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No. 1 Trojans Top No. 4 UCLA 11-5 On Senior Day
April 21, 2018 | Women's Water Polo, Features
USC was in full control in its final regular-season game to secure a perfect finish in MPSF action.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The No. 1 USC women's water polo team took total control of its regular-season finale and topped crosstown rival UCLA with a resounding 11-5 win tonight at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. After a pregame Senior Day ceremony to honor graduating Trojans Emma Cornwell, Victória Chamorro, Brianna Daboub, Nicola Gonzales, Annika Jensen, Kaitlin Leimbach, Hayley McKelvey and Caitlin Stuewe, USC unleashed a powerful onslaught against the Bruins, led by senior McKelvey's career-high five-goal outburst on the offensive end. The MPSF victory makes it an 11-game win streak for the Trojans, who have finished a perfect 6-0 in MPSF play to carry the top seed into next week's MPSF Tournament. USC grips a 21-1 overall record, while UCLA goes to 21-5.
UCLA would manage back-to-back goals out of the gates in the third to carve down USC's lead to 5-3, only to see the Trojans double that tally and plug in four straight goals to craft a daunt in 9-3 advantage by the end of the frame. Mammolito issued a nearside strike on a 6-on-5 before USC sidestepped a 6-on-4 chance for UCLA with a block by Megens. Another slick passing series had Paige Hauschild find Daboub at set with a look on goal, but the senior opted to pop it out to McKelvey, who made the most of her opportunity with a bullet that took the Trojans to a 7-3 advantage. Next, sophomore Kelsey McIntosh hammered it home on a counterattack, and then McKelvey drilled her fifth of the game with a skipper for a 9-3 USC lead that held to the end of the third. In the fourth, seniors Victória Chamorro and Nicola Gonzales would split time in the cage while Mammolito zipped in her second goal of the night and Hauschild joined the scoresheet on her first shot of the night to help the Trojans round out a final 11-5 win over the Bruins.
#1 USC 11, #4 UCLA 5
April 21, 2018 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
USC 2 - 3 - 4 - 2 = 11
UCLA 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 = 5
SCORING:
USC — Hayley McKelvey 5, Maud Megens 2, Denise Mammolito 2, Kelsey McIntosh, Paige Hauschild.
UCLA - Lizette Rozeboom, Grace Reego, Maddie Musselman, Devin Grab, Alexis Angermund.
SAVES: Amanda Longan (USC) 5, Victória Chamorro (USC) 2, Nicola Gonzales (USC) 0, Carlee Kapana (UCLA) 7.
USC reigned supreme in the first period of play, knocking in two impressive goals while rendering the Bruins scoreless with staunch Trojan D. Maud Megens lit the lamp first for the Trojans in taking a pass from Courtney Fahey to finish off a USC counterattack midway through the first, and then USC completed a smooth 6-on-5 earned by Denise Mammolito with a nifty passing series that saw Verica Bakoc find Brianna Daboub for the setup to fellow senior Hayley McKelvey for an acrobatic blast that made it 2-0 Trojans. Goalie Amanda Longan would wrap the first frame with a save against a UCLA power play, and USC's 2-0 lead was intact for the close of the first. In the third, McKelvey and Megens continued to click for the USC offense. McKelvey provided the perfect touch on a lob to catch the UCLA goalie off-balance after a pop from Fahey to make it 3-0 before UCLA was able to break through. Daboub would answer with a huge power move at set to earn a 5-meter penalty shot, which Megens ripped in to make it 4-1 Trojans. In between steals on the defensive end, McKelvey would make it a hat trick in converting a Megens pass on a Trojan 6-on-5 and USC was up a healthy 5-1 for halftime.
UCLA would manage back-to-back goals out of the gates in the third to carve down USC's lead to 5-3, only to see the Trojans double that tally and plug in four straight goals to craft a daunt in 9-3 advantage by the end of the frame. Mammolito issued a nearside strike on a 6-on-5 before USC sidestepped a 6-on-4 chance for UCLA with a block by Megens. Another slick passing series had Paige Hauschild find Daboub at set with a look on goal, but the senior opted to pop it out to McKelvey, who made the most of her opportunity with a bullet that took the Trojans to a 7-3 advantage. Next, sophomore Kelsey McIntosh hammered it home on a counterattack, and then McKelvey drilled her fifth of the game with a skipper for a 9-3 USC lead that held to the end of the third. In the fourth, seniors Victória Chamorro and Nicola Gonzales would split time in the cage while Mammolito zipped in her second goal of the night and Hauschild joined the scoresheet on her first shot of the night to help the Trojans round out a final 11-5 win over the Bruins.
USC now turns to the MPSF Tournament in Berkeley, where an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament goes up for grabs. As the top seeds, USC has a first-round bye and will await its opponent for a 12:45 p.m. semifinal on Saturday (April 28), fighting for a spot in the 12:45 title match set for Sunday (April 29). USC is hosting the NCAA Championships this year, May 11-13 at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
#1 USC 11, #4 UCLA 5
April 21, 2018 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
USC 2 - 3 - 4 - 2 = 11
UCLA 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 = 5
SCORING:
USC — Hayley McKelvey 5, Maud Megens 2, Denise Mammolito 2, Kelsey McIntosh, Paige Hauschild.
UCLA - Lizette Rozeboom, Grace Reego, Maddie Musselman, Devin Grab, Alexis Angermund.
SAVES: Amanda Longan (USC) 5, Victória Chamorro (USC) 2, Nicola Gonzales (USC) 0, Carlee Kapana (UCLA) 7.
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