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Photo by: Hali Helfgott
No. 2 Trojans Cruise Past No. 9 Pepperdine 11-5
September 30, 2017 | Men's Water Polo, Features
USC improves to 16-1 overall with the road win in Malibu.
MALIBU, CALIF. — The No. 2 USC men's water polo team made a strong stand at No. 9 Pepperdine's home pool to churn out an 11-5 win over the Waves today in Malibu. The Trojan defense won the day in allowing only two Pepperdine goals in the first three frames while USC's balanced scoring attack kept padding the Trojan advantage. With 10 saves from goalie McQuin Baron and goals from eight different Trojans, USC made a power move to a 16-1 overall record with today's win.
The Trojans scored the first five goals of the matchup with Pepperdine, posting a first-frame shutout while building a 4-0 lead on goals from Marko Vavic, Thomas Dunstan, Matt Maier and Matteo Morelli. Maier's second of the day made it a 5-0 USC rally before the Waves broke through. Morelli delivered his second soon after, and USC gripped a 6-1 lead at halftime. Two new Trojan scorers — Zach D'Sa and Marin Dasic — would go back-to-back after a Pepperdine goal to move USC ahead 8-2 entering the fourth. There, Pepperdine was able to muster up three goals, but USC matched that output to wrap the game as a decisive 11-5 Trojan victory.
Next week, USC will host Long Beach State in a 5 p.m. face-off on Thursday (Oct. 5) before a trip to play at UC Santa Barbara at noon on Sunday (Oct. 8).
#2 USC 11, #9 Pepperdine 5
Sept. 30, 2017 | Malibu, Calif.
USC 4 - 2 - 2 - 3 = 11
PEP 0 - 1 - 1 - 3 = 5
SCORING:
USC — Marko Vavic 2, Matt Maier 2, Matteo Morelli 2, Thomas Dunstan, Zach D'Sa, Marin Dasic, Lachlan Edwards, Bryce Hoerman.
PEP — Marko Asic 2, Mate Toth 2, Mark Urban.
SAVES: McQuin Baron (USC) 10, Zach Rhodes (PEP) 9.
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