USC
Loyola Marymount
USC Blows By LMU For 12-4 Win
September 10, 2006 | Men's Water Polo
Sept. 10, 2006
WESTCHESTER, CALIF. - The No. 2-ranked USC men's water polo team swamped host LMU with a mixed blend of scoring that saw eight different Trojans get to the back of the net in a 12-4 win over the Lions on Sunday at LMU's home pool. The win snapped a three-game win streak for the Lions and pumped USC to a 2-0 record on the season. Senior Thomas Hale led the Trojans' charge with a three-goal game, while junior goalie Adam Shilling held down the fort in the cage with five saves for USC during his three quarters in goal.
The Trojans moved ahead 3-1 in the first period before blowing out to a 6-1 lead at halftime with a shutout defensive effort in the second period of play. USC mixed up the attack further in the third to hold a dominating 9-2 lead entering the final period. By the final buzzer, the Trojans had received a hat trick from Hale along with a pair of goals from junior Tommy Corcoran and freshman J.W. Krumpholz. Rounding out the scoring on the day were seniors Pavol Valovic and Juan Delgadillo, freshmen Matt Sagehorn and Anthony Artukovich and sophomore Jovan Vranes.
USC hits the pool this weekend for the highly competitive Northern California Tournament, hosted this year by Stanford. The tournament runs Sept. 16-17.
USC has now won 21 straight games stretching through 2005 and the Trojans' NCAA championship.
No. 2 USC 12, No. 9 LMU 4
USC 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -- 12
LMU 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 -- 4
SCORING:
USC - Thomas Hale 3, Tommy Corcoran 2, J.W. Krumpholz 2, Pavol Valovic, Juan Delgadillo, Matt Sagehorn, Anthony Artukovich, Jovan Vranes.
LMU - Matt Reynolds, Ben Easton, Cody Walter, Tim Heafner.
SAVES:
Adam Shilling (USC) 5, Ronnie Giery (USC) 1, Ian Elliott (LMU) 16.
