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USC Defense Reigns Supreme Again In Wins At CBU Mini Invite
January 27, 2018 | Women's Water Polo, Features
Trojans shut out Cal Baptist 20-0 and turn right around to top Pomona-Pitzer 21-3 in Riverside.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC women's water polo team churned out two more decisive wins today while extending its shutout streak to just under 81 minutes in these early goings of 2018. The Trojans pinned up its second shutout win of the year with a 20-0 victory over Cal Baptist and then kept Pomona-Pitzer silent for the first half en route to a 21-3 win over Pomona-Pitzer out at the CBU Mini Invite in Riverside. USC is now 3-0 in official action in 2018.
USC's young guns came to play today, with Trojan freshmen and sophomores accounting for 70 percent of the scoring. True freshman Paige Hauschild and sophomore Elise Stein punched up four goals apiece in the shutout win over Cal Baptist, with sophomore Denise Mammolito delivering a hat trick and freshmen Nadia Pavlovich and Verica Bakoc tallying two goals each in the dominant Trojan performance. That marked the first career goals as Trojans for Pavlovich. On the defensive end, junior goalie Amanda Longan backed up the stingy USC defense with 12 saves to anchor USC's second straight shutout of the year in the 20-0 win over its hosts.
USC would turn around and take on Pomona-Pitzer immediately after the matchup with CBU. There, senior Brianna Daboub had a hat trick in the first period on the way to registering a new career high with five goals in the eventual 21-3 Trojan win. USC worked its way to a 9-0 lead in the first frame, then piled on five more goals to grip a 14-0 advantage by halftime. Just under a minute into the second half, Pomona-Pitzer became the first team to break through the Trojan defense this season with a 6-on-5 finish that made it 15-1 USC. By the final buzzer, sophomore Kelsey McIntosh matched her career best with four goals in this one, while Mammolito delivered another hat trick to help pace the USC offense, which got 10 Trojans on the scoreboard in the win. That included the first career goal as a Trojan for freshman Nina Ceklic. Senior goalie Victória Chamorro played the first three periods before giving way to senior Nicola Gonzales, who got her first official game action today and picked up two solid saves during her time in the cage.
USC has a break from competition next week before turning to action at the Triton Invitational, to be held Feb. 10-11 in La Jolla.
2018 CBU MINI INVITE
#3 USC 20, Cal Baptist 0
Jan. 27, 2018 | Riverside, Calif.
USC 6 - 3 - 7 - 4 = 20
CBU 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 0
SCORING:
USC — Paige Hauschild 4, Elise Stein 4, Denise Mammolito 3, Annika Jensen 2, Nadia Pavlovich 2, Verica Bakoc 2, Courtney Fahey, Brianna Daboub, Kelsey McIntosh.
SAVES: Amanda Longan (USC) 12, Grace Ramirez (CBU) 3.
#3 USC 21, Pomona-Pitzer 3
Jan. 27, 2018 | Riverside, Calif.
USC 9 - 5 - 3 - 4 = 21
PP 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Brianna Daboub 5, Kelsey McIntosh 4, Denise Mammolito 3, Annika Jensen 2, Elise Stein 2, Paige Hauschild, Courtney Fahey, Nadia Pavlovich, Nina Ceklic, Kaylee Brownsberger.
PP — Natalie Hill, Morgan McCracken, Natasha Rosenthal.
SAVES: Victória Chamorro (USC) 3 [3 periods], Nicola Gonzales (USC) 2 [4th period], Morgan Stockham (PP) 5, Haley Crabtree (PP) 2.
USC's young guns came to play today, with Trojan freshmen and sophomores accounting for 70 percent of the scoring. True freshman Paige Hauschild and sophomore Elise Stein punched up four goals apiece in the shutout win over Cal Baptist, with sophomore Denise Mammolito delivering a hat trick and freshmen Nadia Pavlovich and Verica Bakoc tallying two goals each in the dominant Trojan performance. That marked the first career goals as Trojans for Pavlovich. On the defensive end, junior goalie Amanda Longan backed up the stingy USC defense with 12 saves to anchor USC's second straight shutout of the year in the 20-0 win over its hosts.
USC would turn around and take on Pomona-Pitzer immediately after the matchup with CBU. There, senior Brianna Daboub had a hat trick in the first period on the way to registering a new career high with five goals in the eventual 21-3 Trojan win. USC worked its way to a 9-0 lead in the first frame, then piled on five more goals to grip a 14-0 advantage by halftime. Just under a minute into the second half, Pomona-Pitzer became the first team to break through the Trojan defense this season with a 6-on-5 finish that made it 15-1 USC. By the final buzzer, sophomore Kelsey McIntosh matched her career best with four goals in this one, while Mammolito delivered another hat trick to help pace the USC offense, which got 10 Trojans on the scoreboard in the win. That included the first career goal as a Trojan for freshman Nina Ceklic. Senior goalie Victória Chamorro played the first three periods before giving way to senior Nicola Gonzales, who got her first official game action today and picked up two solid saves during her time in the cage.
USC has a break from competition next week before turning to action at the Triton Invitational, to be held Feb. 10-11 in La Jolla.
2018 CBU MINI INVITE
#3 USC 20, Cal Baptist 0
Jan. 27, 2018 | Riverside, Calif.
USC 6 - 3 - 7 - 4 = 20
CBU 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 0
SCORING:
USC — Paige Hauschild 4, Elise Stein 4, Denise Mammolito 3, Annika Jensen 2, Nadia Pavlovich 2, Verica Bakoc 2, Courtney Fahey, Brianna Daboub, Kelsey McIntosh.
SAVES: Amanda Longan (USC) 12, Grace Ramirez (CBU) 3.
#3 USC 21, Pomona-Pitzer 3
Jan. 27, 2018 | Riverside, Calif.
USC 9 - 5 - 3 - 4 = 21
PP 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Brianna Daboub 5, Kelsey McIntosh 4, Denise Mammolito 3, Annika Jensen 2, Elise Stein 2, Paige Hauschild, Courtney Fahey, Nadia Pavlovich, Nina Ceklic, Kaylee Brownsberger.
PP — Natalie Hill, Morgan McCracken, Natasha Rosenthal.
SAVES: Victória Chamorro (USC) 3 [3 periods], Nicola Gonzales (USC) 2 [4th period], Morgan Stockham (PP) 5, Haley Crabtree (PP) 2.
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