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Stanford Beats USC in So-Cal Water Polo Final
September 19, 1999 | Men's Water Polo
Sept. 19, 1999
LOS ANGELES - Brian Heifferon scored a match-high four points, including the go-ahead penalty shot in the first overtime period, to lift the No. 2 Stanford men's water polo team to an 11-10 victory over No. 1 USC in the championship game of the Southern California Tournament at McDonald's Swim Stadium on Sunday.
The Trojans (5-1) actually scored more goals than the Cardinal, 10-8, but Stanford (6-0) earned its winning margin by hitting three two-pointers. Heifferon's two-pointer gave Stanford a 9-6 lead with 4:55 left in regulation, though USC stormed back with goals by Peter Janov, George Csaszar and Ivan Babic to send the game into overtime.
Allen Basso's lob shot gave the Trojans a 10-9 lead in the first overtime period (USC's first lead since it was 1-0), but Stanford struck back with a 6-on-5 goal by Jeff Nesmith and Heifferon's penalty shot in the final second of the first overtime. Neither team scored in the second overtime period, though USC got off two good shots in the final 30 seconds.
The final was a rematch of the 1998 NCAA championship game, which USC won in overtime.
UCLA took third place with a 12-8 win over UC Irvine, Pacific beat Pepperdine, 6-5, in the fifth-place game and California defeated Long Beach State, 5-4, in the seventh-place game.
All of the top 10-ranked teams in the country took part in the tournament, and all 13 of the teams were ranked among the top 18.
Casey Wood of Air Force was the tournament's high scorer with 12 points.
Sunday's Results
Stanford 11, USC 10 (OT) (championship)
UCLA 12, UC Irvine 8 (third-place game)
Pacific 6, Pepperdine 5 (fifth-place game)
California 5, Long Beach State 4 (seventh-place game)
USC 5, UC Irvine 4 (semifinal)
Stanford 9, UCLA 7 (semifinal)
Pacific 7, California 5 (consolation semifinal)
Pepperdine 7, Long Beach State 6 (consolation semifinal)
Air Force 10, Navy 6
UC Santa Barbara 9, UC Davis 5
UC San Diego 17, Air Force 6
UC Santa Barbara 13, Navy 2
UC San Diego 10, UC Davis 7
All-Tournament First Team
Matt Armato, UCLA
Allen Basso, USC
George Csaszar, USC
John Dorfi, UC Irvine
Brian Heifferon, Stanford
Andy Walburger, Stanford
Nick Ellis, Stanford (goalie)
All-Tournament Second Team
Mark Amott, Stanford
Ivan Babic, USC
Sean Hylton, Pepperdine
Chris Lund, Pacific
Dave Parker, UCLA
Jerry Smith, California
Richard McEvoy, USC (goalie)
GAME #14 --- Air Force 10, Navy 6
AF (n/a) 3-1-4-2---10
NAVY (7-5) 2-2-1-1---6
AF Goals: Brent Reimer 4, Casey Wood 3 (one 2-pointer), Wade Grabow 2.
NAVY Goals: Jason Duffie 2, Brendan Naeve 1, Jason Pace 1, Barry Shaw 1, Andy Spillane 1.
Goalie Saves: Charles Toth (AF) 7, Sean Stanowski (NAVY) 4.
Note: Air Force held a 6-5 lead late in the third quarter, and Casey Wood's two-pointer extended the lead to 8-5.
GAME #15 --- UC Santa Barbara 9, UC Davis 5
UCSB (2-2) 4-3-2-0---9
UCD (1-7) 1-0-3-1---5
UCSB Goals: Tom Coughlan 2, Patrick Treman 1 (one 2-pointer), Kyle Ashley 1, Chris Driscoll 1, Scott Miller 1, Joey Pacelli 1, Paul Rave 1.
UCD Goals: Ryan Douglass 2 (one 2-pointer), Chris Hagans 1, Tim Rogers 1.
