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Photo by: Dan Avila
No. 2 Trojans Go To 9-0 With Wins At Aggie Roundup
September 17, 2017 | Men's Water Polo, Features
USC tops Santa Clara 20-3 and beats No. 6 Long Beach State 13-5 today.
DAVIS, CALIF. — The No. 2 USC men's water polo team drummed up another two wins at the Aggie Roundup today, delivering a 20-3 win over Santa Clara before lining up against No. 6 Long Beach State. A tie game early in the second frame saw the Trojans turn the tide on the 49ers to craft a four-goal halftime lead and then pressing on to a final 13-5 victory. That top-10 win improved USC's undefeated start to 2017 to a 9-0 overall record.
USC's efforts against Santa Clara in the day's opening match were well balanced. Twelve different Trojans tallied goals in the win, with eight Trojans scoring twice apiece. With Will Rubschlager in the cage for the last three periods of play, USC was able to silence Santa Clara in the third frame while bulking up USC's advantage from a 14-2 halftime lead to a 17-2 lead entering the fourth and final period of play. Marko Vavic's second of the day rounded out the scoring with USC's 20th goal in the 20-3 final decision against the Broncos.
Next, USC turned to take on No. 6 Long Beach State in the Trojans final game of the Aggie Roundup. Matt Maier punched up the opening goal for the Trojans — the sophomore's first of an eventual three goals tallied for the Trojan cause. The 49ers would tie it up three times in the first half, snarling it up at 3-3 early in the second period before the Trojans rattled off the next four goals of the frame to lead it 7-3 at halftime.
USC's newly crowned career saves leader, McQuin Baron, hauled in a couple nice saves during the third to add to his eventual count of 12 saves in the game. Long Beach State managed a pair of goals in the third, but would be silenced by Baron and the Trojan defense for the entirety of the fourth. USC's offense meanwhile, clicked off the last five goals of the game. Zach D'Sa nabbed a steal and came up with the finishing touch to get USC ahead 9-5 late in the third, followed by Maier's third goal of the game to push USC to a 10-5 lead entering the fourth. With a handful of clutch saves from Baron and strikes at the other end from Grant Stein, Dasic and Daniel Leong, the Trojans had securely locked in on a 13-5 win over Long Beach State.
The Trojans now return to home waters for a busy stretch at Uytengsu Aquatics Center in the coming week. USC will host UC San Diego for a 5 p.m. clash on Thursday (Sept. 21) before turning to play host to half the field of the 2017 Mountain Pacific Invitational. The Trojans will open their run at the three-day event with a 1 p.m. matchup against San José State on Friday (Sept. 22). USC and LMU will both host this year's Invitational, which runs Sept. 22-24, with full schedule and information available at the tournament central page.
2017 AGGIE ROUNDUP
#2 USC 20, Santa Clara 3
Sept. 17, 2017 | Davis, Calif.
USC 9 - 5 - 3 - 3 = 20
SCU 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 3
SCORING:
USC — Grant Stein 2, Thomas Dunstan 2, Matt Maier 2, Blake Edwards 2, Lachlan Edwards 2, Tim Leong 2, Marin Dasic 2, Marko Vavic 2, Matteo Morelli, Zach D'Sa, Mihajlo Milicevic, Daniel Leong.
SCU — Dane Estrella 2, Reilley May, Judge Washer.
#2 USC vs. #6 Long Beach State
Sept. 17, 2017 | Davis, Calif.
USC 3 - 4 - 3 - 3 = 13
LBSU 2 - 1 - 2 - 0 = 5
SCORING:
USC — Matt Maier 3, Zach D'Sa 2, Lachlan Edwards 2, Marin Dasic 2, Mihajlo Milicevic, Marko Vavic, Grant Stein, Daniel Leong.
LBSU — Nemanja Bakic 2, Duncan Lynde 2, Austin Stevenson.
SAVES: McQuin Baron (USC) 12, Thomas Freeman (LBSU) 3.
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