Saturday, September 23
Los Angeles, Calif.
12:30 PM
USC
8-1-0
9
vs
3
UC Davis
7-4-0
1
2
3
4
F
UC Davis
0
3
0
0
3
Southern California
2
3
0
4
9
Team Stats
UCD
USC
Shots
22
36
Goals
3
9
Assists
1
9
Points
4
18
Exclusions
10
9
Steals
3
15
Sprints
1
3
1
Max Miller
3:19
Max Miller
1:21
2
Joshua Waldoch
6:32
Aleix Aznar Beltran
4:44
Aaron Voggenthaler
3:42
Jake Carter
2:31
Aleix Aznar Beltran
0:39
Massimo Di Martire
0:04
4
Carson Kranz
7:02
Carson Kranz
6:48
Max Miller
2:14
Andrej Grgurevic
1:30
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
7
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
3
Shots
6
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Players Mentioned
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No. 3 USC Men’s Water Polo To Play For Third Place At Overnght/MPSF Invite
September 23, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
Trojans stymie UC Davis 9-3 before taking a 14-10 loss to No. 2 UCLA in the semis.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC men's water polo team split games on day two of action at the Overnght/MPSF Invitational, flexing defensive muscle in a 9-3 win over UC Davis before getting stuck with a 14-10 semifinal loss to No. 2 UCLA tonight at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. USC is now 8-2 overall as it sets its sights on third place at the event when the Trojans meet No. 4 Stanford tomorrow.
USC kicked off its Saturday by shutting out No. 8 UC Davis in three periods of action thanks part to an 11-save outing by goalie Bernardo Herzer. The stingy Trojan defense silenced the Aggies for the first 11 minutes of play. Max Miller scored two of his final three goals during that early USC effort before UC Davis managed back-to-back scores to get one back at 3-2. Jake Carter and Massimo Di Martire would wrap blasts around UC Davis' last goal of the game to lead it 5-3 at the break. In the second half, the Trojan defense held its ground. The fourth frame saw USC tack up four unanswered goals, including a pair from Carson Kranz and a capper from Andrej Grgurevic to top off the Trojans' 9-3 win and punch a ticket to the night's semifinal against rival UCLA.
Under the lights of Uytengsu Aquatics Center, the Trojans and the Bruins went toe-to-toe in a heated affair. USC took the opening lead with searing scores from Di Martire and Miller. UCLA fired back with three straight goals to edge into the lead before Tom McGuire knotted things up early in the second as he walked in and fired to make it 3-3. The Bruins responded again — this time with a four-goal rally that would put the visitors in the lead for good. USC was able to get within two goals of its rival on three occasions on the hands of Di Martire, Kranz and Ausmus, but each time the Bruins answered back. Kranz's third of the night had it as a 13-10 margin with under two minutes to go, and UCLA had the last word to wrap the night and take its place in the final.
NEXT:
USC heads into the third-place game tomorrow (Sept. 24) for an 11:30 a.m. clash against No. 4 Stanford at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
NOTABLE:
- USC's defensive effort vs. UC Davis marked the second time this season that the Trojans have shut out an opponent in three full periods of play (last vs. Pomona-Pitzer on Sept. 2)
- Massimo Di Martire and Max Miller continue to lead the team with in multiple-goal games with six apiece and with goals in nine different games this season.
- Di Martire and Miller also tie for USC's scoring lead this season with 19 goals each.
- Herzer's 11 saves vs. UC Davis marked his third double-digit save outing.
- With three goals scored vs. UCLA, Carson Kranz matched his career high.
2023 Overnght/MPSF Invitational
GROUP PLAY
#3 USC 9, #8 UC Davis 3
Sept. 23, 2023 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
USC 2 - 3 - 0 - 4 = 9
UCD 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Max Miller 3, Carson Kranz 2, Joshua Waldoch, Jake Carter, Massimo Di Martire, Andrej Grgurevic.
