Sept. 20, 2008

STOCKTON, Calif. - The No. 15 Santa Clara men's water polo team dropped their first game at the NorCal Tournament to No. 3 Stanford, 15-2. Liam Farrell, who was a Top Performer for the week in the WWPA, scored a goal in the second half. Farrell has now scored a goal in all six games of the season for the Broncos.

Also reaching the back of the net was Nicholas Poggetti, who got SCU on the board in the third quarter after a scoreless first half. Freshman goalie, Michael Wishart had another standout game posting 10 blocks.

"Wishart played really well in the goal," head coach Keith Wilbur said. "Stanford is a really good team. We learned a lot from this game and we just have to get back into it for our game later today."

Santa Clara returns to the pool for their second game of the day versus either No. 6 Loyola Marymount or No. 13 Navy, depending on the result of their game. Time is tentatively set for 4 p.m.

Goals:
Poggetti - 1, Farrell - 1

Assists:
Wall - 1

Steals:
Akerland - 1, Detoy - 1, Diserio - 1, Klipa - 1, Wall - 1, Zylstra - 1

Kick Outs Drawn:
Detoy - 2, Hobbs - 1, Parolin - 1, Wall - 1

Blocks:
Wishart - 10