USC’s men’s water polo team improved to 27-0 by defeating visiting Cal, 9-5, in the finals of the MPSF tournament Sunday afternoon.

USC’s Mace Rapsey scored a game-high four goals as the Trojans earned an automatic berth to this week’s NCAA tournament at USC.

In the third-place match UCLA defeated Stanford, 10-9, in overtime on a goal by left-hander Daniel Lenhart (Esperanza) and later earned an at-large entry to the NCAA tournament.

Air Force and St. Francis of New York round out the field for NCAAs, which are Saturday and Sunday at USC.

Please send water polo news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com

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