HONOLULU, HAWAI’I — The top-ranked USC women’s water polo team kept its 2016 slate clean with another solid win to keep the Trojans undefeated at 14-0 on the year after a 9-5 win over No. 4 host Hawai’i tonight in Honolulu.

The Rainbow Wahine drummed up the first goal of the game only to see the Trojans punch up four straight goals, ballooning a 2-1 first-quarter lead into a 4-1 advantage on the hands of four different USC scorers. USC’s Stephania Haralabidis would have a hat trick in the books by halftime as USC claimed a 6-4 lead at the break.

Some strong stuff from Brianna Daboub helped USC build a 9-4 lead in the fourth quarter, and USC would fend off the Rainbow Wahine the rest of the way to finish out a final 9-5 victory.

USC’s next official action bring the Trojans back to California for a road trip to San Jose to continue MPSF action. The Trojans will square off against the Spartans at 1 p.m. on March 26 in San Jose.

#1 USC 9, #4 Hawai’i 5
March 17, 2016 – Honolulu, Hawai’i
USC 2 – 4 – 2 – 1 = 9
UH 1 – 3 – 0 – 1 = 5

SCORING:
USC — Stephania Haralabidis 4, Brianna Daboub 3, Brigitta Games, Annika Jensen.
UH — Julia Barton 2, Irene Gonzalez, Nikki-Marie Bell, Hannah Thompson.

SAVES: Amanda Longan (USC) 2 [1st half], Victória Chamorro (USC) 5 [2nd half], Hawai’i n/a.