Goalie Saves: Trevor Spence (UCSB) 5, Gavin Glauser (UCD) 4.
Note: Tied 1-1, UC Santa Barbara went on a 5-0 run.
GAME #16 --- Pacific 7, California 5
UOP (4-2) 1-1-3-2---7
CAL (2-2) 2-0-0-3---5
UOP Goals: Andrew Tri 2 (one 2-pointer), Sergey Bushuev 1, Gabe Esposto 1, Chris Nowak 1, Soro Salerno 1.
CAL Goals: Joe Kaiser 2, Eldad Hazor 1, Jerry Smith 1, Albert Won 1.
Goalie Saves: Jeff Johnson (UOP) 8, Kevin Ahasey (CAL) 9.
Note: Andrew Tri hit a two-pointer with three seconds left in the game to give Pacific the win.
GAME #17 --- Pepperdine 7, Long Beach State 6
PEP (2-2) 0-4-3-0---7
LBSU (2-3) 2-1-1-2---6
PEP Goals: Sean Hylton 2 (two 2-pointers), Peter Joseph 1 (one 2-pointer), Chris Richeson 1.
LBSU Goals: Patrick Cochran 2, Bryce Felloney 1, Shane Lindstrom 1, Chris Segesman 1, Tyler Wawrzynski 1.
Goalie Saves: Josh Drais (PEP) 13, Brett Adolph (LBSU) 11.
Note: Pepperdine's first three goals were two-pointers, then the Waves' only one-point goal gave them a 7-4 lead late in the third quarter.
GAME #18 --- USC 5, UC Irvine 4
USC (5-0) 1-2-1-1---5
UCI (2-2) 0-3-1-0---4
USC Goals: George Csaszar 2, Ivan Babic 1, James Castle 1, Adam Guerrero 1.
UCI Goals: John Dorfi 2, Dan Hayes 1, Chris Kirchwehm 1.
Goalie Saves: Richard McEvoy (USC) 3, Genai Kerr (UCI) 7.
Note: UCI held a 4-3 lead in the third quarter before USC tied it, then went ahead on James Castle's goal with 5:17 to go in the game.
GAME #19 --- Stanford 9, UCLA 7
STAN (5-0) 3-2-2-2---9
UCLA (3-1) 1-4-1-1---7
STAN Goals: Andy Walburger 2 (one 2-pointer), Mark Amott 2, Sean Joy 1 (one 2-pointer), Pasi Dutton 1, Brian Heifferon 1.
UCLA Goals: Matt Armato 2 (one 2-pointer), Brian Brown 2 (one 2-pointer), Andrew Bailey 1.
Goalie Saves: Nick Ellis (STAN) 12, Parsa Bonderson (UCLA) 6.
Note: Sean Joy's two-pointer with 4:12 left in the third quarter gave Stanford a 7-5 lead that it would not relinquish.
GAME #20 --- UC San Diego 17, Air Force 6
UCSD (5-3) 6-2-5-4---17
AF (n/a) 2-3-1-0---6
UCSD Goals: Jonathan Samuels 4, Vladimir Djapic 3, Ross Mecham 3, Justin Wylie 2, Paul Blessman 1, Jason Boettner 1, Ryan Dandy 1, Andrew Mesic 1, Kenny Woodruff 1.
AF Goals: Casey Wood 2 (one 2-pointer), Brent Reimer 2, Chad Simendinger 1.
Goalie Saves: Glenn Busch (UCSD) 9, Charles Toth (AF) 1, Brian Hasbrouck (AF) 2.
Note: UC San Diego outscored Air Force, 9-1, in the second half.
GAME #21 --- UC Santa Barbara 13, Navy 2
UCSB (3-2) 3-5-3-2---13
NAVY (7-6) 1-1-0-0---2
UCSB Goals: Scott Miller 3 (one 2-pointer), Amit Seker 3, Tom Coughlan 2, Anthony Borasi 1, Chris Driscoll 1, Joey Pacelli 1, Patrick Treman 1.
