The 2007 Stanford Men s Water Polo Season (17-8 overall, 5-3 MPSF; 8-1 Home; 4-3 Away; 5-4 Neutral)

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1 The 2007 Stanford Men s Water Polo Season (17-8 overall, 5-3 MPSF; 8-1 Home; 4-3 Away; 5-4 Neutral) Leading Scorers (Final) Will Hindle-Katel 33 Sage Wright 33 Drac Wigo 32 Janson Wigo 32 Andrew Drake 28 Michael Bury 19 Ryan McCarthy 15 Ryan Fortune 14 Alex Pulido 12 Jeffrey Schwimer 9 Cody Wiesen 8 Will Smith 7 Chris Jacobson 7 Steven Wright 5 Peter Finlayson 3 Forrest Schwartz 3 Sam Finlayson 3 Stanford 263 Opponents 194 Goalie Statistics Games Played Saves Goals Against Quarters Played GAA Saves Avg. Sandy Hohener Brian Pingree Totals Opponents Goals By Period Stanford = 263 Opponents = 194 September 14 vs. Navy (Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 17, #10 Navy 8 Fourth-ranked Stanford opened the 2007 season with a convincing 17-8 win over the 10th-ranked Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy Will Hindle-Katel netted five goals in the contest as the Cardinal opened up with a seven-goal first period Michael Bury and Drac Wigo also turned in hat tricks. Navy = 8 Stanford = 17 Stanford scorers: Hindle-Katel 5, Bury 3, D. Wigo 3, Sage Wright 2, Drake, McCarthy, Schwimer, J. Wigo Navy scorers: Mulvey 3, Arnold 2, Bell, MacKenzie, Recko Goalie Saves: Hohener 10, Pingree 2 (S)

2 September 15 vs. Pacific (at Moraga, Calif.) #4 Stanford 14, #16 Pacific 9 The Cardinal opened play at the NorCal Open with a 14-9 win over MPSF rival No. 16 Pacific in the morning Janson Wigo scored four goals to lead the nine Stanford players who found the net. Stanford = 14 Pacific = 9 Stanford scorers: J. Wigo 4, Bury 2, Hindle-Katel 2, Jacobson, Pulido, Schwartz, Smith, D. Wigo, Sage Wright Pacific scorers: Bakic 2, Kaurloto 2, Bartlett, Mahoney, Pare, Struempf, Yamamoto Goalie Saves: Hohener 4 (S), Pingree 10 (S); Andrus 8 (UOP) September 15 vs. UC Irvine (at Moraga, Calif.) #4 Stanford 11, #5 UC Irvine 9 (OT) The Cardinal continued their winning ways on the first day of the NorCal Open, this time defeating No. 5 UC Irvine in bracket play to earn a spot in the semifinal round Janson Wigo again led Stanford goal scorers, netting his second hat trick of the day with three goals. Stanford = 11 UC Irvine = 9 Stanford scorers: J. Wigo 3, Drake 2, D. Wigo 2, Sage Wright 2, Hindle-Katel, Pulido UC Irvine scorers: Hutten 5, Bitter, Dunn, Johnson, Mello Goalie Saves: Hohener 13 (S); Garcia 1 (UCI) September 16 vs. USC (at Berkeley, Calif.) #1 USC 9, #4 Stanford 5 No. 1 USC dealt the Cardinal its first loss of the 2007 season, capturing a 9-5 semifinal win at the NorCal Open Sage Wright scored a pair of goals to lead Stanford. Stanford = 5 USC = 9 Stanford scorers: Sage Wright 2, Bury, Pulido, Smith USC scorers: Krumpholz 2, Artukovich, Borisoff, Buckner, Corcoran, Ligtenberg, Sarusi, Vyn Goalie Saves: Hohener 9 (S); Shilling 6 (USC) September 16 vs. UCLA (at Berkeley, Calif.) #3 UCLA 13, #4 Stanford 9 A fast start by the opposition once again doomed the Cardinal, as No. 3 UCLA go out to a 7-4 halftime lead and held on to capture third place at the NorCal Open Andrew Drake netted three goals to lead the Stanford offense as Sandy Hohener made seven saves in net. Stanford = 9 UCLA = 13 Stanford scorers: Drake 3, Fortune 2, Hindle-Katel 2, D. Wigo, J. Wigo UCLA scorers: Sbutega 4, Simpkins 3, Jacobs 2, Jemmett 2, Jorth, Santos Goalie Saves: Hohener 7 (S); Lapin 9 (UCLA)

