{"id":614513,"date":"2025-06-09T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=614513"},"modified":"2025-06-09T13:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:01:57","slug":"usa-beats-australia-13-12-at-the-buzzer-to-open-water-polo-exhibition-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-beats-australia-13-12-at-the-buzzer-to-open-water-polo-exhibition-series\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Beats Australia 13\u201312 at the Buzzer to Open Water Polo Exhibition Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"994\"><strong>USA Beats Australia 13\u201312 at the Buzzer to Open Water Polo Exhibition Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1064\"><strong>Team USA<\/strong> opened its June men\u2019s water polo exhibition series with a dramatic <strong>13\u201312 victory over Australia<\/strong>, sealed by a buzzer-beating goal at Mt. San Antonio College.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1330\">In front of a spirited California crowd, the match featured high-level physicality, sharp execution, and a back-and-forth scoring battle. Emerging star <strong>Ryder Dodd<\/strong> led the way with five goals, including the final shot that found the back of the net as time expired. Dodd was in San Francisco the night before to receive <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryann-neushul-ryder-dodd-win-2025-cutino-awards\/\">NCAA Water Polo&#8217;s highest honor, The Peter J. Cutino Award.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1552\"><strong>Australia<\/strong> jumped out to an early lead, but the Americans responded with strong second and third quarters. Contributions came from a balanced group including <strong>Chase Dodd,<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>Dominic Brown<\/strong>, <strong>Jake Ehrhardt<\/strong>, <strong>Hannes Daube,<\/strong> and <strong>Dylan Woodhead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1798\">The final moments were tense. With the game tied at 12-12 and just seconds remaining, Team USA executed a set play that gave Dodd the final look. His buzzer-beater secured the one-goal win and gave the U.S. the early edge in the exhibition series.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1925\">Veteran goalkeeper <strong>Bernardo Herzer<\/strong> anchored the defense with 12 saves, helping stifle Australia\u2019s attack in critical moments.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1948\">Game Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"2173\">\n<li data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1989\">\n<p data-start=\"1951\" data-end=\"1989\"><strong data-start=\"1951\" data-end=\"1967\">Final Score:<\/strong> USA 13\u201312 Australia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2040\">\n<p data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2040\"><strong data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2002\">Venue:<\/strong> Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2087\">\n<p data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2087\"><strong data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2054\">Series:<\/strong> Men\u2019s Exhibition Series Opener<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2128\">\n<p data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2128\"><strong data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2105\">Top Scorer:<\/strong> <strong>Ryder Dodd<\/strong> (5 goals)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2173\">\n<p data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2173\"><strong data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2152\">Goalkeeper Saves:<\/strong> <strong>Bernardo Herzer<\/strong> (12)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"614520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-beats-australia-13-12-at-the-buzzer-to-open-water-polo-exhibition-series\/gs7ns0jb0aa5xbi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1500\" 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;&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=\"Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium-small wp-image-614520\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-450x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-720x900.jpg 720w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI-533x666.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gs7Ns0jb0AA5xbI.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2175\" data-end=\"2192\">What\u2019s Next<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2420\">The exhibition series continues June 11 at <strong>JSerra Catholic High School<\/strong> and wraps up June 13 at <strong>Chapman University<\/strong> in Orange, CA. 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