Saturday, November 17
Los Angeles, CA
11:00 AM
UCLA
7
vs
9
Stanford
Alex Wolf registered a season-high-tying 14 saves in the loss to the Cardinal.
Photo by: Minette Rubin
Fourth-Seeded UCLA Falls to Top-Seeded Stanford, 9-7
November 17, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
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UCLA was 2-for-11 on power plays, including missing a huge opportunity on a 6-on-4 early in the game. The Bruins were also just 1-for-2 on penalty shots. Stanford went 4-for-8 on power plays, but was 0-for-3 in the second half.
The Bruins were led byย sophomore Nicolas Saveljic who had a hat trick. Redshirtย junior Alex Wolf started in the cage and went the distance, making a season-high-tying 14 saves while surrendering nine goals.
Dylan Woodhead opened the scoring in the first with a power play goal for Stanford (4:19). Ben Hallockย put Stanford up 2-0 with another power play score (2:41). The Bruins got on the board when freshman Ashworth Molthenย scored from the front court at the 2:01 mark to cut the lead to 2-1. That score would hold until the end of the period.
The Bruins went scoreless in the second period. Woodhead opened the scoring with a power play goal (6:47) to put the Cardinal up 3-1. Blake Parrish made it 4-1 with a goal from the front court (4:00). Marco Stanchi ended the scoring in the period with a power play goal to put the Cardinal up 5-1.
Sophomore Nicolas Saveljicย converted a penalty shot to open the scoring in the third period (6:11) to cut the lead to 5-2. Hallock scored his second of the game on a 6-on-5 opportunity (3:43) to extend the Cardinal lead to 6-2. But Saveljicย answered with his second on a perfect lob shot (3:33) to make it 6-3. He then completed his hat trick with a score from the front court (2:47) to cut it to 6-4. Sophomore Chasen Travisanoย then scored his first of the game on a skipper near side (1:59) to cut it to 6-5. Tyler Abramson scored a goal from the front court for Stanford (0:47) to end the scoring in the third, giving Stanford a 7-5 lead.
Woodheadย completed his hat trick to open the scoring in the fourth period with a goal from the front court (7:33) to put Stanford up 8-5. Senior David Stilingย answered back with UCLA's first power play goal of the game on nine tries (7:12) to trim the deficit to 8-6. Bennett Williams gave Stanford a 9-6 lead with a goal from the front court (4:28). Freshman Jake Cavanoย then extended his scoring streak to 15 games with a power play score (4:07) to cut it to 9-7. That score would hold up as the final tally.
The Bruins return to action tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 18 when they take on No. 2 USC at 11:00 a.m. PT in the MPSFย third-place game.
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 4 UCLAย (MPSFย Championship - Semifinal)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 1 Stanford | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| No.ย 4 UCLA | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 2/11ย - STAN - 4/8
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/2ย - STAN - 0/0
STAN Goals:ย Dylan Woodhead 3, Ben Hallockย 2, Blake Parrish 1, Marco Stanchi 1, Tyler Abramson 1, Bennett Williams 1
STAN Saves:ย Oliver Lewis 5
UCLA Goals:ย Nicolas Saveljicย 3, Ashworth Molthen 1, David Stiling 1, Jake Cavanoย 1, Chasen Travisanoย 1
UCLA Saves:ย Alex Wolf 14
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