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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 # 9 — Nov. 3, 2005
No. 1 USC Hosts No. 3 Stanford and No. 5 Pepperdine for Two Big MPSF Matches Top MPSF spot up for grabs in USC-Stanford clash, and a chance for revenge vs. Pepperdine 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 W 10-3 * No. 8 LONG BEACH STATE W 13-9 *No. 7 UC IRVINE W 5-4 *No. 3 STANFORD 4:30 p.m. *No. 5PEPPERDINE 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 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2005 Men’s Collegiate Top 20 (Nov. 2) School Previous Points USC 1 100 California 2 94 Stanford 3 91 UCLA 4 85 Pepperdine 5 80 UC Irvine 7 73 UC San Diego 6 72 Long Beach State 8 65 Pacific 9 59 UC Davis 10 54 Loyola Marymount 11 49 St. Francis College (NY) 12 44 Navy 13 44 UCSanta Barbara 14 34 Princeton 15 31 Brigham Young (HI) NR 20 Bucknell 18 18 Air Force 18 16 Johns Hopkins 16 10 Slippery Rock NR 4
THIS WEEK: The top-ranked Trojans takes a nine-game winning streak into this weekend’s final home regular-season conference action starting with an important clash against another undefeated MPSF team, No. 3 Stanford, at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 5) followed by a MPSF rematch with No. 5 Pepperdine at noon on Sunday (Nov. 6) at McDonald’s Swim Stadium. ••• RANKINGS: USC (16-1, 3-0 MPSF) is ranked No. 1 in the national rankings for the second straight week. Stanford (15-3, 4-0) is ranked No. 3, and Pepperdine (15-6, 1-2) is No. 5. ••• WEEKEND RECAP: The Trojan Tro s hosted their first MPSF games of the season when No. 8 Long Beach State and No. 7 UC Irvine came to town last week. On Saturday, USC got its second look of the year at the 49ers and managed to take care of business with a 13-9 win over then-No. 8 LBSU. En route to the win, Juraj Zatovic pinned up his second five-goal performance of the year. The next day, the Trojans faced the Anteaters for the third time this season and posted their third win with a tight 5-4 decision. USC goalie Adam Shilling notched 11 saves in the win that was due in large part to another stiff defensive effort from the Trojans. Zatovic again had a multiple-goal game with two goals to lead USC in scoring. ••• STANFORD NOTES: No. 3 Stanford is the only other team besides the Trojans to still stand undefeated in MPSF play. The Cardinal is on a four-game winning streak after posting a 9-8 win over UCLA and a 11-9 win over Pepperdine last weekend. Stanford is led in scoring this season by Peter Varellas and Thomas Hopkins with 40 and 38 goals, respectively. ••• TROJAN-CARDINAL RIVALRY RIV : USC is 32-54 all-time against Stanford after breaking a two-game slump against the Cardinal with the Trojans’ 6-5 win earlier this season the Southern California Tournament championship game. ••• PEPPERDINE NOTES: No. 5 Pepperdine posted a big win last weekend with an 8-6 win over No. 2 California, and then lost 11-9 to Stanford. The Trojans’ only loss of the season came to the Waves in nonconference play on Oct. --more--
2005 MPSF Standings
CONFERENCE W L PCT H 1. Stanford 4 0 1.000 2-0 USC 3 0 1.000 2-0 3. California 2 1 .666 2-0 UCLA 2 1 .666 1-0 5. UC Irvine 2 2 .500 1-0 6. Pepperdine 1 2 .333 1-0 7. Long Beach State 0 2 .000 0-1 Pacific 0 3 .000 0-2 UC Santa Barbara 0 3 .000 0-2
A 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1
OVERALL W L PCT 15 3 .833 16 1 .941 16 4 .800 16 5 .761 12 10 .545 15 6 .714 15 10 .600 14 9 .608 12 12 .500
H 7-0 3-0 5-1 5-0 4-1 6-1 1-0 2-0 3-2
A N STK 2-1 6-2 W4 5-1 8-0 W9 3-1 8-2 L1 5-1 6-4 W1 1-4 4-4 L1 2-2 8-3 L1 0-3 12-6 L5 0-3 11-3 W4 0-2 9-8 W3
Final Standings=Champ. Seeding < > Denotes Latest National Ranking. MPSF Champion determined at MPSF Championship Tournament, Nov. 25-27 at USC.