3 September 22 vs. Pacific (Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 20, #15 Pacific 11 Drac Wigo scored three of his five goals in the first period as the Cardinal raced out to a 7-1 lead and never looked back... Wigo was one of four Stanford players with a hat trick, as brother Janson Wigo, Will Hindle- Katel, and Sage Wright all netted three goals apiece... Sandy Hohener put on a clinic in the cage, making 15 saves in three periods of action. Pacific = 11 Stanford = 20 Stanford scorers: D. Wigo 5, Hindle-Katel 3, J. Wigo 3, Sage Wright 3, Drake, Jacobson, McCarthy, Pulido, Schwimer, Smith Pacific scorers: Bakic 3, Kaurloto 3, Mahoney 2, Milcovich, Skora, Yamamoto Goalie Saves: Hohener 15 (S), Pingree 1 (S); Domecus 10 (P) September 29 vs. UCLA (Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 7, #3 UCLA 6 Sage Wright scored four of the Cardinal's seven goals to help Stanford come-from-behind and snap its fivegame losing streak to UCLA... Sandy Hohener once again turned in a brilliant performance in the cage, making 13 saves, including a crucial stop of a five-meter shot in the third period... the Stanford defense limited the potent UCLA offense to only one goal in the second half... Peter Finlayson, Forrest Schwartz, and Drac Wigo each scored for the Cardinal as well. UCLA = 6 Stanford = 7 Stanford scorers: Sage Wright 4, Finlayson, Schwartz, D. Wigo UCLA scorers: Hohl 2, Davidson, Johnson, Santos, Swanson Goalie Saves: Hohener 13 (S); Lapin 10 (UCLA) October 6 vs. USC (at Los Angeles, Calif.) #1 USC 7, #3 Stanford 2 Despite a game-opening goal from Janson Wigo and a gritty effort that kept the Cardinal within striking range at halftime, the top-ranked Trojans proved too much to handle, scoring three goals and shutting Stanford down in the second half. Goalie Sandy Hohener made 11 saves to prevent USC from pulling away, but the Cardinal were held scoreless over the final two periods, allowing the Trojans to come away with the win. Stanford = 2 USC = 7 Stanford scorers: Hindle-Katel, J. Wigo USC scorers: Corcoran 2, Thompson 2, Buckner, Krumpholz, Vyn Goalie Saves: Hohener 11 (S); Shilling 10 (USC)

4 October 13 vs. Princeton (at Irvine, Calif.) #3 Stanford 16, #16 Princeton 5 Andrew Drake, Jeffrey Schwimer, and Michael Bury all turned in hat tricks as the Cardinal shot out to an 8-1 halftime lead and cruised to a 16-5 win over No. 16 Princeton in the teams' SoCal Tournament opener. Sandy Hohener allowed only one goal and made three stops in a half of action, and Brian Pingree made seven saves in the second half. Princeton = 5 Stanford = 16 Stanford scorers: Drake 3, Schwimer 3, Bury 3, McCarthy 2, Hindle-Katel 2, J. Wigo, Wiesen, Steven Wright Princeton scorers: Beckmann 2, Edmunds, Horstmeyer, Zalewski Goalie Saves: Hohener 3 (S), Pingree 7 (S); Syverson 4 (P), Hvidt 1 (P) October 13 vs. UC Irvine (at Irvine, Calif.) #3 Stanford 12, #8 UC Irvine 5 In its second contest of the day at the SoCal Tournament, the Cardinal once again bolted to an 8-1 lead by the halftime break before riding the momentum to a 12-5 win over host No. 8 UC Irvine. Drac Wigo scored five goals to lead Stanford, while Andrew Drake and Ryan Fortune each scored a pair. Sandy Hohener and Brian Pingree split time in the cage once again, as Hohener blocked seven shots and Pingree two. Stanford = 12 UC Irvine = 5 Stanford scorers: