USC women's water polo dropped its regular season finale at UCLA this weekend, locking in the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MPSF Tournament.
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The No. 2 Trojans and No. 1 Bruins traded scores to open up the game, before UCLA added another to finish the first period up 3-2. The Bruins came on strong in the second period, shutting USC out to increase their lead at halftime.
Trailing 6-2 at the break, the Trojans made adjustments to outscore UCLA in the third period and pull within two. But the Bruins pulled away at the end, earning an 11-7 victory.
Stephania Haralabidis, Brigitta Games and Maud Megens all scored two goals apiece for the Trojans, and Hayley McKelvey added the other. Amanda Longan racked up 10 saves.
With the loss, the Women of Troy finished the regular season 26-2 (4-2 MPSF) and earned the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament, behind UCLA and Stanford -- the only two teams to beat them this year.
USC will face San Jose State in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Friday at 12:45 p.m. in Westwood.
Check out USC team photographer John McGillen's photos of Saturday's match:
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