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NO. NAME HT. POS. YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 1 Tumua Anae 5-11 Goalie SR Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS) 1A Courtney Ray 5-6 Goalie JR Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 1B Alexis Bohlmeijer 5-9 Goalie FR Encinitas, Calif. (Bishop’s School) 1C Amanda Hardy 5-10 Goalie SO Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson HS) 2 Kami Craig 5-11 2-Meter SR* Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara HS) 3 Kally Lucas 5-8 Driver SR Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) 4 Dominique Sardo 5-6 Driver FR San Diego, Calif. (Bishop’s School) 5 Forel Davies 5-11 Utility SR Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 6 Sarah Van Norman 5-8 2-Meter JR San Diego, Calif. (Bishop’s School) 7 Joelle Bekhazi 5-7 Driver JR Pointe-Claire, Quebec (College Notre-Dame) 8 Alexandra Kiss 5-9 Driver JR Budakalasz, Hungary (Kerek Gimnazium) 9 Nadia Dan 5-9 Driver SO La Cañada, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 10 Kara-Leigh Huse 5-10 2-Meter SO Pasadena, Calif. (La Salle HS) 11 Constance Hiller 5-9 Driver FR Atherton, Calif. (Woodside Priory School) 12 Patricia Jancso 5-11 2-Meter FR Budapest, Hungary (Elte Trefort Agoston HS) 13 Stephanie Lavayen 5-7 Driver SO* Monarch Beach, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 14 Chelsea Silvers 5-8 Driver FR Newport Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 15 Nicolina McCall 5-8 2-Meter FR Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) 16 Blair Moody 5-7 Driver FR Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano HS) 17 Kristen Dronberger 5-9 Utility JR Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano HS) 18 Brooke Carpenter 5-7 Driver FR Van Nuys, Calif. (Louisville HS) 19 Paige Squiller 5-9 Driver FR* San Diego, Calif. (University City HS) 20 Brianna Vogelzang 5-8 Driver FR* Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson HS) 21 Kendall Wootten 5-6 Driver FR* Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson HS) 22 Sarah Welty 5-5 Driver FR* Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson HS) 2010 USC Roster * — has utilized redshirt season Head Coach: Jovan Vavic Assistant Coaches: Marko Pintaric, Casey Moon, Pavol Valovic, Greg Mitre, Vedran Kaluderovic DATE OPPONENT TIME DATE OPPONENT TIME Feb. 4 at Long Beach State 6 p.m. Apr. 3 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 12 p.m. Feb. 6-7 Stanford Invitational CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 2 p.m. Feb. 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 12 p.m. Apr. 10 at Arizona State * 12 p.m. Feb. 20 at UC Irvine 1 p.m. Apr. 17 UCLA * 4:30 p.m. Feb. 25 HAWAI’I* 5 p.m. Apr. 23 at San Jose State * 4 p.m. Feb. 27-28 UC Irvine Invitationa Apr. 24 at Stanford * 6 p.m. March 6 CALIFORNIA * 1 p.m. Apr. 30-May2 MPSF Championships& March 17 at Hawai’i (scrimmage) TBA May 14-16 NCAA Championships$ March 25 LONG BEACH STATE 5 p.m. * MPSF game All times are local to game site 2010 March 27 SAN DIEGO STATE * 12 p.m. & MPSF Tournament (hosted by UCLA) $ NCAA Tournament (hosted by San Diego State) Schedule Apr. 1 BROWN 5 p.m. Home games in BOLD CAPS (at McDonald’s Swim Stadium) 2010 Season Outlook ust because you’ve seen them play for four years now doesn’t mean you can stop them. Step by step, this group of USC women’s water polo players has been creeping as close as humanly possible to their collective goal. And this year, charged by a combined force of All-American leadership with an added zing of international Jexperience, the Women of Troy are a championship-minded unit surging toward the top. The senior class alone could more than hold its own in 2010, but there’s more to the Trojan talent pool than USC’s five seniors. Senior All-Americans Tumua Anae, Kami Craig and Forel Davies represent an experienced balance of goalkeeping, 2-meter power and defensive prowess that grows only stronger with the inclusion of fellow senior sharp-shooters Alexandra Kiss and Kally Lucas, who are also in their fourth season with the Trojans. And rounding out a fistful of All-Americans on the 2010 USC roster are two more all-around threats in juniors Joelle Bekhazi and Kristen Dronberger. That group helped the Trojans make it to the NCAA title match for a third time in four seasons last year, coming up a goal shy of polo the crown in 2009. It’s a bitter taste that the Trojans are determined to wipe clean this season. And from top to bottom, the 2010 Women of Troy are up to the task. With head coach Jovan Vavic in his 16th season guiding the USC women and a roster of skilled and savvy players, it’s going to be hard for teams to prepare for what the Women of Troy bring to the water this year. “We are returning some of the best players in the country, girls that are knocking on the door of the Olympics,” Vavic said, referring to his crop of national-team-caliber All-Americans Anae, Bekhazi, Craig, Davies