2005 University of Southern California Men’s Water Polo 1 when Pepperdine posted a 5-4 victory after a late four-meter penalty shot. The Waves are led in scoring by 2004 Olympian Jesse Smith with 42 goals this season. ••• TROJAN-WAVES RIVALRY RIV : USC is 46-18-1 all-time against Pepperdine, having had its threegame winning streak against the Waves snapped with this seasons’ 5-4 loss. ••• BEST EVER: USC senior Juraj Zatovic chiseled his place in USC men’s water polo history on Oct. 23 when the two-meter defender rifled in five goals against UC Santa Barbara to become the Trojans’ all-time leading scorer. Zatovic needed just two goals to move into a tie with Robert Lynn at the top of the USC charts, but the senior made sure to pass up the mark with a five-goal outburst that pumps up his career total to 193 goals. Zatovic made his mark in the second quarter of the game with his 189th and 190th career goals, while the No. 1 Trojans were working their way well past the host Gauchos on the way to a 10-3 victory in their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opener. ••• DOUBLING UP: The Trojans’ overall offensive production and defensive control have become glaringly apparent. After running up its winning streak to nine games with last weekend’s wins, USC has maintained its scoring output at more than double its goals allowed, outscoring all opponents 163-81 this season. On the attacking end of the pool, USC is averaging 9.6 goals per game, while allowing a mere 4.8 per game. That offensive number ranks the Trojans No. 9 in the nation and fifth in the conference. Defensively, USC not only leads the MPSF, but also the nation. 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. ••• HOME POOL ADVANTAGE: After battling through regular-season competition, USC will play host to the crucial MPSF tournament (Nov. 25-27), where conference teams will vie for the championship title and an automatic bid into the eight-team NCAA Tournament. All the action is set to go down at McDonald’s Swim Stadium. ••• 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, didn’t miss a beat at the Northern California Tournament, and aside from being called for leaving early on a sprint last weekend, Valovic has still outraced all comers.
2005 Stat Board Name Juraj Zatovic Juan Delgadillo Tommy Corcoran Thomas Hale Jovan Vranes Ted Zepfel Joe Cosentino Pavol Valovic Brandon Child Arjan Ligtenberg Nik Healy Matt Aksel Grant Edgcomb Matt Norris Dogan Aktay Stephen Meinen Adam McCall Jeff El-Hajj TEAM TOTAL
Goals 49 32 18 15 8 8 7 7 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 163
Goalie Saves
Name Adam Shilling Don Ricci Justin McCain
Saves 63 49 8
2005 USC Men’s Water Polo Roster
USC
IN THE NATION (as of Oct. 30 games) INDIVIDUAL TOP 50 Total Goals
No. 18 —
Juraj Zatovic 49 goals (2.9 per game)
USC TEAM OFFENSE Total Goals Per Game
No. 9 —
163 goals (9.6 per game)
USC TEAM DEFENSE Goals Against
No. 1 —
81 goals (4.8 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
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS Through October 30, 2005
SCORING LEADERS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Zatovic, Jaraj, Sr. USC McCleave, Brett, Sr., LBSU Barry, Dreason, Fr., UC Irvine Varellars, Peter, Sr., Stanford Mann, John, Jr., Cal Hutten, Tim, Jr., UC Irvine Hopkins, Thomas, Sr., Stanford Smith, Jesse, Sr., Pepperdine Bakic, Dragon, So., Pacific Delgadillo, Juan, Jr., USC Pietsch, David, Sr., UCLA Miller, Grant, So., Peperdine McLaughlin, Clint, Jr., Pacific Geoffrey, Erik, Sr., LBSU Hindle-Katel, William, Fr., Stanford Hewko, Adam, So., Pepperdine Gerardi, Jay, Jr., LBSU Turnbull, Matt, Jr., Pacific Scoles, Brad, Sr., LBSU Sharf, Michael, So., Cal Zobler, Adam, Sr., Pacific Powell, Logan, Jr., UCLA Lanzt, Coulson, So., UCSB Bacharach, Brian, Jr., Cal Digges, Matt, So., Pepperdine White, Nate, Sr., UC Irvine Tomassi, Reid, Jr. LBSU Corcoran, Tommy,So., USC Vasiljevic, Andrija, Jr., Cal Bury, Michael, So, Stanford
GOALS AGAINST G 17 25 22 18 19 22 18 20 19 17 21 21 20 25 18 21 25 22 25 20 21 21 24 20 21 22 25 17 20 18
GL 49 61 49 40 41 47 38 42 36 32 36 34 32 39 28 32 36 30 34 26 26 26 29 24 24 24 27 18 21 18