UCD —Aleix Aznar Beltran 2, Aaron Voggenthaler.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 11, Aaron Wilson (UCD) 18.
SEMIFINAL
#2 UCLA 14, #3 USC 10
Sept. 23, 2023 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
USC 2 - 2 - 3 - 3 = 10
UCLA 3 - 5 - 2 - 4 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Massimo Di Martire 3, Carson Kranz 3, Max Miller, Tom McGuire, Luka Brnetic, Evan Ausmus.
UCLA —Rafael Real Vergara 7, Ben Liechty 2, Wade Sherlock, Ben Larsen, Jack Larsen, Frederico Jucá Carsalade, Giorgio Alessandria.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 2, Garret Griggs (UCD) 11.
USC kicked off its Saturday by shutting out No. 8 UC Davis in three periods of action thanks part to an 11-save outing by goalie Bernardo Herzer. The stingy Trojan defense silenced the Aggies for the first 11 minutes of play. Max Miller scored two of his final three goals during that early USC effort before UC Davis managed back-to-back scores to get one back at 3-2. Jake Carter and Massimo Di Martire would wrap blasts around UC Davis' last goal of the game to lead it 5-3 at the break. In the second half, the Trojan defense held its ground. The fourth frame saw USC tack up four unanswered goals, including a pair from Carson Kranz and a capper from Andrej Grgurevic to top off the Trojans' 9-3 win and punch a ticket to the night's semifinal against rival UCLA.
Under the lights of Uytengsu Aquatics Center, the Trojans and the Bruins went toe-to-toe in a heated affair. USC took the opening lead with searing scores from Di Martire and Miller. UCLA fired back with three straight goals to edge into the lead before Tom McGuire knotted things up early in the second as he walked in and fired to make it 3-3. The Bruins responded again — this time with a four-goal rally that would put the visitors in the lead for good. USC was able to get within two goals of its rival on three occasions on the hands of Di Martire, Kranz and Ausmus, but each time the Bruins answered back. Kranz's third of the night had it as a 13-10 margin with under two minutes to go, and UCLA had the last word to wrap the night and take its place in the final.
NEXT:
USC heads into the third-place game tomorrow (Sept. 24) for an 11:30 a.m. clash against No. 4 Stanford at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
NOTABLE:
- USC's defensive effort vs. UC Davis marked the second time this season that the Trojans have shut out an opponent in three full periods of play (last vs. Pomona-Pitzer on Sept. 2)
- Massimo Di Martire and Max Miller continue to lead the team with in multiple-goal games with six apiece and with goals in nine different games this season.
- Di Martire and Miller also tie for USC's scoring lead this season with 19 goals each.
- Herzer's 11 saves vs. UC Davis marked his third double-digit save outing.
- With three goals scored vs. UCLA, Carson Kranz matched his career high.
2023 Overnght/MPSF Invitational
GROUP PLAY
#3 USC 9, #8 UC Davis 3
Sept. 23, 2023 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
USC 2 - 3 - 0 - 4 = 9
UCD 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Max Miller 3, Carson Kranz 2, Joshua Waldoch, Jake Carter, Massimo Di Martire, Andrej Grgurevic.
UCD —Aleix Aznar Beltran 2, Aaron Voggenthaler.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 11, Aaron Wilson (UCD) 18.
SEMIFINAL
#2 UCLA 14, #3 USC 10
Sept. 23, 2023 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
USC 2 - 2 - 3 - 3 = 10
UCLA 3 - 5 - 2 - 4 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Massimo Di Martire 3, Carson Kranz 3, Max Miller, Tom McGuire, Luka Brnetic, Evan Ausmus.
UCLA —Rafael Real Vergara 7, Ben Liechty 2, Wade Sherlock, Ben Larsen, Jack Larsen, Frederico Jucá Carsalade, Giorgio Alessandria.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 2, Garret Griggs (UCD) 11.
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