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Top-Seeded Trojans Secure NCAA Semifinal Spot With 12-5 Win Over Wagner
May 11, 2018 | Women's Water Polo, Features
USC will face crosstown rival UCLA in the NCAA semis at 3 p.m.on Saturday at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The 2018 NCAA Tournament's top seed and host USC women's water polo team churned out a 12-5 win over Wagner in today's quarterfinal bout to stake a claim on a semifinal spot in the NCAA tourney for the 15th straight season. There, the Trojans will meet crosstown rival and No. 4 seed UCLA, with USC looking to claim a fourth win of the season over the Bruins and lock in on a chance to play for a sixth national championship — this time in home waters as action plays out at USC's Uytengsu Aquatics Center. USC improves to 24-1 overall with today's win and is due to face UCLA tomorrow (May 12) at 3 p.m. before No. 2 Stanford faces No. 3 California in the 5 p.m. semifinal.
USC's offensive effort today was paced by sophomore two-meter player Kaylee Brownsberger, who tallied a career-high three goals. Sophomore Maud Megens had started the day's scoring off, and she'd add another early in the second period while assisting on back-to-back blasts from freshman Paige Hauschild. Senior captain Brianna Daboub had issued USC's second goal of the game before Wagner broke through with a 6-on-5 goal. Then, it was junior captain Amanda Longan who stood tall and made the save against a Wagner 5-meter penalty shot to bring the first frame to a close. USC would rattle off four straight goals in the second before Wagner got another to go to make it 6-2. Another USC sophomore would get in on the action soon after, with Elise Stein drilling a 7-2 lead for the Trojans before Brownsberger ripped in her second to net that 8-2 USC lead at halftime.
In the third, senior Victória Chamorro took over the cage from Longan and went right to work. Chamorro would collect a whopping 11 saves in just 16 minutes of action, while sophomores Stein and Brownberger each scored again and fellow sophomore Denise Mammolito rifled in back-to-back bullets to help the Trojans build a 12-5 lead. Wagner would score the final two goals, but USC's lead and ticket to the semis was well in hand as the Trojans closed out a 12-5 win to advance.
For complete results, ticket and schedule information, as well as links to live scoring and streams, go to the NCAA Tournament Central Page.
2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT (Uytengsu Aquatics Center | Los Angeles)
QUARTERFINALS
[1] USC 12, Wagner 5
May 11, 2018 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles)
USC 2 - 6 - 1 - 3 = 12
WAG 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 = 5
SCORING:
USC — Kaylee Brownsberger 3, Maud Megens 2, Paige Hauschild 2, Denise Mammolito 2, Elise Stein 2, Brianna Daboub.
WAG — Erica Hardy 2, Fransciska Milo-Sidlo, Kimberly Watson, Daisy Nankervis.
SAVES: Amanda Longan (USC) 6 [1st half], Victória Chamorro (USC) 11 [2nd half], Katherine Campbell (WAG) 4.
USC's offensive effort today was paced by sophomore two-meter player Kaylee Brownsberger, who tallied a career-high three goals. Sophomore Maud Megens had started the day's scoring off, and she'd add another early in the second period while assisting on back-to-back blasts from freshman Paige Hauschild. Senior captain Brianna Daboub had issued USC's second goal of the game before Wagner broke through with a 6-on-5 goal. Then, it was junior captain Amanda Longan who stood tall and made the save against a Wagner 5-meter penalty shot to bring the first frame to a close. USC would rattle off four straight goals in the second before Wagner got another to go to make it 6-2. Another USC sophomore would get in on the action soon after, with Elise Stein drilling a 7-2 lead for the Trojans before Brownsberger ripped in her second to net that 8-2 USC lead at halftime.
In the third, senior Victória Chamorro took over the cage from Longan and went right to work. Chamorro would collect a whopping 11 saves in just 16 minutes of action, while sophomores Stein and Brownberger each scored again and fellow sophomore Denise Mammolito rifled in back-to-back bullets to help the Trojans build a 12-5 lead. Wagner would score the final two goals, but USC's lead and ticket to the semis was well in hand as the Trojans closed out a 12-5 win to advance.
For complete results, ticket and schedule information, as well as links to live scoring and streams, go to the NCAA Tournament Central Page.
2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT (Uytengsu Aquatics Center | Los Angeles)
QUARTERFINALS
[1] USC 12, Wagner 5
May 11, 2018 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center (Los Angeles)
USC 2 - 6 - 1 - 3 = 12
WAG 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 = 5
SCORING:
USC — Kaylee Brownsberger 3, Maud Megens 2, Paige Hauschild 2, Denise Mammolito 2, Elise Stein 2, Brianna Daboub.
WAG — Erica Hardy 2, Fransciska Milo-Sidlo, Kimberly Watson, Daisy Nankervis.
SAVES: Amanda Longan (USC) 6 [1st half], Victória Chamorro (USC) 11 [2nd half], Katherine Campbell (WAG) 4.
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