{"id":358389,"date":"2019-03-15T08:30:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=358389"},"modified":"2019-03-15T08:08:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:08:25","slug":"cwpa-womens-water-polo-top-10-wake-vavic-firing-will-usc-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cwpa-womens-water-polo-top-10-wake-vavic-firing-will-usc-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"CWPA Women’s Water Polo Top 10: In the Wake of Vavic Firing, Will USC Ever Be the Same Again?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite all the drama surrounding their former coach, the sun WILL continue to come up on the USC season. In fact, it will certainly rise (and set) over the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Center in Honolulu\u2014one of the country\u2019s most beautiful spots for polo\u2014where the Trojans will play on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\"February

USC’s Amanda Longan is the reason the Trojans will stay perfect for another week. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

The nation\u2019s top-ranked team<\/a> and interim Head Coach Casey Moon<\/strong>\u2014thrust into the hot spot on the USC depth chart by the unexpected firing<\/a> of Jovan Vavic<\/strong> Wednesday afternoon\u2014have the unenviable task of facing the Rainbow Wahine in their home pool, where they are sure to be circling like hungry sharks.<\/p>\n

It’s tempting to pick against the Trojans<\/a> (19-0), and a monumental upset (Hawai\u2019i hasn\u2019t beaten USC since 2006, losing 22-straight) tugs at the heartstrings. But the talent on Moon\u2019s roster is second to none, and it\u2019s almost certain his players will be fired up in support of their former coach. Vavic was unceremoniously dumped by an institution where he produced 16 championships (10 men\u2019s and 6 women\u2019s\u2014including a sweep in 2018) over a masterful quarter-century of service. The Trojans will likely extend their 35-match win streak to yet another weekend.<\/p>\n

The primary beneficiary of Vavic\u2019s demise will be #2 Stanford<\/a> (12-1; 2-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), who have sustained tough losses in the past three meetings with the Trojans, including last year\u2019s national championship match, won 5-4 by USC. The Cardinal will spend this weekend training, and then have matches next Saturday and Monday against Harvard and UC Irvine. There\u2019s little chance that Cardinal Head Coach John Tanner<\/strong> will let his players look ahead to March 30th, when they will have a shot at their main tormenters the past two seasons. That match\u2014to be televised on the Pac-12 Networks<\/a>\u2014is sure to be closely watched; not only because Coach Moon will be facing his first major test as head Trojan, but because Tanner is as savvy a coach as any in the country.<\/p>\n

\"February

Not likely that Stanford’s Mackenzie Fischer is feeling sorry for USC. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

Of other potential threats to USC\u2019s winning ways, perhaps arch-rival #3 UCLA<\/a> (17-3; 1-0 MPSF) looms largest. The intensity of this rivalry across all sports is second to none, and Bruin Head Coach Adam Wright is sure to remember that it was Vavic\u2019s Trojans who wrecked his men\u2019s team\u2019s NCAA record-setting (for polo) win streak, ending it at 57<\/a>\u00a0in November 2016. Last month, USC won the season\u2019s first meeting between the teams, but there\u2019s no way that seven goals will separate these two programs when they meet on April 20th The Bruins have some heavy lifting to do before then, including MPSF matches this weekend in Tempe, AZ against Indiana and host Arizona State.<\/p>\n

Another MPSF opportunist is #4 Cal<\/a> (11-3; 0-1 MPSF), but Head Coach Coralie Simmons\u2019<\/strong> squad has to prove it can consistently beat it\u2019s Pac-12 rivals. A 9-7 loss two weeks ago to the Bruins snapped the Golden Bears brief three-game winning streak against UCLA. Cal must demonstrate it can win a big game against the Bruins if they\u2019re to have any shot of supplanting the Trojans in the national championship game. Michigan is visiting Berkeley on Sunday; Simmons\u2019 squad cannot afford a let-down against a non-MPSF opponent.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, #5 Hawai\u2019i<\/a> (12-3, 1-0 Big West) has its work cut out for them this weekend; the bigger challenge comes when Big West play picks up again next Saturday against CSUN. With 41 goals this season and 207 for her career, senior Irene Gonzalez<\/strong> continues to rack up program records; she\u2019s certain to be near the top of the Rainbow Wahine\u2019s all-time scoring lists at season’s end. The question remains; can she and her team get back to NCAAs for the first time since 2016?<\/p>\n

