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University of Southern California 2005 Men’s Water Polo USC Sports Information
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics • HER 103 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601 • Phone: (213) 740-8480 • FAX: (213) 740-7584 Water Polo Sports Information Director: Darcy Couch • Email: [email protected]
Release # 7 — Oct. 18, 2005
NO. 1 USC MAKES THE PLUNGE INTO CONFERENCE PLAY
NOR in 16 still whic Mira in th and of th nals at 4: Brui the T the 2
Now with two major tourney titles in tow, 13-1 Trojans open MPSF action at UC Santa Barbara. 2005 Schedule Date Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 18 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 19 Nov. 25-27 Dec. 3-4
Opponent Time/Result UC Irvine W 8-5 No. 15 Redlands^ W 12-2 No. 6 Long Beach State^ W 12-6 No. 2 California^ W 8-7 No. 4 Stanford^ W 6-5 Occidental% W 14-0 Cal Baptist% W 11-5 Riverside CC% (exhibition) W 14-2 No. 6 Pepperdine L 5-4 No. 9 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W 9-5 BROWN W 11-2 No. 18 Santa Clara$ W 14-1 No. 6 UC Irvine$ W 8-7 No. 3 Stanford$ W 10-9 No. 4 California$ W 9-8 *No. 14 UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. *LONG BEACH STATE 10 a.m. *UC IRVINE 12 p.m. *STANFORD TBA *PEPPERDINE 12 p.m. *California 10 a.m. *Pacific 12 p.m. *UCLA (at Sunset Rec Center) 1 p.m. MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP& TBA NCAA Championship (at Bucknell) TBA
* MPSF game ^ Southern California Tournament (Irvine, Calif.) % Lancer Invitational (Riverside, Calif.) $ hosted by UC Berkeley & hosted by USC All times are local to game site Home games in BOLD CAPS (at McDonald’s Swim Stadium)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2005 Men’s Collegiate Top 20 (Oct. 19) School Previous Points USC 2 100 UC Berkeley 3 95 Stanford 4 90 UCLA 1 85 Pepperdine 7 80 UC San Diego 5 75 UC Irvine 6 70 Long Beach State 8 65 Pacific 9 60 UC Davis 14 55 Loyola Marymount 12 50 St. Francis (NY) 9 45 Navy 13 40 UC Santa Barbara 15 30 Princeton 11 29 Johns Hopkins 20 23 Santa Clara 18 21 Bucknell 17 13 Air Force 16 12 UC Santa Cruz NR 5
THIS WEEK: The top-ranked Trojans open season on their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation campaign with a trip to UC Santa Barbara on Sunday (Oct. 23) at 1 p.m. ••• RANKINGS: USC (13-1) climbed back to No. 1 in the national rankings after sitting in second for two weeks. UC Santa Barbara moved from No. 15 to No. 14 this week. ••• WEEKEND RECAP: The Trojans made another big move in the 2005 season race by claiming the championship at the Northern California Tournament with a 9-8 win over host California on Sunday afternoon. To get to that title match, the Trojans downed Santa Clara 14-1 and UC Irvine 8-7 on Saturday before dispatching No. 3 Stanford in the semifinals with a 10-9 win over the Cardinal. Goalies Don Ricci and Adam Shilling helped the Trojans tack up their second and third consecutive one-goal victories in the tournament. In the championship game, Juraj Zatovic scored a game-high four goals as the Trojans built a 9-6 lead in the fourth quarter. The Bears closed in, but couldn’t pass up USC before the final buzzer. The championship win gives the Trojans their second major tournament victory of the year, as USC also claimed the title of the Southern California Tournament earlier in the season. In the semifinal match, USC climbed out to a two-goal edge in the first quarter and at halftime, and was able to hold off the Cardinal for the win -- thanks in large part to a threegoal game from Juan Delgadillo and a pair of goals from Zatovic. Zatovic finished the tourney with 11 goals, and Delgadillo added nine to lead USC. ••• UCSB NOTES: No. 14 UC Santa Barbara is 9-10 overall and 0-1 in MPSF play. The Gauchos finished 13th at the NorCal Tournament and are led in scoring this season by Coulson Lantz and Robbie Bauer with 24 and 21 goals, respectively. ••• TROJAN-GAUCHO RIVALRY: The Trojans are 46-12-2 all-time against the Gauchos and have won the past 25 straight games. ••• BEST-EVER OR BUST: After 11 more goals last weekend, Juraj Zatovic jacked up his career scoring numbers to 188 to place him just two goals shy of tying for the top spot on the USC all-time charts. Currently, Robert Lynn (1985-1988) is the Trojans’ all-time leading scorer with 190 career goals. ••• THAT’S THREE: Senior two-meter defender Juraj Zatovic tacked up his third --more--
ON THE MOVE...
