Sunday, October 5
Stanford, Calif.
1:00 PM (PT)
UCLA
17-0
14
at
11
Stanford
8-4
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
F
UCLA (M)
2
3
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Stanford (M)
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
Frederico Jucรก Carsalade had his second hat trick of the year and scored the eventual game-winning goal.
No. 1 UCLA Extends Winning Streak to 20 with 14-11 win at No. 4 Stanford
October 05, 2025 | Men's Water Polo
STANFORD, Calif. --ย No. 1 UCLA (17-0, 2-0 MPSF West) againย rallied to defeat fourth-ranked Stanford, 14-11, at Avery Aquatic Center on Sunday afternoon. The Bruins trailed 9-6 with 5:01 remaining in the third quarter, and finished the game on an 8-2 run to record their 20th-straight victory (the sixth longest streak in UCLA history).ย The Bruins improved to 86-92 against Stanford with their fourth-consecutive win over the Cardinal (the last time UCLA matched that feat was during the 2014-15 seasons).
UCLA had eight different players score, paced byย sophomore Ryder Dodd's four goals and a team-high-tying five points (one assist). Redshirt junior Frederico Jucá Carsalade also scored five points with his second hat trick of the year to go with two assists.ย Jucá Carsalade also scored the eventual game-winning goal when he converted a penalty shot drawn by redshirt senior Chase Dodd at the 3:19 mark of the fourth quarter. Sophomore Peter Castillo was the only other Bruin to score multiple goals in the game, netting a pair of huge second-half goals.
Redshirt sophomore Nate Tauscher got the starting nod and went the distance, tallying a career-high 14 saves, one stealย and an assist while allowing 11 scores. He also made a huge stop on a 6-on-4 power play and one on a penalty shot by the Cardinal.
The Bruins got off to a strong defensive start, pitching a shutout in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. But the Cardinal would put a nickel-spot on the boardย in both the second and third periods. Stanford won the second period, 5-3, to send the game into the break tied at 5-5. The Cardinal won the third period, 5-4, to take a 10-9 leadย into the final stanza. The Bruins dominated the fourth period, 5-1, to provide the 14-11 final.
Up Next: The Bruins return home to host No. 12 Princeton (14-4) to start a five-game home stand on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 5:00 p.m. PT at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center.
No. 1 UCLA at No. 4 Stanford (Averyย Aquaticย Centerย - MPSF Contest - Game 17)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 1 UCLA | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| No. 4 Stanford | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 2/11 - STAN - 1/13
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/1 - STAN - 1/2
UCLA Goals:ย Ryder Doddย 4, Frederico Jucá Carsalade 3, Peter Castillo 2, Marcell Szécsi 1, Ben Larsen 1, Bode Brinkema 1, Ben Liechty 1, Chase Dodd 1
UCLA Saves:ย Nate Tauscher 14
STAN Goals:ย Ben Forer 6, Gianpiero Diย Martire 2, Alex Gheorghe 2, Botond Balogh 1
STAN Saves:ย West Temkin 3
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Team Stats
UCL
STA
Shots
27
31
Goals
14
11
Assists
12
6
Points
26
17
Exclusions
13
11
Steals
10
2
Sprints
2
2
1
Marcell Szecsi
04:26
Ben Liechty
01:38
2
Alex Gheorghe
07:36
Frederico Juca Carsalade
07:17
Botond Balogh
03:49
Ben Forer
02:49
Ryder Dodd
02:29
Alex Gheorghe
01:47
Ryder Dodd
00:27
Ben Forer
00:01
3
Ben Forer
07:03
Ben Forer
05:57
Ben Forer
05:13
Gianpiero Di Martire
05:01
Frederico Juca Carsalade
04:34
Chase Dodd
03:49
Gianpiero Di Martire
03:22
Peter Castillo
02:39
Bode Brinkema
4
Ben Larsen
07:05
Peter Castillo
06:09
Ben Forer
03:41
Frederico Juca Carsalade
03:19
Ryder Dodd
00:57
Ryder Dodd
00:28
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
4
Goals
3
Assists
3
Points
6
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
2
Goals
1
Assists
3
Points
4
Players Mentioned
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