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Favorites Lead the Way at Water Polo National Championships
June 21, 1999 | Women's Water Polo
May 8, 1998
LOS ANGELES - Favorites had their way during the first day of competition of the 1998 Women's Water Polo National Collegiate Championships as UCLA, Stanford, California and Hawai'i, the top seeds in their respective brackets, all won both of their matches Friday (May 8) at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium and at Long Beach State.
UCLA, the top seed in the 12-team tournament and the two-time defending national champions, beat Princeton, 15-1, and UC Santa Barbara, 11-5. Its first match was one of six matches held at Long Beach State due to USC's graduation ceremony. The competition turned to USC's campus in the late afternoon and evening for the remaining six matches.
Stanford, the No. 2 seed overall, finished first in Bracket B with a 10-1 win over Michigan and a 10-2 win over UMass. California, the No. 3 seed overall, finished on top of Bracket C with a 7-0 win over Indiana and a 7-3 win over host USC.
Hawai'i, the top seed in Bracket D and No. 4 overall, beat Princeton, 8-3, and then No. 5 seed San Diego State, 5-3.
UCLA and Hawai'i as well as Stanford and California will square off on Saturday -- the winners advancing to the title match on Sunday.
Highlight performances from the first day of competition included six goals from UC Santa Barbara sophomore Catherine Hill, five goals from Stanford sophomore two-meter player Ellen Estes, UMass junior driver Andrea Vazquez and UCLA junior Catharine von Schwarz and four goals from California senior two-meter player Alisa vonHartitzsch and Princeton freshman Katerine Kixmiller.
California junior goalie Evi Schueller and USC goalies Bernice Orwig and Whitney Allen led their respective teams to the only shutout wins in the first 10 games, both coming over Indiana.
The championships continue Saturday and Sunday (May 9-10) with all matches at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium. Saturday's competition begins at noon and Sunday's action begins at 9 a.m. All times are PDT. Linescores to follow.
1998 Women's Water Polo National Collegiate Championships
Hosted by USC
Friday, May 8, 1998
RESULTS AND SATURDAY'S MATCH-UPS
Game #1 California 7, Indiana 0 Indiana 0 0 0 0 -- 0
California 3 2 1 1 -- 7
Indiana Goals: None
California Goals: Heather Petri 3, Alisa vonHartitzsch 2, Colette Glinkowski, Beth Sprinkle.
Saves: Kate Tool (I) 12, Marissa Huber (I) 5; Evi Schueller (C) 3.
Notes: California earned its first shutout win of the season and in the process dealt Indiana its first shutout loss of the year.
Game #2 Stanford 10, Michigan 1
Michigan 0 0 0 1 -- 1
Stanford 4 2 2 2 -- 10
Michigan Goals: Jennifer Crisman.
Stanford Goals: Kris Koblik 2, Elles Estes 2, Elissa Keszler 2, Dani Bell 2, Julie Baker, Kelly Shouey.
Saves: Amber Peters (M) 11; Heather Crary (S) 5.
Notes: Stanford scored four times in the game's first five minutes and took a 6-0 lead at the half. Michigan avoided a shutout with an early fourth-period goal.
Game #3 Hawai'i 8, Princeton 3
Princeton 0 1 1 1 -- 3
Hawai'i 2 3 1 2 -- 8
Princeton Goals: Katerine Kixmiller 2, Dimple Patel.
Hawai'i Goals: Robin Jones 2, Denise Parreira 2, Michele Wong 2, Karin Umemura 2.
Saves: Ognjenka Vukmirovic (P) 9; Lila Fraser (H) 9.
Notes: Princeton closed to within 5-2 with 4:45 left in the third period, but Hawai'i scored three consecutive times to ice the win.
Game #4 UCLA 15, Maryland 1
Maryland 0 0 0 1 -- 1
UCLA 6 3 2 4 -- 15
Maryland Goals: Katie Polasek.
UCLA Goals: Erin Golaboski 2, Catharine von Schwarz 2, Mandy McAloon 2, Amanda Gall 2, Jessica Stewart 2, Carly Herrera, Coralie Simmons, Serela Mansur, Kristin Guerin, Robin Beauregard.
Saves: Dawn Lilenfeld (M) 4; Nicolle Payne (UCLA) 3, Alison LaBonte (UCLA) 2.
Notes: Ten Bruins scored in a one-sided affair. Win was 32nd for UCLA, breaking old season mark of 31.
Game #5 USC 5, Indiana 0 Indiana 0 0 0 0 -- 0
USC 3 1 1 0 -- 5
Indiana Goals: None.
USC Goals: Selah Mapes, Kimberly Comacho, Kellie Clarke, Jennifer Durley, Nicole Martin.
Saves: Kate Toole (I) 10; Bernice Orwig (USC) 9, Whitney Allen (USC) 4.
Notes: USC earned its first shutout of the season and gave the Hoosiers their second shutout loss of the tournament.
