UCLA
22-3, 4-2MPSF
USC
17-2, 6-0MPSF
No. 3 UCLA Falls at No. 1 USC, 9-7
April 16, 2022 | Women's Water Polo
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LOS ANGELES --ย No. 3 UCLA (22-3, 4-2 MPSF) dropped its regular season finale at No. 1 USC (17-2, 6-0 MPSF), 9-7, on Saturday afternoon at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. The Bruins fell to 53-37 all-time against the Trojans.
The Bruins were led by freshman Molly Renner andย redshirt senior Maddie Musselman, each with a game-high-tying two goals.
Sophomore goalkeeper Sydney Chiangย got the start in the cage and went the distance, registering eight saves while allowing nine goals.
Mireia Guiral and Paige Hauschild each scored twice to lead the Trojans.
PERIOD ONE
> UCLA battled to a 2-2 draw in the opening period.
> Tilly Kearns scored the opening goal on a back-handed shot from two meters (6:40) to put the Trojans up 1-0.
> Bella Wentzel answered for UCLA with a goal from the front court (6:23).
> Hauschildย put USC back in front (6:01) with a strike from the front court.
> Ava Johnson took a nice feed from Hannah Palmer to tie the game at 2-2 with a power play goal (2:07).
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PERIOD TWO
> USC won the second period, 3-1.
> Grace Tehaney put the Trojans back in front with a score from the front court (7:39).
>ย Alejandra Aznarย put USC up 4-2 with a score from the frontcourtย (4:30).
> Malia Allen scored on a nearside heater that beat the keeper to pull UCLA within one (3:58).
> Julia Janovย scored a power play goal after a turnover by Allen to push the Trojan lead to 5-3 (0:53)
> UCLA trailed 5-3ย at the break.
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PERIOD THREE
> The Bruins turned the tables on the Trojans, winning the third period, 3-2.
> Renner opened the scoring in the third with a buzzer-beating (shot clock) goal from the front court (7:23).
> Guiralย pushed the lead back to two with a strike from the front court (6:52).
>ย Musselman scored from the front court to pull the Bruins to within one at 6-5 (6:09).
> Sophia Lucas scored from the front court for the Trojans to push the lead to two again (4:03).
> Renner became the first multiple-goal scorer of the game when she took a feed from Musselman to score on a power play (3:30) to cut the Trojans' lead to 7-6.
> Musselman's penalty shot hit the post with :33 remaining to leave the score at 7-6 USC heading into the fourth.
PERIOD FOUR
> The Trojans outscored the Bruins, 2-1, in the fourth period to provide the 9-7 final score.
> Hauschildย opened the scoring in the final period with a cross-cage shot (7:23).
> Musselman answered with her second goal of the game on aย power play off a feed from Allen (6:42) to make it a one-goal game at 8-7.
> Guiral pushed the lead to 9-7 (1:23) with a cross-cage shot after the Trojans got a stop on a Bruin power play.
> It would hold as the final score of the game.
UP NEXT
The Bruins will be at USC again next week for the 2022 MPSF Women's Water Polo Championship (Apr. 22-24). Third-seeded UCLA will take on sixth-seeded Indiana on Friday, Apr. 22 at 12:45 p.m. PT.
No. 3 UCLA atย No. 1 USC (MPS Gameย - Regular Season Finale)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 3 UCLA | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| No. 1 USC | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 3/11 - USC - 1/6
Penalties -ย UCLA - 0/2 - USC - 0/1
UCLA Goals:ย Maddie Musselman 2, Molly Renner 2, Bella Wentzelย 1, Ava Johnson 1, Malia Allen 1
UCLA Saves:ย Sydney Chiang 8
USC Goals: Mireia Guiral 2,ย Paige Hauschild 2,ย Tilly Kearns 1, Grace Tehaney 1, Julia Janov 1,ย Alejandra Aznar 1,ย Sophia Lucas 1
USC Saves:ย Carolyne Stern 8
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Team Stats
Tilly Kearns
6:40
Bella Wentzel
6:23
Paige Hauschild
6:01
Ava Johnson
2:07
Grace Tehaney
7:39
Alejandra Aznar
4:30
Malia Allen
3:58
Julia Janov
0:53
Molly Renner
7:23
Mireia Guiral
6:52
Maddie Musselman
6:09
Sophia Lucas
4:03
Molly Renner
3:30
Paige Hauschild
7:23
Maddie Musselman
6:42
Mireia Guiral
1:23
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