and Dronberger. “The talent is certainly there. The biggest thing with us is how we’re going to deal with the pressure again. You can see it as a challenge or you can see it as pressure. When we are focused and when we are really helping each other, we can be the best defensive team in the country. We can shut people down. “ Enter All-American goalie Anae and her band of defensive locks Bekazi, Davies and Dronberger. The preparation Anae puts in before even capping up in the cage is matched only by her vision and reflexes in the water. In front of her, Bekhazi, Davies and Dronberger all boast international 2010 Quick Facts experience in which they have helped shut down some of the world’s Location:.............................Los.Angeles,.CA..90089 best before returning to duty at Troy this season. Founded:.............................................................1880 That defensive muscle provides a powerful backbone for the Trojan Size:.............................................................150.Acres offense, in which Vavic has great confidence this year. Even with the Enrollment:......................................................33,000 departure of last season’s leading scorer Michelle Stein, USC has reloaded President:....................................Dr..Steven.Sample Athletic Director:................................ Mike.Garrett with new guns to go along with the improvements among USC’s returning water battalion of scorers. At two-meters, 2009 Cutino Award winner and 2008 Colors:........................................... Cardinal.&.Gold Nickname:......................... Trojans/Women.of.Troy Olympic silver-medalist Kami Craig is quite clearly the focus of much opposing defenses. Backing her up at set is junior Sarah Van Norman, Facility:........................McDonald’s.Swim.Stadium another big name and threat in the hole. The attention they command Kennedy Athletic Building:...........(213).740-8444 at the center position means it can be open season on the perimeter for Water Polo Office:.............................(213).740-8453 USC’s outside artillery. In addition to seniors Kiss and Lucas, Bekazi, Women’s Water Polo Head Coach (Record): Davies and Dronberger also wield powerful arms on the attack to go along ..................Jovan.Vavic.(347-114.[.753].in.15.years) with an extensive knowledge of the USC system. Assistant Coaches:......Marko.Pintaric,.Casey.Moon, ..Pavol.Valovic,.Greg.Mitre,.Vedran.Kaludjerovic “[Kiss and Lucas] can score 4-5 goals a game any given day. That’s how Conference:.......Mountain.Pacific.Sports.Federation. powerful they are in shooting the ball,” Vavic said. “Kami is so dangerous (Arizona.State,.California,.Hawai’i,. offensively that if you fall asleep for a split second, she gets the ball and San.Diego.State,.San.Jose.State,. it’s history. It’s a luxury to have a player who can just explode and score Stanford,.UCLA,.USC) USC three goals in three possessions. She can singlehandedly destroy the opponent.” 2009 Record:........................................... 26-2.overall 2009 MPSF Record (Finish):...... 7-0.(Champions) But wait, there’s more. Lefty Nadia Dan and Kara-Leigh Huse both return 2009 Postseason:.....................NCAA.Second.Place as sophomores with two USC freshmen also lined up to be true impact players this year in Dominique Sardo and Patricia Jancso. Sports Information:.........................(213).740-8480 Sports Information Fax:..................(213).740-7584 “I don’t think the offense is going to be a problem for us,” said Vavic, who Water Polo SID:..................................Darcy.Couch has also added freshmen Brooke Carpenter, Constance Hiller, Nicolina Couch’s Email:[email protected] McCall, Blair Moody and Chelsea Silvers to the roster this season. “We Web Site:................................www.usctrojans.com have some good outside shooters and strong 2-meter players. Between Credits:.The.2010.USC.women’s.water.polo.media. Patricia and Dominique and Nadia, we have many players that can put guide.was.prepared.by.Darcy.Couch..Special.thanks. the ball away. to.Figge.Photography,.Dan.Avila,.Sam.Haythorn,. David.Gonzales,.AP.Images.and.Getty.Images.. “This year, we have to take water polo to a different level - individually and as a team,” Vavic said. “I think we are getting there.” 2009 USC water polo 2010 USC WOMen’s Water Polo Media Guide • 1 • 2010 2009 USC water polo 2010 Head Coach Head Coach • 16th Season • 347-114 (.753) jovan 7-time MPSF Coach of the Year 7-time National Coach of the Year vavic 7 National Championships • 7 Cutino Award winners Head coach Jovan Vavic, one of the top water polo coaches in the country, serves a dual role as the head coach of both the USC men’s and women’s teams. He has been with the USC women’s program since its inception in 1995, and has led his men’s and women’s teams to national championships twice in the same school year (the men in 1998 and 2003 and the women in 1999 and 2004).