2 — goals Juraj Zatovic needs to tie as USC’s all-time leading scorer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
USC CAREER GOALS Robert Lynn .............................. 1985-88 ............................................... 190 Juraj Zatovic ............................ 2002-present ...................................... 188 Hrvoje Cizmic ............................ 1994-96 ............................................... 179 Danny Leyson ........................... 1989-92 ............................................... 167 Giacomo Rossi ......................... 1985-89 ............................................... 162
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2005 University of Southern California Men’s Water Polo Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Mikasa Player of the Week award of the 2005 season after his dominating efforts in the Trojans’ championship run through th Northern California Tournament. After nailing four goals in the championship game against California, Zatovic tallied his 10th multiple-goal game of the season. This week’s honor marks Zatovic’s fifth career MPSF weekly award, and the fourth such award for the Trojans this season. Zatovic has now won it three times, and Juan Delgadillo has won once this year. ••• SPRINT SPECIALIST: Junior utility Pavol Valovic has yet to lose a starting sprint for the Trojans. The speedster has taken the majority of USC’s opening sprints, and has come out ahead on every one. In the SoCal Tournament championship game against Stanford on Sept. 18, Valovic was a perfect 4-for-4 off the lane line. He did the same against Pepperdine, went 3-for-3 against LMU last week, and didn’t miss a beat at the Northern California Tournament, either. ••• DOUBLING UP: The Trojans’ overall offensive production and defensive control have become glaringly apparant. After the Northern California Touranment, USC ballooned its scoring output to more than double its goals allowed, outscoring all opponents 135-65 this season. On the attacking end of the pool, USC is averaging 9.6 goals per game, while allowing a mere 4.6 per game. The Trojan defense had not allowed more than five goals for eight straight games before coming up against UC Irvine in NorCal play on Oct. 15. ••• CAGE FIGHTERS: The red-capped tandem of sophomore Adam Shilling and junior Don Ricci has proven a potent one-two punch for the Trojans. Together, they have 88 saves — an even 44 apiece. So far, each has had a solid hand in notching USC two important tournament victories. In the NorCal Tournament, Shilling anchored the Trojans to a semifinal win over Stanford with nine saves in the cage, and gave way to Ricci in the final. Ricci tacked up four saves, including a oneon-one stop against California, to help USC claim that tournament title. In the SoCal Tournament title game on Sept. 18, the pair shared in the championship effort. When Shilling was ejected in the second quarter, Ricci was able to sub in and make the stop on the Cardinal 6-on-5 attack. Shilling stepped back in at the half, and anchored the Trojans the rest of the way to the win. ••• SHUTTING IT DOWN: When junior goalie Don Ricci took to the cage on Sept. 24 against Occidental, he also took hold of a piece of Trojan history by helping anchor USC to its first shutout victory since a 12-0 win over Cal State Los Angeles in 1988. Ricci posted four saves in the win, a testament to the powerful Trojan defense in field. And against Santa Clara on Oct. 15, Ricci pitched another shutout through his three quarters in the cage.
