No. 2 Women’s Water Polo Downs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps On Day 1 Of Triton Invitational

Friday, January 30

San Diego, Calif.

8:00 a.m.

USC

5-0

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

1-3

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Southern California

Photo by: Nicole Hourigan

No. 2 Women’s Water Polo Downs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps On Day 1 Of Triton Invitational

January 30, 2026 | Women's Water Polo

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif.- The USC women's water polo team started the weekend off at the Triton Invitational hosted by UC San Diego bright and early Friday morning. The Women of Troy put on yet another dominant performance fueled by a strong offensive attack and a stellar showing from Anna Reed in goal to earn the win over the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas.

#2 USC 23, Claremont Mudd Scripps 4
The Trojans were off and running from the opening sprint. Morgan Netherton won the possession and Hannah Carver scored the first goal of the game.

Not wanting to fall too far behind, the Athenas scored their first goal of the game to make it a 3-1 game in favor of the Trojans.

From there, USC rattled off eight unanswered goals as Reed made five first half saves and shutout Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the second quarter as the score stood at 11-1.

The Women of Troy's offense caught fire right away to kick off the third frame.

Meghan McAninch opened the scoring for the second half with her first goal of the contest. Rachel Gazzaniga, Hannah Carver, Maggie Johnson and Morgan Netherton all found the back of the cage for a five goal run for the Trojans.

The Athenas were able to find the back of the cage for the second time in the game to try and halt the USC attack.

McAninch scored with just 30 seconds left in the third before rattling off three straight goals to begin the fourth for five on the day as the Trojans closed out the game 23-4.

Notables

Meghan McAninch tied her career high for the second time this season with five total goals
Three other Trojans accomplished a hat-trick today, those being Morgan Netherton, Rachel Gazzaniga and Hannah Carver.
Ashley Kwan and Sofia Umeda each recorded a season high in steals, finishing with four and three, respectively.
Caitlin Cohen, Ava Knepper, and Hannah Carver all recorded season highs in assists tonight, each finishing with three.
Anna Reed racked up ten total saves for her second double-digit save performance of the 2026 campaign.
USC held the Athenas to just four goals, matching the lowest amount allowed this season.
Ten total Trojans saw the back of the net, with seven scoring multiple goals