Friday, March 1
Claremont, Calif.
11:30 AM
USC
0
21
vs
7
Villanova
0
1
2
3
4
F
Villanova
1
2
2
2
7
Southern California
8
5
6
2
21
Team Stats
USC
CMS
Shots
33
20
Goals
18
4
Assists
8
3
Points
26
7
Exclusions
7
5
Steals
7
3
Sprints
4
0
1
Julia Janov
7:37
Cooper McKenna
6:11
Valerie Wraith
5:26
Meghan McAninch
5:05
Ava Stryker
3:57
Alex Bonaguidi
2:05
Alejandra Aznar
1:35
Ava Stryker
0:56
2
Alejandra Aznar
7:33
Hannah Meyer
6:39
Abigail Hendrix
4:50
Maggie Johnson
1:21
3
Julia Janov
6:48
Alejandra Aznar
3:57
Caitlin Muñoz
1:30
Brooklyn Aguilera
0:59
4
Isabel Zimmerman
6:37
Alex Bonaguidi
5:09
Alejandra Aznar
2:55
Molly Glad
2:08
Brooklyn Aguilera
0:43
Fiona Murphy
0:04
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
0
Points
4
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
5
Players Mentioned
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No. 4 USC Women’s Water Polo Captures Two Wins At Convergence Tournament
March 01, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
Trojans top Villanova 21-7 and CMS 18-4 to improve to 10-3 overall.
CLAREMONT, CALIF. — The No. 4 USC women's water polo team put forth a total team effort in picking up its ninth and 10th wins of the season, getting 10 Trojans in on the action for a 21-7 win over Villanova and then clocking in with 11 on the scoresheet in an 18-4 win at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. USC is now 10-3 overall with two more games coming up tomorrow (March 2) at the Convergence Tournament in Claremont.
Four Trojans hit hat tricks in the day's opener, with sophomore Molly Glad setting a new career high in joining Ava Stryker, Alejandra Aznar and Rachel Gazzaniga with three-goal outbursts against Villanova. USC punched up the first three goals of the game before giving up one to the Wildcats. The Trojans fired off on an eight-goal scoring rally next to build out an 11-1 lead in the second period. USC would lead it 13-3 for halftime as Aznar had her hat trick in place and Brooklyn Aguilera made a hustle play to nab a rebound and hammer it home to net a 13-3 lead at the break. In the third, Glad and Gazzaniga hit their third goals of the game, while Hannah Carver joined the scoresheet for the Trojans to help USC lead it 19-5 entering the fourth. There, Isabel Zimmerman would knock in USC final goal en route to the 21-6 final over Villanova.
USC would turn next to face host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, which claimed an early lead on the Trojans before they would again fire off on a surge. Meghan McAninch sparked a run that would grow to 11 straight goals, with Aznar capping it off in the third with her third of fourth goals in the game. Five other Trojans contributed at least a goal in that rally, building a 12-2 lead. Goalie Carolyne Stern backed up a stingy USC defense that shut out the Athenas in the second period. For the second half, Laine Hourigan stepped into the cage to helm a similarly strict Trojan defense. CMS managed two goals before the final buzzer whistled on an 18-4 USC win.
NEXT:
USC takes on two more tomorrow (March 2) at the Convergence Tournament, heading over to Pomona-Pitzer's pool to first face the Poets at 11:45 a.m. before taking on Pacific at 2:15 p.m.
NOTABLE:
- In shutting out CMS in the third period, USC has rendered opponents scoreless in eight periods this season.
- With three goals vs. Villanova, RS SO Molly Glad set a new career high.
- With goals in both games today, SR Julia Janov and FR Ava Stryker have now each scored in a team-high 11 games this season.
- Stryker has now scored at least one goal in USC's last seven games.
- With five goals scored today, Stryker now leads USC in scoring with 26 goals this season, followed by SR Alejandra Aznar and FR Rachel Gazzaniga with 25 each.
CONVERGENCE TOURNAMENT
#4 USC 21, Villanova 7
March 1, 2024 | Axelrood Pool (Claremont, Calif.)
USC 8 - 5 - 6 - 2 = 21
NOVA 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Ava Stryker 3, Alejandra Aznar 3, Rachel Gazzaniga 3, Molly Glad 3, Julia Janov 2, Brooklyn Aguilera 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Emma Lawson, Isabel Zimmerman, Hannah Carver.
NOVA — Stella Byles, Coco Jones, Sara Withers, Anna Painter, Emmie Mallory, Emily McKenzie, Amelia Baca.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 1 [1st half], Jada Ward (USC) 0 [2nd half], Abigail Shelby (NOVA) 0 [1st half], Sofia Corbett (NOVA) 3 [2nd half].
