Saturday, October 7
Stanford, Calif.
12:00 PM
USC
10-3, 0-2
13
at
14
Stanford
10-4, 1-1
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
F
Southern California
1
2
3
5
1
1
13
Stanford
2
1
5
3
2
1
14
Team Stats
USC
STAN
Shots
38
29
Goals
13
14
Assists
9
10
Points
22
24
Exclusions
10
6
Steals
14
10
Sprints
1
5
1
Luka Brnetic
7:12
Jackson Painter
3:15
Ethan Parrish
0:16
2
Luka Brnetic
7:22
Soren Jensen
5:54
Joshua Waldoch
4:00
3
Christopher Arakelian
7:38
Tom McGuire
6:52
Alex Gheorghe
6:27
Massimo Di Martire
4:08
Jackson Painter
3:41
Massimo Di Martire
2:03
Grant Watson
0:34
Soren Jensen
0:02
4
Riley Pittman
6:47
Grant Watson
5:34
Zach Bettino
5:21
Luka Brnetic
4:33
Joshua Waldoch
3:49
Riley Pittman
3:16
Carson Kranz
0:42
Carson Kranz
0:01
5
Jackson Painter
2:45
Tony Nardelli
2:30
Alex Gheorghe
2:05
6
Joshua Waldoch
2:52
Jackson Painter
2:12
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
8
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
7
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Shots
4
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Players Mentioned
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No. 3 USC Men’s Water Polo Fights Back But Falls 14-13 In OT At No. 5 Stanford
October 07, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
Trojans erased a four-goal deficit in the fourth to force overtime in an MPSF road game.
STANFORD, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC men's water polo team shrugged off a four-goal deficit and netted a last-second equalizer from Carson Kranz to force overtime on the road at No. 5 Stanford. The Cardinal would get back ahead in OT, however, claiming a 14-13 win in an MPSF contest. It was the second OT battle between the Trojans and Cardinal this season, with USC winning the first faceoff in overtime two weeks prior. USC is now 10-3 overall and 0-2 in MPSF competition.
USC took the first lead of the game when Luka Brnetic fired off his first of a career-high three goals in the game on the Trojans' first possession. From there, a seesaw battle ensued, with Stanford sneaking ahead 2-1 at the end of the first. Despite knotting the game even six times in regulation, USC was unable to edge ahead of its hosts. Exclusions and penalties plagued the Trojans, who had Brnetic and Massimo Di Martire both foul out of the game while senior Max Miller was tagged with two early strikes. Stanford would earn and convert on three 5-meter penalty shots in the game, with USC drawing and finishing off a pair.
A defensive first half saw the teams level at 3-3 for halftime before the next stretch featured cranked-up offense on both ends. USC and Stanford went goal-for-goal to open the third, with Tom McGuire blasting an equalizer off a feed from Di Martire to make it 4-4. Di Martire would scored USC's next two, and it was even at 6-6 with 2:03 on the clock in the third. Stanford would strike twice in the last 34 seconds of the frame, though, claiming its largest lead to that point with an 8-6 advantage entering the fourth. There, the Cardinal kept clicking, making it a four-goal surge to put USC in a 10-6 hole with 5:34 left in regulation. That turned out to be plenty of time for the Trojans to find a new gear. A three-goal USC rally featuring blasts from Zach Bettino, Brnetic and Joshua Waldoch clipped the Cardinal advantage down to one. Stanford would convert a 6-on-5 next, as Brnetic picked up his third, going up 11-9 with 3:16 on the clock.
A Bernardo Herzer save was a key boost for the Trojan cause at 1:52, and then Carson Kranz plugging in a 6-on-5 score to get USC one back in the final minute of regulation. A takeaway from Andrej Grgurevic sent USC back on the attack. After a timeout, USC opted to set up for a 7-on-6 look, with Bettino flipping a pass to McGuire, who found Kranz for a sizzling finish to make it 11-11 with just one second to go. That brought up overtime for the second time between USC and Stanford. This time, however, USC's OT fortunes came up just short. Stanford struck twice in the first OT around a score out of set from Tony Nardelli. In the second OT, Herzer hit Waldoch for a big blast — his third of the day — that knotted it at 13-13. But a third Stanford 5-meter penalty shot soon followed, and the Cardinal were back on top at 14-13. Two big Herzer saves kept hopes alive for the Trojans, who would get their last look with a 6-on-5 opportunity in the waning moments. A Stanford save put a stop to things, preserving the 14-13 win for the Cardinal.
NEXT:
USC now heads up to Berkeley to take on No. 2 California in another MPSF matchup set for 1 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 8).
NOTABLE:
- With three goals today, JR Luka Brnetic matched his career high.
- With 10 saves, RS FR Bernardo Herzer recorded his fourth double-digit save outing.
