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

LOS ANGELES, CA. There were no surprises in Friday\u2019s quarterfinal action at the 2018 NCAA Women\u2019s Water Polo Tournament. Despite missing Head Coach Jovan Vavic,<\/strong> the top ranked Trojans of USC\u2014playing in the friendly confines of Uytengsu Aquatics Center\u2014easily dispatched Wagner by a score of 12-5. Kaylee Brownsberger<\/strong> led USC with three goals, while Paige Hauschild<\/strong>, Maud Megens<\/strong> and Elise Stein<\/strong> chipped in two goals apiece. Erika Hardy<\/strong> led the Seahawks with two goals, who misfired on 24 of the 29 shots they took against goalies Amanda Longan<\/strong> and Victoria Chamorro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Trojan win kicked off semifinal action where all top four seed\u2014and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) members\u2014advanced to Saturday’s semifinals, where #1 USC will face #4 UCLA at 3 p.m. (PST) and #2 Stanford will be opposed by third-seeded Cal at 5 p.m. (PST). All matches will be streamed live at NCAA.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good start for us,\u201d said USC Assistant Coach Casey Moon<\/strong>, filling in for Vavic, who was serving out a red card penalty assessed at the MPSF Championships two weeks ago. \u201cMaybe in the first minute and a half there\u2019s some nervous energy. We tell everyone: Take a deep breath; the game will come to you.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we\u2019ll make it to the Finals on Sunday,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompared to where we were last year playing in the 1 vs. 8 match [a 17-2 quarterfinal loss to UCLA] to where we\u2019ve come now, I feel that we\u2019ve taken a big step forward,\u201d Wagner Head Coach Chris Radmonvich<\/strong> said. \u201cNow we get to look forward to taking the next step.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UCLA’s Carlee Kapana. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

In what promised to be a more competitive match, UCLA, missing star attacker Maddie Musselman<\/strong> to an undisclosed ailment, got out to an early 4-0 lead over Pacific, who were also missing a key competitor; attacker\u00a0Rachel Krieger<\/strong>. The game turned in the second half when UCLA\u2019s Devin Grab netted back-to-back goals and Pacific, with star lefty Kyra Christmas<\/strong> playing out of position due to Krieger\u2019s absence, simply couldn\u2019t catch up, dropping an 8-4 decision.<\/p>\n

Fueling the Bruin attack were two goals apiece from Devin Grab<\/strong>, Alexis Liebowitz<\/strong> and Lizette Rozeboom<\/strong>. The Tigers got two goals from Truly Dorland<\/strong> and lone scores from Christmas and Mariana Duarte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is we have a lot of good pieces and we can never rely on one player,\u201d UCLA Head Coach Adam Wright<\/strong> said regarding his star attacker\u2019s absence. \u201cAs soon as you count on one person to do it all then you\u2019re in big trouble\u2014and we wouldn\u2019t be here on the last weekend of the season if that was our approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"UCLA

UCLA’s Alexis Liebowitz defends against Mariana Duarte. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe had to play Kyra out of position today because we were missing Rachel Krieger,\u201d Pacific Head Coach James Graham<\/strong> said. \u201cWe asked her to do some things both on the offensive and defensive end that she doesn\u2019t normally do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The win sets up a fourth match up this season between the Trojans and Bruins, who have one of the more storied rivalries in collegiate sports. Key to the UCLA task is keeping Hauschild, Megens and Denise Mammolito from dominating offensively. Bruin netminder Carlee Kapana<\/strong> will need to be at the top of her game, while Musselman will have to be in the water if Wright\u2019s charges are to have any possibility of ending the Trojans 14-match winning streak and advanced to a national championship final for the second straight year and fourth time in the last five. The Bruins have come up empty in all of those contest and have not won NCAAs since a run of five straight titles from 2005 – 2009.<\/p>\n

If Stanford was feeling any ill effects from a bruising overtime loss to USC in the 2018 MPSF Championship match, second-seeded Stanford certainly didn\u2019t show it, racing out to a 5-1 first quarter lead over UC Irvine in what became a 14-8 win. The Cardinal were never headed, as Aria<\/strong> and sister Mackenzie Fischer<\/strong>, Kat Klass<\/strong>, Madison Berggren<\/strong> and Jordan Raney<\/strong> each scored twice. Down 12-4 after three periods, the Anteaters rallied with four goals\u2014including the second of Natalie Seidmann\u2019s<\/strong> two goals\u2014but it was not enough to save a six-match win streak and UC Irvine\u2019s season.<\/p>\n

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UC Irvine’s Natalie Seidmann. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI was pleased with the way we started,\u201d Stanford Head Coach John Tanner<\/strong> said. \u201cObviously that was a big point of emphasis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe attacked really patiently and intelligently\u2026. We also played at a fast tempo. That really set the tone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hard part is you\u2019ve got to attack and defend them.\u201d UC Irvine Head Coach Dan Klatt<\/strong> said. \u201cThe have some great players, and you couldn\u2019t put emphasis on any particular area in this game. You know they\u2019re going to get goals, so you have to score, but you also have to stop them from scoring too many goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stanford’s Jordan Raney. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

In the day\u2019s last quarterfinal match, the experience and depth of third seed Cal was simply too much for Michigan. The Golden Bears got a game-changing goal from Emma Wright<\/strong> that ignited a run of four straight scores to put Cal up 7-3 at the half. Michigan notched the first goal of the second half, but another four-goal outburst put the Golden Bears on their way to a 13-6 win and into their second straight NCAA semifinal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a team effort and we came into this game wanting to play for each other,\u201d said Cal head coach Coralie Simmons<\/strong>. \u201cWe wanted to get some good momentum for [a semifinal match] against Stanford and obviously that was accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Cal_Quarters_MAY18\"

Cal goalie Madison Tagg. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cObviously a disappointing loss, but we played and performed \u00a0to the best of our ability,\u201d Michigan Head Coach Marcelo Leonardi<\/strong> said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of them for their performance and effort. I think we squeezed everything out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The win sets up a grudge match between two Bay Area rivals. Earlier this season, Cal tagged Stanford with its first loss of the season, a triple overtime thriller that saw the Golden Bears come away with an 8-7 win<\/a>. If either of today\u2019s semifinal action is anywhere near as competitive as that March 4th date, it will be a great day of women\u2019s water polo action at Uytengsu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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