D. Wigo 5, Drake 2, Fortune 2, J. Wigo, Sage Wright, Pulido UC Irvine scorers: Bitter 2, Dunn, Enloe, Johnson Goalie Saves: Hohener 7 (S), Pingree 2 (S); Garcia 9 (UCI), Johnson 2 (UCI) October 14 vs. California (at Irvine, Calif.) #3 Stanford 10, #2 California 9 (2OT) Ryan Fortune's second goal of the day, coming in sudden-death overtime, capped No. 3 Stanford's 10-9 comeback win over No. 2 California in a wild semifinal contest at the SoCal Tournament. Alex Pulido scored in the second overtime session to equalize and force the sudden death, while Sage Wright notched his third hat trick of the year and goalie Sandy Hohener made 11 saves to help in the winning cause. Stanford = 10 California = 9 Stanford scorers: Sage Wright 3, Fortune 2, Bury, Drake, Schwimer, Pulido, J. Wigo California scorers: Sharf 4, Andreyev, Monsees, Pearson, Reynolds, Warden Goalie Saves: Hohener 11 (S); Sheredy 10 (C) October 14 vs. USC (at Irvine, Calif.) #1 USC 11, #3 Stanford 6 In the championship game of the SoCal Tournament, the top-ranked USC Trojans scored six goals in the second period to blow open a close 3-2 game and coast to the tournament title with an 11-6 win over the thirdranked Cardinal. Will Hindle-Katel led the Cardinal with a pair of goals, while goalie Sandy Hohener made eight saves in the contest. Stanford = 6 USC = 11 Stanford scorers: Hindle-Katel 2, Bury, Drake, McCarthy, J. Wigo USC scorers: Buckner 4, Rappel 2, Sagehorn 2, Krumpholz, Sardo, Vranes Goalie Saves: Hohener 8 (S); Shilling 8 (USC)

5 October 21 vs. Long Beach State (at Long Beach, Calif.) #6 Long Beach State 7, #2 Stanford 5 Five different Cardinal players scored in the contest, but the Long Beach State defense had the final say, holding No. 2 Stanford to only two goals in the second half to preserve a 7-5 win for the No. 6 49ers. Although the contest was tied at 5-5 after Alex Pulido's goal with 5:19 to play, the 49ers got a pair of late goals to seal the win. Stanford = 5 LBSU = 7 Stanford scorers: Drake, Fortune, Hindle-Katel, Pulido, Sage Wright LBSU scorers: Kinne 3, Tomassi 2, Filipovic, Wilson Goalie Saves: Hohener 11 (S); MacKenzie 15 (LBSU) October 21 vs. Occidental (at Los Angeles, Calif.) #2 Stanford 17, Occidental 6 No. 2 Stanford bounced back later in the day with a 17-6 win over unranked Occidental. A 10-1 halftime lead helped the Cardinal cruise to the victory, as Steven Wright posted a hat trick, and Sam Finlayson, Jeffrey Schwimer, Will Smith, Cody Wiesen, and Drac Wigo each scored a pair of goals. Sandy Hohener also made eight saves in the winning effort. Stanford = 17 Occidental = 6 Stanford scorers: Steven Wright 3, S. Finlayson 2, Schwimer 2, Smith 2, Wiesen 2, D. Wigo 2, Drake, McCarthy, Pulido, Sage Wright Occidental scorers: Valdes 2, Wensman 2, Santelli, Garcia Goalie Saves: Hohener 8 (S); Bergsteinsson 4 (OC), Kelly 6 (OC) October 27 vs. UC Santa Barbara (Avery Stadium) #9 UC Santa Barbara 9, #4 Stanford 7 Despite getting out to a 3-1 first-period lead and having the 4-3 advantage at halftime, the Cardinal went cold in the second half, being outscored 6-3 by the Gauchos. Sage Wright scored both of his goals in the first period, while Sandy Hohener made 10 saves in the cage. UCSB = 9 Stanford = 7 Stanford scorers: Sage Wright 2, Drake, Fortune, Pulido, Wiesen, D. Wigo UCSB scorers: Vincze 3, Golic 2, Sinclair 2, Knudtsen, Partelow Goalie Saves: Hohener 10 (S); Wright 10 (UCSB) October 