{"id":309393,"date":"2018-05-13T14:15:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T21:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=309393"},"modified":"2018-05-14T08:22:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T15:22:57","slug":"and-then-there-were-two-stanford-usc-to-meet-sunday-for-2018-ncaa-womens-water-polo-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/and-then-there-were-two-stanford-usc-to-meet-sunday-for-2018-ncaa-womens-water-polo-title\/","title":{"rendered":"And Then There Were Two: Stanford, USC To Meet Sunday for 2018 NCAA Women\u2019s Water Polo Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, CA. In a finish to the 2018 season that might easily have been scripted, top seed USC (25-1) and No. 2 Stanford (20-3) will meet later today for the national championship. By virtue of a hard-fought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cal-rally-falls-short-as-stanford-advances-to-a-9th-straight-ncaa-womens-water-polo-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11-7 semifinal win<\/a> over #3 Cal, the Cardinals\u2014defending champions\u2014will be making their ninth straight appearance in the NCAA title match. A win would give Head Coach <strong>John Tanner\u2019s<\/strong> team seven championships, tying Stanford with UCLA for the most in NCAA women\u2019s water polo history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a group of incredibly responsible, determined, competitive women and they have prepared themselves for just those kinds of moments,\u201d Tanner said. \u201cThey\u2019ve risen to those challenges throughout their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_309383\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309383\" data-attachment-id=\"309383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daboub-hauschild-lead-usc-to-decisive-semifinal-win-over-crosstown-rival-ucla\/longan_may18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Catharyn Hayne&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526133220&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Catharyn Hayne&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longan_MAY18\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Longan_MAY18&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18-1024x682.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-309383 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"Longan_MAY18\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18-533x355.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Longan_MAY18.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-309383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USC Amanda Longan. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Trojans are seeking their fifth crown, all under the guidance of Head Coach <strong>Jovan Vavic,<\/strong> who originated the program in 1995 and has led USC to an impressive 570 victories. That the program\u2019s 11th appearance in the NCAA\u2019s ultimate match came via a dominant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daboub-hauschild-lead-usc-to-decisive-semifinal-win-over-crosstown-rival-ucla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10-6 semifinal win<\/a> over arch-rival UCLA will prove a measure of satisfaction to Trojan faithful.<\/p>\n<p>However, nothing short of a national championship will satisfy Vavic and his players, who are on a 15-match winning streak, which includes a dramatic <a href=\"http:\/\/gostanford.com\/news\/2018\/4\/29\/womens-water-polo-conference-runner-up.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13-12 overtime win<\/a>\u00a0over Stanford two weeks ago in the championship final of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a great desire to make the finals and they want it badly,\u201d Vavic said after the game. \u201cYou have to have that unity, desire and togetherness. And we have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The match, at 3 p.m. today (PST) at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center, will be broadcast live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/sports\/waterpolo-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, CA. 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