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No. 2 USC Edges No. 1 UCLA, 8-7
November 12, 2016 | Men's Water Polo
The Bruins were led by Ryder Roberts' game-high three goals.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.ย --ย The top-ranked UCLA Bruins fell 8-7 at No. 2 USC on Saturday morning at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. The Trojansย scored three power play goals in the fourth quarter to snap the Bruins' 57-game overallย winning streak and their 26-game MPSF winning streak. The Bruins fell to 24-1 and 2-1 in the MPSF while USC improved to 20-1 and 3-0 in the MPSF.
Senior Ryder Roberts led UCLA in scoring with three goals while senior Chancellor Ramirez added two. Senior goalkeeper Garrett Dannerย played the entire game in the cage and registered 11 saves. McQuin Baron played the entire contest in goal for USC, recording nine saves.
UCLA got on the board first with a penalty conversion by junior Max Irving after USC's Mihajlo Milicevic got rolled at the 6:03 mark of the first period. The Bruins then went up 2-0 when senior Chancellor Ramirez scored from distance (2:51). Lazar Pasuljevicย scored the first goal of the game for USC on a counter (1:12) to cut the lead to 2-1. Then Zach D'Sa scored a nearside skipper to tie it at 2-2 (1:12) to end the scoring in the first period.
Grant Stein gave USC its first lead of the game on a power play (3:48) to make it 3-2. Another power play goal followed, this one by Lachlan Edwards (1:47) to extend USC's lead to 4-2. Senior Ryder Roberts cut into the lead with a power play score for the Bruins (0:39) to make the score 4-3 USC at the break.
Roberts scored his second power play goal in a row to tie the game at 4-4 (3:59). But Pasuljevicย scored his second of the game on the next possession to give USC a 5-4 advantage (3:40). Roberts completed a hat trick on the next possession (2:49) after his first shot hit the crossbar, the Bruins regained possession and he delivered to tie it at 5-5. On UCLA's next possession, junior Alex Roelse gave the Bruins the lead back at 6-5 (1:28) with a cross-cage skipper past Baron to end the scoring in the third.
Nick Bell scored his first of the game on a power play to open the scoring in the fourth (7:24) to tie the game at 6-6. Grant Stein then scored his second of the game on a power play (2:47) to give USC a 7-6 lead. But Ramirez scored his second on a power play (1:15) to tie it at 7-7. Blake Edwards provided the game-winning goal for the Trojans on another power play (0:38) to provide the 8-7 final.
The Bruins return to action next weekend when they host the 2016 MPSF Tournament Nov. 18-20 at Spieker Aquatics Center. The Trojans earned the top seed while UCLA will be No. 2, followed by California at No. 3, Stanford at No. 4 and Penn State Behrend at No. 5.
No. 1 UCLA (MPSF Game - Regular Season Finale)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| No. 1 UCLA | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| No.ย 2 USC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 4/10 - USC - 5/9
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/1 - USC - 0/0
UCLA Goals:ย Ryder Roberts 3,ย Chancellor Ramirez 2, Max Irving 1, Alex Roelse 1
UCLAย Saves:ย Garrett Dannerย 11
USC Goals:ย Lazar Pasuljevic 2, Grant Stein 2, Zach D'Sa 1, Lachlan Edwards 1, Nick Bell 1, Blake Edwards 1
USC Saves:ย McQuin Baron 9
