College Roundup : Stanford Shades UC Irvine in Water Polo

Rick McNair scored what proved to be the winning goal with 42 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter Friday to give Stanford an 8-7 victory over visiting UC Irvine in a nonconference water polo match.

McNair’s goal made the score, 8-6. Irvine (10-2) pulled to within 8-7 on Pablo Yrizar’s goal with 20 seconds remaining.

Tom Ward had three goals for Irvine. Two of Ward’s goals were in the fourth quarter.

In Big West Conference men’s soccer:

Cal State Fullerton 2, UC Irvine 0--Rick Biedler scored at the 32-minute mark and Adam Lehner added a goal at 49:23 to pace host Cal State Fullerton. Biedler’s goal was his sixth of the season.

Goalie Jay Nettekoben registered his third shutout of the year for Cal State Fullerton (1-1-1, 7-3-1). UC Irvine is 0-2-0 in conference play and 3-7-1 overall.