Saturday, January 20
Fullerton, Calif.
9:00 AM
USC
1-0
18
vs
7
San Diego State
2-1
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
6
5
2
5
18
San Diego State
2
3
0
2
7
Team Stats
USC
SDSU
Shots
30
33
Goals
18
7
Assists
13
7
Points
31
14
Exclusions
8
10
Steals
8
5
Sprints
1
3
1
Claudia Valdes
7:31
Alejandra Aznar
7:19
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
6:47
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
6:00
Alex Bonaguidi
4:36
Makena Macedo
4:12
Rachel Gazzaniga
1:53
Julia Janov
1:04
2
Meghan McAninch
7:37
Julia Janov
6:10
Claudia Valdes
5:38
Morgan Netherton
5:23
Ava Stryker
2:42
Mimi Stoupas
2:29
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
0:50
Claudia Valdes
0:26
3
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
5:46
Alex Bonaguidi
4:21
4
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
7:08
Ava Stryker
6:23
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
5:35
Shannon Murphy
4:28
Meghan McAninch
3:40
Sammi Byers
2:28
Brooklyn Aguilera
1:25
Game Leaders
Shots
7
Goals
6
Assists
0
Points
6
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Tomoki Chien
No. 1 USC Women’s Water Polo Tops Two To Open 2024
January 20, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
Trojans beat San Diego State 18-7 and Cal State Fullerton 16-3 in well-rounded wins.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — The No. 1 USC women's water polo team tacked up two strong wins to open up its 2024 competition today, beating No. 23 San Diego State 18-7 and Cal State Fullerton 16-3 at the Titan Invitational. Three USC goalies capped up and thirteen different Trojans scored across the two wins, highlighted by a career-high six goals from Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea against the Aztecs and the first career goals as Trojans by Rachel Gazzaniga, Ava Stryker, Meghan McAninch and Hannah Carver.
In USC's 2024 kickoff against No. 23 San Diego State, the Trojans surrendered the first goal of the game before settling in and rattling off four in a row, sparked by a 5-meter penalty shot earned by freshman Rachel Gazzaniga and polished off by senior Alejandra Aznar. USC's blend of veteran and newer talent proved a potent pairing, with USC freshmen Gazzaniga, Ava Stryker and Meghan McAninch all netting their first goals as Trojans during the second half while junior Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea had a hat trick in place by the break. Senior goalie Carolyne Stern hauled in five saves in the cage in that first half to help USC lead it 11-5 before giving way to sophomore goalie Jada Ward.
Ward and the USC defense shut out the Aztecs in the third period while building out a 13-5 lead with Vandeweghe-O'Shea rattling in another and Alex Bonaguidi notching her second in that frame. By the final buzzer, USC had nine Trojans on the scoresheet with Vandeweghe-O'Shea leading the pack with her career-high six goals.
Stern took the cage to open the second game of the day, and the Trojans were dominant on both ends in racking up a 7-0 start against the host Titans. Gazzaniga and McAninch had two apiece in that first-half surge, as USC led it 8-2 by halftime. Laine Hourigan took over the cage next and tallied a new career high with seven saves in her 16 minutes of work between the pipes. Again, the USC defense shut out its opponent in the third period, while the offense poured out five goals from five different scorers to craft a 14-2 lead entering the fourth. Bonaguidi and Molly Glad wrapped goals around the Titans' lone goal of the half, and USC topped off a 16-3 win to improve to 2-0 on the year.
NEXT:
USC has two open scrimmages coming up next week, with tests against Occidental and Whittier set to take place Saturday (Jan. 27) starting at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., respectively, at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
NOTABLE:
- FR Rachel Gazzaniga, Ava Stryker and Meghan McAninch each scored their first goals as Trojans vs. SDSU.
- JR Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea set a new career high with six goals scored vs. SDSU.
- Vandeweghe-O'Shea's six goals marked the most scored by a Trojan since Tilly Kearns had six vs. San José State in 2022.
- The USC defense — with SO goalie Jada Ward in goal — shut out SDSU in the third period.
- USC again — with RS SO goalie Laine Hourigan in goal — shut out CSF in the third period.
- With seven saves in the second half vs. CSF, RS SO Hourigan set a new career high.
- RS FR Hannah Carver scored her first career goal as a Trojan vs. CSF.
- With her six saves vs. CSF, SR goalie Carolyne Stern moved up to rank No. 6 all-time at USC in career saves, now with 403.
- SR Alejandra Aznar scored her 100th career goal in USC's win over SDSU.
GAME ONE
#1 USC 18, #23 San Diego State 7
Jan. 20, 2024 | Titan Aquatics Center (Fullerton, Calif.)
USC 6 - 5 - 2 - 5 = 18
SDSU 2 - 3 - 0 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea 6, Ava Stryker 2, Julia Janov 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Meghan McAninch 2, Morgan Netherton, Brooklyn Aguilera, Alejandra Aznar, Rachel Gazzaniga.
