University Southern California Trojans
No. 3 USC Kicks Off 2015 With Saturday Doubleheader
January 16, 2015 | Women's Water Polo
The USC women's water polo team opens its 2015 campaign ranked No. 3 in the nation, holding strong to the place it finished last season's NCAA Tournament. These 2015 Women of Troy boast two returning All-Americans in seniors Eike Daube and Monica Vavic and sophomore Stephania Haralabidis.
Daube and Vavic, along with junior Jayde Appel, already have one NCAA Championship ring as members of the 2013 roster that won it all two seasons ago. Now, that crew has a powerful pack of young talent to help drive them in 2015. In all, there are 14 new faces on the Trojan squad this season.
This early-season action will serve as a tune-up for the Trojans, who went 26-4 overall last season with a run to an 11th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, where USC finished third. After this weekend's games, the Women of Troy will return to action next month with a trip to the Triton Invitational in La Jolla from Feb. 7-8.
