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No. 4 Trojans Fall Short 12-11 At No. 3 Pacific
October 12, 2019 | Men's Water Polo, Features
USC claws out of a three-goal hole, but the hosts prevail.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — The No. 4 USC men's water polo team dug itself out of a three-goal deficit and leveled the game in the fourth, only to see No. 3 host Pacific net the goals it needed to take a 12-11 victory from the Trojans in Stockton, Calif. The exclusion count tipped heavily against visiting USC, with two Trojans tagged with three kickouts each to leave USC down two starters with five minutes left to play. The loss puts USC at 9-3 overall on the year.
Offensively, seniors Marin Dasic and Sam Slobodien shouldered the load with three goals apiece. Slobodien's third would snarl the game at 11-11 just a minute after USC lost Jake Ehrhardt to his third ejection, which had led to a go-ahead goal from Pacific. Slobodien swept in the score to tie things up with 4:02 to go, but Pacific netted one off the foul on its next possession to put USC behind again. The Trojans got looks, but the post would save the day for the Tigers as USC was just off the mark on its efforts to force overtime.
USC had led just once in the game, responding to Pacific's opening score with back-to-back goals. Hannes Daube hammered in the first, and then Dasic delivered a one-goal lead for the Trojans less than five minutes into the contest. Pacific converted on one of its 12 power plays next to make it 2-2, and USC would not lead the rest of the way. By halftime, the whistle had blown three more USC exclusions and two penalties called against the Trojans as Pacific peeled out to a three-goal lead by the break. USC had knocked in scores from Dasic and Jacob Mercep, but the Tigers talked five goals in the second to craft a 7-4 halftime lead.
Slobodien set up his second-half hat trick with a huge blast out of set to open the third, which saw USC tack up five goals. But the Tigers remained a step ahead entering the fourth after registering three third-period goals. USC's Matt Maier was handed his third exclusion late in the third, but USC was still able to close the gap down to a 10-9 deficit thanks to goals from Luke Wyatt and Dasic in the final minute. Goalie Nic Porter hauled in his 10th save of the game during the fourth while USC made its bid for overtime by leveling the score twice on Mercep and Slobodien's respective equalizers. It would be that goal off the foul from the Tigers with 3:37 to go that would be the different, however, as USC wound up short on the road.
Next up for the Trojans is another road battle. USC will pay a visit to Pepperdine next week in a 2 p.m. clash in Malibu on Saturday (Oct. 19).
#3 Pacific 12, #4 USC 11
Oct. 12, 2019 | Chris Kjeldsen Pool (Stockton, Calif.)
USC 2 - 2 - 5 - 2 = 11
PAC 2 - 5 - 3 - 2 = 12
SCORING:
USC — Marin Dasic 3, Sam Slobodien 3, Jacob Mercep 2, Hannes Daube, Jake Ehrhardt, Luke Wyatt.
PAC — Engin Ege Colak 3, Luis Araya 2, Andrea De Nardi 2, Jeremie Cote 2, Luke Pavillard, Bogdan Djerkovic, Matthew Hosmer.
SAVES: Nic Porter (USC) 10, Jon Barry (PAC) 10.
Offensively, seniors Marin Dasic and Sam Slobodien shouldered the load with three goals apiece. Slobodien's third would snarl the game at 11-11 just a minute after USC lost Jake Ehrhardt to his third ejection, which had led to a go-ahead goal from Pacific. Slobodien swept in the score to tie things up with 4:02 to go, but Pacific netted one off the foul on its next possession to put USC behind again. The Trojans got looks, but the post would save the day for the Tigers as USC was just off the mark on its efforts to force overtime.
USC had led just once in the game, responding to Pacific's opening score with back-to-back goals. Hannes Daube hammered in the first, and then Dasic delivered a one-goal lead for the Trojans less than five minutes into the contest. Pacific converted on one of its 12 power plays next to make it 2-2, and USC would not lead the rest of the way. By halftime, the whistle had blown three more USC exclusions and two penalties called against the Trojans as Pacific peeled out to a three-goal lead by the break. USC had knocked in scores from Dasic and Jacob Mercep, but the Tigers talked five goals in the second to craft a 7-4 halftime lead.
Slobodien set up his second-half hat trick with a huge blast out of set to open the third, which saw USC tack up five goals. But the Tigers remained a step ahead entering the fourth after registering three third-period goals. USC's Matt Maier was handed his third exclusion late in the third, but USC was still able to close the gap down to a 10-9 deficit thanks to goals from Luke Wyatt and Dasic in the final minute. Goalie Nic Porter hauled in his 10th save of the game during the fourth while USC made its bid for overtime by leveling the score twice on Mercep and Slobodien's respective equalizers. It would be that goal off the foul from the Tigers with 3:37 to go that would be the different, however, as USC wound up short on the road.
Next up for the Trojans is another road battle. USC will pay a visit to Pepperdine next week in a 2 p.m. clash in Malibu on Saturday (Oct. 19).
#3 Pacific 12, #4 USC 11
Oct. 12, 2019 | Chris Kjeldsen Pool (Stockton, Calif.)
USC 2 - 2 - 5 - 2 = 11
PAC 2 - 5 - 3 - 2 = 12
SCORING:
USC — Marin Dasic 3, Sam Slobodien 3, Jacob Mercep 2, Hannes Daube, Jake Ehrhardt, Luke Wyatt.
PAC — Engin Ege Colak 3, Luis Araya 2, Andrea De Nardi 2, Jeremie Cote 2, Luke Pavillard, Bogdan Djerkovic, Matthew Hosmer.
SAVES: Nic Porter (USC) 10, Jon Barry (PAC) 10.
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