Pacific slowed down Stanford with a new defense it implemented Thursday.
But the Tigers couldn’t stop the Cardinal in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships on Friday in Indianapolis.
Despite four goals from Mariana Duarte and goals from Kyra Christmas and Rachel Krieger, Pacific lost 13-6 ending its historic season.
The No. 8 Tigers (21-9) won their first Golden Coast Conference tournament championship to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time. Pacific beat No. 25 Pomona-Pitzer in a play-in game last week at Kjeldsen Pool but couldn’t get past No. 2 Stanford (21-3).