October 18, 2009

#5 WAVES FALL TO #3 STANFORD, 13-5

PALO ALTO, Calif. - The No. 5 nationally ranked Pepperdine men's water polo team suffered a 13-5 loss to No. 3 Stanford on Sunday.

J.P. MacDonell (Redwood City, Calif./Bellarmine HS) was the high scorer for the Waves with two goals. Bryce Mclain (Costa Mesa, Calif./Newport Beach HS) was responsible for six saves in the goal.

Stanford (14-1, 2-0) jumped out to an early lead with six goals scored in the first quarter to the Waves (7-8, 1-2) one. MacDonell scored the lone goal for Pepperdine on a five-meter penalty shot.

Each team scored a goal in the second period, but the third period saw the Cardinal offense net four goals to the Waves two. The Waves scored a final goal in the fourth period with Stanford adding two more to make the score 13-5 when the buzzer sounded.

Next up for the Waves is another trip north when they meet UC Davis on Oct. 23 and California on Oct. 24.

PEPPERDINE 5 STANFORD 13

                               1         2        3        4

PEP                        1        1        2        1     5

STANFORD           6        1        4        2     13

Pepperdine Goals: ( JP MacDonell 2, B. Auer 1, T. Gough 1, P. Lujan 1)

Stanford Goals: (J. Smith 4, Noll 3, J. Wigo 3, McCarthy 1, Pulido 1, Schwimmer 1)

Goalie Saves: Bryce McLain (PEP) 6, J. Sandman 6, Plashton 1 (Stanford)