Saturday, March 11
Berkeley, Calif.
1:00 PM
USC
17-1, 1-0
15
at
14
California
13-3, 1-1
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
F
Southern California
6
1
2
3
2
1
15
California
2
3
4
3
1
1
14
Team Stats
USC
CAL
Shots
33
35
Goals
15
14
Assists
11
11
Points
26
25
Exclusions
10
7
Steals
10
11
Sprints
5
1
1
Tilly Kearns
7:36
Grace Tehaney
6:07
Ruby Swadling
4:40
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
4:19
Cecily Turner
3:42
Fanni Muzsnay
3:15
Julia Janov
1:04
Bayley Weber
0:04
2
Ruby Swadling
6:59
Tilly Kearns
2:45
Cecily Turner
2:17
Ruby Swadling
1:38
3
Maryn Dempsey
6:26
Rozanne Voorvelt
5:46
Bayley Weber
4:29
Ruby Swadling
1:25
Bayley Weber
1:01
Cecily Turner
0:33
4
Bayley Weber
5:27
Maryn Dempsey
3:09
Grace Tehaney
2:45
Alejandra Aznar
1:31
Ruby Swadling
1:06
Ruby Swadling
0:07
5
Maryn Dempsey
1:48
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
1:09
Paige Hauschild
0:26
6
Isabel Williams
0:21
Tilly Kearns
0:07
Game Leaders
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Players Mentioned
DR
/ Women's Water Polo
DR
/ Women's Water Polo
DR
/ Women's Water Polo2M
/ Women's Water Polo
UT
/ Women's Water Polo
G
/ Women's Water PoloDR
/ Women's Water PoloUT
/ Women's Water PoloUT
/ Women's Water PoloPhoto by: Kristen Tehaney
No. 2 USC Women’s Water Polo Crashes No. 3 Cal 15-14 In Overtime
March 11, 2023 | Women's Water Polo
Behind four goals from Bayley Weber, Trojans tally a key MPSF win with an OT road win in Berkeley.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — The No. 2 USC women's water polo team made a winning move in overtime to lay claim to a key MPSF matchup with a 15-14 victory over host No. 3 California today in Berkeley. The Trojans had to fend off the Golden Bears, who overcame a three-goal deficit to the Trojans in the first half and forced overtime. Cal snagged an early lead in OT, only to see the Trojans move back on top, with Tilly Kearns tallying the game-winner with seven seconds left to get USC the road win. The Trojans improve to 17-1 overall and are now 1-0 in MPSF play.
USC came out of the gates with a powerful offensive push, netting six goals from six different scorers in the first frame to go up 6-2 after eight minutes of action. Scoring slowed for the Trojans next, however, allowing the Golden Bears to make up ground and get it to a 7-5 margin by halftime. Cal continued to reel in its visitors, although Bayley Weber's scoring touch tallied two Trojan goals off feeds from Alejandra Aznar. Cal pinned up four goals in the third, and it was all even at 9-9 entering the fourth.
Weber's fourth goal of the3 game tugged the Trojans ahead 10-9, but Cal bit back with a skipper to snarl it at 10-10 a couple minutes later. Grace Tehaney sizzled in a go-ahead goal for USC, and then Aznar made it a 12-10 USC advantage with 1:31 on the clock. A Cal power play was finished off just ahead of the final minute, and then the Bears found another equalizer to lock things up 12-12 with seven seconds left in regulation, and the teams were on to OT.
Cal netted its first lead of the game with another 6-on-5 finish to open the first overtime period, but some tough work from Kearns earned a 6-on-5 for the Trojans soon after, and Paige Hauschild found Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea for a blast that leveled it a 13-13. Hauschild would deposit a 5-meter penalty shot for the Trojan cause with 26 seconds on the clock to lift USC ahead 14-13, and Aznar delivered a field block to wrap the first OT with USC on top. USC's defense was stingy in the next OT stretch, but the Bears broke through in a 7-on-6 situation to snarl things up again, even at 14-14 with 21 seconds to go. On the attack looking for the winner, USC got the ball to Kearns, who rocked a bar-in blast with seven seconds to secure a 15-14 final win for the Trojans.
NEXT:
USC now heads to Hawai'i for a Spring Break training trip that will also feature two official games. The Trojans play host Hawai'i at 9 p.m. PT on March 18 and face San Diego State at 1 p.m. PT on March 19 in Honolulu.
