﻿{"id":361134,"date":"2019-03-29T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=361134"},"modified":"2019-03-29T17:13:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T00:13:14","slug":"stanford-vs-usc-tale-of-the-water-polo-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanford-vs-usc-tale-of-the-water-polo-tape\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford vs. USC: Tale of the Water Polo Tape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, CA. &#8220;Game of the Century&#8221; is a trope WAY over-used; we should at least get close to the END of a century before invoking such hyperbolic terms. BUT, tomorrow&#8217;s women&#8217;s water polo match between #1 USC (20-0) and #2 (14-1; 2-0 MPSF) Stanford can lay claim to being as notable a women&#8217;s polo match as there&#8217;s been for a while\u2014or at least since the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usc-behind-mammolito-hat-trick-tops-stanford-for-2018-ncaa-womens-water-polo-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tussled<\/a> in USC&#8217;s Uytengsu Aquatics Center almost a year ago, when the Trojans bested the Cardinal in an epic NCAA Women&#8217;s Championship final.<\/p>\n<p>Since USC Head Coach <strong>Jovan Vavic<\/strong> was fired, everything around the Trojans appears different\u2014but it&#8217;s not, because only the coach has changed; Casey Moon, Vavic assistant the last 11 years, is now in charge. For many, Vavic was USC polo; he\u2019s the architect of six women\u2019s national titles and the tremendous collection of polo talent that resides in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rise-and-scandalous-fall-of-uscs-jovan-vavic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>[Commentary: The Rise and Scandalous Fall Of USC Water Polo Coach Jovan Vavic]<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Stanford\u2019s <strong>John Tanner\u2019s<\/strong> no slouch, and neither are his Cardinal. He too has six titles, and the his squad is also super talented\u2014and now they\u2019ve probably got more than revenge in mind (though that\u2019s a good one; USC has won the last three contest, including the 2019 Barbara Kalbus final last February). With USC riding a 36-match win streak, there\u2019s no doubt that their coach will remind the Cardinal that they snapped 52-match win streak in 2017 when they stormed into Troy and captured a 12-8 victory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_287363\" style=\"width: 1033px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287363\" data-attachment-id=\"287363\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-ncaa-mens-water-polo-championship-leaving-los-angeles\/trojans-ncaa-dec17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1224,816\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Catharyn Hayne&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trojans-NCAA-DEC17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;trojans-NCAA-DEC17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Catharine Hayne Photography&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-287363\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"trojans-NCAA-DEC17\" width=\"1023\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trojans-NCAA-DEC17.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-287363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Expect to see this A LOT at Uytengsu tomorrow. Photo Courtesy: Catharine Hayne Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<p>No matter what the score, it\u2019s always a great match when these two are involved\u2014and the Uytengsu bleachers will be bespeckled with lots of cardinal and gold and white.<\/p>\n<table width=\"814\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">\n<h3>USC<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">\n<h3>Stanford<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Mascots<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Tommy the Trojan<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Stanford Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Coaches:<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Casey Moon (2-0; 1.000 winning %)<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">John Tanner (536-78; .873 winning %)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">NCAA Titles<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Six; last won in 2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Six; last won in 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Olympians on roster<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">None (but Paige Hauschild will make it for USA as will Maud Megens for Holland)<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Two: Aria and Makenzie Fischer for USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Cutino Winners<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">One: Amanda Longan<br \/>\n2018 National Player of the Year<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">None (but it&#8217;s looking good for Mackenzie in 2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Head-to-Head Record<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">36-35<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">35-36 (only team Stanford has losing record against)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Biggest Rival<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">UCLA (no one else comes close)<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Cal (and Harvard\u2026 not really!)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Top Newcomers<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Alejandra Aznar and Grace Tehaney<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Ryann Neuschul and Madison Stamen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Super Seniors<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Longan and Courtney Fahey<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Madison Berggren and Mackenzie Wiley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Fight Song<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Tribute to Troy &#8211; Fight On!<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Come Join the Band<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Famous Alum<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Will Ferrell, Neil Armstrong<br \/>\n(yeah, the astronaut)<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Doug Mackenzie (venture capitalist), Tiger Woods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Famous for?<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">George Lucas made THX 1138 there<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Google; band&#8217;s kinda wacky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Why we care<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">It&#8217;s USC dammit and they have cheerleaders!<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Some of the smartest people in the world\u2026 and it&#8217;s not Harvard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\">Why they should win<\/td>\n<td width=\"311\">Great collection of talent and they&#8217;ve beaten Stanford the last three times<\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Does Tanner lose five-straight to anyone? USC will wish Jovan was there<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>-Opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, CA. &#8220;Game of the Century&#8221; is a trope WAY over-used; we should at least get close to the END of a century before invoking such hyperbolic terms. 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