With 6 seconds left in the NCAA men’s water polo final on Sunday, USC head coach Marko Pintaric announced his final timeout in order to develop a way to tie the score and force overtime. Match of the game.
The Trojan passed the ball from the perimeter and shot from the right side of the goal, but when the clock went to zero, defender Nicholas Papanicolau reached out to block the ball in the air. California celebrated 13- at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics. 12 Victory Center.
"We ran a whole week of practice games to see if we could eject or score goals, but it didn't work," said USC senior driver Jacob Mersep, who scored the second of the Trojans. Scored goals and assisted the other three, was selected to the best team, and ended the season with the team's highest 47 goals.
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This is the second-seeded Bears (22-4)'s 15th NCAA championship title since 2016. They defeated UCLA 15-13 in overtime in the semifinals on Saturday and again defeated top seed Troy. The latter won the two teams' three previous meetings this season, including a 11-9 victory in the Pacific Mountain Sports Federation Championship at Stanford a week ago and finished third.
"Last time we didn't defend them well, so we wanted to match their energy, and in the final game, getting the right people with the right people to make them as difficult as possible," California coach Kirkie Frist said. "To be here to solve this problem, we know we have to give it a go. The University of Southern California and UCLA are two extremely talented teams, and each team faces different challenges. , But we are lucky to play a few more games here and there."
On September 26, in the final of the MPSF Invitational held in Berkeley, the University of Southern California defeated the University of California by a score of 12-11. After that, the Bears went 7-6 in the two-team MPSF duel at the University of Southern California on October 9. Win.
Momentum hovered back and forth in Sunday's tense fight, producing six lead changes and seven draws.
Cal's Nikos Delagrammatikas skipped a hand maze, giving the Golden Bears a 13-12 lead with 28 seconds left in the game. USC was unable to find a loophole in the subsequent possession, which prompted Pintaric to suspend negotiations.
"Water polo wins or loses with penalty kicks and manpower advantage," Pintaric said. "It's difficult to reach the final again and lose the game, but I am proud of the way this team has fought throughout the year."
The University of Southern California (18-3) defeated the University of California Davis 11-8 in the semifinals and entered the final for the 24th time. The Trojans are seeking their 11th national championship and their first since 2018. After beating Karl in the semifinals, they lost to UCLA 7-6 in the 2020 final (postponed to March).
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Senior goalkeeper Nick Porter had 8 saves and 3 steals, and ranked 4th on the University of Southern California's career saves list with 671 times. The red-shirted boy Hannes Dobe led Troy with 3 goals and 3 assists. The All Championship chose Ashworth Morten with 3 goals. Wyatt Barker (Wyatt Barker) added another two.
MPSF Player of the Year Papanikolaou scored two goals (raising his total number of goals in the season to 68), Roberto Valera scored three goals, and Max Casabella led the Golden Bears with four goals. Goalkeeper Adrian Weinberg made 13 saves, including one shot from five meters away.
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