USC’s Strahinja Krstic Repeats As MPSF Men’s Water Polo Newcomer of the Week

LOS ANGELES — Two weeks into his Trojan playing career, freshman Strahinja Krstić has earned his second set of MPSF Men's Water Polo Newcomer of the Week honors after another big week of work that helped keep USC undefeated on the year.

Krstić had two strong performances for the Trojans in wins over No. 7 Long Beach State and No. 12 Pepperdine, tallying four goals with three steals and a combined eight drawn exclusions. In USC's home opener against the Beach, he scored twice in the fourth period and accumulated seven drawn exclusions and two steal in the game to help the Trojans to a 13-9 win. At Pepperdine, Krstić scored the first goal of the game and added his second during the third quarter while finishing with another steal and drawn exclusion in the Trojans' 13-8 road win over the Waves. With 11 goals so far this season, Krstić is USC's second leading scorer.

Krstić and the Trojans have one game on tap this weekend, heading down to Irvine to take on the Anteaters at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 13).

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USC’s Strahinja Krstic Repeats As MPSF Men’s Water Polo Newcomer of the Week

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