By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: USC Athletics TEMPE, ARIZ. — The No. 2 USC women’s water polo team captured another key MPSF win today behind a career-high four goals from sophomore Morgan Netherton, who helped pace the Trojans to a 14-10 win over host No. 10 Arizona State. USC shut out the Sun Devils in the second period while amassing an 8-0 scoring surge to take control of things. The Trojans are now 17-5 overall and 4-1 in MPSF play with one game left to play in the regular season. USC heads home to Uytengsu Aquatics Center next to set up for a Senior Day showdown against rival UCL ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: USC Athletics #4 USC (16-5, 3-1) at #10 Arizona St. (22-6, 2-3) Saturday, April 13 | 1 p.m. Mona Plummer Aquatic Center | Tempe, Ariz. Series Record (since 2003): USC leads 40-2 (W19) Last Meeting: USC 15, ASU 11 (April 15, 2023) STREAM | STATS THIS WEEK USC continues its road stretch this week, as the No. 4 Trojans (16-5, 3-1 MPSF) pays a visit to No. 10 Arizona State (22-6, 2-3). Their MPSF matchup is set for 1 p.m.  on Saturday (April 13) at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, Ariz. RANKINGS     USC opened up 2 ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: USC Athletics SAN JOSÉ, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC women’s water polo team scooped up a solid MPSF win today, topping No. 17 San José State 14-8 behind 10 Trojans on the scoresheet. Goalie Carolyne Stern collected nine saves on the day to move up to rank No. 4 all-time in career saves at USC, helping her Trojans improve to 16-5 overall and to 3-1 in MPSF action. The USC defense pitched a first-frame shutout while building out an early 3-0 lead on scores from Rachel Gazzaniga, Ava Stryker and Abigail Hendrix. Gazzaniga kicked off the ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: Strathclyde Sports The University of Strathclyde’s Women’s Water Polo team were crowned BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sports) National Trophy champions in Loughborough last week. At the nationwide knockout competition played by 37 University water polo teams, the Strathclyde team trailed by just one point at half-time and defended bravely in the remaining part of the match. A smashing final quarter where Loughborough only managed to score once, and Strathclyde six times, brought a glorious victory; 9-14. The team also w ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: USC Athletics STANFORD, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC women’s water polo team fell behind in the first half and was unable to pull off a comeback in a 10-8 road loss to No. 4 Stanford today at Avery Aquatic Center. It was a two-goal game at halftime before another Stanford surge put the Trojans in another hole, and USC wound up with its first MPSF loss to go to 15-5 overall and 2-1 in conference play. USC struck first with a lovely lob from Julia Janov, only to see Stanford equalize on a 5-meter penalty shot to steal the momentum and shove off on a five-goal ru ..read more

By Fernando Cicutti on SwimSwam Dos meses después del sorteo de grupos de la ronda preliminar, se ha revelado el calendario de partidos del waterpolo de los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024. Entre el Centro Acuático de Saint-Denis y el Arena Paris La Défense de Nanterre, están previstos nada menos que 74 partidos del sábado 27 de julio al domingo 11 de agosto, por lo que serán 16 días de competición. Australia, Serbia, Francia, Hungría y Japón serán los primeros rivales de España en el torneo olímpico masculino, según el resultado del sorteo celebrado en Qatar. En el torneo femenino, España y Esta ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: USA Water Polo Purchase Tickets – LIVE Streaming on Overnght – LIVE Stats on 6-8 Sports Irvine, CA – April 1 – The USA Water Polo and Australian Women’s Senior National Teams have released their travel rosters ahead of a three-game series starting this Sunday in Santa Barbara. Competition rosters for each of the three matches will be determined prior to the start of each game. The two squads boast a host of talented veterans with Team USA anchored by returning Olympic champs Maggie Steffens, Ashleigh Johnson, Maddie Musselma ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics MALIBU, Calif. — Current associate head coach Merrill Moses has been promoted to head coach of the Pepperdine men’s water polo program, Director of Athletics Dr. Steve Potts announced today. Effective April 1, current head coach Terry Schroeder will continue to work with the team in an associate head coach role in 2024 as he enters his 32nd season at Pepperdine. “I am extremely honored and excited to be named the head coach for the Pepperdine men’s water polo,” Moses said. “I would like to thank Presiden ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: USC Athletics LOS ANGELES — The No. 5 USC women’s water polo team made a splash in home waters today with a big 8-7 win over No. 2 California, beating the Golden Bears with a balanced effort that featured some key defensive stands by the Trojans at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Senior goalie Carolyne Stern collected 12 saves in the win, including a series of crucial stops in the fourth frame to help anchor USC’s MPSF win. The Trojans are now 14-4 overall and 1-0 in MPSF play in stretching their win streak agains Cal to 28 straight victories. USC struck ..read more

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: USC Athletics #5 USC (13-4, 0-0) vs. #2 California (11-3, 1-0)  Saturday, March 23 | 12 p.m. | Uytengsu Aquatics Center  Series Record: USC leads 50-18 (W27) Last Meeting: USC 16, CAL 10 (April 29, 2024) TV: Pac-12 Networks (Announcer: Greg Mescall)  STREAM | STATS THIS WEEK     No. 5 USC is back in home waters this week to set up for its first MPSF matchup of the season. The Trojans (13-4) play host to No. 2 California (11-3, 1-0 MPSF) in a televised clash at 12 p.m. on Saturday (March 23) at Uytengsu Aquatic ..read more