University Southern California Trojans
USC
22-3
Concordia-Irvine
21-13
No. 1 USC Men’s Water Polo Advances into NCAA Semifinals
December 05, 2025 | Men's Water Polo
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The No. 1 USC Men's water polo team cruised past Concordia-Irvine 16-6 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon.
The top seeded Trojans found themselves in a battle in the first half as the underdog Golden Eagles led 3-2 midway through the first quarter. USC scored the final four goals of the half though and led 6-3 at the break. In the second half, the Trojan offense came alive, scoring 10 goals en route to 16-6 victory.
Luke Nelson led the way offensively with a hat trick. Jack Martin, Gavin Conant and Mihailo Vukazic each scored two goals and Efe Naipoglu led the team with two assists. Charlie Mills and Bernando Herzer played a half in goal apiece, each allowing three goals and combining for 10 saves.
Up next for USC will be the NCAA Tournament semifinals. They will play the winner between Fordham and San Jose State. The game will take place Saturday (Dec. 6) at 2pm and will be streamed live on NCAA.com
Team Stats
Andrej Grgurevic
07:29
Kai Young
06:59
Jack Vort
04:43
Henry Bentham
04:25
Levi Riegelmann
02:54
Zach Bettino
01:26
Robert Lopez Duart
00:13
Efe Naipoglu
05:19
Mihailo Vukazic
03:59
Strahinja Krstic
05:18
Henry Bentham
05:02
Evan Ausmus
03:11
Gavin Conant
02:39
Dimitrios Koritsas
02:24
Mihailo Vukazic
01:05
Dimitrios Koritsas
07:09
Luke Nelson
05:20
Luke Nelson
04:31
Gavin Conant
04:09
Jack Martin
03:36
Jack Martin
02:34
Luke Nelson
02:03
