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By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Thursday night in its own pool, the University of Southern California<\/a> men\u2019s water polo team had little difficulty subduing a game but overmatched Harvard squad in a 2017 NCAA Men\u2019s Water Polo Tournament quarterfinal match. In registering a 16-4 decision over the East\u2019s champion, Head Coach Jovan Vavic\u2019s<\/strong> team took one more step towards extending one of the more impressive streaks in NCAA athletics: 12 straight trips to the national championship final.<\/p>\n

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Harvard<\/a> (24-8) is working on a streak of its own; after never appearing in post-season play in its first 35 years of existence, the Crimson have now advanced to California in back-to-back NCAA tournaments.<\/p>\n

Ted Minnis<\/strong>, the Harvard coach in his eighth year in Cambridge, acknowledged how impressive his team\u2019s streak is while indirectly putting USC\u2019s phenomenal success in NCAA play into context. During Vavic\u2019s 23-year reign the Trojans have captured nine championships while missing out on NCAAs only five times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go back-to-back, winning the first one is great and it\u2019s hard to do,\u201d Minnis said. \u201cBut winning a second one the next year is even harder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since St. Francis Brooklyn captured NCAA berths in 2012, 2013, no team from the East had advance to the national tournament in consecutive years.<\/p>\n

USC (26-3) fields five players who are also members of their respective national teams\u2014Thomas Dunstan,<\/strong> McQuin Baron<\/strong>, and Marko Vavic<\/strong> all play for the U.S. Men\u2019s Senior National Team while Blake<\/strong> and Lachlan Edwards<\/strong> are members of the Australian National Team. The Trojans have netted 439 goals on the season, an astounding average of more than 15 goals per match<\/p>\n

Therefore\u2014when facing the Trojans\u2014it\u2019s perhaps advisable to stake out achievable goals, which is what Minnis did for his charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about scoring in the first half, and we put three in on the best goalie in the U.S. [Baron],\u201d he said, then underscored that, in this light, even time-outs take on a different meaning.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Vavic] played his starters and his first line longer than he wanted to,\u201d Minnis added. \u201cHe called a time-out in the first quarter [actually, second quarter]; if he’s calling time-out there\u2019s something he sees that he didn’t like.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marko and Jovan Vavic. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne\/KLC fotos<\/p><\/div>\n

A sizeable Harvard contingent in the Uytengsu Aquatics Center understood there was little hope of winning but were nonetheless excited about a repeat trip to California for NCAAs. When the Crimson unexpectedly beat Baron three times over the span of seven minutes, their fans broke out Harvard chants. That enthusiasm waned quickly in the second half as the USC offensive onslaught continued virtually unabated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with the way we played,\u201d Minnis said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t just come out here to roll over,\u201d<\/p>\n

For USC, the challenge is to not grow over-confident after besting an opponent that in last year\u2019s tournament lost 17-4 to them; the challenge is to beat Cal, which shocked a one-loss USC juggernaut in the finals, beating the Trojans 11-8 in overtime. Standing in the way of their impressive streak of finals appearances are the defending national champion Golden Bears, who will battle the home team in a semifinal match Saturday at 5:15 p.m. (PST). The Trojans are 0-1 against Cal this season, having dropped a 6-3 decision in Berkeley last month.<\/p>\n

Freshman Marko Vavic<\/strong> may be new to the USC roster but he represents a continuation of Trojan dominance under his father\u2019s leadership. The younger Vavic\u2014who at 6-6 is considerably taller than his coach\u2014was adamant that this year\u2019s senior class, which has never won a title, be rewarded for their diligence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our pool and we don\u2019t want to see anyone else in the final besides us,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving been in the last three finals and losing [them] at the very end, I think our senior class is definitely going to help us win that ring.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Harvard moms + their Toms.<\/p><\/div>\n

As USC prepares for another NCAA match, Harvard flies home. Some\u2014seniors Colin Chiapello<\/strong> and Harry Tafur\u2014<\/strong>will never again don the Crimson\u2019s colors again. After the match Tafur\u2019s mother Julia\u2014who Minnis calls \u201cSuper Jules\u201d\u2014came to grips with seeing her son play for the last time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s significant, and becomes meaningful to everyone,\u201d she said about her son\u2019s time with Harvard polo\u2014though her thoughts might apply to any parent. \u201cWhen your child is involved to that level, it\u2019s a big part in their life and a big part in the life of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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