USA Men Take First Win Over Serbia Since 2008 Olympics With 12-10 Win In Front Of Sold Out San Diego Crowd
 |  John Mann scored a game high five goals in the win over Serbia |
June 2, 2015
La Jolla, CA - June 2 - In front of a sold out crowd at UC-San Diego's Canyonview Pool, the USA Men's National Team beat Serbia for the first time since the 2008 Olympic Games, winning 12-10. John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) scored a game high five goals while Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) added four goals in the win. Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) tallied eight saves in the win. The two teams will meet again on Thursday night at 7:30pm pt at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. To rewatch the full match on USA Water Polo TV, click here. For more series information, click here.
Serbia jumped out to a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter and built a 3-1 advantage before Team USA began to chip away. Mann got on the board with his first goal and Alex Obert(Loomis, CA/Pacific/Sac Polo) added a tally moments later to make it 4-3 Serbia. Mann came back with another and then Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) scored twice and suddenly Team USA was ahead 6-4 at halftime.
Dusan Mandic scored to stop the bleeding for Serbia but the United States answered with goals from Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC), Mann and Bonanni to take a 9-5 lead, their largest of the night. Gavril Subotic connected for a score late in the third leaving team USA ahead 9-6 going to the fourth. Bonanni hit for his fourth goal of the night with 6:03 remaining to put Team USA up 11-8 but Serbia, the number two ranked team in the world, wasn't done yet. Slobodan Nikic scored followed by the second of the match for Subotic to make it a one goal game at 11-10 with just over three minutes to play. Team USA slammed the door shut with the fifth and final goal from Mann with 1:26 to play and the defense held the rest of the way.
Stefan Mitrovic led the Serbian attack with three goals. The last time Team USA beat Serbia was on August 22, 2008, a 10-5 win in the semifinal round of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Scoring
USA 12 (1, 5, 3, 3) J. Mann 5, B. Bonanni 4, T. Azevedo 2, A. Obert 1
SRB 10 (2, 2, 2, 4) S. Mitrovic 3, G. Subotic 2, S. Nikic 2, S. Rasovic 1, D. Mandic 1, Z. Gocic 1
Saves - USA - M. Moses - 8 - SRB - G. Pijetlovic 2, B. Mitrovic 3
Game Scoresheet
La Jolla, CA - June 2 - In front of a sold out crowd at UC-San Diego's Canyonview Pool, the USA Men's National Team beat Serbia for the first time since the 2008 Olympic Games, winning 12-10. John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) scored a game high five goals while Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) added four goals in the win. Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) tallied eight saves in the win. The two teams will meet again on Thursday night at 7:30pm pt at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. To rewatch the full match on USA Water Polo TV, click here. For more series information, click here.
Serbia jumped out to a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter and built a 3-1 advantage before Team USA began to chip away. Mann got on the board with his first goal and Alex Obert(Loomis, CA/Pacific/Sac Polo) added a tally moments later to make it 4-3 Serbia. Mann came back with another and then Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) scored twice and suddenly Team USA was ahead 6-4 at halftime.
Dusan Mandic scored to stop the bleeding for Serbia but the United States answered with goals from Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC), Mann and Bonanni to take a 9-5 lead, their largest of the night. Gavril Subotic connected for a score late in the third leaving team USA ahead 9-6 going to the fourth. Bonanni hit for his fourth goal of the night with 6:03 remaining to put Team USA up 11-8 but Serbia, the number two ranked team in the world, wasn't done yet. Slobodan Nikic scored followed by the second of the match for Subotic to make it a one goal game at 11-10 with just over three minutes to play. Team USA slammed the door shut with the fifth and final goal from Mann with 1:26 to play and the defense held the rest of the way.