28 vs. Pepperdine (Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 11, Pepperdine 7 No. 4 Stanford snapped a three-game conference losing streak with a hard-fought 11-7 win over the visiting No. 5 Waves. Andrew Drake posted a hat trick to lead the Cardinal as brothers Drac and Janson Wigo each scored a pair of goals. Sandy Hohener was on once again, stopping eight shots in the win. Pepperdine = 7 Stanford = 11 Stanford scorers: Drake 3, D. Wigo 2, J. Wigo 2, Bury, McCarthy, Schwartz, Sage Wright Pepperdine scorers: Hamilton 3, Auer, Hewko, MacDonell, Snyder Goalie Saves: Hohener 8 (S); Stachowski 8 (P)

6 November 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 22, UC Santa Cruz 5 12 different players scored for No. 4 Stanford in a 22-5 romp over UC Santa Cruz in the first night game of the year at Avery Stadium. Will Hindle-Katel scored four goals to lead the team, while Cody Wiesen and Janson Wigo each scored three goals. Freshman Brian Pingree got the start in the cage and made seven saves. UCSC = 5 Stanford = 22 Stanford scorers: Hindle-Katel 4, Wiesen 3, J. Wigo 3, Drake 2, Fortune 2, McCarthy 2, Bury, Jacobsen, Finlayson, Smith, Sa. Wright, St. Wright UCSC scorers: Shilbin 3, Fishel, Garver Goalie Saves: Pingree 7 (S); Green 7 (UCSC) November 3 vs. UC Davis (Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 6, #8 UC Davis 4 In what turned out to be a defensive showcase at Avery Stadium, fourth-ranked Stanford held the No. 8 UC Davis attack at bay in securing a 6-4 win. Andrew Drake scored the first two goals of the game in the first period, and the stellar defense, highlighted by goalie Sandy Hohener's seven saves, allowed a 6-2 lead to be built which proved to be enough for the win. UC Davis = 4 Stanford = 6 Stanford scorers: Drake 2, Sa. Wright 2, Schwimer, D. Wigo UC Davis scorers: Arrigo, Bennett, MacLachlan, Muenter Goalie Saves: Hohener 7 (S); McGee 13 (UCD) November 4 vs. Pacific (at Stockton, Calif.) #4 Stanford 14, #13 Pacific 7 Fourth-ranked Stanford raced out to a 9-2 halftime lead and never looked back in its victory over 13th-ranked Pacific in Stockton. Alex Pulido and Michael Bury each posted a hat trick with three goals, while Will Hindle-Katel and Drac Wigo each scored a pair of goals. Goalkeeper Sandy Hohener made 11 saves and allowed only four goals in three quarters of play. Stanford = 14 Pacific = 7 Stanford scorers: Bury 3, Pulido 3, Hindle-Katel 2, D. Wigo 2, Jacobsen, Smith, J. Wigo, Sa. Wright Pacific scorers: Bakic 2, Kaurloto 2, Skora 2, Milcovich Goalie Saves: Hohener 11 (S), Pingree 1 (S); Domecus 13 (P) November 10 vs. UC Irvine (at Irvine, Calif.) #4 Stanford 8, #5 UC Irvine 6 A 3-0 second period enabled No. 4 Stanford to build a sizable lead that held up in its 8-6 win over No. 5 UC Irvine. Janson Wigo scored four goals to provide the bulk of Stanford's offense, while Sandy Hohener, who made 16 saves, and the Cardinal defense thwarted a UC Irvine comeback attempt late to preserve the win. Stanford = 8 UC Irvine = 6 Stanford scorers: J. Wigo 4, Hindle-Katel, McCarthy, D. Wigo, Sa. Wright UC Irvine scorers: Mello 3, Bielskis, Bitter, Johnson Goalie Saves: Hohener 11 (S); Garcia 8 (UCI)

