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Women's Water Polo Falls in Semifinals to Trojans, 5-4
June 21, 1999 | Women's Water Polo
May 8, 1999
DAVIS, Calif. - Top-seeded Southern California and No.2-seed Stanford advanced to the championship game with semifinal victories Saturday at the 1999 Women's Water Polo Collegiate I Nationals being hosted by UC Davis.
The Trojans (29-2) defeated UCLA, 5-4, getting two goals from Sandra Milicev. The game was tied 3-3 midway through the third quarter before Kellie Clark and Milicev scored less than two minutes apart to give USC the lead. Elaine Zivich scored her second goal of the game for the Bruins (23-10) with 2:22 left, but the Trojans' defense held to preserve the win.
The Cardinal (25-5) also got a one-goal win, edging UC Berkeley, 6-5, behind two goals from Kris Koblik and an eight-save performance from Heather Crary. Stanford held leads of 4-2, 5-3 and 6-4, but each time the Golden Bears (28-6) pulled back within one. Brenna Fleener scored her second goal for UC Berkeley with 1:39 remaining, but Stanford held on for the win.
USC and Stanford will play for the championship on Sunday at 3:30, while UC Berkeley faces UCLA for third place at 2 p.m.
Host UC Davis played its second overtime game of the tournament, but fell 6-5 to San Diego State on a goal by Larisa Baltgavis with 1:12 left in the first overtime. The Aggies will play for seventh-place, facing Hawaii, on Sunday at 11 a.m.
UC Santa Barbara needed four extra periods to beat Hawai'i, 10-9, with Kelly Tiffany getting the game-winner with 1:27 left in the second sudden-death period.
The tournament featured 16 teams from around the nation.
Second-day results at the 1999 Women's Water Polo Collegiate I Nationals being held at UC Davis' Hickey Pool. The championship game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Princeton 9, Michigan 5
Maryland 12, Indiana 8
Massachusetts 9, Long Beach State 8
San Jose State 10, UC San Diego 4
San Diego State 6, UC Davis 5, 2OT
UC Santa Barbara 10, Hawai'i 9, 4OT
Stanford 6, UC Berkeley 5
Southern California 5, UCLA 4
15th-Place Game: Michigan 6, Indiana 3
13th-Place Game: Maryland 6, Princeton 3
SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE
11th-Place Game: Long Beach State vs. UC San Diego, 8 a.m.
9th-Place Game: Massachusetts vs. San Jose State, 9:30 p.m.
7th-Place Game: UC Davis vs. Hawai'i, 11 a.m.
5th-Place Game: San Diego State vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12:30 p.m.
3rd-Place Game: UC Berkeley vs. UCLA, 2 p.m.
Championship Game: Stanford vs. Southern California, 3:30 p.m.
GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS
GAME 17
Michigan 1 2 0 3 - 5
Princeton 3 1 3 2 - 9
GOALS - Mich: Jennifer Crisman 4, Christy Lilley 1; Prin: Celeste
Henry 3, Katherine Kixmiller 2, Cassie Nichols 1, Megan Bouchier 1,
Veronica Diaz 1, Alina Brown 1.
SAVES - Mich: Katy Armstrong 6; Prin: Goga Vukmirovic 10.
NOTE - Michigan tied the game with 1:00 left in first half, but
Tigers scored five unanswered goals over next nine minutes.
GAME 18
Indiana 1 3 3 1 - 8
Maryland 1 2 5 4 - 12
GOALS - Ind: Molly Fonner 3, Deb Simone 3, Sheri Fagley 1, Kelly
McKay 1; Md: Katie Vitali 5, Christina McCall 3; Katherine Polaskek 2,
Fernanda Alfinito 1, Jill Peckarsky 1.
SAVES - Ind: Kirsten Mayberry 8; Md: Jamie Mahkorn & Dawn Lilenfeld 4.
NOTE - Hoosiers led 7-6 midway through third quarter, but Terps
scored three straight goals. Maryland extended 9-8 lead with three goals in
final 2:38.
GAME 19
Long Beach State (15-22) 2 3 1 2 - 8
Massachusetts (31-7) 1 5 1 2 - 9
GOALS - LBS: Nadine Akers 2, Morgan Meyer 2, Stacy Black 2, Lisa
Helm 1, Elizabeth Garcia 1; UMass: Katie Grogan 5, Claudia Clement 2, Sarah
Newell 1, Jacqui Goodhue 1.
SAVES - LBS: Amanda Wightman 4; UMass: Dana Sinkiwich 3.
NOTE - UMass took a 6-5 lead just before halftime, and led 9-6 with
3:37 left before withstanding a late flurry by 49ers.