NAVY Goals: Brendan Naeve 1, Adrian Rawn 1.
Goalie Saves: Trevor Spence (LBSU) 14, Sean Stanowski (N) 3, Cody Acuna (N) 2, Kevin Aillaud (N) 1.
Note: UCSB led 5-2 early in the second quarter, and outscored Navy, 8-0, the rest of the way.
GAME #22 --- Pacific 6, Pepperdine 5 *FIFTH PLACE*
UOP (5-2) 2-1-1-2---6
PEP (2-3) 1-2-1-1---5
UOP Goals: Gabe Esposto 2, Sergey Bushuev 1, Pat Donlin 1, Chris Lund 1, Soro Salerno 1.
PEP Goals: Peter Joseph 2 (one 2-pointer), Chad Caldwell 1, Chris Richeson 1.
Goalie Saves: Jeff Johnson (UOP) 8, Josh Drais (PEP) 8.
Note: Pepperdine led, 5-4, in the fourth quarter until UOP's Pat Donlin tied it with 4:23 to go. UOP's Sergey Bushuev hit the go-ahead goal with 2:38 left.
GAME #23 --- California 5, Long Beach State 4 *SEVENTH PLACE*
CAL (3-2) 1-2-1-1---5
LBSU (2-4) 0-1-2-1---4
CAL Goals: Rob Arroyo 1, Eldad Hazor 1, Joe Kaiser 1, Robert Palmer 1, Jerry Smith 1.
LBSU Goals: Corey Dolley 2, Patrick Cochran 1, Chris Segesman 1.
Goalie Saves: Kevin Ahasey (CAL) 6, Brett Adolph (LBSU) 11.
Note: Cal saw its 4-1 third-quarter lead slip away to a 4-4 tie, but Rob Arroyo scored the game-winner with 1:15 to go on a counterattack.
GAME #24 --- Stanford 11, USC 10 (OT) *CHAMPIONSHIP*
STAN (6-0) 1-5-1-2-2-0---11
USC (5-1) 1-2-2-4-1-0---10
STAN Goals: Brian Heifferon 3 (one 2-pointer), Jeff Nesmith 2 (one 2-pointer), Pasi Dutton 1 (one 2-pointer), Sean Joy 1, Andy Walburger 1.
USC Goals: Ivan Babic 3, Allen Basso 2, George Csaszar 2, Peter Janov 2, Johnathon Hewko 1.
Goalie Saves: Nick Ellis (STAN) 12, Richard McEvoy (USC) 12.
GAME #25 --- UCLA 12, UC Irvine 8 *THIRD PLACE*
UCLA (4-1) 3-4-4-1---12
UCI (2-3) 1-1-2-4---8
UCLA Goals: Andrew Bailey 3, Sean Kern 2 (one 2-pointer), Matt Armato 2, Adam Wright 2, Matt Flesher 1, Dave Parker 1.
UCI Goals: Jeff Powers 3, John Dorfi 2, Tony Grosso 2, Mike Allaire 1.
Goalie Saves: Parsa Bonderson (UCLA) 8, Dan Hipp (UCI) 12.
Note: UCLA used a 6-1 run to take an 11-3 lead late in the third quarter.
GAME #26 --- UC San Diego 10, UC Davis 7
UCSD (6-3) 3-3-2-2---10
UCD (1-8) 1-1-1-4---7
UCSD Goals: Jason Boettner 2, Vladimir Djapic 2, Ross Mecham 2, Gordon Beh 1, Andrew Mesic 1, John Roy 1, Justin Wylie 1.
UCD Goals: Joel Higgins 3, Chris Hagans 2, Lance Campbell 1, Matt Hagans 1.
Goalie Saves: Glenn Busch (UCSD) 4, Gavin Glauser (UCD) 7.
