Stanford to Play in NCAA Tournament
May 3, 2010
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# 15 STANFORD (5-1 MPSF, 14-5 overall) scored a sudden-victory overtime goal by Karen Nesbitt for a sixth consecutive MPSF Championship on Sunday, 11-10 at No. 1 Seed Denver. The final strike was the last of Nesbitt's three goals. Julie Christy scored three goals in a 9-7 semifinal win against California. Senior Leigh Lucas was named the Most Valuable Player for the weekend, while teammates Lauren Schmidt, Annie Read, and Leslie Foard were all-tourney selections. Stanford hosts A-10 Champion UMass Saturday (May 8) in an NCAA Tournament Play-In game.
# 19 DENVER (6-0 MPSF, 13-5 overall) hosted the MPSF Championship Tournament and finished second with a semifinal win over No. 5 seed UC Davis, 14-9. Ali Flury, Kara Secora, and Bonnie Wells all delivered hat tricks in the win, while Lexi Sanders dished three assists. Flury caused six turnovers in the win and scored another hat trick in the finals, en route to all-tournament honors with Sanders and goalkeeper Ashley Harman, who totaled 21 saves.
CALIFORNIA (3-3 MPSF, 8-10 overall) won its quarterfinal contest against No. 6 seed St. Mary's, 20-11. Vail Horn tied a 2010 season-high in the conference with seven goals, while Alyse Kennedy and Tara Arolla posted five points each. Arolla was joined by goalkeeper Allie Shropshire on the all-tournament team, who picked up the second-most single-game saves in the MPSF this year with 17 against Stanford in the semifinal.
UC DAVIS (3-3 MPSF, 11-6 overall) reached the MPSF Tournament semifinal with a quarterfinal win over No. 4 seed Oregon, 13-11, avenging the home conference loss to the Ducks. Christina Corsa recorded seven points on five goals and two assists in the win. Gina Hoffmire put away four goals. Molly Lapolla tallied a hat trick in the semifinal against Denver. Alyssa Cranska was named to the all-tournament team with 13 saves in that game.
OREGON (3-3 MPSF, 7-11 overall) dropped its quarterfinal game to No. 5 seed UC Davis, 13-11, as all-tournament Alex Breiner as well as Dom Christiansen each tallied hat tricks. Breiner added a pair of assists for five points. Jess Drummond and Lara Bennett caused three turnovers apiece.
ST. MARY'S (1-5 MPSF, 4-12 overall) ended the season with a 20-11 quarterfinal loss to California. Senior midfielder Abbie Coleman was named to the all-tournament team with three points on one goal and two assists. Mariah Walk recorded four goals and Caroline Mahony and Maggie Schwab scored two apiece.
FRESNO STATE (0-6 MPSF, 0-14 overall) ended its season following a 16-1 quarterfinal loss to No. 2 seed Stanford. Margaret Wolford was assisted by Sara Weber in the first half. All-tournament goalkeeper Diana Aguilar collected 16 saves.
2010 MPSF ALL-TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS
Leigh Lucas (MVP), Stanford
Leslie Foard, Stanford
Lauren Schmidt, Stanford
Annie Read, Stanford
Ali Flury, Denver
Lexi Sanders, Denver
Ashley Harman, Denver
Allie Shropshire, California
Tara Arolla, California
Alyssa Cranska, UC Davis
Alex Breiner, Oregon
Abbie Coleman, St. Mary's
Diana Aguilar, Fresno State