USC
MPSF Championship (UC Santa Barbara)
No. 1 USC Takes First Step For MPSF Title
April 30, 2004 | Women's Water Polo
April 30, 2004
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. -- Freshman Brittany Hayes scored three goals Friday as the No. 1 ranked USC Trojans opened the 2004 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship with a 9-5 win over No. 9 seed UC Santa Barbara at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Center. USC maintained its perfect record and school-record streak by improving to 25-0 overall.
The Women of Troy will take on host and No. 5 seed Long Beach State on Saturday at 5 p.m.
(9) UCSB 1-0-2-2---5 (1) USC 1-4-2-2---9
RECAP: UCSB scored 0:15 into the game as Kathy Kunkel found the back of the net, but USC countered with five unanswered to take a 5-1 halftime lead. UCSB fought back though, trailing 7-2 mid-way through the third quarter, the Gauchos scored three consecutive goals. Nicola Bishop's goal at 5:04 in the fourth cut the deficit to 7-5, but USC countered with two final goals to come away with the win. Brittany Hayes had three goals for USC and Erin Wilson and Jana Wenger two. UCSB GOALS: Kathy Kunkel, Mica Bell, Jennifer D'Anna, Nicola Bishop, ZiZi Clark USC GOALS: Brittany Hayes (3), Erin Wilson (2), Jana Wenger (2), Moriah Van Norman, Eszter Gyori GOALIE SAVES: Kelly Graff, USC 13; Christy Medigovich, UCSB 7
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULEGAME TIME SCHEDULE1 10 a.m. (9) UC Santa Barbara 10, (8) San Jose State 92 11:15 a.m. (7) Hawaii 8, (10) UC Irvine 43 12:30 p.m. (6) California 14, (11) Arizona State 74 1:45 p.m. (5) LBSU 10, (12) Pacific 35 3 p.m. (1) USC 9, (9) UC Santa Barbara 56 5 p.m. (2) Stanford 10, (8) Hawaii 37 6:15 p.m. (3) UCLA 8, (6) California 48 7:30 p.m. (5) Long Beach State 9, (4) San Diego State 6
10 a.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(9) UCSB 1 3 2 4 - 10 15-14
(8) SJSU 2 3 2 2 - 9 14-16
RECAP: In a game of runs, UCSB tallied five straight late in the second half to give them the first upset of the afternoon. SJSU used three straight goals, including two in the second half and another off a Cox goal at 5:33 in the third, to give SJSU a 6-5 lead. The Gauchos then scored five straight, as Stachowski's second goal, at 1:39 in the third, proved to be the go-ahead goal at 7-6. UCSB went up by as many as 10-9, before two straight goals by SJSU, the final with 47 seconds left by Rachel Rhodes, closed to within 10-9. UCSB GOALS: Aimee Stachowski (2), ZiZi Clark (2), Alaina Whitaker (2), Jennifer D'Anna (2), Katy Kunkel, Anne Kiening, SJSU GOALS:Laura Scott (3), Katie Morgan (2), Mary Beth Cox (2), Jamie Schneider, Rachel Rhodes GOALIE SAVES: Michelle Rozzen, SJSU 4; Christy Medigovich, UCSB 5
11:15 a.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(10) UCI 2 0 2 0 - 4 9-20
(7) Hawaii 3 0 3 2 - 8 13-12
RECAP: Goalie Amber Lumb recorded 12 saves, including seven in the second half as Hawaii extended it's one goal lead to 5-2, midway through the third period on the first of two goals from Darcy Scott-Hosaka at 4:54. Melissa Ferandez's goal at 2:54 in the third brought UCI to within, 5-4, but Hawaii would score the final three of the contest, including the last netter of the third, at 1:16, by Shannon Carroll to make it 6-4. UCI GOALS: Robyn Kaake, Erica Horman, Erica Nicholson, Melissa Fernandez HAW GOALS:Darcy Scott-Hosaka (2), Kristy Bagnall (2), Beth Novick (2), Shannn Carroll, Audrey Harrer GOALIE SAVES: Sunceray Chamblee, UCI 5; Amber Lumb, HAW 12
12:30 p.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(11) ASU 3 2 2 0 - 7 11-18
(6) CAL 3 4 3 4 - 14 15-11
RECAP: After ASU tied it at 4-4 on Raelyn Ritchie's goal with 4:36 left in the first half, Cal would scored five of the next six goals and lead 9-5 on Holly Farlin's goal at 2:51 in the third period. A Lindy Spieker goal, at 3:15 in the second, gave Cal a 6-4 lead. Ten different players scored for California. ASU GOALS: Katie Hedley (4), Kimberlee Stevens, Raelyn Ritchie, Katie Davis CAL GOALS:Jodie Needles (3), Katie Card (2), Elsie Windes (2), Lauren McGee, Lindsy Spieker, Breanna Allison, Holly Farlin, Brittani Llorente, Lauren Calnero, Marnie O'Donnell GOALIE SAVES: Jennifer Sanderson, ASU 4; Lauren Dennis, CAL 5
1:45 p.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(12) UOP 0 0 1 2 - 3 4-28
