TEMPE – No. 5 Sun Devil Water Polo dropped its Senior Day matchup to No. 3 USC, 21-17, Saturday afternoon at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.
Senior attacker Millie Quin delivered a historic performance in her final home appearance, tying her season high with eight goals while also surpassing the 100-goal mark for the season.
However, it wasn't enough to overcome a relentless USC attack.
Freshman attacker Itziar Almeda added three goals and freshman attacker Dominika Kardos chipped in two, too, to round out multi-goal contributors for the Sun Devils. Freshman 2-meter defender Sydney Krushen, attacker Maci Magee, attacker Leila Meraz and graduate center Nioka Thomas each found the back of the net once as Arizona State spread the scoring across eight players.
Senior goalkeeper Sanne Keijzer recorded another double-digit save performance by finishing the contest with 13. Keijzer defended the cage on 34 shot attempts, racking up a 38 save percentage.
Game scoring
ASU 17, USC 21
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL | |
| ASU | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| USC | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
ASU Scoring: Itziar Almeda (3), Sydney Krushen (1), Dominika Kardos (2), Maci Magee (1), Leila Meraz (1), Millie Quin (8), Nioka Thomas (1).
MPSF Conference all-time leaderboard
Millie Quin now sits in fourth place on MPSF’s career goals scored list. The senior began her collegiate career at Cal, where she found the back of the net 19 times, before has talling the remainder of her career total at Arizona State.
- Rae Lekness, San Jose State (2013-16), 294
2. Monica Vavic, USC (2012-15), 291
3. Makenzie Fischer, Stanford (2017-22), 288
4. Millie Quin, Arizona State (2023-pres.), 287
5. Molly Smith, Pacific (1997-00), 286
6. Holly Hartzell, San Diego State (2001-04), 278
7. Anna Gonzales, San Diego State (2006-09), 273
8. Stephania Haralabidis, USC (2014-17), 269
9. Jessica Schroeder, Pacific (2001-05), 268
10. Tilly Kearns, USC (2019-25), 262
T11. Jenna Schuster, San Diego State (2006-09), 255
T11. Aniko Pelle, USC (1999-02), 255
T13. Luca Petovary, Arizona State (2021-24), 252
T13. Maddie Musselman, UCLA (2017-22), 252
15. Adriana Vogt, San Jose State (2008-11), 245
Up Next
Arizona State now has a two-week break before returning to action on March 28, when the Sun Devils take on UCLA in Los Angeles at 1 p.m. MST.
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