University Southern California Trojans
Ante Jerkovic Earns MPSF Newcomer of the Week Honors
October 05, 2026 | Men's Water Polo
This is the first MPSF weekly award of Jerkovic's career.
LOS ANGELES — USC men's water polo freshman Ante Jerkovic was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's Newcomer of the Week the league announced on Monday, Oct. 5.
Jerkovic tallied eight points across two games in the opening weekend of MPSF play, finishing with three goals, five assists, two drawn exclusions, four steals and a field block.
In the win over No. 4 California, Jerkovic recorded a career-high four assists, including the game-winning assist on Strahinja Krstic's golden goal. Jerkovic also added a key field block that led to a Trojan goal on the counterattack.
Against No. 2 Stanford, Jerkovic paced the Trojans with three goals while adding an assist, two drawn exclusions and a career-high four steals.
Jerkovic tallied eight points across two games in the opening weekend of MPSF play, finishing with three goals, five assists, two drawn exclusions, four steals and a field block.
In the win over No. 4 California, Jerkovic recorded a career-high four assists, including the game-winning assist on Strahinja Krstic's golden goal. Jerkovic also added a key field block that led to a Trojan goal on the counterattack.
Against No. 2 Stanford, Jerkovic paced the Trojans with three goals while adding an assist, two drawn exclusions and a career-high four steals.
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