Friday, October 11
Westchester, Calif.
4 p.m.
USC
13-2
25
vs
7
Westcliff
6-13
1
2
3
4
F
Westcliff
1
1
3
2
7
Southern California
7
6
6
6
25
Team Stats
WU
USC
Shots
31
37
Goals
7
25
Assists
4
21
Points
11
46
Exclusions
3
10
Steals
8
14
Sprints
2
2
1
Carson Kranz
7:30
Andrej Grgurevic
6:54
Robert Lopez Duart
6:16
Max Miller
4:47
Evan Ausmus
3:10
Zach Bettino
2:33
Barnabas Vidovics
1:43
Zac Crenshaw
0:35
2
Jack Vort
7:04
Jack Vort
5:09
Luke Nelson
4:14
Reed Stemler
3:08
ALBERTO SEVA
2:44
Robert Lopez Duart
2:14
Ben Mirisch
0:29
3
Manuel Augusto
7:39
Luke Nelson
5:45
Zach Bettino
5:12
Manuel Augusto
4:26
Chase Landa
4:08
Adam Hodi
3:15
Taj Whitehead
1:59
Chase Landa
0:37
Ben Mirisch
0:01
4
Luke Nelson
7:30
Evan Ausmus
7:00
Ben Mirisch
5:37
Luke Nelson
3:29
Taj Whitehead
2:47
Manuel Augusto
2:09
Chase Landa
0:58
Andrej Maodus
0:39
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
3
Points
7
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
3
Points
6
Shots
4
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Stewart McGuire
No. 3 USC Men’s Water Polo Gets Defensive In Winning Doubleheader In Westchester
October 11, 2024 | Men's Water Polo
Trojans beat Westcliff 25-7 and LMU 13-3 to improve to 14-2 overall.
WESTCHESTER, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC men's water polo team served up a double dose of defensive stands to drum up two wins in Westchester today, beating Westcliff 25-7 before a 13-3 win over host No. 16 LMU today. USC pinned up its biggest scoring effort of the season and then followed that up with its stingiest defensive effort of the year in back-to-back wins that improve the Trojans to 14-2 overall.
In the first game of the evening, USC built up a 6-0 lead and had seven different scorers on the board by the end of the first frame, leading Westcliff 7-1. Jack Vort issued back-to-back blasts to kick off the second, and USC surged to a 13-2 halftime lead. The Trojan offense stayed the course down the stretch, pinning up six goals in the second, third and fourth periods while amassing a season-high 25 goals. Along the way, Luke Nelson led the pack with a career-high four goals. Ben Mirisch, meanwhile, celebrated his birthday with his first hat trick as a Trojan. Chase Landa also added three for the Trojan cause, which saw 13 different scorers strike in the victory. Goalie Charles Mills went the distance in the cage for USC with 12 saves tallied on the defensive end.
Goalie Bernardo Herzer checked in for the test against the host Lions, giving up a season-low three goals behind a stingy Trojan defense. Herzer also had the last word of the night with an opportunistic goal all his own, having hauled in a save against an LMU 7-on-6 look and then launching just the second goalie-scored goal on record at USC to top off a 13-3 Trojan victory. USC had fought through a defensive battle with the Lions in the first half, coming back from an early 1-0 deficit with three straight goals — from Robert López Duart, Stefan Brankovic and Andrej Grgurevic — to lead it 3-1 by halftime. USC would plug in five goals in each of the next two frames while silencing the Lions in the fourth to lock down the decisive win. The Trojans scored four straight in the third on goals from Max Miller, López Duart, Jack Martin and Zach Bettino to turn a two-goal game into a Trojan-controlled contest. Herzer ended up with 15 saves on the day.
NEXT:
USC has two games on deck at Uytengsu Aquatics Center next week. The Trojans host Princeton on Wednesday (Oct. 16) at 5 p.m. On Saturday (Oct. 19), USC hosts the Crosstown Splashdown in a battle with rival UCLA at 1 p.m. Prior to that game, USC will honor its nine graduating Trojans in a Senior Day ceremony.
NOTABLE:
- With a game-high four goals vs. Westcliff, Luke Nelson set a new career high.
- With three goals vs. Westcliff, Ben Mirisch set a new career high on his birthday.
- With three goals vs. Westcliff, Chase Landa tied his career high.
- With two goals vs. Westcliff, Taj Whitehead set a new career high on his birthday.
- With two goals vs. Westcliff, Evan Ausmus tied his career high.
- Charles Mills' 12 saves vs. Westcliff was just one short of his career high.
- USC scored a season-high 25 goals vs. Westcliff.
- LMU's three goals scored marked the fewest by a USC opponent this season.
- With four goals today, Robert López Duart continues leads USC in scoring this season, now with 33 goals.
- López Duart also now has recorded a team-high 11 multiple-goal games season.
- With their goals in each game today, López Duart and Max Miller have each now scored in 15 of USC's 16 games so far this season.
- López Duart and Miller also have each scored at least one goal in USC's last 10 straight games.
- Goalie Bernardo Herzer scored his first career goal today vs. LMU — it was the first goal by a USC goalie since teammate Eric Hubner scored from distance vs. Navy in the 2022 season, which was the first goalie-scored goal on record at USC.
- With 13 scorers vs. Westcliff and 10 vs. LMU, USC has recorded 11 games this season with at least 10 different scorers.
#3 USC 25, Westcliff 7
Oct. 11, 2024 | Burns Center (Westchester, Calif.)
USC 7 - 6 - 6 - 6 = 25
WC 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Luke Nelson 4, Ben Mirisch 3, Chase Landa 3, Robert López Duart 2, Evan Ausmus 2, Jack Vort 2, Taj Whitehead 2, Zach Bettino 2, Carson Kranz, Andrej Grgurevic, Max Miller, Zac Crenshaw, Reed Stemler.
