Friday, February 7
Los Angeles, Calif.
5:00 p.m.
USC
9-0
24
vs
7
Biola
1-6
1
2
3
4
F
Biola
2
3
1
1
7
Southern California
9
7
4
4
24
Team Stats
BU
USC
Shots
22
40
Goals
7
24
Assists
6
15
Points
13
39
Exclusions
9
8
Steals
3
22
Sprints
2
2
1
Tilly Kearns
7:36
Tilly Kearns
6:33
Ava Stryker
6:00
Emily Ausmus
5:08
Emily Ausmus
4:47
Emily Ausmus
3:37
Marissa Brock
2:20
Ava Stryker
2:08
Rachel Gazzaniga
0:48
Stephanie Rodriguez
0:11
Alma Yaacobi
0:01
2
Jelena Sarac
6:49
Sinia Plotz
5:26
Rachel Gazzaniga
4:57
Ava Stryker
4:27
Emily Ausmus
2:48
Christina Cervantes
2:23
Emma Lawson
1:58
Lizzy Birch
1:39
Hannah Carver
0:32
Savannah Rapp
0:08
3
Rachel Gazzaniga
6:31
Morgan Netherton
4:48
Veralie Naranjo
4:28
Jelena Sarac
2:34
Sally McCarthy
0:39
4
Madison Haaland-Ford
7:11
Veralie Naranjo
5:15
Alma Yaacobi
3:56
Emily Ausmus
1:38
Emily Ausmus
0:52
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
8
Goals
6
Assists
2
Points
8
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Water Polo
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/ Women's Water Polo
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/ Women's Water Polo
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Photo by: Bryce Dechert
No. 1 USC Women’s Water Polo Impresses In Home Opener With 24-7 Win Over Biola
February 07, 2025 | Women's Water Polo
Twelve Trojans score in a home-opening victory at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
LOS ANGELES — The No. 1 USC women's water polo team displayed its depth in a 24-7 home-opening win over Biola, with 12 Trojans tallying goals and all four goalies checking in as USC went big at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Emily Ausmus had the high-water mark on the night with her career-high six goals, while Rachel Stryker and Ava Stryker scored hat tricks for the Trojan cause. USC is now 9-0 overall on the year.
USC peeled out to a 6-0 lead with Tilly Kearns scoring twice and Ausmus hitting a hat trick in that early opening rally. The first period was topped off by a fake and fire from Alma Yaacobi to take USC ahead 9-2 after eight minutes of action. The Trojans pinned up seven more goals from seven different scorers — including Jelena Sarac's first goal of the year — in the second to go up 16-5 at halftime. USC kept chugging away in the second half, with Sarac notching another for her first multiple-goal effort as a Trojan. Sally McCarthy stepped up for a 5-meter penalty score — earned by Sofia Umeda — to tally the senior's first goal of 2025 and take the Trojans ahead 20-6 at the close of the third. More firsts were achieved in the fourth, where sophomore Madison Haaland-Ford, who had been putting in work at set all game, punched up her first career goal to kick off the final frame. By the final buzzer, Lauren Schneider had stuffed a Biola 5-meter shot and Ausmus had hit her career mark with six goals on the night, and USC had a 24-7 victory in the books.
NEXT:
USC stays home for another tilt at Uytengsu Aquatics Center next, hosting No. 6 UC Irvine tomorrow (Feb. 7) at 1 p.m.
NOTABLE:
- SO Madison Haaland-Ford scored her first career goal today.
- RS SO Jelena Sarac recorded her first career multiple-goal game with two goals.
- SR Sally McCarthy scored her first goal of the season.
- With six goals today, FR Emily Ausmus tied her career high.
- With their goals today, SO Rachel Gazzaniga, SO Ava Stryker, SR Tilly Kearns and FR Emily Ausmus have all scored in every game for USC this season.
- With six goals today, Ausmus also has now registered multiple-goal efforts in all nine USC games this season.
#1 USC 24, Biola 7
Friday, Feb. 8 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center
USC 9 - 7 - 4 - 4 = 24
BU 2 - 3 - 1 - 1 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Emily Ausmus 6, Rachel Gazzaniga 3, Ava Stryker 3, Alma Yaacobi 2, Tilly Kearns 2, Jelena Sarac 2, Emma Lawson, Morgan Netherton, Sinia Plotz, Hannah Carver, Sally McCarthy, Madison Haaland-Ford.
BIOLA — Veralie Naranjo 2, Christina Cervantes, Stephanie Rodriguez, Lizzy Birch, Marisa Brock, Savannah Rapp.
SAVES: Jada Ward (USC) 3 [1st period], Anna Reed (USC) 0 [2nd period], Laine Hourigan (USC) 0 [3rd period], Lauren Schneider (USC) 1 [4th period], Alicia Fregoso (BU) 4 [1st half], Chloe McKay (BU) 4 [2nd half].
USC peeled out to a 6-0 lead with Tilly Kearns scoring twice and Ausmus hitting a hat trick in that early opening rally. The first period was topped off by a fake and fire from Alma Yaacobi to take USC ahead 9-2 after eight minutes of action. The Trojans pinned up seven more goals from seven different scorers — including Jelena Sarac's first goal of the year — in the second to go up 16-5 at halftime. USC kept chugging away in the second half, with Sarac notching another for her first multiple-goal effort as a Trojan. Sally McCarthy stepped up for a 5-meter penalty score — earned by Sofia Umeda — to tally the senior's first goal of 2025 and take the Trojans ahead 20-6 at the close of the third. More firsts were achieved in the fourth, where sophomore Madison Haaland-Ford, who had been putting in work at set all game, punched up her first career goal to kick off the final frame. By the final buzzer, Lauren Schneider had stuffed a Biola 5-meter shot and Ausmus had hit her career mark with six goals on the night, and USC had a 24-7 victory in the books.
NEXT:
USC stays home for another tilt at Uytengsu Aquatics Center next, hosting No. 6 UC Irvine tomorrow (Feb. 7) at 1 p.m.
NOTABLE:
- SO Madison Haaland-Ford scored her first career goal today.
- RS SO Jelena Sarac recorded her first career multiple-goal game with two goals.
- SR Sally McCarthy scored her first goal of the season.
- With six goals today, FR Emily Ausmus tied her career high.
- With their goals today, SO Rachel Gazzaniga, SO Ava Stryker, SR Tilly Kearns and FR Emily Ausmus have all scored in every game for USC this season.
- With six goals today, Ausmus also has now registered multiple-goal efforts in all nine USC games this season.
#1 USC 24, Biola 7
Friday, Feb. 8 | Uytengsu Aquatics Center
USC 9 - 7 - 4 - 4 = 24
BU 2 - 3 - 1 - 1 = 7
SCORING:
USC — Emily Ausmus 6, Rachel Gazzaniga 3, Ava Stryker 3, Alma Yaacobi 2, Tilly Kearns 2, Jelena Sarac 2, Emma Lawson, Morgan Netherton, Sinia Plotz, Hannah Carver, Sally McCarthy, Madison Haaland-Ford.
BIOLA — Veralie Naranjo 2, Christina Cervantes, Stephanie Rodriguez, Lizzy Birch, Marisa Brock, Savannah Rapp.
SAVES: Jada Ward (USC) 3 [1st period], Anna Reed (USC) 0 [2nd period], Laine Hourigan (USC) 0 [3rd period], Lauren Schneider (USC) 1 [4th period], Alicia Fregoso (BU) 4 [1st half], Chloe McKay (BU) 4 [2nd half].
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