COLLEGE ROUNDUP : No. 1 Stanford Beats UCI in Water Polo

Top-ranked Stanford defeated UC Irvine, 9-5, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation water polo game Thursday at Corona del Mar High.

“I was very pleased with our effort,” Anteater Coach Ted Newland said. “It was close all the way and the score does not reflect how we played. We are a very young team. I’m not disappointed at all.”

UC Irvine (0-1, 0-1), ranked fifth in national coaches’ poll, took a 2-0 lead, but Stanford came back with three goals to lead, 3-2, at the half.

Irvine pulled within one, 5-4, on a goal by Matt Maunz early in the fourth, but the Cardinal scored two quick goals.

Omar Amr, a Sunny Hills High graduate, scored two goals for the Anteaters and Maunz also had two. Redshirt freshman Tom Davis played well, getting nine saves in goal for Irvine.

The Anteaters will next compete in the Newport SeaFest Southern California tournament at Corona del Mar High on Saturday. They face Air Force at 8:10 a.m. and California at 12:50.

In nonconference men’s soccer:

Pacific Christian 3, Christian Heritage 1--Ryan Bean scored three goals to lead Pacific Christian College (2-0).

Southern California College 6, Whittier 1--The Vanguards scored four goals in 17 minutes of the second half to defeat Whittier (0-3). Chris Shaparro and Jorge Perez, from Santa Ana High, each scored two goals. Jesus Miramontes and Kevin Villar each added one for the Vanguards (1-2).