Stefan Mitrovic led the Serbian attack with three goals. The last time Team USA beat Serbia was on August 22, 2008, a 10-5 win in the semifinal round of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Scoring
USA 12 (1, 5, 3, 3) J. Mann 5, B. Bonanni 4, T. Azevedo 2, A. Obert 1
SRB 10 (2, 2, 2, 4) S. Mitrovic 3, G. Subotic 2, S. Nikic 2, S. Rasovic 1, D. Mandic 1, Z. Gocic 1
Saves - USA - M. Moses - 8 - SRB - G. Pijetlovic 2, B. Mitrovic 3
Game Scoresheet
USA Men Pick Up Second Straight Win Over Serbia 9-5 In Front Of Sold Out Riverside Crowd
|  Bret Bonanni scored two goals in the win over Serbia |
June 4, 2015
Riverside, CA - June 4 - Another sellout crowd and another Team USA win over Serbia. This time a pivotal third quarter pushed the USA Men's National Team to a 9-5 win over Serbia, their second straight over the second ranked team in the world, at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford), Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC), and Josh Samuels (Villa Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC) scored two goals each in the win while McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/USC/Regency) added eight saves in net. Team USA held Serbia scoreless in the third while scoring three goals to expand a 5-4 halftime lead into an 8-4 advantage. To rewatch tonight's game, click here.
The two teams will meet again on Sunday at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, CA at 5pm. Limited tickets are still on sale and can be purchased by clicking here.
Serbia struck first to open the scoring in the first period but Team USA responded with two straight goals from Bonanni and Luca Cupido (Newport Beach, CA/California/Newport) to snag a 2-1 lead after the first period. Strahinja Rasovic answered with a tally to open the second but Azevedo and Samuels hit for two straight to build a 4-2 advantage. Stefan Mitrovic and Slobodan Nikic scored two straight for Serbia to even the match at 4-4 but Team USA would take the lead into halftime thanks to a goal from Bonanni with 1:03 to go in the first half.
The third quarter and largely the second half defined the match. Team USA held Serbia scoreless in the third while adding three more goals, the last coming from Azevedo with just two seconds to play. Ahead 8-4 to open the fourth, John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) put the match away tossing a hookshot over the head of Serbia's goalkeeper for a 9-4 lead. Serbia finally broke through with a score in the second half but it came with just six seconds to play and did not factor in the decision.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 9 (2, 3, 3, 1) T. Azevedo 2, B. Bonanni 2, J. Samuels 2, L. Cupido 1, A. Bowen 1, J. Mann 1
SRB 5 (1, 3, 0, 1) S. Nikic 2, V. Rasovic 1, S. Rasovic 1, S. Mitrovic 1
Saves - USA - M. Baron 8 - SRB - G. Pijetlovic 6, B. Mitrovic 3
6x5 - USA - 4/7 - SRB - 1-8
Penalties - USA - 0/1 - SRB - 1-1
Riverside, CA - June 4 - Another sellout crowd and another Team USA win over Serbia. This time a pivotal third quarter pushed the USA Men's National Team to a 9-5 win over Serbia, their second straight over the second ranked team in the world, at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford), Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC), and Josh Samuels (Villa Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC) scored two goals each in the win while McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/USC/Regency) added eight saves in net. Team USA held Serbia scoreless in the third while scoring three goals to expand a 5-4 halftime lead into an 8-4 advantage. To rewatch tonight's game, click here.
The two teams will meet again on Sunday at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, CA at 5pm. Limited tickets are still on sale and can be purchased by clicking here.
Serbia struck first to open the scoring in the first period but Team USA responded with two straight goals from Bonanni and Luca Cupido (Newport Beach, CA/California/Newport) to snag a 2-1 lead after the first period. Strahinja Rasovic answered with a tally to open the second but Azevedo and Samuels hit for two straight to build a 4-2 advantage. Stefan Mitrovic and Slobodan Nikic scored two straight for Serbia to even the match at 4-4 but Team USA would take the lead into halftime thanks to a goal from Bonanni with 1:03 to go in the first half.
