RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — The No. 1 USC men's water polo team added two more dominant wins to its 2018 docket with another victorious day at the Lancer Joust in Riverside, Calif. The Trojans opened Saturday afternoon's efforts with an 18-5 win over Concordia before issuing a complete-game shutout against Redlands with a 14-0 decision that holds USC undefeated on the year with a 16-0 overall record.
The afternoon's adventures began with USC's third faceoff of the year against Concordia. Up to the task once again, the Trojans scored the first 10 goals of the game. Eight different Trojans accounted for those first eight goals before Marko Vavic completed a hat trick to make it a 10-0 USC rally. By halftime, USC gripped an 11-1 lead after Concordia finally broke its silence midway through the second period. Goalie Vaios Vlahotasios went the distance in this one, accumulating seven saves in his second full game as a Trojan. He'd make a stop against a Concordia 5-meter penalty shot in the third to give the Trojan defense an added boost, while the offense poured on five more goals at the other end. Vavic's fourth of the game came early in the third, while Sawyer Rhodes found his second and Luke Wyatt went back-to-back to make it a 15-2 USC advantage. Christian Hockenbury nabbed a steal and would later finish off the frame with his second goal to get USC a 16-3 lead entering the final period. There, Orestis Apergi also netted his second, while Daniel Leong became the 11th Trojan to score to round out a final 18-5 USC win
Minutes later, the Trojans turned around and had another rematch — this one against Redlands for the second meeting between the teams this season. Matt Moran-Flores would take the stage in the cage for the final push, and he'd anchor a defensive shutout through all four frames — USC's first shutout effort since 2016. Along the way, USC had Rhodes lead the pack offensively with his first hat trick as a Trojan. Four other Trojans logged multiple-goal outings as well, with Jake Ehrhardt, James Kolenda and Zach D'Sa plugging in a pair apiece and USC churned out a 14-0 win over Redlands to end its work at the Lancer Joust.
The Trojans now return home to finish off a busy week with a key matchup against No. 5 UC Santa Barbara. USC will host the Gauchos at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Sept. 30) at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
LANCER JOUST
#1 USC 18, Concordia 5
Sept. 29, 2018 | Lancer Aquatics Center (Riverside, Calif.)
USC 7 - 4 - 5 - 2 = 18
CUI 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 = 5
SCORING:
USC —Marko Vavic 4, Sawyer Rhodes 2, Luke Wyatt 2, Christian Hockenbury 2, Orestis Apergi 2, Marin Dasic, Jake Ehrhardt, James Kolenda, Alexander Lansill, Zach D'Sa, Danny Leong.
CUI —Messan Moore 2, Marius Jakimcikas, Christian Bowley, Christian Manalo
SAVES: Vaios Vlahotasios (USC) 7, Cullen Mooers (CUI) 5.
#1 USC 14, Redlands 0
Sept. 29, 2018 | Lancer Aquatics Center (Riverside, Calif.)
USC 5 - 4 - 4 - 1 = 14
RED 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
SCORING:
USC — Sawyer Rhodes 3, Jake Ehrhardt 2, James Kolenda 2, Zach D'Sa 2, Marko Vavic 2, Matt Maier, Danny Leong, Troy Furniss.
SAVES: Matt Moran-Flores (USC) 4, Jason Gates (RED) 1.
The afternoon's adventures began with USC's third faceoff of the year against Concordia. Up to the task once again, the Trojans scored the first 10 goals of the game. Eight different Trojans accounted for those first eight goals before Marko Vavic completed a hat trick to make it a 10-0 USC rally. By halftime, USC gripped an 11-1 lead after Concordia finally broke its silence midway through the second period. Goalie Vaios Vlahotasios went the distance in this one, accumulating seven saves in his second full game as a Trojan. He'd make a stop against a Concordia 5-meter penalty shot in the third to give the Trojan defense an added boost, while the offense poured on five more goals at the other end. Vavic's fourth of the game came early in the third, while Sawyer Rhodes found his second and Luke Wyatt went back-to-back to make it a 15-2 USC advantage. Christian Hockenbury nabbed a steal and would later finish off the frame with his second goal to get USC a 16-3 lead entering the final period. There, Orestis Apergi also netted his second, while Daniel Leong became the 11th Trojan to score to round out a final 18-5 USC win
Minutes later, the Trojans turned around and had another rematch — this one against Redlands for the second meeting between the teams this season. Matt Moran-Flores would take the stage in the cage for the final push, and he'd anchor a defensive shutout through all four frames — USC's first shutout effort since 2016. Along the way, USC had Rhodes lead the pack offensively with his first hat trick as a Trojan. Four other Trojans logged multiple-goal outings as well, with Jake Ehrhardt, James Kolenda and Zach D'Sa plugging in a pair apiece and USC churned out a 14-0 win over Redlands to end its work at the Lancer Joust.
The Trojans now return home to finish off a busy week with a key matchup against No. 5 UC Santa Barbara. USC will host the Gauchos at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Sept. 30) at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
LANCER JOUST
#1 USC 18, Concordia 5
Sept. 29, 2018 | Lancer Aquatics Center (Riverside, Calif.)
USC 7 - 4 - 5 - 2 = 18
CUI 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 = 5
SCORING:
USC —Marko Vavic 4, Sawyer Rhodes 2, Luke Wyatt 2, Christian Hockenbury 2, Orestis Apergi 2, Marin Dasic, Jake Ehrhardt, James Kolenda, Alexander Lansill, Zach D'Sa, Danny Leong.
CUI —Messan Moore 2, Marius Jakimcikas, Christian Bowley, Christian Manalo
SAVES: Vaios Vlahotasios (USC) 7, Cullen Mooers (CUI) 5.
#1 USC 14, Redlands 0
Sept. 29, 2018 | Lancer Aquatics Center (Riverside, Calif.)
USC 5 - 4 - 4 - 1 = 14
RED 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
SCORING:
USC — Sawyer Rhodes 3, Jake Ehrhardt 2, James Kolenda 2, Zach D'Sa 2, Marko Vavic 2, Matt Maier, Danny Leong, Troy Furniss.
SAVES: Matt Moran-Flores (USC) 4, Jason Gates (RED) 1.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#6 Zach D'Sa
- DR
- 6' 1"
- Senior
#4 Marin Dasic
- DR
- 6' 4"
- Junior
#16 Troy Furniss
- DR
- 6' 0"
- Redshirt Sophomore
#14 Christian Hockenbury
- DR
- 6' 4"
- Sophomore
#12 Daniel Leong
- DR
- 5' 10"
- Redshirt Junior
#10 Matt Maier
- 2M
- 6' 3"
- Junior
#1 Matt Moran-Flores
- G
- 6' 4"
- Redshirt Freshman
#3 Marko Vavic
- DR
- 6' 6"
- Sophomore
#13 Luke Wyatt
- DR
- 6' 1"
- Redshirt Sophomore
#1 Vaios Vlahotasios
- G
- 6' 1"
- Sophomore
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