No. 2 USC Men’s Water Polo Cruises To 25-7 Win Over CMS To Open MPSF Invite

Friday, September 19

12 p.m.

USC

8-0

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

4-2

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Southern California

Photo by: Katie Chin

No. 2 USC Men’s Water Polo Cruises To 25-7 Win Over CMS To Open MPSF Invite

September 19, 2025 | Men's Water Polo

Box Score TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

Nemo Pavoggi makes USC debut in goal to help anchor Trojans to victory at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.

LOS ANGELES. — The No. 2 USC men's water polo team made a power move with a season-high 14 Trojans on the scoresheet and three goalies having a hand in a 25-7 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps today in the opening game of the Overnght MPSF Invitational at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. USC's youth movement today featured the goalie debut for Nemo Pavoggi along with a team-high four goals from freshman Reed Hanna. USC improved to 8-0 on the year with the win and advances to the winners bracket in the tournament, which continues at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center this weekend.

After a tight start to the game, USC ripped off an 11-goal surge that stretched from the first period into the third. Up 6-3 in the first on Jack Martin's second goal of the game, USC led it 8-3 after eight minutes of action. Charlie Mills took over the cage next, anchoring a stingy USC defense that shut out the Stags in the second while the offense poured out eight more goals. Martin had a hat trick in place by halftime, helping USC lead it 16-3 at the break.

For the second half, USC redshirt freshman Nemo Pavoggi stepped into the goal for his USC debut. Freshman Reed Hanna punched up the first goal of the second half for the Trojans to get the scoring streak out to 11 before CMS broke over 11 minutes of scoring silence to make it 17-4. Chase Landa hammered how two goals in that third frame to tug his total out to three, and Ben Mirisch scored his first goal of the season later to net a 20-5 advantage for the Trojans. In the fourth, Hanna hit two more to set his USC career high at four goals and help craft a 22-5 USC lead midway through the fourth. A minute later, freshman Colt Bradley knocked in his first goal as a Trojan, and Zac Crenshaw became USC's 14th goal scorer as he had the final word to top off the 25-7 USC victory.

NEXT: USC heads to Westwood tomorrow (Sept. 20) to close out group play with an 11 a.m. meeting against UC San Diego at Spieker Aquatics Center. A win there would put the Trojans in a 6:30 p.m. semifinal match tomorrow. Placement games are set for Sunday (Sept. 21) in Westwood.

NOTABLE:
- With four goals scored today, FR Reed Hanna set his USC career high.
- RS FR Nemo Pavoggi made his USC debut and recorded four saves in his second half of action in goal.
- With their goals today, Robert López Duart (one goal) and Mihailo Vukazić (one) have scored in all eight USC games this season.
- FR Colt Bradley scored his first goal as a Trojan today.
- SO Ben Mirisch scored his first goal of the season today.
- USC had a season-high 14 different goal scorers today, with all three active goalies getting time in the cage.

2025 OVERNGHT MPSF INVITATIONAL
#2 USC 25, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 7
Friday, Sept. 19 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center
USC 8 - 8 - 4 - 5 = 25
CMS 3 - 0 - 3 - 1 = 7

SCORING:
USC — Reed Hanna 4, Jack Martin 3, Chase Landa 3, Stefan Branković 2, Jack Vort 2, Strahinja Krstić 2, Zac Crenshaw 2, Robert López Duart, Luke Nelson, Mihailo Vukazić, Colt Bradley, Ben Mirisch, Efe Naipoglu, Zach Bettino.
CMS — Nick Kennedy 5, Jeffrey Koretz, Asher Engelberg.

SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 3 [1st period], Charles Mills (USC) 1 [2nd period], Nemo Pavoggi (USC) 4 [2nd half], Jake Taylor (CMS) 7 [3 periods], Chase Campbell (CMS) 2 [4th period].