NOTABLE:
- With 12 saves today, Carolyne Stern moved up to rank No. 8 all-time in goalie saves at USC with 318 career saves.
- Stern has now recorded five double-digit save outings this season.
- With two goals scored today, Grace Tehaney moved up to rank No. 16 all-time in scoring at USC with 143 career goals.
- This was USC's second overtime game this season, now 2-0 in OT competition this year.
- USC has now won 26 consecutive games against Cal.
- With four goals today, Bayley Weber continues to lead the team with in multiple-goal outings this season, now with 13 this year.
- Weber and Tilly Kearns lead the Trojans with goals in 16 games this season.
#2 USC 15, #3 California 14 (OT)
March 11, 2023 | Spieker Aquatics Complex (Berkeley, Calif.)
USC 6 - 1 - 2 - 3 — 2 - 1 = 15
CAL 2 - 3 - 4 - 3 — 1 - 1 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Bayley Weber 4, Tilly Kearns 3, Grace Tehaney 2, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea 2, Fanni Muzsnay, Julia Janov, Alejandra Aznar, Paige Hauschild.
CAL — Ruby Swadling 6, Maryn Dempsey 3, Cecily Turner 3, Isabel Williams, Rozanne Voorvelt.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 12, Isabel Williams (CAL) 8.
USC came out of the gates with a powerful offensive push, netting six goals from six different scorers in the first frame to go up 6-2 after eight minutes of action. Scoring slowed for the Trojans next, however, allowing the Golden Bears to make up ground and get it to a 7-5 margin by halftime. Cal continued to reel in its visitors, although Bayley Weber's scoring touch tallied two Trojan goals off feeds from Alejandra Aznar. Cal pinned up four goals in the third, and it was all even at 9-9 entering the fourth.
Weber's fourth goal of the3 game tugged the Trojans ahead 10-9, but Cal bit back with a skipper to snarl it at 10-10 a couple minutes later. Grace Tehaney sizzled in a go-ahead goal for USC, and then Aznar made it a 12-10 USC advantage with 1:31 on the clock. A Cal power play was finished off just ahead of the final minute, and then the Bears found another equalizer to lock things up 12-12 with seven seconds left in regulation, and the teams were on to OT.
Cal netted its first lead of the game with another 6-on-5 finish to open the first overtime period, but some tough work from Kearns earned a 6-on-5 for the Trojans soon after, and Paige Hauschild found Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea for a blast that leveled it a 13-13. Hauschild would deposit a 5-meter penalty shot for the Trojan cause with 26 seconds on the clock to lift USC ahead 14-13, and Aznar delivered a field block to wrap the first OT with USC on top. USC's defense was stingy in the next OT stretch, but the Bears broke through in a 7-on-6 situation to snarl things up again, even at 14-14 with 21 seconds to go. On the attack looking for the winner, USC got the ball to Kearns, who rocked a bar-in blast with seven seconds to secure a 15-14 final win for the Trojans.
NEXT:
USC now heads to Hawai'i for a Spring Break training trip that will also feature two official games. The Trojans play host Hawai'i at 9 p.m. PT on March 18 and face San Diego State at 1 p.m. PT on March 19 in Honolulu.
NOTABLE:
- With 12 saves today, Carolyne Stern moved up to rank No. 8 all-time in goalie saves at USC with 318 career saves.
- Stern has now recorded five double-digit save outings this season.
- With two goals scored today, Grace Tehaney moved up to rank No. 16 all-time in scoring at USC with 143 career goals.
- This was USC's second overtime game this season, now 2-0 in OT competition this year.
- USC has now won 26 consecutive games against Cal.
- With four goals today, Bayley Weber continues to lead the team with in multiple-goal outings this season, now with 13 this year.
- Weber and Tilly Kearns lead the Trojans with goals in 16 games this season.
#2 USC 15, #3 California 14 (OT)
March 11, 2023 | Spieker Aquatics Complex (Berkeley, Calif.)
USC 6 - 1 - 2 - 3 — 2 - 1 = 15
CAL 2 - 3 - 4 - 3 — 1 - 1 = 14
SCORING:
USC — Bayley Weber 4, Tilly Kearns 3, Grace Tehaney 2, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea 2, Fanni Muzsnay, Julia Janov, Alejandra Aznar, Paige Hauschild.
CAL — Ruby Swadling 6, Maryn Dempsey 3, Cecily Turner 3, Isabel Williams, Rozanne Voorvelt.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 12, Isabel Williams (CAL) 8.
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