Photos by Jeff Golden
In a back-and-forth scoring game Saturday in Malibu, No. 6 Pepperdine overcame No. 4 USC in a 13-12 match, beating the Trojans for the first time since 2005.
USC started off hot, beginning with a 3-0 goal streak with help from sophomore goalie Nic Porter. Trojans had a tight defense, forcing the Waves to make more long shots and passes so as to adapt to the aggressive style.
“At first, we started off slow — we knew who we were supposed to shut down, but we weren’t shutting them down,” junior center Coleman Carpenter said.