Sept. 15, 2002

Los Angeles, Calif. - No. 4 Cal and No. 1 Stanford dualed each other for 28 minutes, but the Cardinal came out on top by the narrowest of margins, 8-7, in the semifinal match of the SoCal Tourney at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium. The loss was the Bears (2-1) first of the young season while Stanford remains undefeated (5-0).

Stanford dominated the first half of play and went into the break on top 5-2. But the Bears came roaring back to make a game of it, outscoring the Cardinal 5-3 in the second half.

Juniors Will Quist and Attila Banhidy paced the Bears' attack with three goals apiece and Senior Andrew Stoddard added a score of his own - his fifth of the tournament.

Junior goalkeeper Tim Kates played solidly in the net, tallying six saves. His counterpart, Stanford goalie Nick Ellis was equally as strong, recording nine saves on the day.

Cal faces No. 11 Pacific (3-1) at 5:20 p.m. for the rights to a third place finish.

Complete tournament results are available at: http://usctrojans.ocsn.com/sports/m-wpolo/usc-m-wpolo-body.html.

Game #3 - Championship Semifinal
Cal (2-1)        0-2-1-4---7
Stanford (5-0)  	1-4-1-2---8

Cal Goals: Will Quist 3, Attila Banhidy 3, Andrew Stoddard Stanford Goals: Peter Hudnut 3, Tony Azevado 3, Greg Crum, Jeff Nesmith Cal Saves: Tim Kates 6 Stanford Saves: Nick Ellis 9