The third quarter and largely the second half defined the match. Team USA held Serbia scoreless in the third while adding three more goals, the last coming from Azevedo with just two seconds to play. Ahead 8-4 to open the fourth, John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) put the match away tossing a hookshot over the head of Serbia's goalkeeper for a 9-4 lead. Serbia finally broke through with a score in the second half but it came with just six seconds to play and did not factor in the decision.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 9 (2, 3, 3, 1) T. Azevedo 2, B. Bonanni 2, J. Samuels 2, L. Cupido 1, A. Bowen 1, J. Mann 1
SRB 5 (1, 3, 0, 1) S. Nikic 2, V. Rasovic 1, S. Rasovic 1, S. Mitrovic 1
Saves - USA - M. Baron 8 - SRB - G. Pijetlovic 6, B. Mitrovic 3
6x5 - USA - 4/7 - SRB - 1-8
Penalties - USA - 0/1 - SRB - 1-1
USA MNT -vs- Serbia | El Toro High School
USA Men Edge Serbia 11-10 With Last Second Goal From Luca Cupido To Earn Third Straight Win
Luca Cupido scored the game winner over Serbia with two seconds left
June 7, 2015
Lake Forest, CA - June 7 - Luca Cupido's (Newport Beach, CA/California/Newport) goal with just two seconds left in the fourth quarter pushed Team USA to an 11-10 win over Serbia at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, CA. Cupido tied the game with 45 seconds left after goals from Filip Filipovic and Andrija Prlainovic had put Serbia ahead with 1:13 to play. Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) posted 10 saves in net in picking up the victory. To watch a full replay of the game, click here. The series concludes Tuesday night at a sold out University of Illinois, Chicago at 7:45pm ct. The game will be broadcast live and live stats will be available via The FOSH, both can be accessed here.
Team USA opened the match on top thanks to a goal from Josh Samuels (Villa Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC) but a rejuvenated Serbia squad responded. Bolstered by the return of Andrija Prlainovic, Filip Filipovic, and Dusko Pijetlovic, Serbia kept pace with Team USA in the first. Dusan Mandic connected to tie the match at 2-2 and Prlainovic connected on his first goal of the series to give Serbia a 3-2 lead after the first. They kept the attack up in the second period building a 5-2 lead before Team USA began to chip away. Alex Roelse (Maarssen, Netherlands/UCLA/Bruin) scored one of his two goals to make it 5-3 and Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/Stanford) followed with a score with under a minute to play in the half to draw Team USA within one at 5-4. After Serbia retook a two goal lead, Jackson Kimbell (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/Newport) found the back of the net right before half to leave Serbia ahead just one at 6-5.
Much like Thursday night in Riverside, the third quarter belonged entirely to Team USA. Moses and the defense held Serbia scoreless while Team USA mustered three straight goals, two from John Mann(Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) to take an 8-6 lead going to the fourth. The one goal Mann didn't score, he drew a penalty, allowing Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC) to hit.
That set the stage for the back and forth action in the final eight minutes. Roelse scored his second goal to put Team USA up 9-7 with 4:13 to play only to see Serbia score three straight to take a 10-9 lead. Prlainovic scored two of the goals as Serbia roared back into the match. After Prlainovic's final goal with 1:13 remaining all that was left was Cupido saving the day with two tallies in the final minute.
Both teams struggled on the power play with Team USA going 5/17 and Serbia just 3/11. Team USA went 1/1 on penalty shots while Serbia did not attempt a penalty shot.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 11 (2, 3, 3, 3) L. Cupido 2, J. Mann 2, T. Azevedo 2, A. Roelse 2, A. Bowen 1, J. Samuels 1, J. Kimbell 1
Serbia 10 (3, 3, 0, 4) A. Prlainovic 3 S. Rasovic 2, D. Mandic 1, F. Filipovic 1, V. Rasovic 1, G. Subotic, N. Jaksic 1
Saves - USA - M. Moses 10 - SRB - G. Pijetlovic 7, B. Mitrovic 6
6x5 - USA - 5/17 - SRB - 3/11
Penalties - USA - 1/1 - SRB - 0/0
Luca Cupido scored the game winner over Serbia with two seconds left
Lake Forest, CA - June 7 - Luca Cupido's (Newport Beach, CA/California/Newport) goal with just two seconds left in the fourth quarter pushed Team USA to an 11-10 win over Serbia at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, CA. Cupido tied the game with 45 seconds left after goals from Filip Filipovic and Andrija Prlainovic had put Serbia ahead with 1:13 to play. Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) posted 10 saves in net in picking up the victory. To watch a full replay of the game, click here. The series concludes Tuesday night at a sold out University of Illinois, Chicago at 7:45pm ct. The game will be broadcast live and live stats will be available via The FOSH, both can be accessed here.
