US EditionUCLA rallies in final second to beat USC for men’s water polo title
UCLA Bruins won their 14th title with a four-goal final quarter rally, finishing 27-2 and defeating USC 11-10 with a last-second goal by Frederico Jucá Carsalade.
- With one second remaining, Frederico Jucé Carsalade scored to give UCLA an 11-10 win over USC at the Avery Aquatic Center on Sunday.
- With the teams splitting four matches this season, USC Trojans faced a high-stakes, close rivalry that set up a tightly contested final.
- USC twice built two-goal advantages in the third quarter on goals by Jack Vort and Efe Naipoglu, while Ryder Dodd scored back-to-back goals to lead 10-9 with 2:35 left, and Jack Martin tied it 32 seconds later.
- The win gave UCLA its 14th championship and denied USC its 11th title, with the second-seeded Bruins winning at the Avery Aquatic Center.
- UCLA reached the final after beating Stanford 9-7 in the semifinals while USC advanced with a 16-7 semifinal win over Fordham.
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UCLA rallies in final second to beat USC for men’s water polo title
Frederico Jucá Carsalade points in excitement during UCLA’s win over USC in the the men’s water polo championship on Sunday at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, CA on Friday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Ross Turteltaub, UCLA Athletics) STANFORD, Calif. — Frederico Jucá Carsalade scored with one second remaining to cap a four-goal fourth quarter, and UCLA rallied to beat USC 11-10 to win the men’s water polo championship on Sunday at the Avery Aquatic Cen…
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UCLA rallies in final second to beat Southern California 11-10 and win men's water polo championship
Frederico Jucá Carsalade scored with one second remaining to cap a four-goal fourth quarter, and UCLA rallied to beat Southern California 11-10 to win the men’s water polo championship at the Avery Aquatic Center.It was the 14th championship for the second-seeded and defending champion Bruins (27-2)
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