Saturday, March 4
Pomona, Calif.
12:45 PM
USC
0
21
at
6
Pomona-Pitzer
0
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
7
3
7
4
21
Pomona-Pitzer
3
1
2
0
6
Team Stats
USC
P-P
Shots
28
12
Goals
21
6
Assists
14
0
Points
35
6
Exclusions
10
10
Steals
11
0
Sprints
4
0
1
Tilly Kearns
6:42
Alexandra Szczerba
6:23
Alejandra Aznar
6:09
Bayley Weber
4:13
Mia Amberger
3:37
Tilly Kearns
2:50
Namlhun Jachung
2:31
Alejandra Aznar
2:14
Mireia Guiral
1:05
Bayley Weber
0:08
2
Maggie Johnson
2:27
Namlhun Jachung
1:20
Tilly Kearns
0:53
Fanni Muzsnay
0:13
3
Paulina Correa
6:58
Gabby Lewis
5:57
Fanni Muzsnay
5:34
Tilly Kearns
4:39
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
3:54
Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea
3:20
Emma Lawson
1:28
Morgan Netherton
0:46
Emma Lawson
0:01
4
Isabel Zimmerman
7:37
Fanni Muzsnay
4:56
Alex Bonaguidi
3:16
Christina Crum
2:22
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
3
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Players Mentioned
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No. 2 USC Women’s Water Polo Snags Solid Road Wins To Wrap Convergence Tourney
March 04, 2023 | Women's Water Polo
Trojans beat hosts Pomona-Pitzer 21-6 and CMS 17-8.
POMONA & CLAREMONT, CALIF. — The No. 2 USC women's water polo team got almost everyone in on the scoring action today as the Trojans picked up two road wins with victories at Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in conjunction with the Convergence Tournament. Eleven Trojans scored in USC's 21-6 win over the Sagehens in Pomona before USC headed to Claremont and had 14 different scorers contribute to a 17-8 win over the Athenas to improve to 16-1 overall on the year.
In a midday matchup at Pomona-Pitzer, Tilly Kearns, Alejandra Aznar and Bayley Weber each tallied a pair of goals in the first frame to help USC hold a 7-3 lead after eight minutes of action. As newcomers Maggie Johnson and Fanni Muzsnay joined the scoresheet in the next stretch, USC would lead it 10-4 at halftime. The hosts managed two early goals to open the second half, but that's when the Trojans locked back in. USC rattled off 11 straight goals to close out the game while holding the Sagehens scoreless for the last 14 minutes. Goalie Carolyne Stern collected six saves to back up the Trojan defense as USC emerged with the 21-6 win on some well-balanced offense at the other end.
From there, USC made its move over to Claremont to face the Athenas. In that one, the Trojans flexed their scoring muscle in the first half with 10 different Trojans accounting for USC's first 10 goals. Goalie Jada Ward was a force in the cage, turning away an early CMS 5-meter penalty shot while USC worked out to a 10-2 lead. Johnson's second goal of the game made it 11-2 on a 5-meter penalty shot drawn by Téa Poljak, and USC would hold a 12-3 advantage at halftime. The teams stayed in stride offensively in the second half, and CeCe Paine topped off the scoring for USC with her first career goal in becoming the 15th USC scorer in the Trojans' 17-8 win.
NEXT:
USC turns to its first MPSF matchup of the season next week when the Trojans visit Cal for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday (March 11) in Berkeley.
NOTABLE:
- With three goals scored at Pomona-Pitzer, Fanni Muzsnay recorded a new career high as a Trojan.
- With her goal at CMS, CeCe Paine scored her first goal as a Trojan.
- With six saves at Pomona-Pitzer, goalie Carolyne Stern is now one save away from moving to No. 8 all-time in career saves at USC.
- With two goals at Pomona-Pitzer, Bayley Weber continues to lead the team with her 12 multiple-goal outings this season.
- Weber and Tilly Kearns are tied for the team lead with goals scored in 15 of USC's 17 games this season.
- USC's shutout of Pomona-Pitzer in the fourth period marked the 13th time the Trojans have kept an opponent scoreless in a full period of regulation play this season.
CONVERGENCE TOURNAMENT
GAME THREE
#2 USC 21, #24 Pomona-Pitzer 6
March 4, 2023 | Haldeman Pool (Pomona, Calif.)
USC 7 - 3 - 7 - 4 = 21
P-P 3 - 1 - 2 - 0 = 6
SCORING:
USC — Tilly Kearns 4, Fanni Muzsnay 3, Alejandra Aznar 2, Bayley Weber 2, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea 2, Emma Lawson 2, Mireia Guiral, Maggie Johnson, Morgan Netherton, Isabel Zimmerman, Christina Crum, Alex Bonaguidi.
