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No. 1 USC Stretches 2018 Record To 11-0 After Two Wins In Davis
September 16, 2018 | Men's Water Polo, Features
Trojans beat Whittier 13-2 and Fresno Pacific 13-3 to finish out the Aggie Roundup.
DAVIS, CALIF. — The No. 1 USC men's water polo team shut out its Sunday opponents in five periods of play to lock up two more victories out at the Aggie Roundup in Davis, Calif. The Trojans held Whittier scoreless in the first, second and fourth frames of a 13-2 win over the Poets before silencing the Sunbirds in the second and third of a 13-3 win over Fresno Pacific. The victorious day pumps USC's overall record up to 11-0.
The Trojans scored the first nine goals of the matchup with Whittier, staking themselves to a 9-0 halftime lead before the Poets were able to break through twice in the third frame. A 4-0 USC advantage in the first ballooned to that 9-0 edge thanks to a combined five goals in the second from Sam Slobodien and Matt Maier. Slobodien hammered home three straight before giving way to back-to-back blasts from Maier as the Trojans took control. Capping off the game was Daniel Leong, who knocked in a pair of goals in the fourth while the Trojan defense clamped down again on Whittier to wrap up a 13-2 victory that marked the 10th of the year for the Trojans. Manning the cage in this one was Vaios Vlahotasios, who gathered in nine saves in his first complete-game effort as a Trojan.
Matt Moran-Flores would cap up in goal for the second and final game of the day for the Trojans, making five stops while the USC defense shut out Fresno Pacific for a span of 20 minutes while forging an 11-2 advantage entering the fourth period. Eight different Trojans had combined for those 11 goals, with Marko Vavic, Daniel Leong and Marin Dasic delivering a pair apiece. The final goals would come from Christian Hockenbury and Alexander Lansill, becoming the 12th and 13th Trojans to score on the day as USC wrapped the event with a 13-3 win over the Sunbirds.
The top-ranked Trojans now return home for a single game set for Uytengsu Aquatics Center next weekend. USC will host Pacific at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 22) as the Trojans look to extend their win streak to 12 in a row.
AGGIE ROUNDUP
#1 USC 13, Whittier 2
Sept. 16, 2018 | Davis, Calif.
USC 4 - 5 - 2 - 2 = 13
WC 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 = 2
SCORING:
USC — Sam Slobodien 3, Jacob Mercep 2, Matt Maier 2, Daniel Leong 2, Marko Vavic, Jake Ehrhardt, Troy Furniss, Zach D'Sa.
WC — Eric Borunda 2.
SAVES: Vaios Vlahotasios (USC) 9, Murat Ersoz (WC) 2, Eliott Bergerson (WC) 0, Trevor Seifen (WC) 2.
#1 USC 13, Fresno Pacific 3
Sept. 16, 2018 | Davis, Calif.
USC 5 - 4 - 2 - 2 = 13
FPU 2 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Marko Vavic 2, Daniel Leong 2, Marin Dasic 2, Zach D'Sa, Luka Karaman, James Kolenda, Jake Ehrhardt, Matt Maier, Christian Hockenbury, Alexander Lansill.
FPU — Paul Siebnaler, Garth Verdegaal, Cody Wickman.
SAVES: Matt Moran-Flores (USC) 5, Michael Hicks (FPU) 14, Joseph Costa (FPU) 1.
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