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Stanford is feeling the absence of <strong>Jenna Flynn, Ryann Neushul, Jewel Roemer<\/strong> and <strong>Ella Woodhead,<\/strong> all taking Olympic redshirt seasons while vying for places on the U.S. Olympic team.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/water-polo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Polo News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>USC opened the season with a pair of wins, beating San Diego State and Cal State Fullerton at the latter\u2019s Titan Invitational. The Trojans, under first-year head coach <strong>Casey Moon,<\/strong> are diminished by the looming Olympics, with American <strong>Emily Ausmus<\/strong> deferring her enrollment by a year and Australian <strong>Tilly Kearns<\/strong> training in her home country.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the top five bump up a place this week, with UCLA in at No. 2, followed by California and Hawaii. Fresno State jumps from No. 9 to No. 6 thanks to its upset. UC-Irvine slots in at No. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State, Princeton and UC San Diego round out the top 10. Michigan jumps two spots to No. 11, while UC Davis fell three spots to No. 14.<\/p>\n<p>The full poll <a href=\"https:\/\/collegiatewaterpolo.org\/polls\/2024-womens-varsity-polls-week-1-january-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USC Takes Solo Hold of Top Spot in Women\u2019s Water Polo Poll after Stanford Loss USC finds itself alone at No. 1 in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association 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