University Southern California Trojans
No. 1 Women's Water Polo Routs Indiana, 17-2
June 21, 1999 | Women's Water Polo
May 7, 1999
SUISUN, Calif. - Ten different players scored as the No. 1 USC women's water polo team routed Indiana, 17-2, in the first round of the 1999 National Collegiate Championships on Friday morning at Solano College. The Women of Troy set season highs for goals and margin of victory.
Top-seeded USC improved to 27-2 overall and will next play at 3 p.m. today against the winner of this morning's UC Santa Barbara-San Jose State game. Sixteen-seeded Indiana fell to 21-15.
The Women of Troy jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Sophomore 2M Jennifer Durley and junior UT Lisa Saenz each scored two of their game-high three goals during the run.
USC had a shutout going until three seconds left in the second quarter. After the Hoosiers made it 11-2 in the third period, the Women of Troy scored the game's final six goals.
IU 0-1-1-0 --- 2
USC 3-7-4-3 --- 17
USC Goals: Jennifer Durley 3, Lisa Saenz 3, Suzannah Johnson 2, Aniko Pelle 2, Christine Zador 2, Jennifer Carlisle 1, Shelli Linza 1, Sandra Milicev 1, Kory O'Rourke 1, Nina Wengst 1.
IU Goals: Kristin Carpenter 1, Mary Lesniak 1.
Goalie Saves: Bernice Orwig (USC) 4, Marin Pietrzak (USC) 2; Indiana 5.
