WESTWOOD, CALIF. — The USC women's water polo team made history with the most goals scored and largest margin of victory ever recorded in an NCAA women's water polo championship game, beating rival UCLA 18-9 to claim the Trojans' seventh national championship today in Westwood, Calif. Redshirt seniors
Maud Megens and
Holly Parker were the driving forces on both ends of a very well-balanced effort by the Trojans, as Megens nailed six goals and Parker collected a career-high 13 saves. USC finishes the year at 22-1 overall having very much avenged its only loss of the year with this dominating victory over the Bruins. What's more, this latest NCAA trophy marks the university's 109th NCAA team championship and 132nd team national championship.
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2021 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
#1 USC 18, #3 UCLA 9
May 16, 2021 | Spieker Aquatics Center (Westwood, Calif.)
USC 4 - 6 - 5 - 3 = 16
UCLA 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 = 9
SCORING:
USC —
Maud Megens 6,
Verica Bakoc 4,
Bayley Weber 3,
Mireia Guiral 2,
Grace Tehaney,
Denise Mammolito,
Kelsey McIntosh.
UCLA — Abbi Hill 3, Ava Johnson 2, Bella Baia, Val Ayala, Brooke Maxson, Roxy Wheaton.
SAVES: Holly Parker (USC) 13, Jahmea Bent (UCLA) 3, Georgia Phillips (UCLA) 0.
Via USCTrojans.com