SDSU — Claudia Valdes 3, Shannon Murphy, Makena Macedo, Mimi Stoupas, Sammi Byers.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 5 [1st half], Jada Ward (USC) 5 [2nd half], Tiara Ahovelo (SDSU) 4. Ava Ratajczak (SDSU) 2.
GAME TWO
#1 USC 16, Cal State Fullerton 3
Jan. 20, 2024 | Titan Aquatics Center (Fullerton, Calif.)
USC 5 - 3 - 6 - 2 = 16
CSF 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Julia Janov 3, Rachel Gazzaniga 3, Molly Glad 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Meghan McAninch 2, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea, Isabel Zimmerman, Abigail Hendrix, Hannah Carver.
CSF — Shyanne Rainey 2, Kieran Scout Bates.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 6 [1st half], Laine Hourigan (USC) 7 [2nd half], Annabelle Sherman (CSF) 6.
In USC's 2024 kickoff against No. 23 San Diego State, the Trojans surrendered the first goal of the game before settling in and rattling off four in a row, sparked by a 5-meter penalty shot earned by freshman Rachel Gazzaniga and polished off by senior Alejandra Aznar. USC's blend of veteran and newer talent proved a potent pairing, with USC freshmen Gazzaniga, Ava Stryker and Meghan McAninch all netting their first goals as Trojans during the second half while junior Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea had a hat trick in place by the break. Senior goalie Carolyne Stern hauled in five saves in the cage in that first half to help USC lead it 11-5 before giving way to sophomore goalie Jada Ward.
Ward and the USC defense shut out the Aztecs in the third period while building out a 13-5 lead with Vandeweghe-O'Shea rattling in another and Alex Bonaguidi notching her second in that frame. By the final buzzer, USC had nine Trojans on the scoresheet with Vandeweghe-O'Shea leading the pack with her career-high six goals.
Stern took the cage to open the second game of the day, and the Trojans were dominant on both ends in racking up a 7-0 start against the host Titans. Gazzaniga and McAninch had two apiece in that first-half surge, as USC led it 8-2 by halftime. Laine Hourigan took over the cage next and tallied a new career high with seven saves in her 16 minutes of work between the pipes. Again, the USC defense shut out its opponent in the third period, while the offense poured out five goals from five different scorers to craft a 14-2 lead entering the fourth. Bonaguidi and Molly Glad wrapped goals around the Titans' lone goal of the half, and USC topped off a 16-3 win to improve to 2-0 on the year.
NEXT:
USC has two open scrimmages coming up next week, with tests against Occidental and Whittier set to take place Saturday (Jan. 27) starting at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., respectively, at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
NOTABLE:
- FR Rachel Gazzaniga, Ava Stryker and Meghan McAninch each scored their first goals as Trojans vs. SDSU.
- JR Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea set a new career high with six goals scored vs. SDSU.
- Vandeweghe-O'Shea's six goals marked the most scored by a Trojan since Tilly Kearns had six vs. San José State in 2022.
- The USC defense — with SO goalie Jada Ward in goal — shut out SDSU in the third period.
- USC again — with RS SO goalie Laine Hourigan in goal — shut out CSF in the third period.
- With seven saves in the second half vs. CSF, RS SO Hourigan set a new career high.
- RS FR Hannah Carver scored her first career goal as a Trojan vs. CSF.
- With her six saves vs. CSF, SR goalie Carolyne Stern moved up to rank No. 6 all-time at USC in career saves, now with 403.
- SR Alejandra Aznar scored her 100th career goal in USC's win over SDSU.
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— USC Water Polo (@USCWaterPolo) January 24, 2024
GAME ONE
#1 USC 18, #23 San Diego State 7
Jan. 20, 2024 | Titan Aquatics Center (Fullerton, Calif.)
USC 6 - 5 - 2 - 5 = 18
SDSU 2 - 3 - 0 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea 6, Ava Stryker 2, Julia Janov 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Meghan McAninch 2, Morgan Netherton, Brooklyn Aguilera, Alejandra Aznar, Rachel Gazzaniga.
SDSU — Claudia Valdes 3, Shannon Murphy, Makena Macedo, Mimi Stoupas, Sammi Byers.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 5 [1st half], Jada Ward (USC) 5 [2nd half], Tiara Ahovelo (SDSU) 4. Ava Ratajczak (SDSU) 2.
GAME TWO
#1 USC 16, Cal State Fullerton 3
Jan. 20, 2024 | Titan Aquatics Center (Fullerton, Calif.)
USC 5 - 3 - 6 - 2 = 16
CSF 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Julia Janov 3, Rachel Gazzaniga 3, Molly Glad 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Meghan McAninch 2, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea, Isabel Zimmerman, Abigail Hendrix, Hannah Carver.
CSF — Shyanne Rainey 2, Kieran Scout Bates.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 6 [1st half], Laine Hourigan (USC) 7 [2nd half], Annabelle Sherman (CSF) 6.
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