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The first half vs UCLA was close.  Repeatedly, Stanford scored a goal and UCLA answered to tie the game.  The first half ended 5-4 with Stanford in the iead.

Stanford started well in the Q3, scoring the first 3 goals to take an 8-4 lead.  But #1 UCLA came back with the next 3 to make it a close 8-7 before the end of the 3rd.  Was Stanford tired?  Personally, I felt the calls were going (relatively) against Stanford.

The teams battled but couldn't change the 8-7 score for more than half of Q3.  Finally, Stanford scored to give a 2 goal cushion.  Then with 1:18 to go, Stanford put the game out of reach by going ahead 10-7.  With a 30-second shot clock, Stanford only needed to hold the ball when it got possession.  As it turns out, UCLA did get a goal and Stanford had an empty-net goal, making the final score 11-8.

Cal beat USC today 18-11.  I imagine the next ranking will have 
#1 Stanford (17-2, 4-1 MPSF)
#2 Cal (14-4, 3-2)
#3 UCLA (17-3, 2-3)
#4 USC (14-5, 1-4)  but maybe they will be #5
#5 Fordham (23-1, 12-0 MAWPC)

Fordham will play at Stanford next Sunday after playing at Cal on Saturday.  Their loss was 11-16 vs UCLA.  Their best wins were over #6 teams.
How does Fordham manage to do well in water polo: their 24-person roster has 6 Californians and 18 from foreign countries.
For comparison, Stanford's 25-person roster has 14 Californians, 4 others from the US, 7 from foreign countries.  Stanford's foreign athletes comprise much of the main players.)

Cal will be at Stanford Friday the 13th of November.

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The first half vs UCLA was close.  Repeatedly, Stanford scored a goal and UCLA answered to tie the game.  The first half ended 5-4 with Stanford in the iead.

Stanford started well in the Q3, scoring the first 3 goals to take an 8-4 lead.  But #1 UCLA came back with the next 3 to make it a close 8-7 before the end of the 3rd.  Was Stanford tired?  Personally, I felt the calls were going (relatively) against Stanford.

The teams battled but couldn't change the 8-7 score for more than half of Q3.  Finally, Stanford scored to give a 2 goal cushion.  Then with 1:18 to go, Stanford put the game out of reach by going ahead 10-7.  With a 30-second shot clock, Stanford only needed to hold the ball when it got possession.  As it turns out, UCLA did get a goal and Stanford had an empty-net goal, making the final score 11-8.

Cal beat USC today 18-11.  I imagine the next ranking will have 
#1 Stanford (17-2, 4-1 MPSF)
#2 Cal (14-4, 3-2)
#3 UCLA (17-3, 2-3)
#4 USC (14-5, 1-4)  but maybe they will be #5
#5 Fordham (23-1, 12-0 MAWPC)

Fordham will play at Stanford next Sunday after playing at Cal on Saturday.  Their loss was 11-16 vs UCLA.  Their best wins were over #6 teams.
How does Fordham manage to do well in water polo: their 24-person roster has 6 Californians and 18 from foreign countries.
For comparison, Stanford's 25-person roster has 14 Californians, 4 others from the US, 7 from foreign countries.  Stanford's foreign athletes comprise much of the main players.)

Cal will be at Stanford Friday the 13th of November.