The USC women’s water polo team came close. So close. As interim head coach Casey Moon later told reporters, one change in how the ball bounced separated the Trojans from winning the national championship.
“Our team is truly a family,” Moon said. “And regardless, win or lose, we can look each other in the eye and say, ‘Hey, we played our best.’ And that’s what separates us.”
Their resolve deepened when they lost their head coach, Jovan Vavic, in March. Two months ago, he was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to commit racketeering and fired by USC hours later.