Saturday, November 16
Los Angeles
1:00 PM
UCLA
21-1
16
vs
9
USC
18-5
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
F
USC (M)
3
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
UCLA (M)
4
6
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
The Bruins used a 7-0 scoring run to put the Trojans away on Senior Day.
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
No. 1 UCLA Concludes Regular Season with 16-9 Win Over No. 4 USC
November 16, 2024 | Men's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES -- No. 1 UCLA (21-1, 5-1 MPSF West) concluded the 2024 regular season with a 16-9 lopsided win over No. 4 USC (18-5, 2-4 MPSF West) on Saturday afternoon at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center. The Bruins pulled off a three-game regular season sweep of the Trojans to improve to 100-91-1 all-time against the Trojans.
The Bruins had a total of 10 players score in the contest, paced by a game-high five goals from freshman Ryder Dodd. Redshirt sophomore Frederico Jucá Carsalade and graduate student Makoto Kenney each scored two goals against the Trojans.
Graduate student Garret Griggs got the start in the cage and went the distance, tallying a career-high-tying 15 saves and one steal while allowing nine goals.
UCLA, which never trailed in the contest, won the first quarter, 4-3. Kenney opened the scoring (7:30) in the game's first possession. After the Trojans tied it up at 1-1, freshman Peter Castillo found the back of the net on a feed from graduate transfer Nico Tierney (4:17). Tierney then called his own number (3:21) to push the lead to 3-1. The Trojans would tie it at 3-3, but Dodd's first goal of the contest (1:05) off an assist from junior Noah Rowe, recaptured the momentum for the Bruins and ended the scoring in the first period with the Bruins leading 4-3.
The Bruins outscored USC, 6-2, in the second period to take a commanding 10-5 lead into the break. With the Bruins leading 6-5, UCLA closed out the half with four straight goals to double up the Trojans by halftime. Redshirt junior Chase Dodd converted a penalty that was drawn by Castillo (7:42) and Ryder Dodd scored his second on a power play (5:31) to put the Bruins in front, 6-4. After the Trojans scored, redshirt sophomore Ben Larsen took a feed from sophomore Wade Sherlock to push the lead to 7-5 (4:42). Redshirt junior Eli Liechty then scored from two meters off a nice pass from freshman Bode Brinkema (3:15) and then Ryder Dodd completed his hat trick (2:17) to make it 9-5. Kenney would score his second on a 7-on-6 play at the buzzer to end the scoring in the first half with the Bruins leading 10-5..
Three more goals would follow for UCLA to extend the Bruins' scoring run to seven-straight goals in the third quarter. Ryder Dodd scored his fourth goal on a power play (7:03) off a pass from Jucá Carsalade. Then graduate student Jack Larsen took a feed from Ryder Dodd and slammed one home (6:07) to make it 12-5. Then Jucá Carsalade scored his first off an assist from Chase Dodd (2:16) to end the scoring run with the Bruins leading 13-5. The Trojans got one back to close the gap to 13-6 (0:38) to end the scoring in the third period.
Both teams battled to a 3-3 draw in the fourth period to provide the 16-9 final. Ryder Dodd scored his fifth goal of the game (5:16), Jucá Carsalade netted his second (4:28), and redshirt junior Trey Doten ended the scoring in the game (0:45).
UP NEXT: The Bruins hosts the 2024 MPSF Men's Water Polo Championship Tournament at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center Nov. 22-24. Top-seeded UCLA opens with eighth-seeded Washington & Jefferson on Friday, Nov. 22 at 1:45 p.m. PT.
No. 4 USC at No. 1 UCLA (MPSF Contest - Los Angeles, Calif. - Game 22)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 4 USC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
6x5 - UCLA - 3/10 - USC - 3/5
Penalties - UCLA - 1/1 - USC - 0/0
USC Goals: Connor Cohen 2, Tom McGuire 1, Jack Vort 1, Max Miller 1, Jake Carter 1, Carson Kranz 1, Andrej Grgurevic 1, Zac Crenshaw 1
USC Saves: Bernardo Herzer 7
UCLA Goals: Ryder Dodd 5, Frederico Jucá Carsalade 2, Makoto Kenney 2, Eli Liechty 1, Ben Larsen 1, Peter Castillo 1, Jack Larsen 1, Chase Dodd 1, Trey Doten 1, Nico Tierney 1
UCLA Saves: Garret Griggs 15
Team Stats
USC
UCL
Shots
31
29
Goals
9
16
Assists
8
12
Points
17
28
Exclusions
10
5
Steals
7
10
Sprints
2
2
1
Makoto Kenney
07:30
Connor Cohen
06:41
Peter Castillo
04:17
Nico Tierney
03:21
Tom Mcguire
02:40
Jack Vort
01:48
Ryder Dodd
01:05
2
Chase Dodd
07:42
Max Miller
07:14
Ryder Dodd
05:31
Jake Carter
05:10
Ben Larsen
04:42
Eli Liechty
03:15
Ryder Dodd
02:17
Makoto Kenney
00:01
3
Ryder Dodd
07:03
Jack Larsen
06:07
Frederico Jucá Carsalade
02:16
Carson Kranz
00:38
4
Andrej Grgurevic
06:12
Ryder Dodd
05:16
Frederico Jucá Carsalade
04:28
Connor Cohen
01:55
Zac Crenshaw
01:33
Trey Doten
00:45
Game Leaders
Shots
5
Goals
5
Assists
2
Points
7
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
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