The Cal Bears scored early and scored often in their match vs. UC Santa Barbara. Cal rode another strong performance from junior driver
Attila Banhidy, as he notched 3 more goals to add to his team-leading total of 19 for the year.
The Bears went into the break with the commanding 7-2 lead and never looked back. The second half saw Keola Richardson, Sean Vienna and Alexander Niehenke score their first goals of the year for the Golden Bears. Cal's solid defensive performance held the Gauchos to just five goals on the day, only 3 in the second half. Junior netminder Tim Kates tallied eight saves in a strong showing between the pipes.
In Cal's second match of the day, the Golden Bears squared off against No. 3 USC in a match that pitted Northern California against Southern California for the right to advance to the tournament's semifinal bracket. The Trojans earned a spot in the semifinals by defeating the Golden Bears in triple overtime 8-7.
Missed opportunities were the theme of the match for the Bears as neither team could muster much offense in the first half, going into the break tied 1-1. Cal was not without chances though, as Banhidy and Rob Arroyo both missed point blank penalty shots that could have given the Bears a commanding lead.
Cal jumped out to the early lead just 17 seconds into the second half, scoring on Arroyo's first of two goals to take the 2-1 lead. But the Trojans came right back, as Jaraj Zatovic scored a little more than 30 seconds later to knot the score at 2-2. Tensions started to rise and the Bears looked to capitalize on the energy. Vince Bevins put the Bears ahead on his third goal of the season before Peter Conte would steal the ball at the midpoint and go one-on-one with USC's keeper to net another goal putting Cal ahead 4-2. There was no quit in the Trojans though, as they tied the game with 21 seconds to go in the third period on an over-the-shoulder shot by Nick Andrejic. Arroyo proceeded to give the Bears the lead with one second remaining in the period on a nice rebound shot.
Back and forth the teams went, as neither squad wanted to back down. USC outscored Cal 2-1 in the fourth stanza to send the game into overtime. It wasn't until the 1:09 mark into the second overtime that the Trojans scratched the scoreboard first to take the 7-6 lead. But just 17 seconds later, Greg Panawek lobbed the ball over the head of USC's keeper to squeak a game-tying goal and send the game into a sudden-death triple overtime.
The Trojans resilience paid off as 47 seconds into sudden death, USC's Jordan Hewko skipped the ball under the outstretched arm of Cal's Russell Bernstein to win the game in dramatic fashion.
Cal will face Loyola Marymount tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. at Spieker Aquatics Complex for the right to advance to advance to the 5th place match. Stanford will face USC in the first semifinal match at 9:50 a.m. while UC Irvine will face UCLA in the other semifinal matchup.
Here are results and the schedule for the tournament:
SATURDAY'S RESULTS (DAY ONE)
First Round
UC Irvine 13, Air Force 4
Stanford 22, US Santa Cruz 4
Pepperdine 11, UC San Diego 8
Long Beach State 12, Loyola Marymount 13 (3OT)
Pacific 14, UC Davis 1
California 13, UC Santa Barbara 5
UCLA 12, Princeton 10
USC 14, Harvard 6
Second Round
Air Force 6, UC San Diego 11
UC Santa Cruz 5, Long Beach State 15
UC Irvine 10, Pepperdine 9
Stanford 15, Loyola Marymount 6
UC Davis 4, Princeton 14
UC Santa Barbara 11 Harvard 3
Pacific 8, UCLA 9
California 7, USC 8 (3OT)
SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE (DAY TWO)
Long Beach vs. UC Santa Barbara
Loyola Marymount vs. California
UC San Diego vs. Princeton
Pepperdine vs. Pacific
UC Santa Cruz vs. Harvard
Stanford vs. USC (Semi Finals)
Air Force vs. UC Davis
UC Irvine vs. UCLA (Semi Finals)
NOTES: For up-to-date results and stats, follow the NorCal Tournament on www.calbears.com. Results will be posted periodically throughout the day. Credential requests for Sunday's final day of action can be made by calling Barry Rubenstein at (415) 948-8371, or by email to brubens@uclink.berkeley.edu
Game #1
