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New-Look Trojans Tack Up Two Wins On Opening Day
September 01, 2018 | Men's Water Polo, Features
No. 2 USC tops Pomona-Pitzer and Whittier at the UCLA Mini Invitational.
WESTWOOD, CALIF. — The No. 2 USC men's water polo team exploded out of the gates of the 2018 season in nabbing two communing victories in the Trojans' first official action of the season. Out at the UCLA Mini Invitational, USC pinned up a 16-1 win over No. 17 Pomona-Pitzer in the morning before delivering a 25-4 victory over Whittier. In building out a 2-0 start to the year, 12 players registered their first stats as Trojans. Six newcomers scored their first career goals, and four goalies notched their first career saves capped up as Trojans.
In the opener, senior captain Zach D'Sa opened the Trojans' account, lighting the fuse on an 11-0 scoring rally in the first half by USC against No. 17 Pomona-Pitzer. During that surge, newcomers Hannes Daube, Jacob Mercep and Orestis Apergi punched up their first goals as Trojans while freshman goalie Sam Krutonog had an eight-save haul in his USC debut during the first half. In the second half, redshirt freshman goalie Matt Moran-Flores checked in for his first official minutes in the cage, backing up a stingy USC defense that allowed just a single Sagehen score down the stretch. Meanwhile, two more USC newcomers — Jake Ehrhardt and James Kolenda — pumped in their first USC goals to help the Trojans along to a final 16-1 victory. Mercep's hat trick had him as the scoring leader for the Trojans in this one, leading a pack of 10 USC scorers.
Hours later, the Trojans were right back to it, taking on Whittier for game two of the season. This one saw another pair of new USC goalies share time in the cage, with freshman Nic Porter getting the start and transfer Vaios Vlahotasios coming in for the second half of action. Porter would pick up three saves, and Vlahotasios tallied six in his first 16 minutes of work as a Trojan. On the offensive end, relative veterans Marin Dasic and Daniel Leong led the charge with four goals apiece, topping a group of 12 Trojans to get to the back of the net in the 25-4 win. Along the way, freshman Alexander Lansill knocked in his first USC goal, becoming the sixth Trojan newcomer to score on the day.
USC's next action brings the Trojans to Uytengsu Aquatics Center next week for their home opener. USC will host Concordia in a 5 p.m. start on Thursday (Sept. 6) in the Trojans' home waters.
UCLA MINI INVITATIONAL
#2 USC 16, #17 Pomona-Pitzer 1
Sept. 1, 2018 | Spieker Aquatic Center (Westwood, Calif.)
USC 5 - 6 - 2 - 3 = 16
PP 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 = 1
SCORING:
USC — Jacob Mercep 3, Marko Vavic 2, Marin Dasic 2, Hannes Daube 2, Orestis Apergi 2, Luka Karaman, Zach D'Sa, Jake Ehrhardt, Matt Maier, James Kolenda.
PP — Curry.
SAVES: Sam Krutonog (USC) 8 [1st half], Matt Moran-Flores (USC) 3 [2nd half], Kelbert (PP) 3, Webster (PP) 3.
#2 USC 25, Whittier 4
Sept. 1, 2018 | Spieker Aquatic Center (Westwood, Calif.)
USC 8 - 3 - 8 - 6 = 25
WC 3 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 4
SCORING:
USC — Marin Dasic 4, Daniel Leong 4, Jake Ehrhardt 3, Sam Slobodien 3, Marko Vavic 2, Hannes Daube 2, Orestis Apergi 2, Matt Maier, Jacob Mercep, Luke Wyatt, Alexander Lansill, James Kolenda.
WC — Heredia Viteri 2, Reyes, Roy.
SAVES: Nic Porter (USC) 3 [1st half], Vaios Vlahotasios (USC) 6 [2nd half], Ersoz (WC) 6, Bergerson (WC) 2.
In the opener, senior captain Zach D'Sa opened the Trojans' account, lighting the fuse on an 11-0 scoring rally in the first half by USC against No. 17 Pomona-Pitzer. During that surge, newcomers Hannes Daube, Jacob Mercep and Orestis Apergi punched up their first goals as Trojans while freshman goalie Sam Krutonog had an eight-save haul in his USC debut during the first half. In the second half, redshirt freshman goalie Matt Moran-Flores checked in for his first official minutes in the cage, backing up a stingy USC defense that allowed just a single Sagehen score down the stretch. Meanwhile, two more USC newcomers — Jake Ehrhardt and James Kolenda — pumped in their first USC goals to help the Trojans along to a final 16-1 victory. Mercep's hat trick had him as the scoring leader for the Trojans in this one, leading a pack of 10 USC scorers.
Hours later, the Trojans were right back to it, taking on Whittier for game two of the season. This one saw another pair of new USC goalies share time in the cage, with freshman Nic Porter getting the start and transfer Vaios Vlahotasios coming in for the second half of action. Porter would pick up three saves, and Vlahotasios tallied six in his first 16 minutes of work as a Trojan. On the offensive end, relative veterans Marin Dasic and Daniel Leong led the charge with four goals apiece, topping a group of 12 Trojans to get to the back of the net in the 25-4 win. Along the way, freshman Alexander Lansill knocked in his first USC goal, becoming the sixth Trojan newcomer to score on the day.
USC's next action brings the Trojans to Uytengsu Aquatics Center next week for their home opener. USC will host Concordia in a 5 p.m. start on Thursday (Sept. 6) in the Trojans' home waters.
UCLA MINI INVITATIONAL
#2 USC 16, #17 Pomona-Pitzer 1
Sept. 1, 2018 | Spieker Aquatic Center (Westwood, Calif.)
USC 5 - 6 - 2 - 3 = 16
PP 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 = 1
SCORING:
USC — Jacob Mercep 3, Marko Vavic 2, Marin Dasic 2, Hannes Daube 2, Orestis Apergi 2, Luka Karaman, Zach D'Sa, Jake Ehrhardt, Matt Maier, James Kolenda.
PP — Curry.
SAVES: Sam Krutonog (USC) 8 [1st half], Matt Moran-Flores (USC) 3 [2nd half], Kelbert (PP) 3, Webster (PP) 3.
#2 USC 25, Whittier 4
Sept. 1, 2018 | Spieker Aquatic Center (Westwood, Calif.)
USC 8 - 3 - 8 - 6 = 25
WC 3 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 4
SCORING:
USC — Marin Dasic 4, Daniel Leong 4, Jake Ehrhardt 3, Sam Slobodien 3, Marko Vavic 2, Hannes Daube 2, Orestis Apergi 2, Matt Maier, Jacob Mercep, Luke Wyatt, Alexander Lansill, James Kolenda.
WC — Heredia Viteri 2, Reyes, Roy.
SAVES: Nic Porter (USC) 3 [1st half], Vaios Vlahotasios (USC) 6 [2nd half], Ersoz (WC) 6, Bergerson (WC) 2.
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