7 November 11 vs. Santa Clara (at Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 13, #15 Santa Clara 6 For the second day in a row, No. 4 Stanford used a big second period to break open the contest, scoring five goals to build a 6-2 lead over No. 15 Santa Clara en route to the 13-6 victory. 10 goals over the second and third periods put the Broncos in a hole after a tight 1-0 first period. Will Hindle-Katel and Sage Wright each recorded a hat trick, while Sandy Hohener made seven saves in three periods of play. Santa Clara = 6 Stanford = 13 Stanford scorers: Hindle-Katel 3, Sa. Wright 3, Bury 2, Fortune 2, P. Finlayson, McCarthy, Jacobsen Santa Clara scorers: Bruno 2, Early, Farrell, Moore, Soares Goalie Saves: Hohener 7 (S), Pingree 2 (S); Callahan 6 (SCU) November 16 vs. California (at Avery Stadium) #4 Stanford 10, #1 California 9 (2OT) Stanford and California required sudden death for the second time this season, with the fourth-ranked Cardinal prevailing over the top-ranked Golden Bears once again by a score of Sage Wright's second goal of the game knotted things up with 36 seconds left in regulation and sent the game into overtime, where, after two periods of deadlocked action, Janson Wigo broke through with the game-winner at the 2:29 mark of sudden death. Sandy Hohener made nine saves as the defense held Cal at the crucial points of the contest, and Drac Wigo also scored twice. California = 9 Stanford = 10 Stanford scorers: D. Wigo 2, Sa. Wright 2, Drake, P. Finlayson, Hindle-Katel, McCarthy, Wiesen, J. Wigo California scorers: Sharf 5, Monsees 4 Goalie Saves: Hohener 9 (S); Sheredy 11 (C) November 23 vs. Pepperdine (Berkeley, Calif.) #3 Stanford 7, #6 Pepperdine 4 MPSF Tournament First Round The third-seeded Stanford Cardinal opened up the MPSF Tournament with a 7-4 victory over sixth-seeded Pepperdine. Seven different players scored in the match for Stanford, which used a stifling defense to limit the Waves attack and capture its eighth-straight victory. Sandy Hohener made 10 saves to highlight the effort. Pepperdine = 4 Stanford = 7 Stanford scorers: Bury, Drake, Fortune, Jacobson, McCarthy, D. Wigo, J. Wigo California scorers: J.P. MacDonnell, M. MacDonnell, Milcovich, Miller Goalie Saves: Hohener 10 (S); Stachowski 6 (P)

8 November 24 vs. USC (Berkeley, Calif.) #2 USC 10, #3 Stanford 6 MPSF Tournament Semifinal Stanford's championship hopes in the MPSF Tournament ended in the semifinal round with a 10-6 loss to USC. The Cardinal trailed 5-2 at halftime, but five unanswered goals from the Trojans in the third period sealed Stanford's fate, putting them in an inescapable 10-2 hole. Janson Wigo scored twice for the Cardinal. Stanford = 6 USC = 10 Stanford scorers: J. Wigo 2, Drake, Fortune, Hindle-Katel, Jacobson USC scorers: Sagehorn 3, Corcoran 2, Buckner, Borisoff, Krumpholz, Sarusi, Vyn Goalie Saves: Hohener 6 (S); Shilling 5 (USC) November 25 vs. California (Berkeley, Calif.) #1 California 12, #3 Stanford 9 MPSF Tournament Third-Place Game Despite bolting out to a 3-1 lead after the opening period, the Cardinal were done in once more by a big period from the opposition. California scored six goals in the second period to take a 7-4 lead into the half, and put up four more goals in the third to take an 11-5 lead that would hold up over the final period. Drac Wigo posted a hat trick for the Cardinal while Will Hindle-Katel and Ryan McCarthy each scores twice. Stanford = 9 California = 12 Stanford scorers: D. Wigo 3, Hindle-Katel 2, McCarthy 2, Drake, J. Wigo California scorers: Sharf 3, Monsees 2, Tyrrell 2, Calder, Dudley, Haley, Hayes, Warden Goalie Saves: Hohener 3 (S); Sheredy 7 (C)