USC Women Work Overtime and Win Title
Like its male counterpart, the USC women’s water polo team spent all season dominating the competition in its quest for the national championship.
On Sunday, the top-ranked USC women virtually followed the men’s lead in defeating Stanford, 7-6 in five overtimes, for the national championship at UC Davis.
The only difference was the score: The men defeated the Cardinal, 9-8, in the second three-minute overtime.
With one minute 21 seconds remaining in the fifth overtime--the third sudden-death period--freshman Christine Zador beat Stanford goalie Heather Crary to the left to give the USC women their first championship.
USC senior goalie Bernice Orwig was named tournament MVP. She made 11 saves in the final.
USC (30-2) got three goals from Lisa Saenz. Stanford finished with a 24-6 record..
In the third-place match, UCLA’s Katie Tenenbaum scored with 53 seconds left in the first sudden death period to give the Bruins (24-10) a 6-5 victory over California in three overtimes.
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