(5) LBSU 5 1 3 1 - 10 20-7
RECAP: The 49ers jumped to a quick 5-0 lead after one quarter en route to a 10-3 first round win over Pacific. Drue Wawrzynski led LBSU with three goals and Angelica Garcia added two. With the victory the 49ers reach 20 wins for the second consecutive season. Goalie Bri Hawkins allowed one goal over three quarters for the 49ers. UOP GOALS: Amanda Tucker, Virginia McConnell, Jessica Melcher LBSU GOALS: Drue Wawrzynski (3), Angelica Garcia (2), Robyn Gordin, Roberta Stewart, Sammy Junod, Emily Loewen, Sarah Vejar GOALIE SAVES: Danille Satori, UOP 3 SV/6 GA; Roxanne Tursi, UOP 4 SV/4 GA; Bri Hawkins, LBSU 3 SV/1 GA; Roberta Stewart, LBSU 1 SV; Ally Barr, LBSU 0 SV/2 GA
3 p.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(9) UCSB 1 0 2 2 - 5 15-15
(1) USC 1 4 2 2 - 9 25-0
RECAP: UCSB scored 0:15 into the game as Kathy Kunkel found the back of the net, but USC countered with five unanswered to take a 5-1 halftime lead. UCSB fought back though, trailing 7-2 mid-way through the third quarter, the Gauchos scored three consecutive goals. Nicola Bishop's goal at 5:04 in the fourth cut the deficit to 7-5, but USC countered with two final goals to come away with the win. Brittany Hayes had three goals for USC and Eric Wilson and Jana Wenger two. UCSB GOALS: Kathy Kunkel, Mica Bell, Jennifer D'Anna, Nicola Bishop, ZiZi Clark USC GOALS: Brittany Hayes (3), Erin Wilson (2), Jana Wenger (2), Moriah Van Norman, Eszter Gyori GOALIE SAVES: Kelly Graff, USC 13; Christy Medigovich, UCSB 7
5 p.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(7) Hawaii 0 1 1 1 - 3 13-13
(2) Stanford 1 5 2 2 - 10 19-3
RECAP: After a close first quarter, Stanford out-scored Hawaii 5-1 in the second to grab a commanding 6-1 halftime lead. Scotti Shafer scored three goals for the Cardinal and Katie Hansen added two as Stanford moved to Saturday's semi-finals. Goalie Meredith McColl allowed three goals and had seven saves. UH GOALS: Beth Novick, Darcy Scott-Hosaka, Kristy Bagnall STAN GOALS: Scotti Shafer (3), Katie Hansen (2), Alison Gregorka, Val Riss, Hannah Luber, Kelty Luber, Laurel Champion GOALIE SAVES: Amber Lumb, Hawaii 3 (GAA: 8); Leanna Hahn, Hawaii 1 (GAA: 2); Meredith McColl, Stanford 7 (GAA: 3); Amanda Matuk, Stanford 0 (GAA: 0)
6:15 p.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(6) Cal 2 1 1 0 - 4 15-12
(2) UCLA 2 2 1 3 - 8 20-4
RECAP: Jenna Murphy's goal with one second left on the clock at the end of the third quarter gave UCLA the lead for good at 5-4 in an 8-4 triumph. Kristina Kunkel scored three goals for the Bruins and Katie Flanagan two. Cal led 3-2 in the second quarter before goals by Kunkel (3:40) and Flanagan (2:51) gave UCLA a 4-3 halftime lead. Elsie Windes' second goal, at 4:26 in the third, tied the game at 4-4. Flanagan (3:03), Kunkel (2:40) and Molly Cahill (1:55) scored fourth quarter goals for UCLA. CAL GOALS: Elsie Windes (2), Jodie Needles, Lauren McGee UCLA GOALS: Kristina Kunkel (3), Katie Flanagan (2), Lauren Heineck, Jenna Murphy, Molly Cahill GOALIE SAVES: Lauren Dennis, Cal 8-; Emily Feher, UCLA 9
7:30 p.m. 1 2 3 4
F RECORDS
(5) LBSU 3 1 4 1 - 9 21-7
(4) SDSU 0 1 3 2 - 6 25-8
RECAP: Roberta Stewart, Cassie Azevedo, Angelica Garcia and Alison Braden all scored two goals to lead the No. 5 seed Long Beach State to a 9-6 win over No. 4 seed San Diego State. The 49ers advance to Saturday's semi-finals vs. USC at 5 pm. The Beach jumped to a 3-0 lead after one quarter and 4-1 at halftime. In the third quarter, each team brought out its offense as the 49ers scored four goals and the Aztecs three. LBSU led 8-4 after three quarters and Garcia's second goal, at 6:21, sealed the 49er victory. 49er goalie Bri Hawkins had seven saves. LBSU GOALS: Roberta Stewart (2), Cassie Azevedo (2), Alison Braden (2), Angelica Garcia (2), Drue Wawrzynski SDSU GOALS: Sandy Onweller (2), Chelsy Smith, Holly Hartzell, Kristin Moore, Dominique Delgado GOALIE SAVES: Ashely Zabel, SDSU 4; Bri Hawkins, LBSU 7
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE CONSOLATION BRACKET 11 am: San Jose State vs. Pacific 12:15 pm: UC Irvine vs. Arizona State 1:30 pm: San Diego State vs. UCSB 2:45 pm: California vs. Hawaii
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET 5 pm: USC vs. Long Beach State 6:15 pm: Stanford vs. UCLA
