Saves: Princeton—Ashleigh Johnson 14; UC San Saves: UC San Diego—Courtney Miller 11; Hawaii— Southern California 16, Hawaii 9 Diego—Courtney Miller 13. Amy Carlson 3. 1 2 3 4 F UCLA 8, Princeton 6 Hawaii ........................................ 1 3 2 3 — 9 THIRD PLACE Southern California .............. 6 4 2 4 — 16 1 2 3 4 F MAY 12 AT HARVARD Princeton .................................. 1 1 0 4 — 6 Hawaii goals: : Paula Chillida Esforzado 4, Caity Lopes UCLA 13, Hawaii 8 UCLA ........................................... 2 4 0 2 — 8 da Silva 2, Monika Eggens, Amarens Genee, Zoe Respondek. 1 2 3 4 F Princeton goals: Katie Rigler 3, Jessie Holechek 2, Southern California goals: Jayde Appel 3, Kaleigh Hawaii ........................................ 3 3 1 1 — 8 Brittany Zwirner. Gilchrist 3, Anni Espar 2, Dominique Sardo 2, Monica UCLA ........................................... 4 3 3 3 — 13 UCLA goals: Emily Donohoe 3, Rachel Fattal 2, India Vavic 2, Hannah Buckling, Nicolina McCall, Kelly Hawaii goals: Monika Eggens 4, Amarens Genee 2, Forster, Gisselle Naranjo, Alys Williams. Mendoza, Chelsea Silvers. Caity Lopes da Silva, Zoe Respondek. Saves: Princeton—Ashleigh Johnson 7; UCLA—Sami Saves: Hawaii—Hannah Hogue 3; Southern UCLA goals: Rachel Fattal 4, Emily Donohoe 2, Hill 9. California—Flora Bolonyai 13. Becca Dorst 2, Danielle Ferraro, India Forster, Maddy Stanford 20, Iona 3 Stanford 5, UCLA 3 McLaren, Kelly Ronimus, Alexa Tielmann. Saves: Hawaii—Amy Carlson 9; UCLA—Sami Hill 13. 1 2 3 4 F 1 2 3 4 F Iona ............................................. 0 0 2 1 — 3 UCLA ........................................... 1 0 1 1 — 3 Stanford ..................................... 4 6 6 4 — 20 CHAMPIONSHIP Stanford ..................................... 1 3 0 1 — 5 MAY 12 AT HARVARD Iona goals: Alyssa Turza 2, Amy Olsen. UCLA goals: Emily Donohoe 2, India Forster. Southern California 10, Stanford 9 (5 OT) Stanford goals: Melissa Seidemann 4, Annika Dries 3, Stanford goals: Jillian Garton 2, Maggie Steffens 2, Ashley Grossman 2, Maggie Steffens 2, Anna Yelizarova Melissa Seidemann. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F 2, Cory Dodson, Kaley Dodson, Jillian Garton, Alexis Saves: UCLA—Sami Hill 11; Stanford—Katie Baldoni Stanford .................................... 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 — 9 Lee, Kaitlyn Lo, Kiley Neushul, Lexie Ross. 12. Southern California ............. 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 — 10 Saves: Iona—Marisa Gaynor 5; Stanford—Gabby Attendance: 381 Stanford goals: Melissa Seidemann 3, Kaley Dodson Stone 6, Katie Baldoni 3. 2, Maggie Steffens 2, Ashley Grossman, Kiley Neushul. Attendance: 378 Southern California goals: Hannah Buckling 4, Anni Espar 2, Madeline Rosenthal 2, Nicolina McCall, Kelly Mendoza. Saves: Stanford—Kate Baldoni 11; Southern California—Flora Bolonyai 17. Attendance: 436 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.