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Men's Water Polo Finishes Fourth At NorCal Tournament
October 14, 2001 | Men's Water Polo
Oct. 14, 2001
STANFORD, Calif. -- The top four teams in the nation finished in that order in second-day action Sunday at the NorCal Tournament as the No. 4 USC Trojans finished fourth after a 9-8 overtime loss to No. 3 Pepperdine in the third-place match. The Trojans were down 6-2 after three periods and scored six times to force overtime before falling to the Waves.
USC lost by a similar 9-8 score earlier in the day to No. 2 UCLA. The Bruins lost in the championship match, 7-4, to top-ranked Stanford.
The Trojans will return home to host Loyola Marymount on Friday (Oct. 19) at 5 p.m. at McDonald's Swim Stadium.
NorCal Water Polo Tournament - Second Day Results (Avery Aquatic Center) Stanford 7, UCLA 4 (championship game) Stanford 8, Pepperdine 6 Pepperdine 9, USC 8 (ot) - 3rd place California 11, UC Irvine 4 - 5th place UC Irvine 8, Loyola Marymount 4 - 7th place California 13, Long Beach State 7 Air Force 10, Santa Clara 8 UCLA 9, USC 8 UC San Diego 16, Cal Baptist 10 UC San Diego 9, UC Santa Barbara 2 UC Santa Barbara 7, Pacific 4 Long Beach State 7, Loyola Marymount 6 Air Force 4, UC Davis 3 Pacific 7, Cal Baptist 6 UC Davis 6, Santa Clara 5UCLA 1 2 4 2 = 9 USC 1 2 1 4 = 8 UCLA scorers: Garcia 3, Tucay 2, Flesher 1, Pflueger 1, Ormsby 1, Yeilding 1 USC scorers: Damjanov 3, Babic 2, Reynolds 1, Praporski 1, Larson 1 Goalie saves: Brooks (UCLA) 11, Damjanovic (USC) 7
Pepperdine 1 4 1 2 1-0 = 9 USC 1 0 1 6 0-0 = 8 Pepperdine scorers: Niehaus 3, McPherson 1, Lonzo 1, USC scorers: Lontay 3, Larson 2, Reynolds 1, Damjanov 1, Babic 1 Goalie saves: Solitis (P) 11, Damjanov (USC) 8
