Olympics | August 07, 2024
PARIS, FRANCE — USC is in medal contention in men’s water polo, men’s volleyball and diving after a busy day for Trojan Olympians in Paris. Former USC teammates squared off in the pool in a tense men’s water polo quarterfinal, with Trojans Hannes Daube and Marko Vavic both scoring penalty shots for Team USA in a deciding shootout against Australia, which had four former Trojans capped up for the Stingers. The USA men are now through to the Olympic semifinals for the first time since 2008. In volleyball, Micah Christenson and the USA men took a tough loss to Poland in the semifinals today to move into the bronze-medal match. And incoming Trojan diver Moritz Wesseman earned a spot in the 3-meter platform final with his finish in today’s semis. See below for full results and statistics for USC athletes in Paris today.
August 7 Recap
Men’s Indoor Volleyball
Semifinal: Poland 3, USA 2
• Trojan alum and three-time Olympian Micah Christenson will have a chance at a bronze medal after Team USA’s 3-2 (25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13) loss to Poland. Christenson had 60 assists and a block for the USA, which will compete in the bronze-medal match on Aug. 9.
Men’s Diving
3-Meter Platform Semifinals
• Incoming Trojan and first-time Olympian Moritz Wesseman (Germany) placed eighth with a score of 433.00 to advance to the final on Aug. 8 .
Men’s Water Polo
Quarterfinals: Serbia 12, Greece 11
• Playing in his third Olympic Games, three-time NCAA champion Kostas Genidounias scored one goal and added a steal and rebound for Greece, which was edged out late by Serbia in today’s quarterfinal. Greece will go on to the consolation semifinals to play for 5th-8th place.
Quarterfinals: USA 11, Australia 10 (shootout) — USA advances to semifinals vs. Serbia; Australia will play in consolation semis vs. Greece
• Playing in his second Olympic Games, 2018 NCAA champion Hannes Daube scored two goals and had a field block during regulation for Team USA, then scored his penalty shot during the shootout to help the United State reach the Olympic semifinals for the first time since 2008.
• Playing in his second Olympic Games, 2018 NCAA champion Marko Vavic had three steals during regulation and then scored the winning…
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