Day two of the NCAA Men’s water polo championships at U.C. San Diego’s Canyonview pool pitted the UCSD Tritons against the Stanford Cardinal in the consolation game. After a hard battle against USC in the semi finals Stanford regrouped and topped the Tritons 20-11. Stanford’s Bret Bonanni was the leading scorer with 8 goals.
In the championship match SoCal rivals UCLA matched up against USC in front of a jam packed crowd. It came down to the wire with the UCLA Bruins scoring the winning goal with :34 seconds left in the game to win 9-8.
Once again, Mike Lewis was on hand to capture the action for us and here’s some images from this year’s NCAA championships.
![Josh Stiling of UC San Diego shoots on goal (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_1974-640x425.jpg)
Josh Stiling of UC San Diego shoots on goal (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![Stanford's Bret Bonanni moves in to shoot on UCSD goalie Cameron Ravanbach (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_1998-640x425.jpg)
Stanford’s Bret Bonanni moves in to shoot on UCSD goalie Cameron Ravanbach (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![Stanford's men's coach John Vargas (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_1848-319x480.jpg)
Stanford’s men’s coach John Vargas (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![UCSD's Josh Stililing (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_1977-640x425.jpg)
UCSD’s Josh Stililing (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![UCSD's Luca DeVivo blocks up on Stanford's BJ Churnside (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_1968-640x425.jpg)
UCSD’s Luca DeVivo blocks up on Stanford’s BJ Churnside (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![Big crowds gather under the SoCal sun at UCSD (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_1766-640x426.jpg)
Big crowds gather under the SoCal sun at UCSD (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![UCSD's Josh Stiling lead the Tritons with 4 goals (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_1803-640x426.jpg)
UCSD’s Josh Stiling lead the Tritons with 4 goals (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![in the corner (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_2176-640x425.jpg)
in the corner (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![USC's Marc Vonderweidt (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_2245-640x426.jpg)
USC’s Marc Vonderweidt (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![UCLA fans had lots to cheer about in UCLA's national title victory (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_2215-640x425.jpg)
UCLA fans had lots to cheer about in UCLA’s national title victory (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![Anthony Daboub of UCLA shoots around USC's Marc Vonderweidt (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_2299-640x425.jpg)
Anthony Daboub of UCLA shoots around USC’s Marc Vonderweidt (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![USC's Kostas Genidounias shouts out to the bench before the start of the second period (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_2265-640x425.jpg)
USC’s Kostas Genidounias shouts out to the bench before the start of the second period (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![UCLA's David Culpan shoots early in the game against USC (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_2342-640x426.jpg)
UCLA’s David Culpan shoots early in the game against USC (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
![Keeping head above water in the hole set (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SYD_2310-640x425.jpg)
Keeping head above water in the hole set (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)