GL/G 2.88 2.44 2.23 2.22 2.16 2.14 2.11 2.10 1.89 1.88 1.71 1.62 1.60 1.56 1.56 1.52 1.44 1.36 1.36 1.30 1.24 1.24 1.21 1.20 1.14 1.09 1.08 1.06 1.05 1.00
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Ricci, Don, Jr., USC Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal Shilling, Adam, So., USC Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Wright, Rick, So., UCSB Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific
G 8 20 9 18 11 14 11 20 15 25 23
GA 31 97 44 97 71 92 79 145 109 185 174
GAA 3.88 4.85 4.89 5.39 6.45 6.57 7.18 7.25 7.27 7.40 7.57
G 23 25 14 15 20 18 11 20 9 11 8
SV SVPG 182 7.91 195 7.80 109 7.79 113 7.53 148 7.40 131 7.28 78 7.09 141 7.05 63 7.00 76 6.91 49 6.13
SAVES PER GAME # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 11
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Wright, Rick, So., UCSB Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal Shilling, Adam, So., USC Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Ricci, Don, Jr., USC
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS - Team TEAM POINTS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
TEAM Long Beach State Cal UCLA Stanford USC Pepperdine UC Santa Barbara Pacific UC Irvine
TEAM GOALKEEPING G 25 20 21 18 17 21 24 23 22
GL 269 214 223 178 163 190 214 184 168
GL/G 10.76 10.70 10.62 9.89 9.59 9.05 8.92 8.00 7.64
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
TEAM UCLA USC Cal Stanford UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine Pepperdine Long Beach State Pacific
G 21 17 20 18 24 22 21 25 23
SV 158 120 159 145 178 154 162 214 188
GA 97 81 112 110 163 150 145 197 187
GAA 4.62 4.76 5.60 6.11 6.79 6.82 6.90 7.88 8.13
MADE HIS MARK...
0 — goals Juraj Zatovic needs to tie as USC’s all-time leading scorer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
USC CAREER GOALS Juraj Zatovic ............................ 2002-present ...................................... 193 Robert Lynn .............................. 1985-88 ............................................... 190 Hrvoje Cizmic ............................ 1994-96 ............................................... 179 Danny Leyson ........................... 1989-92 ............................................... 167 Giacomo Rossi ......................... 1985-89 ............................................... 162
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 # 9 — Nov. 3, 2005
No. 1 USC Hosts No. 3 Stanford and No. 5 Pepperdine for Two Big MPSF Matches Top MPSF spot up for grabs in USC-Stanford clash, and a chance for revenge vs. Pepperdine 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 W 10-3 * No. 8 LONG BEACH STATE W 13-9 *No. 7 UC IRVINE W 5-4 *No. 3 STANFORD 4:30 p.m. *No. 5PEPPERDINE 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 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2005 Men’s Collegiate Top 20 (Nov. 2) School Previous Points USC 1 100 California 2 94 Stanford 3 91 UCLA 4 85 Pepperdine 5 80 UC Irvine 7 73 UC San Diego 6 72 Long Beach State 8 65 Pacific 9 59 UC Davis 10 54 Loyola Marymount 11 49 St. Francis College (NY) 12 44 Navy 13 44 UCSanta Barbara 14 34 Princeton 15 31 Brigham Young (HI) NR 20 Bucknell 18 18 Air Force 18 16 Johns Hopkins 16 10 Slippery Rock NR 4
THIS WEEK: The top-ranked Trojans takes a nine-game winning streak into this weekend’s final home regular-season conference action starting with an important clash against another undefeated MPSF team, No. 3 Stanford, at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 5) followed by a MPSF rematch with No. 5 Pepperdine at noon on Sunday (Nov. 6) at McDonald’s Swim Stadium. ••• RANKINGS: USC (16-1, 3-0 MPSF) is ranked No. 1 in the national rankings for the second straight week. Stanford (15-3, 4-0) is ranked No. 3, and Pepperdine (15-6, 1-2) is No. 5. ••• WEEKEND RECAP: The Trojan Tro s hosted their first MPSF games of the season when No. 8 Long Beach State and No. 7 UC Irvine came to town last week. On Saturday, USC got its second look of the year at the 49ers and managed to take care of business with a 13-9 win over then-No. 8 LBSU. En route to the win, Juraj Zatovic pinned up his