UC Irvine (7-2) 3-5-2-3 --- 13
Air Force 1-0-1-2 --- 4
UCI Goals: Powers 5, Barry 4, Noon, Merlo, Garcia, Gentry
AFA Goals: Horn, Morgan, Petersen, Baber
UCI Saves: Finfrock 12
AFA Saves: Shroyer 6
Game #2
Pepperdine (5-3) 3-3-3-2 --- 11
UC San Diego (10-7) 2-1-3-2 --- 8
PU Goals: No. 10 (3), Acosta 2, Niehaus, Harvey, Hausmann, Kaluderovic, Rodriguez, Keitel
UCSD Goals: Hopkins 3, Petersen 2, Smoker 2, Casellini
PU Saves: Soltis 9
UCSD Saves: Onken 4
Game #3
Pacific (6-3) 6-3-2-3 --- 14
UC Davis 0-1-0-0 --- 1
UOP Goals: Wisniewski 3, Pendergrass 3, #20 (2), Cruzat 2, Maese, Johnson, Norvall, McLaughlin
UCD Goals: Hopkins
UOP Saves: Trettel 10
UCD Saves: Wordes 8
Game #4
UCLA (4-3) 2-4-2-4 --- 12
Princeton 4-0-2-4 --- 10
UCLA Goals: Ormsby 5, Garcia 3, Briscoe, Hewko, March, Peck
Princeton Goals: Urquhart 4, Foster 2, Halliday, Riskas, Holligan, Murray
UCLA Saves: Brooks 13
Princeton Saves: Sabbatini 10
Game #5
Air Force 1-1-1-3 --- 6
UC San Diego (11-7) 3-2-3-3 --- 11
AFA Goals: Jewett 2, Nary, Horn, Peterson, Reiner
UC San Diego Goals: Hopkins 3, Motschall 2, Hori 2, Boettner, Petersen, Borso, Jendrusina
AFA Saves: Shroyer 10
UC San Diego Saves: Onken 8
Game #6
UC Irvine (8-2) 4-2-2-2 --- 10
Pepperdine (5-4) 1-2-4-2 --- 9
UC Irvine Goals: Barry 4, Powers 2, Merlo, Gentry, Garcia, Noon
Pepperdine Goals: Smith 4, Acosta 3, Rodriguez, Hausmann
UC Irvine Saves: Finfrock 8
Pepperdine Saves: Soltis 9
Game #7
UC Davis 2-0-1-1 --- 4
Princeton 3-5-5-1 --- 14
UC Davis Goals: Rogers 2, Jay, Combs
Princeton Goals: Urquhart 4, Stover 4, Armato 3, Wong, Holligan, Riskas
UC Davis Saves: Wordes 11
Princeton Saves: Sabbatini 3
Game #8
Pacific (6-4) 2-3-2-1 --- 8
UCLA (5-3) 4-3-0-2 --- 9
Pacific Goals: Johnson 3, Wisniewski 2, McLaughlin, Hepner, Valenzuela
UCLA Goals: Peck 4, Ormsby 3, Belden, Hewko
Pacific Saves: Trettel 9
UCLA Saves: Brooks 8
Game #9
Stanford (10-1) 5-10-3-4 --- 22
UC Santa Cruz 1-0-3-0 --- 4
Stanford Goals: Azevedo 4, Hopkins 3, Varellas 2, Caswell 2, Moser 2, Crum 2, Tyre 2, Hudnut, Wiesen, Gallogly, Nesmith, Derse
UC Santa Cruz Goals: Shippy 2, McGarvy, Luther
Stanford Saves: Taylor 6
Vaughn 5, Burrus 6
Game #10
Long Beach State (6-8) 2-4-2-2-1-1-0 --- 12
Loyola Marymount (6-6) 2-2-3-2-1-2-1 --- 13
LBS Goals: Geoffroy 5, Allard 2, Holloway, Carlson, Filipponi, Geiger, Durley,
LMU Goals: Witt 4, Chapatte 3, Jenson 2, Rex-Kiss, Szego, Barr, Wimer
LBS Saves: Konstas 1, Onyshko 0
LMU Saves: Paulsen 1, Coleman 0
Game #11
California (5-2) 4-3-2-4 --- 13
UC Santa Barbara (3-7) 1-1-1-2 --- 5
CAL Goals: Banhidy 3, Lathrop 2, Malinsky 2, Nehienke, Conte, Quist, Bevins, Vienna, Richardson
UCSB Goals: Schoneberger 3, Muenter, Borasi
CAL Saves: Kates 5
UCSB Saves: Kim 6, Burrus 2
Game #12
USC (10-2) 5-2-4-3 --- 14
Harvard 1-0-2-3 --- 6
USC Goals: Zatovic 2, Hadar 2, Kaiser 2, N. Healy 2, Weiner, E. Healy, Andrejic, Damjanov, Ault, Larson
Harvard Goals: Masterson 2, Schulte, Bell, Zollei, Ludwick
USC Saves: Damjanovic 5
Harvard Saves: Tselentis 5
Game #13
UC Santa Cruz 1-1-1-2 --- 5
Long Beach State (7-8) 6-3-3-3 --- 15
UC Santa Cruz Goals: King 2, Lesser, Webb, Eakes
Long Beach State Goals: Geoffrey 3, Holloway 2, Del Grande 2, Logan, Scoles, Carlson, Adoric, Geiger, Durley, MacKenzie, Becskehazy
UC Santa Cruz Saves: Vaughn 5
Long Beach State Saves: Konstas 5
Game #14
Stanford (11-1) 2-7-4-2 --- 15
Loyola Marymount (6-7) 0-2-2-2 --- 6
Stanford Goals: Azevedo 7, Crum 3, Hopkins 2, Hudnut, Guyman
Loyola Marymount Goals: Chapatte 2, Witt, Zintsmaster, Szego, Smith
Stanford Saves: Ellis 6
Loyola Marymount Saves: Coleman 11
Game #15
UC Santa Barbara (4-7) 2-3-4-2 --- 11
Harvard 0-1-1-1 --- 3
UC Santa Barbara Goals: Borasi 3, Traverso 2, Schoneberger 2, Letts, Strong, Arthur, Muenter
Harvard Goals: Masterson, Cassel, Zollei
UC Santa Barbara Saves: Burrus 6
Harvard Saves: Tselentis 4
Game #16
California (5-3) 1-0-4-1-0-1-0 --- 7
USC (11-2) 1-0-3-2-0-1-1 --- 8
California Goals: Arroyo 2, Bevins 2, Conte, Panawek, Quist
USC Goals: Lipinski 2, Zatovic 2, Damjanov 2, Hewko, Andrejic
California Saves: Bernstein 8
USC Saves: Damjanovic 11
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