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CLAREMONT, Calif \u2014 The Villanova water polo team split its final games at the Convergence Tournament, beating Fresno Pacific before falling to No. 3 USC Saturday.\u00a0
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\nAfter defeating the Sunbird (5-10) 14-5, the ‘Cats (13-7) advanced their win streak to six, the longest win streak since a six-game streak from Feb. 9-March 1, 2025.\u00a0
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\nThe streak ended against the Trojans (15-1) after an 18-5 defeat.\u00a0
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\nStarting the day against Fresno Pacific, the VU offense put on its sixth consecutive double-digit scoring performance, led by Riley Hull<\/a>, who had eight points (four goals, four assists) in the contest.\u00a0
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\nLayla Canales<\/a>, Sara Withers<\/a>, Anna Painter<\/a> and Ella Mattocks<\/a> scored twice, while Annika Wise<\/a> and Emmie Mallory<\/a> rounded out the scoring, both netting one goal.\u00a0
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\nVillanova had 13 steals in the contest, led by Tessa Petitt with four and Rosie Woodman<\/a> with three.\u00a0
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\nHull and Painter drew two exclusions each and were followed by Tippy Maguire<\/a>, who drew one. Maguire, Catharine McCann<\/a> and Painter all recorded one field block on the day.\u00a0
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\nThe Sunbird hung around in the first half taking a 6-3 deficit into the break.\u00a0
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\nVillanova pulled away in the second half, scoring five in the third and three in the fourth and took the 14-5 win.\u00a0
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\nAs was the case in four games on the weekend, Rachel Stephens<\/a> and Reia Kimi<\/a> split duties in goal. Stephens started the first half, saving two in five opportunities before Kimi took the second half, saving four in six attempts.\u00a0
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\nAgainst its highest-ranked opponent yet this season, Villanova fell to USC in its weekend closer.\u00a0
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\nMattocks led the team with two goals and was followed by Maguire, Painter and Pettit with one.
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\nCoco Jones<\/a>, Withers, Painter and Mallory picked up one assist each in the contest.\u00a0
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\nHull led VU in steals with two and Canales, Withers, Isabel Foley<\/a> and Charlotte Summe<\/a> each had one.\u00a0
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\nHull drew five exclusions to lead the ‘Cats with Mattocks drawing two and Withers, Painter and Pettit drawing one. Hull and Mattocks both scored a five-meter attempt.\u00a0
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\nMcCann and Jones both recorded one field block.\u00a0
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\nVU held its first and only lead of the game in the first quarter, going up 3-2.\u00a0
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\nThe Trojans took control in the second quarter, outscoring VU 7-1 to take a 9-4 lead into halftime.\u00a0
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\nUSC continued to roll in the second half, scoring nine to Villanova’s one and taking the 18-5 victory.
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\nStephens and Kimi once again split responsibility in goal. Stephens saved two in 11 attempts and picked up a steal. Kimi saved six in 15 attempts and also recorded a steal.\u00a0
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\nUp Next
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\nVU begins MAAC conference play March 11 against Big Five opponent, La Salle. The matchup will take place in Philadelphia in a midweek tilt.\u00a0
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