March 2019 (2) Candygrams

Friday, March 8, 2019---Women of Troy Water Polo vs. San Jose State University

Trojan Candy went to Uytengsu Stadium to watch the Women of Troy Water Polo team play a match against the San Jose State Spartans. Think about that, the Trojans against the Spartans! At first, Trojan Candy was the only fan sitting on the south side of the Stadium, but then a camera man stood behind me and a good friend, Stefanie Miller, came to sit next to me.

The temperature outside the pool was in the 50's. Stefanie and I were definitely bundled up. It was cold!

Our Women of Troy Water Polo Team warmed up in the pool.

Our team was introduced. Yes, the background noise is the cold wind that was blowing.

The team huddled and the starters jumped into the pool together. Our #5 Paige Hauschild won the sprint.

Our first goal was scored by #11 Tilly Kearns.

The second goal was made by #10 Alejandra Aznar.

Alejandra Aznar scored again with a penalty shot.

#5 Paige Hauschild scored our fourth goal. However, I missed recording it.

#2 Maud Megens scored our fifth goal for a 5-0 lead.

#14 Elise Stein made the sixth goal.

Our last goal of the First Period was made by #7 Courtney Fahey to make it USC 7-1 SJSU at the end of the period.

Coach Vavic huddled with the team.

Paige Hauschild scored her second goal to open the scoring in the second period.

#6 Bayley Weber followed with our ninth goal.

Maud Megens scored her second goal next.

Elise Stein scored her second goal!

#1 Holly Parker made a defensive save. 8182 1:06 pm

#4 Mireia Guiral scored our 12th goal. 1:07 pm

#3 Grace Tehaney scored on a breakaway to end the scoring at the half. The halftime score was USC 13-SJS 3

Our Women of Troy awaited the start of the Third Period.

USC drew a penalty shot and Maud Megens got a hat trick.

Trojan Candy missed Courtney Fahey's second goal.

Maud Megens' fourth goal was our 16th goal.

Goal seventeen was made by #6 Bayley Weber.

#8 Denise Mammolito scored our last goal of the period. At the end of the period USC led by 18-7.

In the Fourth Period, the nineteenth goal was Bayley Weber's hat trick.

Maud Megens scored our 20th point.

Maud Megens scored her sixth goal to put USC ahead 21-7.

#1A Amanda Longan waited to defend our goal.

Our last goal, our twenty-second, was scored by #12 Kelsey McIntosh on a 6 on 5 power play.

Our team defended against a 6 on 5 power play.

The final score was USC 22-8 SJSU.

The two teams congratulated one another.

Sadly, this was Coach Jovan Vavic's last match as USC's Water Polo Head Coach.