Saturday, February 17
Irvine, Calif.
12:00 PM
USC
5-2
10
at
7
UC Irvine
4-6
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
4
3
2
1
10
UC Irvine
2
2
1
2
7
Team Stats
USC
UCI
Shots
28
29
Goals
10
7
Assists
8
5
Points
18
12
Exclusions
11
15
Steals
6
10
Sprints
3
1
1
Jensine Bugelli
6:50
Alejandra Aznar
5:33
Maggie Johnson
3:48
Abigail Hendrix
1:12
Libby Alexander
0:48
Alejandra Aznar
0:02
2
Brooke Hourigan
7:29
Ava Stryker
6:57
Morgan Netherton
4:24
Sara Naulty
4:02
Ava Stryker
2:57
3
Alejandra Aznar
5:54
Jensine Bugelli
3:33
Ava Stryker
1:36
4
Lauren Hett
6:55
Rachel Gazzaniga
2:41
Madi O'Hara
0:32
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
8
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Shots
6
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
2
Points
5
Shots
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Players Mentioned
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No. 5 USC Women’s Water Polo Upends No. 10 UC Irvine 10-7
February 17, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
Ava Stryker and Alejandra Aznar each tally hat tricks for the Trojans in Irvine.
IRVINE, CALIF. — The No. 5 USC women's water polo team scooped up a solid road win with a 10-7 victory over No. 10 host UC Irvine today. A balanced effort from the Trojans saw senior Alejandra Aznar and freshman Ava Stryker score three goals apiece while senior goalie Carolyne Stern collected 10 saves in the cage to help USC improve to 5-2 overall.
The Anteaters got on the board first, but USC responded with a three-goal surge sparked by the first of three goals from Aznar. USC was clicking on 6-on-5 opportunities, as Maggie Johnson and Abigail Hendrix each struck on Trojan power play to build a 3-1 lead. The Anteaters answered, but Aznar fired in USC's third straight 6-on-5 finish, and USC was up 4-2 by the close of the first. The teams each plugged in 5-meter penalties in the next frame, while Stryker sizzled in two more off the power play for USC, and the Trojans gripped a 7-4 halftime lead.
Both Aznar and Stryker had their hat tricks in place in the third, and the USC defense allowed just one Anteater 6-on-5 to get through for a 9-5 lead entering the fourth. There, freshman Rachel Gazzaniga averted any Anteater comeback hopes with a tip-in on a nice 6-on-5 series with 2:41 to go, and USC would claim the 10-7 final win in Irvine.
NEXT:
USC kicks off action at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational next week, opening up against Indiana at 4:15 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 13) at Corona del Mar HS and then continuing the tournament competition on Saturday and Sunday.
NOTABLE:
- With a goal today, FR Rachel Gazzaniga has scored in a team-best six games this season, and she is USC's top scorer with 14 goals.
- With three goals today, FR Ava Stryker is now USC's second leading scorer this season with 13 goals.
- With 10 saves, SR goalie Carolyne Stern recorded her third double-digit save effort in the past four games.
- With three goals today, SR Alejandra Aznar has scored in USC's last three games.
#5 USC 10, #10 UC Irvine 7
Feb. 17, 2024 | Anteater Aquatics Complex (Irvine, Calif.)
USC 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 = 10
UCI 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Alejandra Aznar 3, Ava Stryker 3, Maggie Johnson, Abigail Hendrix, Morgan Netherton, Rachel Gazzaniga.
UCI — Jensine Bugelli 2, Libby Alexander, Brooke Hourigan, Madi O'Hara, Lauren Hett, Sara Naulty.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 10, Faith Tedesco (UCI) 8
The Anteaters got on the board first, but USC responded with a three-goal surge sparked by the first of three goals from Aznar. USC was clicking on 6-on-5 opportunities, as Maggie Johnson and Abigail Hendrix each struck on Trojan power play to build a 3-1 lead. The Anteaters answered, but Aznar fired in USC's third straight 6-on-5 finish, and USC was up 4-2 by the close of the first. The teams each plugged in 5-meter penalties in the next frame, while Stryker sizzled in two more off the power play for USC, and the Trojans gripped a 7-4 halftime lead.
Both Aznar and Stryker had their hat tricks in place in the third, and the USC defense allowed just one Anteater 6-on-5 to get through for a 9-5 lead entering the fourth. There, freshman Rachel Gazzaniga averted any Anteater comeback hopes with a tip-in on a nice 6-on-5 series with 2:41 to go, and USC would claim the 10-7 final win in Irvine.
NEXT:
USC kicks off action at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational next week, opening up against Indiana at 4:15 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 13) at Corona del Mar HS and then continuing the tournament competition on Saturday and Sunday.
NOTABLE:
- With a goal today, FR Rachel Gazzaniga has scored in a team-best six games this season, and she is USC's top scorer with 14 goals.
- With three goals today, FR Ava Stryker is now USC's second leading scorer this season with 13 goals.
- With 10 saves, SR goalie Carolyne Stern recorded her third double-digit save effort in the past four games.
- With three goals today, SR Alejandra Aznar has scored in USC's last three games.
#5 USC 10, #10 UC Irvine 7
Feb. 17, 2024 | Anteater Aquatics Complex (Irvine, Calif.)
USC 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 = 10
UCI 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Alejandra Aznar 3, Ava Stryker 3, Maggie Johnson, Abigail Hendrix, Morgan Netherton, Rachel Gazzaniga.
UCI — Jensine Bugelli 2, Libby Alexander, Brooke Hourigan, Madi O'Hara, Lauren Hett, Sara Naulty.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 10, Faith Tedesco (UCI) 8
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