No. 2 Stanford men's water polo beats No. 1 UCLA 11-8
Ben Forer scored four goals and Botond Balogh three as the Cardinal beat the top-ranked Bruins for the second time this season.
STANFORD - No. 2 Stanford beat No. 1 UCLA 11-8 in men's water polo on Sunday, Nov. 1, at Avery Aquatic Center, according to the official scoresheet. It was Stanford's second win over the top-ranked Bruins this season, after a 19-15 win in Los Angeles on Oct. 3.
Ben Forer led Stanford with four goals and an assist, and Botond Balogh added three goals and an assist, according to Stanford Athletics. Alex Gheorghe, Ryan Ohl, Collin Caras and Guido Leonardi scored one goal each.
Stanford led 5-4 at halftime, then scored three straight goals early in the third quarter to go up 8-4. UCLA answered with three in a row to cut the lead to 8-7 after three quarters. Balogh scored with 2:42 left, Forer added a goal and Leonardi scored with 32 seconds left.
The game was in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), the conference for most top West Coast men's water polo teams. It came a day after Stanford beat No. 4 USC. Stanford is 17-2 overall and 4-1 in the MPSF.
Stanford hosts No. 5 Fordham on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at Avery Aquatic Center.
Source: Stanford official scoresheet, UCLA at Stanford (PDF); Stanford Athletics recap