Stanford junior driver BJ Churnside scored three of his four goals in the game’s final five minutes, breaking ties of 8-8, 9-9 and 10-10 to lead the No. 3 Stanford men’s water polo team to an 11-10 victory over top-ranked USC at Avery Aquatic Center on Saturday.

The win was the Cardinal’s second in a row against the nation’s No. 1 team after defeating then-No. 1 UCLA at the SoCal Tournament on Oct. 12. It moved Stanford to 16-2 overall, 2-0 in MPSF play.

UCLA jumped out to an early lead and maintained its advantage throughout the contest, defeating the Cal men’s water polo team 13-8 in an MPSF showdown at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The Bears (17-3, 1-1) were led by two goals each from senior Aleksa Saponjic and redshirt freshman J.D. Ratchford. The Bruins (19-2, 3-0) were led by five goals from Gordon Marshall.

With Sabrina Clayton and Nikki Hess both collecting 19 kills each, the Santa Clara women’s volleyball team defeated No. 24 LMU 25-21, 19-25, 9-25, 25-18, 16-14 in Los Angeles, handing the Lions their third defeat in 20 matches this season. It is Santa Clara’s second road win against a ranked West Coast Conference team this season. Santa Clara beat No. 24 San Diego on Oct. 2. The Broncos move to 15-6, 5-3 in the WCC. No. 24 LMU is 17-3, 5-3.

Nandyala Gama led in kills for the second straight match, but San Jose State’s women’s volleyball team (3-17, 0-7 Mountain West Conference) was swept in a loss to San Diego State (25-20, 25-15, 25-16) at Spartan Gym. Gama had 10 kills in the match to lead the Spartans. Tyanna Roy added nine kills for the Spartans and Yavianliz Rosado recorded a team-high 14 digs.

Stanford’s men’s golf team is tied for seventh with Oklahoma State at even-par after posting a 5-over 293 at United States Collegiate Championship at The Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta. Texas .

Stanford’s men’s swim team picked up a 179-106 season-opening home victory over Hawaii at the Avery Aquatic Center. The Cardinal next plays host to Cal on Nov. 5.