Friday, November 22
Westwood, Calif.
12 p.m.
USC
19-5
31
vs
2
Austin College
10-8
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
9
7
8
7
31
Austin College
0
1
1
0
2
Team Stats
USC
ROOS
Shots
47
24
Goals
31
1
Assists
20
1
Points
51
2
Exclusions
3
8
Steals
14
3
Sprints
3
1
1
Robert Lopez Duart
6:54
Max Miller
6:09
Stefan Brankovic
4:57
Jack Martin
4:13
Jack Martin
3:58
Evan Ausmus
3:16
Zach Bettino
2:23
Jack Martin
1:37
Luke Nelson
0:58
2
Robert Lopez Duart
7:28
Andrej Grgurevic
6:50
Anthony Sury
6:00
Andrej Grgurevic
4:59
Jack Martin
3:13
Jake Carter
1:35
Jake Carter
1:03
Carson Kranz
0:05
3
Luka Brnetic
7:18
Zac Crenshaw
5:25
Zach Bettino
5:03
Jack Martin
4:22
Team
3:56
Jack Martin
3:39
Jack Martin
2:55
Zac Crenshaw
1:11
Zac Crenshaw
0:04
4
Carson Kranz
6:11
Jack Martin
4:33
Andrej Grgurevic
3:37
Zach Bettino
2:47
Evan Ausmus
2:05
Zac Crenshaw
1:33
Jake Carter
0:45
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
10
Goals
8
Assists
0
Points
8
Shots
8
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
2
Points
5
Shots
4
Goals
3
Assists
3
Points
6
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Stewart McGuire
No. 3 USC Men’s Water Polo Revs Up For MPSF Semifinal Slot
November 22, 2024 | Men's Water Polo
Trojans take down Austin College 31-2 in the quarterfinals behind an eight-goal effort by Jack Martin.
WESTWOOD, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC men's water polo team took a solid step toward the MPSF Tournament semifinals with a 31-2 win over Austin College in today's quarterfinals at Spieker Aquatics Center in Westwood, Calif. Solid Trojan defense grabbed 14 steals and notched seven field blocks in the win, with a runaway offensive effort that saw Jack Martin and Zac Crenshaw tally career-high scoring efforts. Martin and Crenshaw led with eight and four goals, respectively, and Jake Carter, Andrej Grgurevic and Zach Bettino each tallied hat tricks to help USC improve to 19-5 overall. The Trojans will turn to face No. 2 Stanford in tomorrow's semifinals showdown.
Robert López Duart drew first blood on the counter from a Carson Kranz steal. After a Max Miller conversion on a 6-on-5 and a Stefan Brankovic penalty jam, Martin grabbed two quick back-to-back goals to build up USC's lead to 5-0. Four more goals and a huge penalty block from Bernardo Herzer allowed the Trojans to slide into the second quarter up 9-0. The Kangaroos would remain scoreless until two minutes into the second, while the Trojans piled up 11 straight scores in the meantime. Charles Mills checked in for work in the cage, and Grgurevic and Carter each knocked down two goals apiece, taking the USC up to 16-1 at the half. Mills captured his second career double-digit save effort, including eight saves in the second half. Martin grabbed another hat trick in the third and two new Trojan scorers – Carson Kranz and Luka Brnetic – reached the back of the net in the second half to round out the 31-2 win.
NEXT: USC turns to take on Stanford in tomorrow's MPSF semifinals at 1:45 p.m. in Westwood to fight for a spot in Sunday's title match.
NOTABLE:
- USC's 31 goals scored today is the most the team has scored since 2018 (32).
- With eight goals today, Jack Martin set his career high.
- Martin's eight-goal effort is the second most goals scored in a game by a Trojan behind Nikola Vavic's record-setting nine-goal outing in 2012.
- With four goals today, Zac Crenshaw set his career high.
- With a hat trick today, Jake Carter matched his career high.
- With his goal today, Max Miller has now scored in a team-best 22 of USC's 24 games so far this season.
- With two goals, Evan Ausmus matched his career high.
- With his goal today, Andrej Grgurevic leads USC with goals in the past six games.
Robert López Duart drew first blood on the counter from a Carson Kranz steal. After a Max Miller conversion on a 6-on-5 and a Stefan Brankovic penalty jam, Martin grabbed two quick back-to-back goals to build up USC's lead to 5-0. Four more goals and a huge penalty block from Bernardo Herzer allowed the Trojans to slide into the second quarter up 9-0. The Kangaroos would remain scoreless until two minutes into the second, while the Trojans piled up 11 straight scores in the meantime. Charles Mills checked in for work in the cage, and Grgurevic and Carter each knocked down two goals apiece, taking the USC up to 16-1 at the half. Mills captured his second career double-digit save effort, including eight saves in the second half. Martin grabbed another hat trick in the third and two new Trojan scorers – Carson Kranz and Luka Brnetic – reached the back of the net in the second half to round out the 31-2 win.
NEXT: USC turns to take on Stanford in tomorrow's MPSF semifinals at 1:45 p.m. in Westwood to fight for a spot in Sunday's title match.
NOTABLE:
- USC's 31 goals scored today is the most the team has scored since 2018 (32).
- With eight goals today, Jack Martin set his career high.
- Martin's eight-goal effort is the second most goals scored in a game by a Trojan behind Nikola Vavic's record-setting nine-goal outing in 2012.
- With four goals today, Zac Crenshaw set his career high.
- With a hat trick today, Jake Carter matched his career high.
- With his goal today, Max Miller has now scored in a team-best 22 of USC's 24 games so far this season.
- With two goals, Evan Ausmus matched his career high.
- With his goal today, Andrej Grgurevic leads USC with goals in the past six games.
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