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

After an eight-month layoff, the U.S. Men\u2019s Senior National Team is back in action. Last week the Americans traveled to the Kawana Water Aquatics Centre, just outside of Brisbane, Australia, for a five-day training camp and two test matches against the Aussie Sharks\u2014a prelude to the 2018 FINA Intercontinental Cup<\/a> starting today in Auckland<\/a>, New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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The Yanks\u2014despite not having a snappy nickname\u2014split the friendlies, winning the first match 11-7 behind Olympian Alex Bowen\u2019s<\/strong> four goals; the Sharks came back for a 13-12 win behind Richie Campbell<\/strong> and Blake Edwards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The U.S. women also traveled to Australia, winning both of their test matches with the Stingers\u201410-7 and 12-10 behind six goals by Stephania Haralabidis<\/strong>\u2014but the story-line down under is not the American or Australian women, who face each other again today in Auckland. Both squads are missing many top players, including Americans Paige Hauschild<\/strong>, Makenzie Fischer<\/strong>, Maddie Musselman<\/strong>, Jordan Raney<\/strong> and Australians Bronte Halligan<\/strong>, Lena Mihailovic<\/strong> and Maddy Steere <\/strong>who are all are in the U.S. for NCAA varsity play. American goalie Ashleigh Johnson<\/strong> and attacker Maggie Steffens<\/strong>\u2014arguably the best in the world at their respective positions\u2014are in Europe playing professionally.<\/p>\n

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The timing of this competition poses particular challenges to the U.S. and Aussie men. Almost five years after high-profile coaching hirings\u2014USA Water Polo<\/a> brought in Dejan Udovicic<\/strong>, former Serbian head coach and Water Polo Australia<\/a> hired Elvis Fatovic<\/strong> of Croatia\u2014the American and Australian men appear to be fighting for scraps from the international competition table. As a new cycle of Olympic preparation begins, will this next round of FINA matches identify pathways to success for America and Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Games?<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s In, Who\u2019s Out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As might be expected from a warm-up for a summer of extensive competition, the training sessions included less experience players, including a pair of young U.S. players. Quinten Osborne<\/strong> who scored once, is a freshman at UCLA, and Hannes Daube<\/strong> who scored twice in the 13-12 U.S. loss, is slated to join USC next fall. Along with Ben Stevenson<\/strong>, a two-time All-American at Pacific, and Dylan Woodhead<\/strong>, a sophomore at Stanford, Daube and Osborne represent the depth of a U.S. youth movement necessitated<\/span> by the retirement of Tony Azevedo<\/strong> and Merrill Moses <\/strong>and the uncertainty surrounding Bret Bonanni<\/strong>, Josh Samuels<\/strong> and John Mann<\/strong> availability for Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Osborne and Stephenson will not continue on to Auckland, but Daube will suit up today when the U.S. faces host New Zealand and Saudi Arabia; his inclusion demonstrates that Udovicic remains open to developing young players, an important consideration given the American talent pipeline.<\/p>\n

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McQuin Baron. Photo Courtesy: Julio Cortez<\/p><\/div>\n

USC freshman Marko Vavic<\/strong> made the trip, but Vavic\u2019s Trojan teammates McQuin Baron<\/strong> and Thomas Dunstan<\/strong> did not, which causes problems for the Americans. Filling in for Baron\u2014who has progressed from understudy to Moses, a three-time Olympian, to the primary U.S. netminder\u2014are Drew Holland<\/strong> and Alex Wolf<\/strong>. Baron is crucial to the Americans\u2019 Olympic chances; Udovicic has suggested he could become one of the world\u2019s great goalies; but to develop the 6-8 former Trojan must seize every possible opportunity against\u00a0international competition.<\/p>\n

Dunston\u2019s absence represents a different problem; he\u2019s one of only two lefties currently on the U.S. Senior Men\u2019s roster. Nolan McConnell<\/strong>, a 2016 Long Beach State graduate, got playing time last summer at last year\u2019s FINA Intercontinental Tournament, but did not make the roster this year.<\/p>\n