second five-goal performance of the year. The next day, the Trojans faced the Anteaters for the third time this season and posted their third win with a tight 5-4 decision. USC goalie Adam Shilling notched 11 saves in the win that was due in large part to another stiff defensive effort from the Trojans. Zatovic again had a multiple-goal game with two goals to lead USC in scoring. ••• STANFORD NOTES: No. 3 Stanford is the only other team besides the Trojans to still stand undefeated in MPSF play. The Cardinal is on a four-game winning streak after posting a 9-8 win over UCLA and a 11-9 win over Pepperdine last weekend. Stanford is led in scoring this season by Peter Varellas and Thomas Hopkins with 40 and 38 goals, respectively. ••• TROJAN-CARDINAL RIVALRY RIV : USC is 32-54 all-time against Stanford after breaking a two-game slump against the Cardinal with the Trojans’ 6-5 win earlier this season the Southern California Tournament championship game. ••• PEPPERDINE NOTES: No. 5 Pepperdine posted a big win last weekend with an 8-6 win over No. 2 California, and then lost 11-9 to Stanford. The Trojans’ only loss of the season came to the Waves in nonconference play on Oct. --more--
2005 MPSF Standings
CONFERENCE W L PCT H 1. Stanford 4 0 1.000 2-0 USC 3 0 1.000 2-0 3. California 2 1 .666 2-0 UCLA 2 1 .666 1-0 5. UC Irvine 2 2 .500 1-0 6. Pepperdine 1 2 .333 1-0 7. Long Beach State 0 2 .000 0-1 Pacific 0 3 .000 0-2 UC Santa Barbara 0 3 .000 0-2
A 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1
OVERALL W L PCT 15 3 .833 16 1 .941 16 4 .800 16 5 .761 12 10 .545 15 6 .714 15 10 .600 14 9 .608 12 12 .500
H 7-0 3-0 5-1 5-0 4-1 6-1 1-0 2-0 3-2
A N STK 2-1 6-2 W4 5-1 8-0 W9 3-1 8-2 L1 5-1 6-4 W1 1-4 4-4 L1 2-2 8-3 L1 0-3 12-6 L5 0-3 11-3 W4 0-2 9-8 W3
Final Standings=Champ. Seeding < > Denotes Latest National Ranking. MPSF Champion determined at MPSF Championship Tournament, Nov. 25-27 at USC.
2005 University of Southern California Men’s Water Polo 1 when Pepperdine posted a 5-4 victory after a late four-meter penalty shot. The Waves are led in scoring by 2004 Olympian Jesse Smith with 42 goals this season. ••• TROJAN-WAVES RIVALRY RIV : USC is 46-18-1 all-time against Pepperdine, having had its threegame winning streak against the Waves snapped with this seasons’ 5-4 loss. ••• BEST EVER: USC senior Juraj Zatovic chiseled his place in USC men’s water polo history on Oct. 23 when the two-meter defender rifled in five goals against UC Santa Barbara to become the Trojans’ all-time leading scorer. Zatovic needed just two goals to move into a tie with Robert Lynn at the top of the USC charts, but the senior made sure to pass up the mark with a five-goal outburst that pumps up his career total to 193 goals. Zatovic made his mark in the second quarter of the game with his 189th and 190th career goals, while the No. 1 Trojans were working their way well past the host Gauchos on the way to a 10-3 victory in their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opener. ••• DOUBLING UP: The Trojans’ overall offensive production and defensive control have become glaringly apparent. After running up its winning streak to nine games with last weekend’s wins, USC has maintained its scoring output at more than double its goals allowed, outscoring all opponents 163-81 this season. On the attacking end of the pool, USC is averaging 9.6 goals per game, while allowing a mere 4.8 per game. That offensive number ranks the Trojans No. 9 in the nation and fifth in the conference. Defensively, USC not only leads the MPSF, but also the nation. 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. ••• HOME POOL ADVANTAGE: After battling through regular-season competition, USC will play host to the crucial MPSF tournament (Nov. 25-27), where conference teams will vie for the championship title and an automatic bid into the eight-team NCAA Tournament. All the action is set to go down at McDonald’s Swim Stadium. ••• 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, didn’t miss a beat at the Northern California Tournament, and aside from being called for leaving early on a sprint last weekend, Valovic has still outraced all comers.
