MEN'S WATER POLO: TROJANS ADVANCE TO FINAL.Byline: Daily News Top-ranked USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. advanced Saturday to the NCAA men's water polo championship The NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship has existed since the 1969 season. No school from outside the state of California has ever surpassed third place. Hence, no non-California school has ever participated in the NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship game. , but Loyola Marymount couldn't rally to overcome second-seeded Stanford in the other semifinal at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. Thomas Hale scored four goals and USC (25-1) romped to a five-goal first-half lead en route to a 14-8 rout of St. Francis, N.Y. (20-9), the Trojans' school-record 18th successive victory. Stanford (20-6) held on for a 7-6 victory over LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit (18-16) and will meet the Trojans for the fifth time this season in this afternoon's title game. USC has won meetings at the SoCal Tournament, NorCal Invitational, in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. regular-season play and at the MPSF MPSF Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament. Harvard-Westlake of Studio City product Ted Zepfel, Brandon Child and Tommy Corcoran added goals for USC, which led 4-1 after the first quarter and 9-4 at halftime. Botond Szalma, Bogdan Petrovic and Mori Stern scored two goals apiece for the Terriers, making the school's first final-four appearance in any sport. Marcello Pantuliano scored twice for Stanford, which pulled ahead 3-1 in the first quarter. The Lions rallied behind goaltender Ian Elliott (13 saves), Cutberto Hernandez and Endre Rex-Kiss (two goals apiece) and three goals on 6-on-5 advantages. Brian McShane's goal with 4:29 to play pulled LMU within 7-6, and the Lions drew a Stanford ejection two minutes later but were unable to capitalize. USC is seeking its third NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association title under coach Jovan Vavic. The Trojans won championships in 1998, when Vavic and John Williams were co-coaches, and 2003. CAPTION(S): box Box: NCAA WATER POLO FINAL |
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