USC Women's Water Polo History & Archive
Overview
USC women’s water polo began competition in 1995 under head coach Jovan Vavic. Five years later, the 1999 team — led by National Player of the Year and 2000 U.S. Olympic goalie Bernice Orwig — won the national championship in a five-overtime victory over Stanford. Then in 2004, USC — behind National Player of the Year Moriah Van Norman — turned in the sport’s first undefeated season (29-0) in winning the NCAA title. USC also won the 2010, 2013, 2016 (26-0), 2018 and 2021 NCAA crowns (it has finished as national runnerup eight times). Casey Moon was interim head coach in 2019, and then Marko Pintaric became head coach in 2020. Moon became the USC women’s head coach in 2023 and has since helped lead the the Women of Troy to their 20th and 21st consecutive NCAA appearances, including a trip to the final in 2024.
Eight USC women’s water polo players competed in the 2008 Olympics, seven in 2012, 10 in 2020 and seven in 2024. Besides Orwig and Van Norman, top players include Aniko Pelle (2000 National Player of the Year), Nina Wengst, Olympian Sofia Konoukh, Katrin Dierolf, Kelly Graff, Lauren Wenger (2006 National Player of the Year), Brittany Hayes, Erika Figge, Kami Craig (2009 and 2010 National Player of the Year), Anni Espar, Monica Vavic, Stephania Haralabidis (2016 National Player of the Year), Amanda Longan (2018 National Player of the Year), Paige Hauschild, Maud Megens (2021 National Player of the Year) and Tilly Kearns. USC’s most recent Olympic medalists are Espar, who won gold with Spain, and Kearns, who earned silver with Australia, at the 2024 Games in Paris.
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