April 29, 2005

BERKELEY, Calif. - Second-ranked USC jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and never looked back en route to a 9-5 victory over No. 13 San Diego State in quarterfinal action of the MPSF Tournament in Berkeley, Calif., on Friday afternoon. The 10th-seeded Aztecs (15-17) will now face sixth-seeded California (16-10) at the Spieker Aquatic Complex at 12:15 p.m. Saturday.

The defending national champion Trojans (22-3) added two more goals in the second period to take a 5-1 lead into intermission. USC outscored SDSU, 3-2, in the third and added one more goal in the fourth quarter.

Stacy Werner had three goals, and Elana Cervantes and Savanah Kelley each scored a goal for the Aztecs. Sarah Kilgore played all 28 minutes and made eight saves in net.

The Aztecs' match against the Golden Bears will be their second meeting of the season. On Feb. 25 at the UC Santa Barbara Gaucho Invitational, California won, 10-9, in triple overtime.

Complete results and information on the MPSF Tournament can be found at http://calbears.collegesports.com/sports/w-wpolo/spec-rel/cal-mpsf-tourney05.html.

SDSU (15-17) 0 1 2 2 - 5
USC (22-3) 3 2 3 1 - 9

Goals
SDSU - Stacy Werner 3, Elana Cervantes, Savanah Kelley.
USC - Brittany Hayes 2, Lauren Wenger 2, Erika Figge, Eszter Gyori, Anna Pardo, Moriah Van Norman, Erin Wilson.

Saves
SDS - Sarah Kilgore 8.
USC - Sarah Mix 5.