PP — Namihun Jachung 2, Alexandra Szczerba, Mia Amberger, Paulina Correa, Gabby Lewis.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 6, Zosia Amberger (PP) 7.
GAME FOUR
#2 USC 17, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8
March 4, 2023 | Axelrood Pool (Claremont, Calif.)
USC 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 = 17
CMS 2 - 1 - 3 - 2 = 8
SCORING:
USC —Fanni Muzsnay 2, Maggie Johnson 2, Emma Lawson 2, Paige Hauschild, Julia Janov, Alejandra Aznar, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea, Isabel Zimmerman, Téa Poljak, Tilly Kearns, Brooklyn Aguilera, Alex Bonaguidi, Mireia Guiral, CeCe Paine.
CMS — Cooper McKenna 2, Grace Clark 2, Isabel Del Villar 2, Fiona Murphy.
SAVES: Jada Ward (USC) 6 [1st half], Laine Hourigan (USC) 6 [2nd half], CMS 4.
In a midday matchup at Pomona-Pitzer, Tilly Kearns, Alejandra Aznar and Bayley Weber each tallied a pair of goals in the first frame to help USC hold a 7-3 lead after eight minutes of action. As newcomers Maggie Johnson and Fanni Muzsnay joined the scoresheet in the next stretch, USC would lead it 10-4 at halftime. The hosts managed two early goals to open the second half, but that's when the Trojans locked back in. USC rattled off 11 straight goals to close out the game while holding the Sagehens scoreless for the last 14 minutes. Goalie Carolyne Stern collected six saves to back up the Trojan defense as USC emerged with the 21-6 win on some well-balanced offense at the other end.
From there, USC made its move over to Claremont to face the Athenas. In that one, the Trojans flexed their scoring muscle in the first half with 10 different Trojans accounting for USC's first 10 goals. Goalie Jada Ward was a force in the cage, turning away an early CMS 5-meter penalty shot while USC worked out to a 10-2 lead. Johnson's second goal of the game made it 11-2 on a 5-meter penalty shot drawn by Téa Poljak, and USC would hold a 12-3 advantage at halftime. The teams stayed in stride offensively in the second half, and CeCe Paine topped off the scoring for USC with her first career goal in becoming the 15th USC scorer in the Trojans' 17-8 win.
NEXT:
USC turns to its first MPSF matchup of the season next week when the Trojans visit Cal for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday (March 11) in Berkeley.
NOTABLE:
- With three goals scored at Pomona-Pitzer, Fanni Muzsnay recorded a new career high as a Trojan.
- With her goal at CMS, CeCe Paine scored her first goal as a Trojan.
- With six saves at Pomona-Pitzer, goalie Carolyne Stern is now one save away from moving to No. 8 all-time in career saves at USC.
- With two goals at Pomona-Pitzer, Bayley Weber continues to lead the team with her 12 multiple-goal outings this season.
- Weber and Tilly Kearns are tied for the team lead with goals scored in 15 of USC's 17 games this season.
- USC's shutout of Pomona-Pitzer in the fourth period marked the 13th time the Trojans have kept an opponent scoreless in a full period of regulation play this season.
CONVERGENCE TOURNAMENT
GAME THREE
#2 USC 21, #24 Pomona-Pitzer 6
March 4, 2023 | Haldeman Pool (Pomona, Calif.)
USC 7 - 3 - 7 - 4 = 21
P-P 3 - 1 - 2 - 0 = 6
SCORING:
USC — Tilly Kearns 4, Fanni Muzsnay 3, Alejandra Aznar 2, Bayley Weber 2, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea 2, Emma Lawson 2, Mireia Guiral, Maggie Johnson, Morgan Netherton, Isabel Zimmerman, Christina Crum, Alex Bonaguidi.
PP — Namihun Jachung 2, Alexandra Szczerba, Mia Amberger, Paulina Correa, Gabby Lewis.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 6, Zosia Amberger (PP) 7.
GAME FOUR
#2 USC 17, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8
March 4, 2023 | Axelrood Pool (Claremont, Calif.)
USC 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 = 17
CMS 2 - 1 - 3 - 2 = 8
SCORING:
USC —Fanni Muzsnay 2, Maggie Johnson 2, Emma Lawson 2, Paige Hauschild, Julia Janov, Alejandra Aznar, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea, Isabel Zimmerman, Téa Poljak, Tilly Kearns, Brooklyn Aguilera, Alex Bonaguidi, Mireia Guiral, CeCe Paine.
CMS — Cooper McKenna 2, Grace Clark 2, Isabel Del Villar 2, Fiona Murphy.
SAVES: Jada Ward (USC) 6 [1st half], Laine Hourigan (USC) 6 [2nd half], CMS 4.
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