Feb. 5, 2011

STANFORD, CALIF. -

Junior All-American Emily Csikos and sophomores Dana Ochsner and Breda Vosters scored three goals apiece, and junior goalie Stephanie Peckham notched 10 saves, as the No. 3-ranked Cal women's water polo team defeated No. 9 San Jose State, 14-10, Saturday morning (Feb. 5) at the Stanford Invitational.

The Golden Bears improved to 8-0 on the season and will next play No. 1-ranked Stanford (5-0) at 4 p.m. Saturday. Cal's match against the Spartans was the first action of the season for team captains Csikos and Peckham, who had been nursing minor injuries.

Cal survived a scare from the Spartans (6-4), as the Bears took their final lead of the match following a flurry of goals, including five goals in the last 90 seconds of the contest. SJSU had briefly tied the match, 8-8, on a Timi Molnar penalty shot, before Cal recaptured the lead, 11-9, on an Ochsner score, followed by a Csikos goal to end the third quarter.

San Jose State had jumped out to a 3-1 first period lead, before the Bears were able to catch the Spartans midway through the second quarter as Vosters scored, followed by another goal from freshman Kelly Mendoza gave the Bears a 5-4 advantage.

Click 2011 Stanford Invitational Tournament Page for the complete Stanford Invitational schedule and results.

California - 2-4-5-3 = 14

San Jose State - 3-2-4-1 = 10

California Goal Scorers - Dana Ochsner 3, Emily Csikos 3, Breda Vosters 3, Kelly Mendoza 2, Elizabeth McLaren, Ashley Young, Katie Monton

San Jose State Goal Scorers - T. Molnar-4, A. Stewart-2, A.Vogt-2, R. Henry, Curran

Goalie Saves: Stephanie Peckham Cal 10 (1,2,2,5),

Minson-San Jose State 5 (2,2,0,1)