March 15, 2002

HONOLULU - Senior All-American Sofia Konoukh scored five goals Friday and the No. 3 USC women's water polo team defeated the No. 9 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine, 15-3, at Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. The Women of Troy are now 14-2 overall and remain perfect with a 6-0 record in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play.

USC jumped out early with six goals in the first period as Aniko Pelle and Eden McMullen added three and two goals, respectively.

The Trojans will return home for another MPSF match against Cal State Northridge on Friday (March 22) at 5 p.m.

Goals: USC: Sofia Konoukh 5, Aniko Pelle 3, Eden McMullen 2, Nina Wengst, Sandra Milicev, Suzannah Johnson Hawai`i: Garner-Prohs, Tarayao, Trochinski