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Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
No. 1 USC Takes Down Two More In Strong Wins At The Inland Empire Classic
September 08, 2018 | Men's Water Polo, Features
A balanced effort helps the top-ranked Trojans along to a 5-0 overall record in the early stages of 2018.
REDLANDS, CALIF. — The No. 1 USC men's water polo team drummed up two more decisive wins in a doubleheader day out at the Inland Empire Classic in Redlands, Calif. The Trojans gave up just two goals in each game while displaying dominant offense across the board in claiming a 23-2 win over host Redlands followed by a 17-2 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The wins take the top-ranked Trojans to 5-0 overall on the year with another set of back-to-back on tap tomorrow.
On a hot day in Redlands, the Trojans were relatively slow to warm up in their opener, holding a 3-1 lead on the host Bulldogs after eight minutes of work in game one. USC would create some space in moving ahead 8-2 by halftime before unleashing eight goals in the third period of play. The USC defense, meanwhile, shut out Redlands for the entire second half as freshman goalie Nic Porter amassed 10 saves in his first complete-game effort in the cage for the Trojans. By the final buzzer, freshmen Hannes Daube and Jake Ehrhardt were topping the scoresheet with five and four goals, respectively. In all, 11 Trojans got to the back of the net in the 23-2 win over Redlands in USC's first game of the day.
Not a half hour later, the Trojans got back to work with a face-off against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Sophomore transfer Vaios Vlahotasios manned the cage for the first half of this one, making six saves and allowing just one goal while the USC offense rattled off 11 goals by the halftime break. Redshirt freshman Matt Moran-Flores capped up in the cage next and also saw just one goal get by him as he gathered in five saves to do his part to back up another staunch Trojan defensive effort. On the attacking end, it was sophomore Marko Vavic who led the pack with four goals, followed by a hat trick from sophomore transfer Jacob Mercep. In his first action of the season, sophomore Christian Hockenbury plugged in his first goal of the year to help USC along to a final 17-2 decision over the Stags.
USC will return to action at the Inland Empire Classic tomorrow (Sept. 9) with a doubleheader in La Verne, Calif. The Trojans will face Concordia first in a 10:20 a.m. matchup before facing host La Verne at 12 p.m.
INLAND EMPIRE CLASSIC
#1 USC 23, Redlands 2
Sept. 8, 2018 | Redlands, Calif.
USC 3 - 7 - 8 - 5 = 23
RED 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 = 2
SCORING:
USC — Hannes Daube 5, Jake Ehrhardt 4, Sam Slobodien 2, Marko Vavic 2, Marin Dasic 2, Jacob Mercep 2, Matt Maier 2, Zach D'Sa, Luka Karaman, Luke Wyatt, Troy Furniss.
RED — Kyle Jackson, Carl Matthews.
SAVES: Nic Porter (USC) 10, Chris Martinez (RED) 5, Jason Gates (RED) 1.
#1 USC 17, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2
Sept. 8, 2018 | Redlands, Calif.
USC 5 - 6 - 3 - 3 = 17
CMS 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 2
SCORING:
USC — Marko Vavic 4, Jacob Mercep 3, Sam Slobodien 2, Daniel Leong 2, Marin Dasic, Hannes Daube, Zach D'Sa, Luke Wyatt, Christian Hockenbury, Alexander Lansill.
CMS — Zack Rossman, Samuel Harrison.
SAVES: Vaios Vlahotasios (USC) 6 [1st half], Matt Moran-Flores (USC) 5 [2nd half], Evan Pauletich (CMS) 5.
On a hot day in Redlands, the Trojans were relatively slow to warm up in their opener, holding a 3-1 lead on the host Bulldogs after eight minutes of work in game one. USC would create some space in moving ahead 8-2 by halftime before unleashing eight goals in the third period of play. The USC defense, meanwhile, shut out Redlands for the entire second half as freshman goalie Nic Porter amassed 10 saves in his first complete-game effort in the cage for the Trojans. By the final buzzer, freshmen Hannes Daube and Jake Ehrhardt were topping the scoresheet with five and four goals, respectively. In all, 11 Trojans got to the back of the net in the 23-2 win over Redlands in USC's first game of the day.
Not a half hour later, the Trojans got back to work with a face-off against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Sophomore transfer Vaios Vlahotasios manned the cage for the first half of this one, making six saves and allowing just one goal while the USC offense rattled off 11 goals by the halftime break. Redshirt freshman Matt Moran-Flores capped up in the cage next and also saw just one goal get by him as he gathered in five saves to do his part to back up another staunch Trojan defensive effort. On the attacking end, it was sophomore Marko Vavic who led the pack with four goals, followed by a hat trick from sophomore transfer Jacob Mercep. In his first action of the season, sophomore Christian Hockenbury plugged in his first goal of the year to help USC along to a final 17-2 decision over the Stags.
USC will return to action at the Inland Empire Classic tomorrow (Sept. 9) with a doubleheader in La Verne, Calif. The Trojans will face Concordia first in a 10:20 a.m. matchup before facing host La Verne at 12 p.m.
INLAND EMPIRE CLASSIC
#1 USC 23, Redlands 2
Sept. 8, 2018 | Redlands, Calif.
USC 3 - 7 - 8 - 5 = 23
RED 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 = 2
SCORING:
USC — Hannes Daube 5, Jake Ehrhardt 4, Sam Slobodien 2, Marko Vavic 2, Marin Dasic 2, Jacob Mercep 2, Matt Maier 2, Zach D'Sa, Luka Karaman, Luke Wyatt, Troy Furniss.
RED — Kyle Jackson, Carl Matthews.
SAVES: Nic Porter (USC) 10, Chris Martinez (RED) 5, Jason Gates (RED) 1.
#1 USC 17, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2
Sept. 8, 2018 | Redlands, Calif.
USC 5 - 6 - 3 - 3 = 17
CMS 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 2
SCORING:
USC — Marko Vavic 4, Jacob Mercep 3, Sam Slobodien 2, Daniel Leong 2, Marin Dasic, Hannes Daube, Zach D'Sa, Luke Wyatt, Christian Hockenbury, Alexander Lansill.
CMS — Zack Rossman, Samuel Harrison.
SAVES: Vaios Vlahotasios (USC) 6 [1st half], Matt Moran-Flores (USC) 5 [2nd half], Evan Pauletich (CMS) 5.
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