- With two goals today, GS Massimo Di Martire is now even with SR Max Miller in scoring this season with 25 goals.
- Di Martire now leads the team with goals scored in 12 different games this season.
- RS JR Joshua Waldoch scored a hat trick for the second straight game.
- USC is now 75-65 all-time against Stanford, which beat the Trojans for the first time since 2020 with today's decision.
#5 Stanford 14, #3 USC 13 (OT)
Oct. 7, 2023 | Avery Aquatics Center (Stanford, Calif.)
USC 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 — 1 - 1 = 13
STAN 2 - 1 - 5 - 3 — 2 - 1 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Luka Brnetic 3, Joshua Waldoch 3, Massimo Di Martire 2, Carson Kranz 2, Tom McGuire, Zach Bettino, Tony Nardelli.
STAN — Jackson Painter 4, Grant Watson 2, Alex Gheorghe 2, Riley Pittman 2, Soren Jensen 2, Ethan Parrish, Christopher Arakelian.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 10, Griffen Price (STAN) 11.
USC took the first lead of the game when Luka Brnetic fired off his first of a career-high three goals in the game on the Trojans' first possession. From there, a seesaw battle ensued, with Stanford sneaking ahead 2-1 at the end of the first. Despite knotting the game even six times in regulation, USC was unable to edge ahead of its hosts. Exclusions and penalties plagued the Trojans, who had Brnetic and Massimo Di Martire both foul out of the game while senior Max Miller was tagged with two early strikes. Stanford would earn and convert on three 5-meter penalty shots in the game, with USC drawing and finishing off a pair.
A defensive first half saw the teams level at 3-3 for halftime before the next stretch featured cranked-up offense on both ends. USC and Stanford went goal-for-goal to open the third, with Tom McGuire blasting an equalizer off a feed from Di Martire to make it 4-4. Di Martire would scored USC's next two, and it was even at 6-6 with 2:03 on the clock in the third. Stanford would strike twice in the last 34 seconds of the frame, though, claiming its largest lead to that point with an 8-6 advantage entering the fourth. There, the Cardinal kept clicking, making it a four-goal surge to put USC in a 10-6 hole with 5:34 left in regulation. That turned out to be plenty of time for the Trojans to find a new gear. A three-goal USC rally featuring blasts from Zach Bettino, Brnetic and Joshua Waldoch clipped the Cardinal advantage down to one. Stanford would convert a 6-on-5 next, as Brnetic picked up his third, going up 11-9 with 3:16 on the clock.
A Bernardo Herzer save was a key boost for the Trojan cause at 1:52, and then Carson Kranz plugging in a 6-on-5 score to get USC one back in the final minute of regulation. A takeaway from Andrej Grgurevic sent USC back on the attack. After a timeout, USC opted to set up for a 7-on-6 look, with Bettino flipping a pass to McGuire, who found Kranz for a sizzling finish to make it 11-11 with just one second to go. That brought up overtime for the second time between USC and Stanford. This time, however, USC's OT fortunes came up just short. Stanford struck twice in the first OT around a score out of set from Tony Nardelli. In the second OT, Herzer hit Waldoch for a big blast — his third of the day — that knotted it at 13-13. But a third Stanford 5-meter penalty shot soon followed, and the Cardinal were back on top at 14-13. Two big Herzer saves kept hopes alive for the Trojans, who would get their last look with a 6-on-5 opportunity in the waning moments. A Stanford save put a stop to things, preserving the 14-13 win for the Cardinal.
NEXT:
USC now heads up to Berkeley to take on No. 2 California in another MPSF matchup set for 1 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 8).
NOTABLE:
- With three goals today, JR Luka Brnetic matched his career high.
- With 10 saves, RS FR Bernardo Herzer recorded his fourth double-digit save outing.
- With two goals today, GS Massimo Di Martire is now even with SR Max Miller in scoring this season with 25 goals.
- Di Martire now leads the team with goals scored in 12 different games this season.
- RS JR Joshua Waldoch scored a hat trick for the second straight game.
- USC is now 75-65 all-time against Stanford, which beat the Trojans for the first time since 2020 with today's decision.
#5 Stanford 14, #3 USC 13 (OT)
Oct. 7, 2023 | Avery Aquatics Center (Stanford, Calif.)
USC 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 — 1 - 1 = 13
STAN 2 - 1 - 5 - 3 — 2 - 1 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Luka Brnetic 3, Joshua Waldoch 3, Massimo Di Martire 2, Carson Kranz 2, Tom McGuire, Zach Bettino, Tony Nardelli.
STAN — Jackson Painter 4, Grant Watson 2, Alex Gheorghe 2, Riley Pittman 2, Soren Jensen 2, Ethan Parrish, Christopher Arakelian.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 10, Griffen Price (STAN) 11.
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