#4 USC 18, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4
March 1, 2024 | Axelrood Pool (Claremont, Calif.)
USC 6 - 4 - 3 - 5 = 18
CMS 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 = 4
SCORING:
USC — Alejandra Aznar 4, Ava Stryker 2, Julia Janov 2, Brooklyn Aguilera 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Maggie Johnson, Isabel Zimmerman, Hannah Meyer, Abigail Hendrix, Molly Glad, Meghan McAninch.
NOVA — Fiona Murphy, Cooper McKenna, Valerie Wraith, Caitlin Muñoz.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 2 [1st half], Laine Hourigan (USC) 3 [2nd half], Mason Spencer (CMS) 6 [1st half], Natalie Stearns (CMS) 4 [2nd half]..
Four Trojans hit hat tricks in the day's opener, with sophomore Molly Glad setting a new career high in joining Ava Stryker, Alejandra Aznar and Rachel Gazzaniga with three-goal outbursts against Villanova. USC punched up the first three goals of the game before giving up one to the Wildcats. The Trojans fired off on an eight-goal scoring rally next to build out an 11-1 lead in the second period. USC would lead it 13-3 for halftime as Aznar had her hat trick in place and Brooklyn Aguilera made a hustle play to nab a rebound and hammer it home to net a 13-3 lead at the break. In the third, Glad and Gazzaniga hit their third goals of the game, while Hannah Carver joined the scoresheet for the Trojans to help USC lead it 19-5 entering the fourth. There, Isabel Zimmerman would knock in USC final goal en route to the 21-6 final over Villanova.
USC would turn next to face host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, which claimed an early lead on the Trojans before they would again fire off on a surge. Meghan McAninch sparked a run that would grow to 11 straight goals, with Aznar capping it off in the third with her third of fourth goals in the game. Five other Trojans contributed at least a goal in that rally, building a 12-2 lead. Goalie Carolyne Stern backed up a stingy USC defense that shut out the Athenas in the second period. For the second half, Laine Hourigan stepped into the cage to helm a similarly strict Trojan defense. CMS managed two goals before the final buzzer whistled on an 18-4 USC win.
NEXT:
USC takes on two more tomorrow (March 2) at the Convergence Tournament, heading over to Pomona-Pitzer's pool to first face the Poets at 11:45 a.m. before taking on Pacific at 2:15 p.m.
NOTABLE:
- In shutting out CMS in the third period, USC has rendered opponents scoreless in eight periods this season.
- With three goals vs. Villanova, RS SO Molly Glad set a new career high.
- With goals in both games today, SR Julia Janov and FR Ava Stryker have now each scored in a team-high 11 games this season.
- Stryker has now scored at least one goal in USC's last seven games.
- With five goals scored today, Stryker now leads USC in scoring with 26 goals this season, followed by SR Alejandra Aznar and FR Rachel Gazzaniga with 25 each.
CONVERGENCE TOURNAMENT
#4 USC 21, Villanova 7
March 1, 2024 | Axelrood Pool (Claremont, Calif.)
USC 8 - 5 - 6 - 2 = 21
NOVA 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Ava Stryker 3, Alejandra Aznar 3, Rachel Gazzaniga 3, Molly Glad 3, Julia Janov 2, Brooklyn Aguilera 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Emma Lawson, Isabel Zimmerman, Hannah Carver.
NOVA — Stella Byles, Coco Jones, Sara Withers, Anna Painter, Emmie Mallory, Emily McKenzie, Amelia Baca.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 1 [1st half], Jada Ward (USC) 0 [2nd half], Abigail Shelby (NOVA) 0 [1st half], Sofia Corbett (NOVA) 3 [2nd half].
#4 USC 18, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4
March 1, 2024 | Axelrood Pool (Claremont, Calif.)
USC 6 - 4 - 3 - 5 = 18
CMS 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 = 4
SCORING:
USC — Alejandra Aznar 4, Ava Stryker 2, Julia Janov 2, Brooklyn Aguilera 2, Alex Bonaguidi 2, Maggie Johnson, Isabel Zimmerman, Hannah Meyer, Abigail Hendrix, Molly Glad, Meghan McAninch.
NOVA — Fiona Murphy, Cooper McKenna, Valerie Wraith, Caitlin Muñoz.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 2 [1st half], Laine Hourigan (USC) 3 [2nd half], Mason Spencer (CMS) 6 [1st half], Natalie Stearns (CMS) 4 [2nd half]..
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