Besides Vavic\u2014who has the potential to develop into a key performer for the U.S.\u2014recent college graduates Luca Cupido<\/strong> of Cal and Max Irving<\/strong>, formerly of UCLA, offer great promise. Cupido, a finalist for the 2018 Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the top U.S. collegiate male and female players, is already an Olympian; unfortunately he will not be with the team due to a death in the family. His spot will be filled by one-time Cal teammate Nic Carniglia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Irving has been a key offensive performer for two Bruin NCAA championships and his speed may prove invaluable in this tournament against counterattacks. Cal will also be represented by junior Johnny Hooper <\/strong>who, after a break-out 2017 season, looks to be a valuable component of the American attack.<\/p>\n

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Like his U.S. counterpart, Australia\u2019s Fatovic will have a mixture of youth and experience for this week\u2019s competition. Making his international debut for the Sharks in last week\u2019s win over Team USA was 19 year-old goalie Nic Porter<\/strong>, who subsequently punched his ticket to Auckland. Aussie Olympians Campbell, George Ford<\/strong>, Joe Kayes<\/strong>, the Sharks captain, Aidan Roach<\/strong> and Aaron Younger<\/strong> will be in the water, matching American Olympians, Bowen, Ben Hallock<\/strong>, Alex Obert<\/strong>, Alex Roelse<\/strong> and Jesse Smith<\/strong>, who returned to Team USA for the first time in more than a year.<\/p>\n

Also suiting up for today\u2019s opening match at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre against New Zealand\u2019s \u201cB\u201d squad are: Blake Edwards<\/strong>, Andrew Ford<\/strong>\u2014George\u2019s brother\u2014Lachlan Hollis<\/strong>, Nathan Power<\/strong>, Tim Putt<\/strong> and goalies Anthony Hrysanthos<\/strong> and Porter.<\/p>\n

Coaches at Crossroads?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fatovic and Udovicic have been in their respective positions for approximately the same amount of time\u2014five years\u2014and their programs have remained at roughly the same levels throughout those times. At major tournaments Australia and America typically finish near each other\u2014including a 10th place in the Rio Games for the Yanks and 9th for the Sharks\u2014and out of the medal round. One recent exception was the Americans\u2019 disappointing 13th place finish at the 2017 FINA World Championships; Australia claimed 7th place in Budapest.<\/p>\n

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At the Intercontinental, which has been contested annually since 2014, the Yanks and Sharks have dominated inferior competition. In the inaugural tournament, held in Shanghai, the US took gold over Brazil by 11-7. Baron\u2014on the cusp of joining Jovan Vavic\u2019s<\/strong> program at USC\u2014was the winning goalie while Bowen, Mann, Olbert and Samuels chipped in two goals apiece. In 2015 Udovicic\u2019s squad had to settle for bronze after a 17-16 shootout loss to the Aussies, who captured gold in Newport Beach, CA. 2016 was an Olympic year, and this time the Yanks came out ahead of the Sharks, with Cupido nailing the game-winner with two seconds left to give his team a 10-9 finals win to take gold in Japan.<\/p>\n

2017 reflected the on-again, off-again pattern, as Australia topped the Americans in the finals. Luke Pavillard<\/strong>, who has played the last two seasons at the University of the Pacific, delivered two goals for the Sharks in an 8-6 win on Australia\u2019s Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

Besides host New Zealand, this year\u2019s Intercontinental includes Argentina, Canada, China, Japan, Kazakhstan and\u2014perhaps inconceivably\u2014Saudi Arabia. The only teams that pose a threat to either the Sharks or the Yanks are Canada and Japan; in particular, the U.S. match-up with the Japanese on April 5 may be the most compelling match of the tournament. Last year at FINA Worlds, Udovicic\u2019s young squad was surprised by a much older Japanese team that hung an ugly 15-7 loss<\/a> on the Americans. Another loss like that might erode whatever confidence USA Water Polo\u2019s leadership has in their coach.<\/p>\n

Conversely, Fatovic needs to demonstrate that\u2014in a year before the matches that will qualify his squad for the Olympics\u2014he can get strong performances out of the mix of young and experienced players that he\u2019ll bring to Auckland\u2014which just happens to be the Sharks biggest rival to qualify for Tokyo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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