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No. 4 Cal Men's Water Polo Upsets No. 1-ranked Stanford in UCI Invitational Semifinal
10/11/2009 12:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Oct. 11, 2009
IRVINE, CALIF. - Junior Zach White notched a match-high four goals to lead fourth-ranked California (11-3) as the Golden Bears handed No. 1-ranked Stanford (11-1) its first loss of the season, 10-8, Sunday, Oct. 11 in the semifinal match of the UCI Invitational. Back-to-back goals by White (6:23) and senior captain Mike Sample (5:15) in the fourth quarter gave Cal a 9-6 lead and the Bears maintained at least a two-goal advantage the rest of the way. Cal will now face USC in the championship match of the UCI Invite at 5:20 p.m. The Trojans had topped UCLA, 9-8, in the other tournament semifinal.
Other top performers for the Bears against the Cardinal were sophomore Ivan Rackov with six assists and sophomore goalie Wil Toppen with 13 saves. Rackov, senior captain Spencer Warden, junior Brian Dudley and sophomore Charlie Steffens also tallied goals for Cal.
California 10, Stanford 8
California 2 - 2 - 3 - 3 --- 10
Stanford 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 --- 8
Cal: Zach White 4, Mike Sample 2, Brian Dudley, Charlie Steffens, Spencer Warden, Ivan Rackov.
Stan: Jacob Smith 3, Peter Sefton, Janson Wigo, Ryan McCarthy, Paul Rudolph, Drac Wigo.
Saves: Wil Toppen (Cal) 14; Jimmie Sandman (S) 15.
