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Nor-Cal Tournament
Water Polo Wins Nor-Cal Tournament
October 10, 1999 | Men's Water Polo
Oct. 10, 1999
LOS ANGELES - Ivan Babic's 2-pointer with 1:03 left in the match gave the USC men's water polo team the championship of the Northern California Tournament, as the No. 3 Trojans defeated No. 1 UCLA, 7-6, on Sunday at Stanford.
USC (12-1) has now won the Nor-Cal Tournament four of the last five years.
The Trojans opened the tournament wins over Santa Clara (17-3) and Air Force (16-6) on Saturday, then beat No. 2 Stanford, 12-10 on overtime, on Sunday morning.
USC 2-6-4-5---17
Santa Clara 2-0-0-1---3
USC Goals: Basso 5 (one 2-pointer), Castle 2, Csaszar 2, O'Rourke 2, Babic 1, Guerrero 1, Janov 1, Larson 1, Lontay 1.
USC Saves: McEvoy 4.
USC 6-3-3-4---16
Air Force 0-3-1-2---6
USC Goals: Johnathon Hewko 3, Basso 1 (one 2-pointer), Guerrero 2, O'Rourke 2, Castle 2, Larson 2, Jordan Hewko 1, Janov 1, Lontay 1.
USC Saves: McEvoy 10.
USC 1-4-2-2-0-2---12
Stanford 1-2-2-4-1-0---10
USC Goals: O'Rourke 2 (two 2-pointers), Basso 2 (one 2-pointer), Lontay 2, Castle 1, Hewko 1, Larson 1.
USC Saves: McEvoy 9.
USC 0-4-1-2---7
UCLA 2-2-1-1---6
USC Goals: Babic 2 (one 2-pointer), Lontay 2, Guerrero 1, Basso 1.
