Sunday, September 10
Irvine, Calif.
12:00 PM
USC
5-1
12
at
10
UC Irvine
4-3
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
3
2
3
4
12
UC Irvine
3
0
5
2
10
Team Stats
USC
UCI
Shots
26
26
Goals
12
10
Assists
12
10
Points
24
20
Exclusions
11
11
Steals
10
10
Sprints
1
3
1
Gage Verdegaal
7:15
Tyler Padua
6:21
Massimo Di Martire
5:55
Gage Verdegaal
5:27
Evan Ausmus
1:58
Max Miller
1:04
2
Max Miller
4:01
Max Miller
1:06
3
Dylan Patist
7:33
Joshua Waldoch
7:02
Samuel Otta
6:32
Jake Carter
6:12
Jake Carter
5:31
Gage Verdegaal
4:23
Stewart Campbell
4:08
Tyler Padua
1:03
4
Massimo Di Martire
7:49
Dylan Patist
6:47
Zach Bettino
5:56
Evan Ausmus
3:22
Joshua Waldoch
2:04
Tyler Padua
1:36
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
3
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Players Mentioned
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No. 2 USC Men’s Water Polo Captures 12-10 Road Win At No. 8 UC Irvine
September 10, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
Trojans fight back to beat the Anteaters in Irvine.
IRVINE, CALIF. — The No. 2 USC men's water polo team punched up a strong fourth frame to break a tie and claim a 12-10 win over No. 8 host UC Irvine today for a nonconference win that notched the Trojans' fifth victory of the year. Three different Trojans scored in a three-goal surge that put USC on top in the final period of play, securing the road win and putting USC at 5-1 on the year.
USC had trailed by two early on opening 6-on-5 finishes by the hosts. In the final two minutes of the first period, USC got a slick slider from Evan Ausmus and Max Miller's first of three goals with a 6-on-5 slam at the post to knot it at 3-3. In the second, with redshirt freshman goalie Bernardo Herzer making some key saves along with big defensive stops from Carson Kranz and Ausmus, USC silenced the Anteaters while Miller hammered home two more goals to give himself a first-half hat trick and tugging the Trojans ahead 5-3 for halftime.
In the third, though, UC Irvine got back in an offensive groove. The Anteaters found five goals, including the last three of the third to answer back-to-back USC goals from Jake Carter .Carter's onslaught had USC ahead 8-5 midway through the third before UC Irvine pulled even at 8-8 going into the fourth. There, teams would trade early 6-on-5 goals for a 9-9 draw, prompting the Trojans to find a new gear. Freshman Zach Bettino lit the fuse with a sizzling cross cage strike for a go-ahead Trojan goal, and Herzer squashed an Anteater power play next. With 3:30 to go, Ausmus nabbed a steal and countered on a solo mission, finishing if for an 11-9 lead. USC had the deal all but sealed when Tom McGuire crossed to Joshua Waldoch for a ripper that got USC ahead 12-9 with 2:04 to go. UCI broke through out of set on its next possession, but USC fended off its host the rest of the way to bag the 12-10 road win.
NEXT:
USC is back at Uytengsu Aquatics Center next week to set up for a Saturday (Sept. 16) doubleheader, hosting UC Santa Barbara first in a 1 p.m. clash followed by an exhibition meeting with Golden West at 2:30 p.m.
NOTABLE:
- SR Max Miller matched his season high with his third hat trick of the year to lead USC's offense today.
- RS FR goalie Bernardo Herzer recorded his second double-digit save outing with 11 stops today (set career high with 12 vs. Pomona-Pitzer_
- GS Massimo Di Martire tallied his fourth multiple-goal game of the season with two goals today.
- Di Martire has scored in all six of USC's games this season.
- With two goals apiece today, Evan Ausmus and Jake Carter each matched their career highs.
- In shutting out UC Irvine in the second period, USC has now silenced its opponents in eight periods of play this season.
- USC has now won 37 straight meetings with UC Irvine.
#2 USC 12, #8 UC Irvine 10
Sept. 10, 2023 | Irvine, Calif.
USC 3 - 2 - 3 - 4 = 12
UCI 3 - 0 - 5 - 2 = 10
SCORING:
USC — Max Miller 3, Massimo Di Martire 2, Evan Ausmus 2, Joshua Waldoch 2, Jake Carter 2, Zach Bettino.
UCI — Luka Krstic 3, Tyler Padua 3, Dylan Patist 2, Samuel Otta, Stewart Campbell.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 12, Jacob Pyle (UCI) 7.
USC had trailed by two early on opening 6-on-5 finishes by the hosts. In the final two minutes of the first period, USC got a slick slider from Evan Ausmus and Max Miller's first of three goals with a 6-on-5 slam at the post to knot it at 3-3. In the second, with redshirt freshman goalie Bernardo Herzer making some key saves along with big defensive stops from Carson Kranz and Ausmus, USC silenced the Anteaters while Miller hammered home two more goals to give himself a first-half hat trick and tugging the Trojans ahead 5-3 for halftime.
In the third, though, UC Irvine got back in an offensive groove. The Anteaters found five goals, including the last three of the third to answer back-to-back USC goals from Jake Carter .Carter's onslaught had USC ahead 8-5 midway through the third before UC Irvine pulled even at 8-8 going into the fourth. There, teams would trade early 6-on-5 goals for a 9-9 draw, prompting the Trojans to find a new gear. Freshman Zach Bettino lit the fuse with a sizzling cross cage strike for a go-ahead Trojan goal, and Herzer squashed an Anteater power play next. With 3:30 to go, Ausmus nabbed a steal and countered on a solo mission, finishing if for an 11-9 lead. USC had the deal all but sealed when Tom McGuire crossed to Joshua Waldoch for a ripper that got USC ahead 12-9 with 2:04 to go. UCI broke through out of set on its next possession, but USC fended off its host the rest of the way to bag the 12-10 road win.
NEXT:
USC is back at Uytengsu Aquatics Center next week to set up for a Saturday (Sept. 16) doubleheader, hosting UC Santa Barbara first in a 1 p.m. clash followed by an exhibition meeting with Golden West at 2:30 p.m.
NOTABLE:
- SR Max Miller matched his season high with his third hat trick of the year to lead USC's offense today.
- RS FR goalie Bernardo Herzer recorded his second double-digit save outing with 11 stops today (set career high with 12 vs. Pomona-Pitzer_
- GS Massimo Di Martire tallied his fourth multiple-goal game of the season with two goals today.
- Di Martire has scored in all six of USC's games this season.
- With two goals apiece today, Evan Ausmus and Jake Carter each matched their career highs.
- In shutting out UC Irvine in the second period, USC has now silenced its opponents in eight periods of play this season.
- USC has now won 37 straight meetings with UC Irvine.
#2 USC 12, #8 UC Irvine 10
Sept. 10, 2023 | Irvine, Calif.
USC 3 - 2 - 3 - 4 = 12
UCI 3 - 0 - 5 - 2 = 10
SCORING:
USC — Max Miller 3, Massimo Di Martire 2, Evan Ausmus 2, Joshua Waldoch 2, Jake Carter 2, Zach Bettino.
UCI — Luka Krstic 3, Tyler Padua 3, Dylan Patist 2, Samuel Otta, Stewart Campbell.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 12, Jacob Pyle (UCI) 7.
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