WC — Manuel Augusto 3, Barnabas Vidovics, Andrej Maodus, Adam Hodi, Alberto Seva.
SAVES: Charles Mills (USC) 12, Leonardo Monges (WC) 4 [1st half], Allen Soto Lopez (WC) 4 [2nd half].
#3 USC vs. #16 LMU
Oct. 11, 2024 | Burns Center (Westchester, Calif.)
USC 2 - 1 - 5 - 5 = 13
LMU 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Robert López Duart 2, Stefan Brankovic 2, Max Miller 2, Andrej Grgurevic, Luka Brnetic, Jack Martin, Zach Bettino, Evan Ausmus, Jake Carter, Bernardo Herzer.
LMU — Richie Rimlinger, Tommaso Baldineti, Abel Romero Corbalan.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 15, Stelios Dalmaras (LMU) 15.
In the first game of the evening, USC built up a 6-0 lead and had seven different scorers on the board by the end of the first frame, leading Westcliff 7-1. Jack Vort issued back-to-back blasts to kick off the second, and USC surged to a 13-2 halftime lead. The Trojan offense stayed the course down the stretch, pinning up six goals in the second, third and fourth periods while amassing a season-high 25 goals. Along the way, Luke Nelson led the pack with a career-high four goals. Ben Mirisch, meanwhile, celebrated his birthday with his first hat trick as a Trojan. Chase Landa also added three for the Trojan cause, which saw 13 different scorers strike in the victory. Goalie Charles Mills went the distance in the cage for USC with 12 saves tallied on the defensive end.
Goalie Bernardo Herzer checked in for the test against the host Lions, giving up a season-low three goals behind a stingy Trojan defense. Herzer also had the last word of the night with an opportunistic goal all his own, having hauled in a save against an LMU 7-on-6 look and then launching just the second goalie-scored goal on record at USC to top off a 13-3 Trojan victory. USC had fought through a defensive battle with the Lions in the first half, coming back from an early 1-0 deficit with three straight goals — from Robert López Duart, Stefan Brankovic and Andrej Grgurevic — to lead it 3-1 by halftime. USC would plug in five goals in each of the next two frames while silencing the Lions in the fourth to lock down the decisive win. The Trojans scored four straight in the third on goals from Max Miller, López Duart, Jack Martin and Zach Bettino to turn a two-goal game into a Trojan-controlled contest. Herzer ended up with 15 saves on the day.
NEXT:
USC has two games on deck at Uytengsu Aquatics Center next week. The Trojans host Princeton on Wednesday (Oct. 16) at 5 p.m. On Saturday (Oct. 19), USC hosts the Crosstown Splashdown in a battle with rival UCLA at 1 p.m. Prior to that game, USC will honor its nine graduating Trojans in a Senior Day ceremony.
NOTABLE:
- With a game-high four goals vs. Westcliff, Luke Nelson set a new career high.
- With three goals vs. Westcliff, Ben Mirisch set a new career high on his birthday.
- With three goals vs. Westcliff, Chase Landa tied his career high.
- With two goals vs. Westcliff, Taj Whitehead set a new career high on his birthday.
- With two goals vs. Westcliff, Evan Ausmus tied his career high.
- Charles Mills' 12 saves vs. Westcliff was just one short of his career high.
- USC scored a season-high 25 goals vs. Westcliff.
- LMU's three goals scored marked the fewest by a USC opponent this season.
- With four goals today, Robert López Duart continues leads USC in scoring this season, now with 33 goals.
- López Duart also now has recorded a team-high 11 multiple-goal games season.
- With their goals in each game today, López Duart and Max Miller have each now scored in 15 of USC's 16 games so far this season.
- López Duart and Miller also have each scored at least one goal in USC's last 10 straight games.
- Goalie Bernardo Herzer scored his first career goal today vs. LMU — it was the first goal by a USC goalie since teammate Eric Hubner scored from distance vs. Navy in the 2022 season, which was the first goalie-scored goal on record at USC.
- With 13 scorers vs. Westcliff and 10 vs. LMU, USC has recorded 11 games this season with at least 10 different scorers.
#3 USC 25, Westcliff 7
Oct. 11, 2024 | Burns Center (Westchester, Calif.)
USC 7 - 6 - 6 - 6 = 25
WC 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Luke Nelson 4, Ben Mirisch 3, Chase Landa 3, Robert López Duart 2, Evan Ausmus 2, Jack Vort 2, Taj Whitehead 2, Zach Bettino 2, Carson Kranz, Andrej Grgurevic, Max Miller, Zac Crenshaw, Reed Stemler.
WC — Manuel Augusto 3, Barnabas Vidovics, Andrej Maodus, Adam Hodi, Alberto Seva.
SAVES: Charles Mills (USC) 12, Leonardo Monges (WC) 4 [1st half], Allen Soto Lopez (WC) 4 [2nd half].
#3 USC vs. #16 LMU
Oct. 11, 2024 | Burns Center (Westchester, Calif.)
USC 2 - 1 - 5 - 5 = 13
LMU 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 = 3
SCORING:
USC — Robert López Duart 2, Stefan Brankovic 2, Max Miller 2, Andrej Grgurevic, Luka Brnetic, Jack Martin, Zach Bettino, Evan Ausmus, Jake Carter, Bernardo Herzer.
LMU — Richie Rimlinger, Tommaso Baldineti, Abel Romero Corbalan.
SAVES: Bernardo Herzer (USC) 15, Stelios Dalmaras (LMU) 15.
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