Sunday, February 23
Irvine, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
USC
14-1
6
vs
10
Stanford
11-0
1
2
3
4
F
Stanford
4
2
3
1
10
Southern California
0
2
1
3
6
Team Stats
STAN
USC
Shots
26
32
Goals
10
6
Assists
7
4
Points
17
10
Exclusions
14
9
Steals
8
6
Sprints
1
3
1
Serena Browne
7:23
Jenna Flynn
6:39
Jewel Roemer
3:17
Ryann Neushul
2:10
2
Alma Yaacobi
7:40
Meghan McAninch
5:07
Eleanor Facey
3:17
Serena Browne
0:18
3
Ryann Neushul
6:58
Emily Ausmus
5:15
Ryann Neushul
3:04
Jewel Roemer
0:53
4
Alma Yaacobi
6:56
Tilly Kearns
6:04
Jenna Flynn
5:22
Ava Stryker
2:02
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
4
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Shots
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Players Mentioned
ATT
/ Women's Water Polo
C
/ Women's Water Polo
ATT
/ Women's Water PoloATT
/ Women's Water Polo
UT
/ Women's Water Polo
C
/ Women's Water Polo
Photo by: Nicole Hourigan
No. 1 USC Women’s Water Polo Takes Second in Barbara Kalbus Invitational
February 23, 2025 | Women's Water Polo
The Trojans drop their first game of the season to No. 1 Stanford in the BKI title match.
IRVINE – The No. 1 USC women's water polo team fell 10-6 to No. 1 Stanford in the title match of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational on Sunday. Taking second place in the invite, the Trojans move to 14-1 on the season.
The Cardinal quickly opened up scoring in the game with two back-to-back goals, one on their first drive and another on a penalty. USC was called for another penalty, but Jada Ward came up with a huge block to stop the conversion. Stanford went on for two more goals to end the period up 4-0.
Alma Yaacobi began USC's offensive effort in the first drive of the second period on a Sofia Umeda assist. Meghan McAninch followed and added her own goal to cut the deficit to 2-4. The Cardinal answered back with a score with just over three minutes to go, and another on the power play on its last possession of the period, closing out the half up 6-2.
Stanford kicked off scoring in the third, but its run was cut short with an Emily Ausmus penalty conversion. Another goal on the counter and a hit out of a timeout increased the Cardinal's lead to 9-3 at the end of the period. Yaacobi collected her second score of the game on the power play to open the fourth, with Tilly Kearns adding her name to the scoresheet on the next USC drive to bring the Trojans up 5-9. Ava Stryker netted a goal of her own to answer a Cardinal 6-on-5 conversion, but Stanford closed out the game 10-6 to clinch the Invitational.
NEXT:
The Trojans will head to Claremont, Calif. next weekend to compete at the Convergence Tournament on Saturday, March 1.
NOTABLE:
- With their goals today, SO Ava Stryker, SR Tilly Kearns and FR Emily Ausmus have all scored in every game for USC this season.
#1 Stanford 10, #1 USC 6
Saturday, Feb. 23 | Anteater Aquatics Complex
USC 0 - 2 - 1 - 3 = 6
STAN 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 = 10
SCORING:
USC — Alma Yaacobi 2, Meghan McAninch, Emily Ausmus, Tilly Kearns, Ava Stryker.
STAN — Ryann Neushul 3, Jewel Roemer 2, Jenna Flynn 2, Serena Browne 2, Eleanor Facey.
SAVES: Jada Ward (USC) 4, Christine Carpenter (STAN) 13.
The Cardinal quickly opened up scoring in the game with two back-to-back goals, one on their first drive and another on a penalty. USC was called for another penalty, but Jada Ward came up with a huge block to stop the conversion. Stanford went on for two more goals to end the period up 4-0.
Alma Yaacobi began USC's offensive effort in the first drive of the second period on a Sofia Umeda assist. Meghan McAninch followed and added her own goal to cut the deficit to 2-4. The Cardinal answered back with a score with just over three minutes to go, and another on the power play on its last possession of the period, closing out the half up 6-2.
Stanford kicked off scoring in the third, but its run was cut short with an Emily Ausmus penalty conversion. Another goal on the counter and a hit out of a timeout increased the Cardinal's lead to 9-3 at the end of the period. Yaacobi collected her second score of the game on the power play to open the fourth, with Tilly Kearns adding her name to the scoresheet on the next USC drive to bring the Trojans up 5-9. Ava Stryker netted a goal of her own to answer a Cardinal 6-on-5 conversion, but Stanford closed out the game 10-6 to clinch the Invitational.
NEXT:
The Trojans will head to Claremont, Calif. next weekend to compete at the Convergence Tournament on Saturday, March 1.
NOTABLE:
- With their goals today, SO Ava Stryker, SR Tilly Kearns and FR Emily Ausmus have all scored in every game for USC this season.
#1 Stanford 10, #1 USC 6
Saturday, Feb. 23 | Anteater Aquatics Complex
USC 0 - 2 - 1 - 3 = 6
STAN 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 = 10
SCORING:
USC — Alma Yaacobi 2, Meghan McAninch, Emily Ausmus, Tilly Kearns, Ava Stryker.
STAN — Ryann Neushul 3, Jewel Roemer 2, Jenna Flynn 2, Serena Browne 2, Eleanor Facey.
SAVES: Jada Ward (USC) 4, Christine Carpenter (STAN) 13.
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