USC men's water polo's play-in game against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Thursday marks the program's 11th straight visit to the NCAA Tournament and the beginning of what the Trojans' hope is an 11th straight trip to the NCAA Finals. But, No. 3 USC, led by leading scorer Blake Edwards and goalie McQuin Baron, will have to go through top-ranked UCLA or No. 2 Cal to get there.Click here for more on the Trojans' 2015 postseason outlook.
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The 20-6 Trojans snagged a spot in this year's tournament after a third place finish in the MPSF Tournament. Offensively, USC is averaging 14.0 goals per game and 6.1 goals-against per game.
USC hosts Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center and the winner will face either UCLA or California in the December 5 semifinals at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center.