Team USA opened the match on top thanks to a goal from Josh Samuels (Villa Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC) but a rejuvenated Serbia squad responded. Bolstered by the return of Andrija Prlainovic, Filip Filipovic, and Dusko Pijetlovic, Serbia kept pace with Team USA in the first. Dusan Mandic connected to tie the match at 2-2 and Prlainovic connected on his first goal of the series to give Serbia a 3-2 lead after the first. They kept the attack up in the second period building a 5-2 lead before Team USA began to chip away. Alex Roelse (Maarssen, Netherlands/UCLA/Bruin) scored one of his two goals to make it 5-3 and Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/Stanford) followed with a score with under a minute to play in the half to draw Team USA within one at 5-4. After Serbia retook a two goal lead, Jackson Kimbell (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/Newport) found the back of the net right before half to leave Serbia ahead just one at 6-5.
Much like Thursday night in Riverside, the third quarter belonged entirely to Team USA. Moses and the defense held Serbia scoreless while Team USA mustered three straight goals, two from John Mann(Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) to take an 8-6 lead going to the fourth. The one goal Mann didn't score, he drew a penalty, allowing Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC) to hit.
That set the stage for the back and forth action in the final eight minutes. Roelse scored his second goal to put Team USA up 9-7 with 4:13 to play only to see Serbia score three straight to take a 10-9 lead. Prlainovic scored two of the goals as Serbia roared back into the match. After Prlainovic's final goal with 1:13 remaining all that was left was Cupido saving the day with two tallies in the final minute.
Both teams struggled on the power play with Team USA going 5/17 and Serbia just 3/11. Team USA went 1/1 on penalty shots while Serbia did not attempt a penalty shot.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 11 (2, 3, 3, 3) L. Cupido 2, J. Mann 2, T. Azevedo 2, A. Roelse 2, A. Bowen 1, J. Samuels 1, J. Kimbell 1
Serbia 10 (3, 3, 0, 4) A. Prlainovic 3 S. Rasovic 2, D. Mandic 1, F. Filipovic 1, V. Rasovic 1, G. Subotic, N. Jaksic 1
Saves - USA - M. Moses 10 - SRB - G. Pijetlovic 7, B. Mitrovic 6
6x5 - USA - 5/17 - SRB - 3/11
Penalties - USA - 1/1 - SRB - 0/0
USA MNT -vs- Serbia | University of Illinois, Chicago
Luca Cupido A Hero Again As USA Edges Serbia 14-13 In Front Of Jam Packed Chicago Crowd
Luca Cupido scored the second straight game winner for Team USA over Serbia
June 9, 2015
Chicago, IL - June 9 - For the second straight match Team USA's Luca Cupido (Newport Beach, CA/California/Newport) was the hero as the attacker scored a game winning goal as time expired to complete a four game sweep of Serbia. In front of a standing room only, sell out crowd at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Team USA emerged a 14-13 winner in a physical finale to the common training series. Cupido and Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) led the offense with four goals each while McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/USC/Regency) went all four quarters in net with 11 saves. Watch a full replay of the match via USA Water Polo TV, click here.
The first quarter started off slow. Serbia's Andrija Prlainovic scored first but Bonanni quickly answered to tie the score at one. Cupido then pulled the USA ahead with 48 seconds left but Gavril Subotic's man up goal tied the score at three with just seven seconds remaining in the quarter.
Team USA started off the second quarter strong with goals by Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/Stanford) and Bonanni, his second of the game, giving the United States a 4-2 lead early. With less than three minutes remaining Serbia's Mandic and Subotic made it 4-4. USA's Cupido regained a 5-4 lead for his team but Serbia answered with two quick goals making it 6-5 Serbia at the half.
Connor Virjee's (Rolling Hills, CA/USC/Trojan) first goal of the game evened the score at six early in the third quarter and Bonanni then capitalized on a 5-meter penalty shot to pull the USA ahead 7-6. Serbia's Filip Filipovic answered on a man up advantage to tie the game back up at seven. Virjee, Cupido, and Bonanni each followed with a goal a piece giving the USA a three goal lead with 3:33 remaining. Serbia's Nikola Jaksic scored his second goal of the game cutting the USA's lead to 10-8. Virjee followed up with his third goal in the quarter making it 11-8 USA. Serbia responded with two quick goals. The USA remainined in front at 11-10 after three quarters.
Two goals by Mandic pulled Serbia ahead early in the final quarter. Alex Roelse (Maarssen, Netherlands/UCLA/Bruin) answered for the United States to tie it at 12 followed by John Mann's (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) goal to give them a 13-12 lead. With just 31 seconds remaining in the game, Serbia's Filipovic capitalized on a power play goal to tie the game. Cupido was tonight's hero with a game-winning goal with no time remaining in the game.
