USC Men's Water Polo's Strahinja Krstic Collects Fourth MPSF Newcomer Award
November 03, 2025 | Men's Water Polo
The first-year Trojan totaled five points earned on two goals and three assists in a pair of wins over top-five opponents
LOS ANGELES – For the fourth time this season, USC men's water polo freshman Strahinja Krstic (Belgrade, Serbia/Savremena Gimazija) was chosen as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's Newcomer of the Week, this time for his performance in a pair of wins the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2, the league announced on Monday, Nov. 3.
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Kristic was also selected for the newcomer honor on Sept. 1, 8, and 29. While it is the fourth award for him, it is the sixth newcomer selection by a Trojan. Freshman driver Efe Naipoglu (Istanbul, Türkiye/Notre Dame de Sion French HS) was named the league's newcomer of the week twice (Oct. 6, 20).
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Krstic totaled two goals and three assists for five points in a pair of USC victories this week. He also drew six exclusions for the Men of Troy. He has now scored in 17 of 19 games and has had 10 multi-goal games to rank third on the team. His five points puts him at 39 on the season. In a 12-9 win over fourth-ranked California, Krstic had a goal and two assists to go with four drawn exclusions. Against No. 3 Stanford, he scored a goal and had an assist with two drawn exclusions and a field block.
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The No. 1-ranked Trojans (17-2, 4-1 MPSF) defeated No. 4 California by a 12-9 count and then took down No. 3 Stanford, 14-9, with a stunning 11-3 second-half comeback. USC has now won four in a row and holds an unblemished 5-0 mark in games at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. The Trojans are back in action for a nonconference game on Saturday (Nov. 8) as host to UC Santa Barbara. The teams will meet at 1 p.m. PT and be shown live on an overnght.com stream.
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For more information on the USC men's water polo team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCWaterPolo on X and Instagram.
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Kristic was also selected for the newcomer honor on Sept. 1, 8, and 29. While it is the fourth award for him, it is the sixth newcomer selection by a Trojan. Freshman driver Efe Naipoglu (Istanbul, Türkiye/Notre Dame de Sion French HS) was named the league's newcomer of the week twice (Oct. 6, 20).
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Krstic totaled two goals and three assists for five points in a pair of USC victories this week. He also drew six exclusions for the Men of Troy. He has now scored in 17 of 19 games and has had 10 multi-goal games to rank third on the team. His five points puts him at 39 on the season. In a 12-9 win over fourth-ranked California, Krstic had a goal and two assists to go with four drawn exclusions. Against No. 3 Stanford, he scored a goal and had an assist with two drawn exclusions and a field block.
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The No. 1-ranked Trojans (17-2, 4-1 MPSF) defeated No. 4 California by a 12-9 count and then took down No. 3 Stanford, 14-9, with a stunning 11-3 second-half comeback. USC has now won four in a row and holds an unblemished 5-0 mark in games at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. The Trojans are back in action for a nonconference game on Saturday (Nov. 8) as host to UC Santa Barbara. The teams will meet at 1 p.m. PT and be shown live on an overnght.com stream.
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For more information on the USC men's water polo team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCWaterPolo on X and Instagram.
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