Feb. 24, 2007

No. 2 Stanford defeated #6 San Jose State 11-6 at Corona del Mar high school in Newport Beach, CA to advance to the semifinals of the Irvine Tournament. Stanford once again distributed the scoring evenly as seven Cardinal were able to get on the board. Christina Hewko and Lauren Silver once again led the way with two goals apiece, and Jessica Steffens and Kelly Donahue also chipped in two goals of their own.

Three other Stanford players were able to find the net. Kelsey Holshouser, Jacquelyn Gauthier, Alison Gregorka each scored once and gave the Stanford a couple margin of victory in the match. Juliet Moss led San Jose State with two goals of her own.

Stanford only had a 3-2 advantage after the first period, but in the crucial second period the Cardinal was able to shutout the Spartans and take a 6-2 advantage into the halftime break. The Spartans were able to chip into the lead in the third period, outscoring Stanford in the period 3-2. With only 8-5 lead heading into the fourth period, the Cardinal once again got defensive and outscored San Jose State 3-1 in the final period . With the 11-6 victory, the Cardinal now are one of four teams unbeaten in the tournament and face rival USC in a semifinal match at 11:45 am Sunday.

In the other semifinal, No. 1 UCLA faces California with the winner facing the Stanford-USC winner in the tourney championship. Stanford also shifts tomorrow from Corona del Mar high school and heads to the Anteater Aquatics Complex on the UC-Irvine campus.

Game 15:
Stanford 11, San Jose State 6

Stanford: 3-3-2-3=11
San Jose State: 2-0-3-1=6

Stanford Goals: Chrstina Hewko 2, Lauren Silver 2, Jessica Steffens 2, Kelly Donahue 2, Kelsey Holshouser 1, Jacquelyn Gauthier 1, Alison Gregorka 1.
San Jose Goals: Juliet Moss 2, Tonya Torres 1, Alexis Higlett 1, Deanna Lowry 1, Brianna Lindsey 1

Game 5:
USC 14, Long Beach State 5

USC: 3-4-5-2= 14
Long Beach State: 1-1-1-2=5

USC Goals: Brittany Hayes 3, Kami Craig 2, Alexandra Kiss 2, Erica Figge 1, Forel Davies 1, Jana Wenger 1, Patty Cardenas 1, Veronika Baartunkova 1, Carolyn Conway 1, Mary Cousineau 1
Long Beach State Goals: Megan Winchell 2, Cecillia Canetti 2, Keala O'Sullivan 1

Game 6:
UC Davis 7, Loyola Marymount 6

UC-Davis: 3-2-1-1= 7
Loyola Marymount: 1-2-3-0= 6

UC-Davis Goals: Katherine O'Rourke 4, Christi Raycraft 1, Sofia Patronas 1, Mary Lowe 1
Loyola Marymount Goals: Stacia Peterson 2, Cara Colton 1, Daisy Fish 1, Katie Hicks 1, Crisara Abrams 1

Game 8:
San Jose State 9, Arizona State 6

San Jose State: 2-3-1-3=9
Arizona State: 1-3-1-1= 6

San Jose State Goals: Beth Harberts 3, Bridget McKee 1, Tanya Torres 1, Angela Riddle 1, Geraldine Hazlett 1, Deanna Lowry 1, Juliet Moss 1
Arizona State Goals: Katie Hedley 2, Lindsay Williams 1, Amanda Stepp 1, Addison Doud 1, Bonnie Chapman 1

Game 13:
USC 15, UC- Davis 2

USC: 4-5-2-4=15
UC-Davis: 1-1-0-0=2

USC Goals: Veronika Bartunkova 3, Alexandra Kiss 2, Brittany Hayes 2, Kami Craig 1, Kally Lucas 1, Erika Figge 1, Forel Davies 1, Marina Mayer 1, Patty Cardenas 1, Jordan Anae 1, Carolyn Conway 1
UC-Davis Goals: Casi Mota 1, Jessica Soza 1

Game 14:
Loyola Marymount 10, Long Beach State 9

Loyola Marymount: 4-3-2-1=10
Long Beach State: 1-2-4-2=9

Loyola Marymount Goals: Stacia Peterson 3, Nicole Hughes 2, Katie Hicks 2, Cara Colton 1, Dora Szabolski 1, Meghan Pardi 1
Long Beach State Goals: Cecillia Canetti 4, Christina Wensman 2, Rachelle Denaro 2, Marina Canetti 1

Game 16:
Arizona State 8, Michigan 7

Arizona State: 3-1-3-1=8
Michigan: 1-3-1-2=7

Arizona State Goals: Katie Hedley 2, Amanda Stepp 2, Kim Buck 1, Bonnie Chapman 1, Addison Doud 1, Lindsay Williams 1
Michigan Goals: Logan Robertson 2, Terri Bukofzer 1, Carrie Frost 1, Julie Hyme 1, Shana Welch 1, Sharayah Hernandez 1