2005 Stat Board Name Juraj Zatovic Juan Delgadillo Tommy Corcoran Thomas Hale Jovan Vranes Joe Cosentino Pavol Valovic Ted Zepfel Brandon Child Arjan Ligtenberg Nik Healy Matt Aksel Grant Edgcomb Matt Norris Dogan Aktay Stephen Meinen Adam McCall Jeff El-Hajj TEAM TOTAL
Goals 37 27 15 13 8 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 135
Goalie Saves
Name Don Ricci Adam Shilling Justin McCain
Saves 44 44 7
2005 USC Men’s Water Polo Roster
USC
IN THE NATION (as of Oct. 16 games) INDIVIDUAL TOP 50 Total Goals
No. 19 —
Juraj Zatovic 37 goals (2.6 per game)
USC TEAM OFFENSE Total Goals Per Game
No. 8 —
135 goals (9.6 per game)
USC TEAM DEFENSE Goals Against
t-No. 1 —
65 goals (4.6 per game)
NO. 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
NAME Ronnie Giery Justin McCain Don Ricci Adam Shilling Benjamin Weil Thomas Hale Matt Aksel Ted Zepfel Pavol Valovic Juan Delgadillo Jeff El-Hajj Juraj Zatovic Joe Cosentino Grant Edgcomb Matt Norris Brandon Child Jovan Vranes Arjan Ligtenberg Dogan Aktay Stephen Meinen Nik Healy Adam McCall Tommy Corcoran Chris Lingle Tim Pickett Daniel Lim Ryan Cummins Stephen Lacy Andrew Platt * utilized redshirt season
POS. Goalie Goalie Goalie Goalie Goalie DR 2MD 2MD UT DR 2MD 2MD DR DR DR 2M 2M 2MD DR DR DR DR 2M DR 2M DR DR DR DR
HT. 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-10½ 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-2
WT. 205 200 175 185 165 185 210 210 190 195 205 200 180 180 180 220 220 260 185 196 190 180 225 175 215 155 155 186 175
YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Fr.* Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa) Jr.* La Jolla, Calif. (The Bishop’s School) Jr.* Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit) So.* Fremont, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) Fr.* Hillsborough, Calif. (San Mateo) Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson) Fr. Beaverton, Ore. (Westview) Sr.* Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard Westlake) Jr. Bratislava, Slovakia (Golden West College) Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake) Jr.* El Cajon, Calif. (Valhalla) Sr. Novaky, Slovakia (Gymnazium Novaky) Fr.* Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich) Fr.* San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (San Clemente) So.* Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson) So. Atherton, Calif. (Sacred Heart Prep) Fr. Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (Newport Harbor) Fr. Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Gunn) Fr.* Istanbul, Turkey (Uskudar American Academy) Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Sr.* Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Chadwick) Fr.* Huntington Beach, Calif. (Servite) So. Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) Fr.* Seal Beach, Calif. (Servite) Fr.* Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa) Fr. Honolulu, Hawai’i (Iolani) Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) Fr. Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista) Fr. Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills) Head Coach: Jovan Vavic Assistant coaches: Marko Pintaric, Peter Janov
nd 21 goals, respectively.
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS Through October 18, 2005
SCORING LEADERS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 31. 32.
GOALS AGAINST
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Zatovic, Jaraj, Sr. USC McCleave, Brett, Sr., LBSU Barry, Dreason, Fr., UC Irvine Smith, Jesse, Sr., Pepperdine Varellars, Peter, Sr., Stanford Hopkins, Thomas, Sr., Stanford Mann, John, Jr., Cal Delgadillo, Juan, Jr., USC Pietsch, David, Sr., UCLA Hutten, Tim, Jr., UC Irvine Hewko, Adam, So., Pepperdine Miller, Grant, So., Peperdine Hingle-Katel, William, Fr., Stanfod Lanzt, Coulson, So., UCSB Sharf, Michael, So., Cal Geoffrey, Erik, Sr., LBSU Scoles, Brad, Sr., LBSU Gerardi, Jay, Jr., LBSU Bauer, Robbie, So., UCSB Turnbull, Matt, Jr., Pacific Bacharach, Brian, Jr., Cal Powell, Logan, Jr., UCLA Bakic, Dragon, So., Pacific Tomassi, Reid, Jr. LBSU McLaughlin, Clint, Jr., Pacific White, Nate, Sr., UC Irvine Corcoran, Tommy,So., USC McLaughlin, Will, Sr., Pacific Pulido, Christian, Jr., UCLA Digges, Matt, So., Pepperdine Yamamoto, Kenny, Jr., Pacific Vasiljevic, Andrija, Jr., Cal
G 14 23 17 17 15 15 16 14 17 17 18 18 15 14 16 23 23 23 14 16 16 17 13 23 14 17 14 17 17 18 17 16
GL 37 57 38 37 31 30 31 27 32 31 30 30 25 22 23 33 33 32 19 20 20 21 16 27 16 19 15 18 18 19 17 16
GL/G 2.64 2.48 2.24 2.18 2.07 2.00 1.94 1.93 1.88 1.82 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.57 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.39 1.36 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.23 1.17 1.14 1.12 1.07 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.00 1.00
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Ricci, Don, Jr., USC Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Shilling, Adam, So., USC Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Wright, Rick, So., UCBS
G 5 16 16 7 11 8 17 23 17 9 10
GA 14 76 83 41 67 49 119 162 122 66 75
G 17 8 23 11 17 16 5 10 9 7 16
SV SVPG 140 8.24 63 7.88 178 7.74 80 7.27 121 7.12 110 6.88 34 6.80 64 6.40 58 6.44 42 6.00 96 6.00
Note: Up-to-date MPSF goalie stats are unavailable this week.
