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No. 1 USC Streaks Past San Jose State 13-6
April 23, 2010 | Women's Water Polo
April 23, 2010
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - The No. 1 USC women's water polo team spread the scoring around once again as the Trojans topped host No. 6 San Jose State 13-6 on Friday afternoon. Behind 12 saves from goalie Tumua Anae, a hat trick from Joelle Bekhazi and goals from eight other Women of Troy, USC captured its 18th consecutive win of the year. The Trojans are now 20-1 overall and 6-0 in MPSF play with tomorrow's clash against No. 2 Stanford standing as the clincher for the top seed in the coming MPSF Tournament. San Jose State goes to 16-12, 2-5 with today's decision.
The Trojans jumped ahead 2-0 and then held a 4-2 lead in the first period as Joelle Bekhazi and Kami Craig each delivered a pair of goals for USC in the first frame. After a Patricia Jancso score opened the second, SJSU put one through to make it 5-3 before the Women of Troy scored three straight, capping the half with Bekhazi's third of the day for the junior's sixth game of the year with at least three goals. Kally Lucas and Alexandra Kiss also got goals in the second, as USC held an 8-3 lead at halftime.
Goalie Tumua Anae continued to hold strong in the cage as she worked her way toward a 12-save outing. USC's scoring run ballooned to six straight as USC opened the second half with three in a row thanks to Nadia Dan, Dominique Sardo and another from Kiss. Closing out the third-period scoring for USC was Kristen Dronberger and Nicolina McCall, who answered a single goal from the Spartans to help get USC ahead 13-4 entering the final period of play. There, USC's offense stayed quiet while SJSU got two more goals through, rounding out a 13-6 victory for the Trojans as they set up for their trip to Stanford.
The MPSF Tournament top seed goes on the line tomorrow in Palo Alto, as the No. 1 Women of Troy go up against No. 2 host Stanford in the finale to the MPSF regular season. USC and the Cardinal clash at 4 p.m. on Saturday (April 24) at Avery Aquatic Center in a battle of two teams holding undefeated MPSF records.
#1 USC vs. #6 San Jose State
USC 4 - 4 - 5 - 0 = 13
SJSU 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 = 6
SCORING:
USC - Joelle Bekhazi 3, Kami Craig 2, Alexandra Kiss 2, Patricia Jancso, Kally Lucas, Dominique Sardo, Nadia Dan, Nicolina McCall, Kristen Dronberger.
SJSU - Bridget McKee 2, Adriana Vogt 2, Anna Natalizio, Dani Curran.
SAVES: Tumua Anae (USC) 12, Meagan Minson (SJSU) 11.