Notes: The four quarters featured a host of physical play that saw Subotic excluded from the match for Serbia and Strahinja Rasovic leave the game with an injury. Goalkeeper Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) did not travel with the team to Chicago. This was the first time a USA Water Polo Senior National Team played in Chicago since 2002 when the Women's Senior National Team held competitions at UIC and Northwestern.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 14 (2, 4, 4, 3) L. Cupido 4, B. Bonanni 4, C. Virjee 3, A. Roelse 1, A. Bowen 1, J. Mann 1
SRB 13 (2, 3, 6, 3) D. Mandic 3, F. Filipovic 2, N. Jaksic 2, G. Subotic 2, Z. Gocic 1, S. Nikic 1, M. Aleksic 1, A. Prlainovic 1
Saves - USA - M. Baron - 11 - SRB - B. Mitrovic 5, G. Pijetlovic 1
6x5 - USA - 4-13 - SRB 1-10
Penalties - USA 1/1 - SRB 0/0
Luca Cupido scored the second straight game winner for Team USA over Serbia
Chicago, IL - June 9 - For the second straight match Team USA's Luca Cupido (Newport Beach, CA/California/Newport) was the hero as the attacker scored a game winning goal as time expired to complete a four game sweep of Serbia. In front of a standing room only, sell out crowd at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Team USA emerged a 14-13 winner in a physical finale to the common training series. Cupido and Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) led the offense with four goals each while McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/USC/Regency) went all four quarters in net with 11 saves. Watch a full replay of the match via USA Water Polo TV, click here.
The first quarter started off slow. Serbia's Andrija Prlainovic scored first but Bonanni quickly answered to tie the score at one. Cupido then pulled the USA ahead with 48 seconds left but Gavril Subotic's man up goal tied the score at three with just seven seconds remaining in the quarter.
Team USA started off the second quarter strong with goals by Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/Stanford) and Bonanni, his second of the game, giving the United States a 4-2 lead early. With less than three minutes remaining Serbia's Mandic and Subotic made it 4-4. USA's Cupido regained a 5-4 lead for his team but Serbia answered with two quick goals making it 6-5 Serbia at the half.
Connor Virjee's (Rolling Hills, CA/USC/Trojan) first goal of the game evened the score at six early in the third quarter and Bonanni then capitalized on a 5-meter penalty shot to pull the USA ahead 7-6. Serbia's Filip Filipovic answered on a man up advantage to tie the game back up at seven. Virjee, Cupido, and Bonanni each followed with a goal a piece giving the USA a three goal lead with 3:33 remaining. Serbia's Nikola Jaksic scored his second goal of the game cutting the USA's lead to 10-8. Virjee followed up with his third goal in the quarter making it 11-8 USA. Serbia responded with two quick goals. The USA remainined in front at 11-10 after three quarters.
Two goals by Mandic pulled Serbia ahead early in the final quarter. Alex Roelse (Maarssen, Netherlands/UCLA/Bruin) answered for the United States to tie it at 12 followed by John Mann's (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) goal to give them a 13-12 lead. With just 31 seconds remaining in the game, Serbia's Filipovic capitalized on a power play goal to tie the game. Cupido was tonight's hero with a game-winning goal with no time remaining in the game.
Notes: The four quarters featured a host of physical play that saw Subotic excluded from the match for Serbia and Strahinja Rasovic leave the game with an injury. Goalkeeper Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) did not travel with the team to Chicago. This was the first time a USA Water Polo Senior National Team played in Chicago since 2002 when the Women's Senior National Team held competitions at UIC and Northwestern.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 14 (2, 4, 4, 3) L. Cupido 4, B. Bonanni 4, C. Virjee 3, A. Roelse 1, A. Bowen 1, J. Mann 1
SRB 13 (2, 3, 6, 3) D. Mandic 3, F. Filipovic 2, N. Jaksic 2, G. Subotic 2, Z. Gocic 1, S. Nikic 1, M. Aleksic 1, A. Prlainovic 1
Saves - USA - M. Baron - 11 - SRB - B. Mitrovic 5, G. Pijetlovic 1
6x5 - USA - 4-13 - SRB 1-10
Penalties - USA 1/1 - SRB 0/0
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