GAA 2.80 4.75 5.19 5.86 6.09 6.13 7.00 7.04 7.18 7.33 7.50
SAVES PER GAME # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 11
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Ricci, Don, Jr., USC Wright, Rick, So., UCBS Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Shilling, Adam, So., USC Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS - Team TEAM POINTS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Team UCLA Long Beach State Cal Stanford USC Pepperdine UC Santa Barbara Pacific UC Irvine
TEAM GOALKEEPING G GL 17 189 23 252 16 167 15 148 14 135 18 162 14 114 17 131 17 127
GL/G 11.12 10.96 10.44 9.87 9.64 9.00 8.14 7.71 7.47
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Team USC UCLA Cal Stanford Pepperdine UC Irvine Pacific Long Beach State UC Santa Barbara
G 14 17 16 15 18 17 17 23 14
SV GA GAA 88 65 4.64 123 92 5.41 114 88 5.50 116 85 5.67 135 119 6.61 121 115 6.76 143 128 7.53 197 174 7.57 97 108 7.71
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Department of Intercollegiate Athletics • HER 103 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601 • Phone: (213) 740-8480 • FAX: (213) 740-7584 Water Polo Sports Information Director: Darcy Couch • Email: [email protected]
Release # 7 — Oct. 18, 2005
NO. 1 USC MAKES THE PLUNGE INTO CONFERENCE PLAY
NOR in 16 still whic Mira in th and of th nals at 4: Brui the T the 2
Now with two major tourney titles in tow, 13-1 Trojans open MPSF action at UC Santa Barbara. 2005 Schedule Date Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 18 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 19 Nov. 25-27 Dec. 3-4
Opponent Time/Result UC Irvine W 8-5 No. 15 Redlands^ W 12-2 No. 6 Long Beach State^ W 12-6 No. 2 California^ W 8-7 No. 4 Stanford^ W 6-5 Occidental% W 14-0 Cal Baptist% W 11-5 Riverside CC% (exhibition) W 14-2 No. 6 Pepperdine L 5-4 No. 9 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W 9-5 BROWN W 11-2 No. 18 Santa Clara$ W 14-1 No. 6 UC Irvine$ W 8-7 No. 3 Stanford$ W 10-9 No. 4 California$ W 9-8 *No. 14 UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. *LONG BEACH STATE 10 a.m. *UC IRVINE 12 p.m. *STANFORD TBA *PEPPERDINE 12 p.m. *California 10 a.m. *Pacific 12 p.m. *UCLA (at Sunset Rec Center) 1 p.m. MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP& TBA NCAA Championship (at Bucknell) TBA
* MPSF game ^ Southern California Tournament (Irvine, Calif.) % Lancer Invitational (Riverside, Calif.) $ hosted by UC Berkeley & hosted by USC All times are local to game site Home games in BOLD CAPS (at McDonald’s Swim Stadium)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2005 Men’s Collegiate Top 20 (Oct. 19) School Previous Points USC 2 100 UC Berkeley 3 95 Stanford 4 90 UCLA 1 85 Pepperdine 7 80 UC San Diego 5 75 UC Irvine 6 70 Long Beach State 8 65 Pacific 9 60 UC Davis 14 55 Loyola Marymount 12 50 St. Francis (NY) 9 45 Navy 13 40 UC Santa Barbara 15 30 Princeton 11 29 Johns Hopkins 20 23 Santa Clara 18 21 Bucknell 17 13 Air Force 16 12 UC Santa Cruz NR 5
THIS WEEK: The top-ranked Trojans open season on their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation campaign with a trip to UC Santa Barbara on Sunday (Oct. 23) at 1 p.m. ••• RANKINGS: USC (13-1) climbed back to No. 1 in the national rankings after sitting in second for two weeks. UC Santa Barbara moved from No. 15 to No. 14 this week. ••• WEEKEND RECAP: The Trojans made another big move in the 2005 season race by claiming the championship at the Northern California Tournament with a 9-8 win over host California on Sunday afternoon. To get to that title match, the Trojans downed Santa Clara 14-1 and UC Irvine 8-7 on Saturday before dispatching No. 3 Stanford in the semifinals with a 10-9 win over the Cardinal. Goalies Don Ricci and Adam Shilling helped the Trojans tack up their second and third consecutive one-goal victories in the tournament. In the championship game, Juraj Zatovic scored a game-high four goals as the Trojans built a 9-6 lead in the fourth quarter. The Bears closed in, but couldn’t