Saturday, October 15
Berkeley, Calif.
1:00 PM
USC
13-5
10
at
14
California
14-1
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
F
USC
1
3
2
4
0
0
10
CALIFORNIA
4
2
3
5
0
0
14
Team Stats
USC
CAL
Shots
35
36
Goals
10
14
Assists
5
8
Points
15
22
Exclusions
8
12
Steals
5
8
Sprints
2
2
1
Nikolaos Papanikolaou
07:27
Max Casabella
06:45
Roberto Valera
04:28
Massimo Di Martire
01:20
Jack Deely
00:57
2
Massimo Di Martire
04:49
Carson Kranz
04:06
Roberto Valera
02:57
Ashworth Molthen
00:10
Jake Howerton
3
Warren Loth
04:05
Jack Deely
03:40
Ashworth Molthen
03:18
Carson Kranz
01:31
Max Casabella
01:04
4
Roberto Valera
06:49
Marcus Longton
04:23
Massimo Di Martire
03:29
Andrej Grgurevic
03:09
Jack Deely
02:53
Luka Brnetic
01:55
Max Casabella
01:40
Marko Valecic
00:50
Max Casabella
00:28
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
8
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
3
Shots
6
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Players Mentioned
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No. 5 USC Men’s Water Polo Falls 14-10 At No. 2 Cal
October 15, 2022 | Men's Water Polo
Trojans made it a one-goal game, but the Bears got late goals to secure the MPSF win.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — The No. 5 USC men's water polo team was forced into catchup mode early in today's MPSF test at No. 2 California, and although the Trojans were able to get within one in the fourth frame, the host Golden Bears got the goals they needed to notch a 14-10 win. Massimo Di Martire tallied three goals, and goalie Kyle McKenney recorded nine saves, but USC was left with the loss today in Berkeley, Calif. USC goes to 13-5 overall and is now 0-1 in MPSF play.
The Golden Bears surged to a 3-0 lead out of the gates to put the Trojans in a tough spot. Down by four goals on several occasions, USC was able to carve the deficit down to two during the second and third frames. Back-to-back goals from Massimo Di Martire and Carson Kranz pulled the score to 5-3 midway through the second, and then Ashworth Molthen's 6-on-5 finish off a fed from Marcus Longton had it at 6-4 to close the first half. Down 8-4 in the third, Molthen and Kranz would strike again for the Trojan cause, and it was an 8-6 deficit until Cal converted a power play, leaving USC behind 9-6 entering the fourth.
The Trojans would again find themselves in a four-goal hole early in the fourth. A couple key USC defensive stops helped fuel up the Trojans, who got a spark from a cross cage blast from Marcus Longton. Di Martire nabbed a steal next, and Max Miller earned a 6-on-5 for USC. Longton would find Di Martire for the nearside strike there, and USC was again within two, trailing 10-8. Kyle McKenney interrupted a Cal offensive look with a steal, and then Molthen hit Andrej Grgurevic for a sizzling score that had USC in reach, down 10-9 with 3:05 to go. That's when Cal regrouped, however, finding the top corner to go up 11-9. Luka Brnetic catapulted in a shot to the low corner for USC next, and it was 11-10 with 1:55 remaining. But the Trojans would come up empty on the offensive end in the final stretch, while Cal converted a 5-meter penalty shot and then found two more in the final minute — an even score and an empty net — to finish off a 14-10 win.
NEXT:
USC heads to Malibu next weekend to take on Pepperdine at 12 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 22) in a nonconference clash.
NOTABLE:
- With two goals today, Ashworth Molthen has tallied five consecutive multiple-goal games; he leads the team with 13 multiple-goal games this season.
- With three goals today, Massimo Di Martire continues to lead USC and the MPSF in scoring this season, now with 42 goals.
#2 California 14, #5 USC 10
Oct. 15, 2022 | Spieker Aquatics Complex (Berkeley, Calif)
USC 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 = 10
CAL 4 - 2 - 3 - 5 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Massimo Di Martire 3, Carson Kranz 2, Ashworth Molthen 2, Marcus Longton, Andrej Grgurevic, Luka Brnetic.
CAL — Max Casabella 4, Jack Deely 3, Roberto Valera 3, Marko Valecic, Nikolaos Papanikolaou, Jake Howerton, Warren Loth.
SAVES: Kyle McKenney (USC) 9, Adrian Weinberg (CAL) 10.
The Golden Bears surged to a 3-0 lead out of the gates to put the Trojans in a tough spot. Down by four goals on several occasions, USC was able to carve the deficit down to two during the second and third frames. Back-to-back goals from Massimo Di Martire and Carson Kranz pulled the score to 5-3 midway through the second, and then Ashworth Molthen's 6-on-5 finish off a fed from Marcus Longton had it at 6-4 to close the first half. Down 8-4 in the third, Molthen and Kranz would strike again for the Trojan cause, and it was an 8-6 deficit until Cal converted a power play, leaving USC behind 9-6 entering the fourth.
The Trojans would again find themselves in a four-goal hole early in the fourth. A couple key USC defensive stops helped fuel up the Trojans, who got a spark from a cross cage blast from Marcus Longton. Di Martire nabbed a steal next, and Max Miller earned a 6-on-5 for USC. Longton would find Di Martire for the nearside strike there, and USC was again within two, trailing 10-8. Kyle McKenney interrupted a Cal offensive look with a steal, and then Molthen hit Andrej Grgurevic for a sizzling score that had USC in reach, down 10-9 with 3:05 to go. That's when Cal regrouped, however, finding the top corner to go up 11-9. Luka Brnetic catapulted in a shot to the low corner for USC next, and it was 11-10 with 1:55 remaining. But the Trojans would come up empty on the offensive end in the final stretch, while Cal converted a 5-meter penalty shot and then found two more in the final minute — an even score and an empty net — to finish off a 14-10 win.
NEXT:
USC heads to Malibu next weekend to take on Pepperdine at 12 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 22) in a nonconference clash.
NOTABLE:
- With two goals today, Ashworth Molthen has tallied five consecutive multiple-goal games; he leads the team with 13 multiple-goal games this season.
- With three goals today, Massimo Di Martire continues to lead USC and the MPSF in scoring this season, now with 42 goals.
#2 California 14, #5 USC 10
Oct. 15, 2022 | Spieker Aquatics Complex (Berkeley, Calif)
USC 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 = 10
CAL 4 - 2 - 3 - 5 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Massimo Di Martire 3, Carson Kranz 2, Ashworth Molthen 2, Marcus Longton, Andrej Grgurevic, Luka Brnetic.
CAL — Max Casabella 4, Jack Deely 3, Roberto Valera 3, Marko Valecic, Nikolaos Papanikolaou, Jake Howerton, Warren Loth.
SAVES: Kyle McKenney (USC) 9, Adrian Weinberg (CAL) 10.
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