Saturday, November 2
Stanford, CA
1 p.m.
USC
16-4
5
at
9
Stanford
16-2
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
1
0
2
2
5
Stanford
1
2
3
3
9
Team Stats
USC
STAN
Shots
26
24
Goals
5
9
Assists
4
7
Points
9
16
Exclusions
6
5
Steals
6
4
Sprints
0
4
1
Soren Jensen
4:55
Luka Brnetic
0:45
2
Ethan Parrish
6:19
Chase McFarland
4:26
3
Stefan Brankovic
7:10
Andrej Grgurevic
6:04
Jackson Painter
4:44
Riley Pittman
3:45
Botond Balogh
0:27
4
Dash McFarland
7:37
Ethan Parrish
5:11
Riley Pittman
3:28
Luke Nelson
2:08
Zach Bettino
0:47
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Shots
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Players Mentioned
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No. 2 USC Men’s Water Polo Stalls Out In 9-5 Loss At Stanford
November 02, 2024 | Men's Water Polo
Trojans take an MPSF road loss to the Cardinal.
STANFORD, CALIF. — The No. 2 USC men's water polo team was in stride with fellow No. 2 Stanford until the Cardinal made a power move in the second half to work to a final 9-5 win over the visiting Trojans today at Avery Aquatic Center. USC is now 16-4 overall and 1-3 in MPSF play.
In a defensive first frame, USC bounced back from an early Stanford goal to level it 1-1 on a skipper from Luka Brnetic before the close of the first. A back-and-forth battle continued in the next stretch before the Cardinal capitalized with two goals while the Trojans struggled to break through, and it was a 3-1 Stanford lead at halftime. USC found its form and punched up a pair of goals — from Stefan Brankovic and then Andrej Grgurevic — to knot things up at 3-3. USC would fall victim to a Stanford 5-meter penalty shot along with two 6-on-5 scores next, and the Trojans trailed 6-3 entering the fourth. Stanford struck off on another three-goal rally in the fourth, and USC was in a 9-3 hole. Luke Nelson and Zach Bettino tallied Trojan goals in the remaining time, but USC would wound up stuck with a 9-5 road loss when the buzzer sounded at Stanford today.
NEXT:
USC now heads to Berkeley to face No. 7 Cal at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 3) another key MPSF road meeting.
#2 Stanford 9, #2 USC 5
Nov. 2, 2024 | Avery Aquatics Center (Stanford, Calif.)
USC 1 - 0 - 2 - 2 = 5
STAN 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 = 9
SCORING:
USC —Luka Brnetic, Stefan Brankovic, Andrej Grgurevic, Luke Nelson, Zach Bettino.
STAN — Riley Pittman 2, Ethan Parrish 2, Chase McFarland, Dash McFarland, Botond Balogh, Soren Jensen, Jackson Painter.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 10, West Temkin (STAN) 6.
In a defensive first frame, USC bounced back from an early Stanford goal to level it 1-1 on a skipper from Luka Brnetic before the close of the first. A back-and-forth battle continued in the next stretch before the Cardinal capitalized with two goals while the Trojans struggled to break through, and it was a 3-1 Stanford lead at halftime. USC found its form and punched up a pair of goals — from Stefan Brankovic and then Andrej Grgurevic — to knot things up at 3-3. USC would fall victim to a Stanford 5-meter penalty shot along with two 6-on-5 scores next, and the Trojans trailed 6-3 entering the fourth. Stanford struck off on another three-goal rally in the fourth, and USC was in a 9-3 hole. Luke Nelson and Zach Bettino tallied Trojan goals in the remaining time, but USC would wound up stuck with a 9-5 road loss when the buzzer sounded at Stanford today.
NEXT:
USC now heads to Berkeley to face No. 7 Cal at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 3) another key MPSF road meeting.
#2 Stanford 9, #2 USC 5
Nov. 2, 2024 | Avery Aquatics Center (Stanford, Calif.)
USC 1 - 0 - 2 - 2 = 5
STAN 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 = 9
SCORING:
USC —Luka Brnetic, Stefan Brankovic, Andrej Grgurevic, Luke Nelson, Zach Bettino.
STAN — Riley Pittman 2, Ethan Parrish 2, Chase McFarland, Dash McFarland, Botond Balogh, Soren Jensen, Jackson Painter.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 10, West Temkin (STAN) 6.
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