pass up USC before the final buzzer. The championship win gives the Trojans their second major tournament victory of the year, as USC also claimed the title of the Southern California Tournament earlier in the season. In the semifinal match, USC climbed out to a two-goal edge in the first quarter and at halftime, and was able to hold off the Cardinal for the win -- thanks in large part to a threegoal game from Juan Delgadillo and a pair of goals from Zatovic. Zatovic finished the tourney with 11 goals, and Delgadillo added nine to lead USC. ••• UCSB NOTES: No. 14 UC Santa Barbara is 9-10 overall and 0-1 in MPSF play. The Gauchos finished 13th at the NorCal Tournament and are led in scoring this season by Coulson Lantz and Robbie Bauer with 24 and 21 goals, respectively. ••• TROJAN-GAUCHO RIVALRY: The Trojans are 46-12-2 all-time against the Gauchos and have won the past 25 straight games. ••• BEST-EVER OR BUST: After 11 more goals last weekend, Juraj Zatovic jacked up his career scoring numbers to 188 to place him just two goals shy of tying for the top spot on the USC all-time charts. Currently, Robert Lynn (1985-1988) is the Trojans’ all-time leading scorer with 190 career goals. ••• THAT’S THREE: Senior two-meter defender Juraj Zatovic tacked up his third --more--
ON THE MOVE...
2 — goals Juraj Zatovic needs to tie as USC’s all-time leading scorer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
USC CAREER GOALS Robert Lynn .............................. 1985-88 ............................................... 190 Juraj Zatovic ............................ 2002-present ...................................... 188 Hrvoje Cizmic ............................ 1994-96 ............................................... 179 Danny Leyson ........................... 1989-92 ............................................... 167 Giacomo Rossi ......................... 1985-89 ............................................... 162
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2005 University of Southern California Men’s Water Polo Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Mikasa Player of the Week award of the 2005 season after his dominating efforts in the Trojans’ championship run through th Northern California Tournament. After nailing four goals in the championship game against California, Zatovic tallied his 10th multiple-goal game of the season. This week’s honor marks Zatovic’s fifth career MPSF weekly award, and the fourth such award for the Trojans this season. Zatovic has now won it three times, and Juan Delgadillo has won once this year. ••• SPRINT SPECIALIST: Junior utility Pavol Valovic has yet to lose a starting sprint for the Trojans. The speedster has taken the majority of USC’s opening sprints, and has come out ahead on every one. In the SoCal Tournament championship game against Stanford on Sept. 18, Valovic was a perfect 4-for-4 off the lane line. He did the same against Pepperdine, went 3-for-3 against LMU last week, and didn’t miss a beat at the Northern California Tournament, either. ••• DOUBLING UP: The Trojans’ overall offensive production and defensive control have become glaringly apparant. After the Northern California Touranment, USC ballooned its scoring output to more than double its goals allowed, outscoring all opponents 135-65 this season. On the attacking end of the pool, USC is averaging 9.6 goals per game, while allowing a mere 4.6 per game. The Trojan defense had not allowed more than five goals for eight straight games before coming up against UC Irvine in NorCal play on Oct. 15. ••• CAGE FIGHTERS: The red-capped tandem of sophomore Adam Shilling and junior Don Ricci has proven a potent one-two punch for the Trojans. Together, they have 88 saves — an even 44 apiece. So far, each has had a solid hand in notching USC two important tournament victories. In the NorCal Tournament, Shilling anchored the Trojans to a semifinal win over Stanford with nine saves in the cage, and gave way to Ricci in the final. Ricci tacked up four saves, including a oneon-one