The #6 Wolverines<\/a> (12-7) are in California again; every season Head Coach Marcelo Leonardi<\/strong> and his players likely compile enough frequent flyer miles for a free trip around the globe. But, with no serious rivals in the East, Michigan must go to where the best play. One wonders if\u2014or perhaps when\u2014Big Blue will follow it\u2019s Big Ten rival Indiana to the MPSF in the \u201cIf you can\u2019t beat them, join them\u201d approach to the best in women\u2019s water polo. Until that happens, the traveling Wolverines will bank as many matches with top Western opponents until they must defend their CWPA title.<\/p>\n

\"January

Cal’s Coralie Simmons has her players’ backs\u2014a difference-maker in a post-Vavic MPSF? Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

Tomorrow, #7 Pacific<\/a> (7-6) will play Michigan for the fourth time this season; that amounts to almost 1\/3 of the Tigers\u2019 season thus far. A win gives Head Coach James Graham\u2019s<\/strong> squad a split and allows\u2014after a match against UCLA next Friday\u2014to start preparing for Golden Coast Conference opponents. Focusing on matches at hand may be a comfort to the cerebral Tigers\u2019 coach; he\u2019s on a list of possible Vavic replacements that includes Todd Clapper<\/strong>, Jack Kocur<\/strong>, Dan Leyson<\/strong> and Alex Rodriguez<\/strong>. Hard to believe he\u2019d forsake the comforts of Stockton for the pressure-cooker of Los Angeles, but Graham wants to win as much as anyone, and there\u2019s no question that USC is a winning environment.<\/p>\n

Hosting games this weekend in Arizona are the #8 Sun Devils<\/a> (9-7; 0-1 MPSF), who are probably not in a position to benefit from the turmoil in Troy\u2014but must find a way to insert themselves back into the MPSF picture or they will be odd-man out come NCAA tournament time. Wins this afternoon against conference rivals Indiana and against UCLA tomorrow would be a big step in the right direction; problem is they haven\u2019t beaten the Bruins since 2013\u2014the Sun Devils only victory in 23 attempts.<\/p>\n

#9 UC Santa Barbara<\/a> (16-5; 1-0 Big West) has been jockeying with its Big West rivals, UC Irvine, all season\u2014and a 6-5 victory in conference play has pushed the Gauchos up over the Anteaters, for the moment. Head Coach Serela Kay<\/strong> now has two weeks\u2014and three non-conference contests\u2014to prepare her team for its next conference contest, a road match on March 30th versus UC Davis. Can the Gauchos extend one of the best starts in program history? And, Can freshman sensation Amanda Legaspi<\/strong> (33 goals; behind Sarah Snyder\u2019s<\/strong> 47) keep up her torrid start?<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s noteworthy about the recent history of #10 UC Irvine<\/a> (12-7; 0-1 Big West) is that\u2014without Mary Brooks<\/strong>, Big West Player of the Year for 2016 and 2017\u2014the Anteaters and Dan Klatt<\/strong>, their intrepid coach, found a way to upset Hawai\u2019i for the 2018 Big West title. So, no one should go to sleep on UCI, especially now that Brooks is back and scoring at her usual clip (33 goals in 2019; 190 for her career). An April 5th match with the Rainbow Wahine\u2014slated for Anteater Aquatics Center\u2014may reveal everything anyone might ask about Brooks\u2019 return, and UCI\u2019s hopes for a third-straight Big West title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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