2005 Stat Board Name Juraj Zatovic Juan Delgadillo Tommy Corcoran Thomas Hale Jovan Vranes Ted Zepfel Joe Cosentino Pavol Valovic Brandon Child Arjan Ligtenberg Nik Healy Matt Aksel Grant Edgcomb Matt Norris Dogan Aktay Stephen Meinen Adam McCall Jeff El-Hajj TEAM TOTAL
Goals 49 32 18 15 8 8 7 7 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 163
Goalie Saves
Name Adam Shilling Don Ricci Justin McCain
Saves 63 49 8
2005 USC Men’s Water Polo Roster
USC
IN THE NATION (as of Oct. 30 games) INDIVIDUAL TOP 50 Total Goals
No. 18 —
Juraj Zatovic 49 goals (2.9 per game)
USC TEAM OFFENSE Total Goals Per Game
No. 9 —
163 goals (9.6 per game)
USC TEAM DEFENSE Goals Against
No. 1 —
81 goals (4.8 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
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS Through October 30, 2005
SCORING LEADERS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Zatovic, Jaraj, Sr. USC McCleave, Brett, Sr., LBSU Barry, Dreason, Fr., UC Irvine Varellars, Peter, Sr., Stanford Mann, John, Jr., Cal Hutten, Tim, Jr., UC Irvine Hopkins, Thomas, Sr., Stanford Smith, Jesse, Sr., Pepperdine Bakic, Dragon, So., Pacific Delgadillo, Juan, Jr., USC Pietsch, David, Sr., UCLA Miller, Grant, So., Peperdine McLaughlin, Clint, Jr., Pacific Geoffrey, Erik, Sr., LBSU Hindle-Katel, William, Fr., Stanford Hewko, Adam, So., Pepperdine Gerardi, Jay, Jr., LBSU Turnbull, Matt, Jr., Pacific Scoles, Brad, Sr., LBSU Sharf, Michael, So., Cal Zobler, Adam, Sr., Pacific Powell, Logan, Jr., UCLA Lanzt, Coulson, So., UCSB Bacharach, Brian, Jr., Cal Digges, Matt, So., Pepperdine White, Nate, Sr., UC Irvine Tomassi, Reid, Jr. LBSU Corcoran, Tommy,So., USC Vasiljevic, Andrija, Jr., Cal Bury, Michael, So, Stanford
GOALS AGAINST G 17 25 22 18 19 22 18 20 19 17 21 21 20 25 18 21 25 22 25 20 21 21 24 20 21 22 25 17 20 18
GL 49 61 49 40 41 47 38 42 36 32 36 34 32 39 28 32 36 30 34 26 26 26 29 24 24 24 27 18 21 18
GL/G 2.88 2.44 2.23 2.22 2.16 2.14 2.11 2.10 1.89 1.88 1.71 1.62 1.60 1.56 1.56 1.52 1.44 1.36 1.36 1.30 1.24 1.24 1.21 1.20 1.14 1.09 1.08 1.06 1.05 1.00
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Ricci, Don, Jr., USC Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal Shilling, Adam, So., USC Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Wright, Rick, So., UCSB Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific
G 8 20 9 18 11 14 11 20 15 25 23
GA 31 97 44 97 71 92 79 145 109 185 174
GAA 3.88 4.85 4.89 5.39 6.45 6.57 7.18 7.25 7.27 7.40 7.57
G 23 25 14 15 20 18 11 20 9 11 8
SV SVPG 182 7.91 195 7.80 109 7.79 113 7.53 148 7.40 131 7.28 78 7.09 141 7.05 63 7.00 76 6.91 49 6.13
SAVES PER GAME # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 11
PLAYER, YR., SCHOOL Popovic, Marko, Sr., Pacific Onyshko, Thomas, Sr., LBSU Hohener, Sandy, So., Stanford Wright, Rick, So., UCSB Tait, Ben, Sr., Pepperdine Didinger, Will, Jr., UCLA Garcia, Matt, So., UC Irvine Bennett, Nate, Sr., Cal Shilling, Adam, So., USC Wynne, Joe, Sr., UC Irvine Ricci, Don, Jr., USC
2005 MPSF MEN'S WATER POLO STATS - Team TEAM POINTS # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
TEAM Long Beach State Cal UCLA Stanford USC Pepperdine UC Santa Barbara Pacific UC Irvine
TEAM GOALKEEPING G 25 20 21 18 17 21 24 23 22
GL 269 214 223 178 163 190 214 184 168
GL/G 10.76 10.70 10.62 9.89 9.59 9.05 8.92 8.00 7.64
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
TEAM UCLA USC Cal Stanford UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine Pepperdine Long Beach State Pacific
G 21 17 20 18 24 22 21 25 23
SV 158 120 159 145 178 154 162 214 188
GA 97 81 112 110 163 150 145 197 187
GAA 4.62 4.76 5.60 6.11 6.79 6.82 6.90 7.88 8.13
MADE HIS MARK...
0 — goals Juraj Zatovic needs to tie as USC’s all-time leading scorer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
USC CAREER GOALS Juraj Zatovic ............................ 2002-present ...................................... 193 Robert Lynn .............................. 1985-88 ............................................... 190 Hrvoje Cizmic ............................ 1994-96 ............................................... 179 Danny Leyson ........................... 1989-92 ............................................... 167 Giacomo Rossi ......................... 1985-89 ............................................... 162