stop against California, to help USC claim that tournament title. In the SoCal Tournament title game on Sept. 18, the pair shared in the championship effort. When Shilling was ejected in the second quarter, Ricci was able to sub in and make the stop on the Cardinal 6-on-5 attack. Shilling stepped back in at the half, and anchored the Trojans the rest of the way to the win. ••• SHUTTING IT DOWN: When junior goalie Don Ricci took to the cage on Sept. 24 against Occidental, he also took hold of a piece of Trojan history by helping anchor USC to its first shutout victory since a 12-0 win over Cal State Los Angeles in 1988. Ricci posted four saves in the win, a testament to the powerful Trojan defense in field. And against Santa Clara on Oct. 15, Ricci pitched another shutout through his three quarters in the cage.
2005 Stat Board Name Juraj Zatovic Juan Delgadillo Tommy Corcoran Thomas Hale Jovan Vranes Joe Cosentino Pavol Valovic Ted Zepfel Brandon Child Arjan Ligtenberg Nik Healy Matt Aksel Grant Edgcomb Matt Norris Dogan Aktay Stephen Meinen Adam McCall Jeff El-Hajj TEAM TOTAL
Goals 37 27 15 13 8 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 135
Goalie Saves
Name Don Ricci Adam Shilling Justin McCain
Saves 44 44 7
2005 USC Men’s Water Polo Roster
USC
IN THE NATION (as of Oct. 16 games) INDIVIDUAL TOP 50 Total Goals
No. 19 —
Juraj Zatovic 37 goals (2.6 per game)
USC TEAM OFFENSE Total Goals Per Game
No. 8 —
135 goals (9.6 per game)
USC TEAM DEFENSE Goals Against
t-No. 1 —
65 goals (4.6 per game)
NO. 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
NAME Ronnie Giery Justin McCain Don Ricci Adam Shilling Benjamin Weil Thomas Hale Matt Aksel Ted Zepfel Pavol Valovic Juan Delgadillo Jeff El-Hajj Juraj Zatovic Joe Cosentino Grant Edgcomb Matt Norris Brandon Child Jovan Vranes Arjan Ligtenberg Dogan Aktay Stephen Meinen Nik Healy Adam McCall Tommy Corcoran Chris Lingle Tim Pickett Daniel Lim Ryan Cummins Stephen Lacy Andrew Platt * utilized redshirt season
POS. Goalie Goalie Goalie Goalie Goalie DR 2MD 2MD UT DR 2MD 2MD DR DR DR 2M 2M 2MD DR DR DR DR 2M DR 2M DR DR DR DR
HT. 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-10½ 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-2
WT. 205 200 175 185 165 185 210 210 190 195 205 200 180 180 180 220 220 260 185 196 190 180 225 175 215 155 155 186 175
YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Fr.* Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa) Jr.* La Jolla, Calif. (The Bishop’s School) Jr.* Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit) So.* Fremont, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) Fr.* Hillsborough, Calif. (San Mateo) Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson) Fr. Beaverton, Ore. (Westview) Sr.* Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard Westlake) Jr. Bratislava, Slovakia (Golden West College) Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake) Jr.* El Cajon, Calif. (Valhalla) Sr. Novaky, Slovakia (Gymnazium Novaky) Fr.* Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich) Fr.* San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (San Clemente) So.* Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson) So. Atherton, Calif. (Sacred Heart Prep) Fr. Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (Newport Harbor) Fr. Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Gunn) Fr.* Istanbul, Turkey (Uskudar American Academy) Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Sr.* Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Chadwick) Fr.* Huntington Beach, Calif. (Servite) So. Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) Fr.* Seal Beach, Calif. (Servite) Fr.* Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa) Fr. Honolulu, Hawai’i (Iolani) Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) Fr. Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista) Fr. Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills) Head Coach: Jovan Vavic Assistant coaches: Marko Pintaric, Peter Janov
nd 21 goals, respectively.