Game #6 UMass 6, Michigan 5 (OT & sudden death)
UMass 2 1 0 1 1-0 1 -- 6
Michigan 0 0 1 3 1-0 0 -- 5
UMass Goals: Andrea Vazquez 4, Katie Grogan, Marci Hupp.
Michigan Goals: Melissa Karjala 3, Lauren Davis 2.
Saves: Peggy Nieves (MA) 8; Amber Peters (MI) 11, Katy Armstrong (MI) 4.
Notes: In the closest match of the morning session, Michigan erased a 3-0 second-half deficit with four consecutive goals, the last coming with 1:39 in regulation. The Minutewomen, however, took advantage of a delay of game against the Wolverines as sophomore Katie Grogan found the back of the net from close to eight meters away to tie the match with 14 second left. Both sides scored once in overtime, sending the game to sudden death. Sophomore Marci Hupp scored the decisive goal 9:15 into sudden death to give UMass the win.
Game #7 San Diego State 12, Princeton 6
SDSU 3 2 3 4 -- 12
Princeton 0 3 0 3 -- 6
SDSU Goals: Danielle Dabbaghian 3, Shae Philpott 3, Sara Hanneman 2, Nicole Garzon, Katie Ferguson, Rachel Scott, Melissa Brimm.
Princeton Goals: Celeste Henery 2, Katerine Kixmiller 2, Dimple Patel, Veronica Diaz.
Saves: Curran Teigan (S) 5; Ognjenka Vukmirovic (P) 2.
Notes: Aztec players Danielle Dabbaghian and Shae Philpott each scored three times as San Diego State won handily. Game #8 UC Santa Barbara 4, Maryland 3
Maryland 2 0 0 1 -- 3
UCSB 0 1 1 2 -- 4
Maryland Goals: Jaclyn Corr, Katie Vitali, Christina McCall.
UC Santa Barbara Goals: Catherine Hill 2, Juli Monahan, Holly Rodrigues.
Saves: Dawn Lilenfeld (M) 6; Angie Seto (UCSB) 5.
Notes: UC Santa Barbara sophomore Holly Rodrigues scored the game-winning goal on a penalty shot with 20 seconds remaining.
Game #9 California 7, USC 3
USC 1 0 1 1 -- 3
California 2 2 2 1 -- 7
USC Goals: Jennifer Durley, Kellie Clarke, Nicole Martin.
California Goals: Alisa vonHartitzsch 2, Colette Glinkowski 2, Karen Cook, Alicia Razzari, Erin Kelley.
Saves: Bernice Orwig (USC) 5; Evi Schueller (C) 6.
Notes: The Bears held off a tough challenge from the Women of Troy to finish first in Bracket C.
Game #10 Stanford 10, UMass 2 Stanford 3 2 3 2 -- 10
UMass 0 0 2 0 -- 2
Stanford Goals: Ellen Estes 3, Lindsay Welsh, Suze Gardner, Elissa Keszler, Nicole Glazer, Hilary Gallogly, Anne- Marie Keenan, Ali Riddell.
UMass Goals: Katie Grogan, Andrea Vazquez.
Saves: Heather Crary (S) 5; Peggy Nieves (M) 7.
Notes: Eight Stanford players scored, including three from Ellen Estes, as Stanford improved to 2-0. Game #11 Hawai'i 5, San Diego State 3
Hawai'i 2 2 1 0 -- 5
SDSU 1 1 1 0 -- 3
Hawai'i Goals: Marie-Luc Arpin 2, Vanessa Wasik, Denise Parreira, Karin Umemura
San Diego State Goals: Sara Hanneman, Melissa Brimm, Wendy Jensen.
Saves: Lila Fraser (H) 9; Curran Teigan (S) 5.
Notes: Hawai'i built a 4-2 halftime lead and made it stand as it finished first in Bracket D.
Game #12 UCLA 11, UC Santa Barbara 5
UCLA 5 3 2 1 -- 11
UCSB 1 0 1 3 -- 5
UCLA Goals: Catharine von Schwarz 3, Coralie Simmons 2, Carly Herrera 2, Amanda Gall, Serela Mansur, Robin Beauregard, Erin Golaboski.
UCSB Goals: Catherine Hill 4, Nicole Comacho.
Saves: Nicolle Payne (UCLA) 8, Alison LaBonte (UCLA) 1; Angie Seto (UCSB) 3.
Notes: The Bruins took an 8-1 lead at halftime and never looked back in its second lopsided match of the day. UCSB sophomore Catherine Hill scored three times in the fourth quarter for the Gauchos.
Saturday's match-ups:
Game No. 13 Noon Michigan v. Indiana
Game No. 14 1:15 p.m. Maryland v. Princeton
Game No. 15 2:30 p.m. UMass v. USC
Game No. 16 3:45 p.m. UC Santa Barbara v. San Diego State
Game No. 17 5:00 p.m. Stanford v. California
Game No. 18 6:15 p.m. UCLA v. Hawai'i
Game No. 19 7:30 p.m. Eleventh place game (Loser of No. 13 v. Loser of No. 14). 13 v. Loser of No. 14)
