USC Wins Its Third NCAA Title
Top-seeded USC won its second NCAA men’s water polo title in three years Sunday, beating No. 2 Stanford, 3-2, on Pavol Valovic’s goal with 3:10 left in the lowest-scoring final.
“I just can’t believe that the game came down to just five goals,” USC Coach Jovan Vavic said. “I love games like this. I’m very proud of our guys.”
The Trojans (26-1) got a big save from goalie Adam Shilling with 54 seconds left to wrap up their third championship.
USC beat Stanford (20-7) for the fifth time this season.
USC’s Juan Delgadillo opened the scoring in the first quarter, and Peter Varellas tied it 12 seconds later. Ted Zepfel gave USC a 2-1 lead in the second quarter, and Stanford’s Michael Bury tied it in the fourth.
Shilling made nine saves for the Trojans.
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