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS Through October 18, 2005
SCORING LEADERS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 31. 32.
GOALS AGAINST
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Zatovic, Jaraj, Sr. USC McCleave, Brett, Sr., LBSU Barry, Dreason, Fr., UC Irvine Smith, Jesse, Sr., Pepperdine Varellars, Peter, Sr., Stanford Hopkins, Thomas, Sr., Stanford Mann, John, Jr., Cal Delgadillo, Juan, Jr., USC Pietsch, David, Sr., UCLA Hutten, Tim, Jr., UC Irvine Hewko, Adam, So., Pepperdine Miller, Grant, So., Peperdine Hingle-Katel, William, Fr., Stanfod Lanzt, Coulson, So., UCSB Sharf, Michael, So., Cal Geoffrey, Erik, Sr., LBSU Scoles, Brad, Sr., LBSU Gerardi, Jay, Jr., LBSU Bauer, Robbie, So., UCSB Turnbull, Matt, Jr., Pacific Bacharach, Brian, Jr., Cal Powell, Logan, Jr., UCLA Bakic, Dragon, So., Pacific Tomassi, Reid, Jr. LBSU McLaughlin, Clint, Jr., Pacific White, Nate, Sr., UC Irvine Corcoran, Tommy,So., USC McLaughlin, Will, Sr., Pacific Pulido, Christian, Jr., UCLA Digges, Matt, So., Pepperdine Yamamoto, Kenny, Jr., Pacific Vasiljevic, Andrija, Jr., Cal
G 14 23 17 17 15 15 16 14 17 17 18 18 15 14 16 23 23 23 14 16 16 17 13 23 14 17 14 17 17 18 17 16
GL 37 57 38 37 31 30 31 27 32 31 30 30 25 22 23 33 33 32 19 20 20 21 16 27 16 19 15 18 18 19 17 16
GL/G 2.64 2.48 2.24 2.18 2.07 2.00 1.94 1.93 1.88 1.82 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.57 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.39 1.36 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.23 1.17 1.14 1.12 1.07 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.00 1.00
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Ricci, Don, Jr., USC Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Shilling, Adam, So., USC Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Wright, Rick, So., UCBS
G 5 16 16 7 11 8 17 23 17 9 10
GA 14 76 83 41 67 49 119 162 122 66 75
G 17 8 23 11 17 16 5 10 9 7 16
SV SVPG 140 8.24 63 7.88 178 7.74 80 7.27 121 7.12 110 6.88 34 6.80 64 6.40 58 6.44 42 6.00 96 6.00
Note: Up-to-date MPSF goalie stats are unavailable this week.
GAA 2.80 4.75 5.19 5.86 6.09 6.13 7.00 7.04 7.18 7.33 7.50
SAVES PER GAME # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 11
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Ricci, Don, Jr., USC Wright, Rick, So., UCBS Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Shilling, Adam, So., USC Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS - Team TEAM POINTS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Team UCLA Long Beach State Cal Stanford USC Pepperdine UC Santa Barbara Pacific UC Irvine
TEAM GOALKEEPING G GL 17 189 23 252 16 167 15 148 14 135 18 162 14 114 17 131 17 127
GL/G 11.12 10.96 10.44 9.87 9.64 9.00 8.14 7.71 7.47
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Team USC UCLA Cal Stanford Pepperdine UC Irvine Pacific Long Beach State UC Santa Barbara
G 14 17 16 15 18 17 17 23 14
SV GA GAA 88 65 4.64 123 92 5.41 114 88 5.50 116 85 5.67 135 119 6.61 121 115 6.76 143 128 7.53 197 174 7.57 97 108 7.71
OPPO Air Fo Arizon British Brown Buckn BYU-H Califor Califo Cal St Cal St Cal St Cham Clarem Colora Fresno Harva Iona Long Loyola Loyol Massa Navy New M Occide Pacifi Peppe Pomo Queen Redla St. Fra San Jo Santa Stanfo