GAME 20
UC San Diego (12-16) 1 0 2 1 - 4
San Jose State (18-21) 3 0 2 5 - 10
GOALS - UCSD: Erin Welsh 1, Courtney Hemmerly 1, Jenny Irwin 1,
Dara Burch 1; SJS: Inna Fedoseyeva 3, Elizabeth
Garcia 2, Christy Taylor 2, Neva West 1, Elisa Andueza 1, Christine Scott 1.
SAVES - UCSD: Maryam Hadiashar 6; SJS: Elizabeth Holtz 11.
NOTE - Spartans broke open game with five-goal fourth quarter. Inna
Fedoseyeva had three goals in the period.
GAME 21
San Diego St. (22-19) 0 1 3 1 1 0 - 6
UC Davis (25-12) 1 2 1 1 0 0 - 5
GOALS - SDS: Larisa Baltgavis 4, Sara Hanneman 1, Wendy Jensen 1;
UCD: Holly Kincaid 1, Jamie Koett 1, Lenelle Dorfi 1, Alice Wallace 1,
Ligaya Smith 1.
SAVES - SDS: Curren Teigen 14; UCD: Molly Morris 16.
NOTE - Larisa Baltgavis scores with 1:12 left in 1st OT to lift
Aztecs and GK Curren Teigen made it stand up. OT game was the second of the
tournament, both involving UC Davis.
GAME 22
UC Santa Barbara (17-16) 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 - 10
Hawai'i (24-15) 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 - 9
GOALS - UCSB: Lynn Nisbet 3, Kelly Tiffany 3, Jenny Holliday 1,
Nicole Comacho 1, Elena Tinsler 1, Mary Blumberg 1; Haw: Karin Umemura 4,
Lisa DeRossi 2, Mandy Crawford 1, Robin Jones 1, Michele Wong 1.
SAVES - UCSB: Katelyn Henry 13; Haw: Christa Tackaberry 14.
NOTE - Kelly Tiffany scored with 1:27 left in 4th OT to lift
Gauchos to marathon win. Robin Jones of Hawaii and Lynn Nisbet of UCSB
traded goals in final 27 seconds of 2nd OT to push game into sudden-death.
GAME 23
UC Berkeley (28-6) 2 0 1 2 - 5
Stanford (25-5) 2 1 2 1 - 6
GOALS - UCB: Brenna Fleener 2, Colette Gunkowski 2, Beth Irwin 1;
Stan: Kris Koblik 2, Linsday Tam 1, Hilary Gallogly 1, Margie Dingeldein 1,
Kelly Shouey 1.
SAVES - UCB: Eva Schueller 4, Fana Fuqua 2. Stan: Heather Crary 8.
NOTE - Stanford scored three unanswered goals to turn a 2-1
first-quarter deficit into a 4-2 third-quarter lead. The Cardinal never
trailed in the second half.
GAME 24
UCLA (23-10) 2 0 1 1 - 4
Southern California (29-2) 1 2 2 0 - 5
GOALS - UCLA: Elaine Zivich 2, Kristin Guerin 1, Serela Kay 1; USC:
Sandra Milicev 2, Kellie Clarke 1, Shelli Linza 1, Nina Wengst 1.
SAVES - UCLA: Erin Golaboski 2; USC: Bernice Orwig 4.
NOTE - Game was tied 3-3 with 4:07 left and Trojans got goals from
Kellie Clark and Sandra Milicev in third quarter to extend lead to 5-3.
Elaine Zivich scored with 2:22 left, but USC defense held.
GAME 25 -- 15th-PLACE GAME
Indiana (21-18) 1 0 1 1 - 3
Michigan (34-11) 2 2 1 1 - 6
GOALS - Ind: Sheri Fagley 1, Deb Simone 1, Kristin Carpenter 1;
Mich: Mandi Hagedorn 3, Jennifer Crisman 1, Christy
Lilley 1, Melissa Karjala 1.
SAVES - Ind: Kirsten Mayberry 5; Mich: Katy Armstrong 6.
NOTE - Michigan scores three unanswered goals to take 4-1 lead at
halftime. Hoosiers came within 5-3, but could not pull closer.
GAME 26 -- 13th-PLACE GAME
Princeton (29-11-1) 1 0 1 1 - 3
Maryland (24-10) 1 2 1 2 - 6
GOALS - Prin: Cassie Nichols 2, Stephanie Dashiell 1, Katherine
Kixmiller 1. Md: Katie Vitali 2, Katherine Polasek 1, Christina McCall 1,
Jaclyn Corr 1, Shannon McIntyre 1.
SAVES - Prin: Goga Vukmirovic 15; Md: Jamie Mahkorn 12.
NOTE - Jaclyn Corr and Katie Vitali score for Terps after Princeton
came within 3-2 midway through third quarter.
