{"id":208687,"date":"2026-04-28T17:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=208687"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:41:50","slug":"another-serbian-woman-is-a-champion-of-america-jelena-sarac-won-the-ncaa-water-polo-title-with-her-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/another-serbian-woman-is-a-champion-of-america-jelena-sarac-won-the-ncaa-water-polo-title-with-her-university\/","title":{"rendered":"ANOTHER SERBIAN WOMAN IS A CHAMPION OF AMERICA! Jelena \u0160arac won the NCAA water polo title with her university!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Another Serbian student-athlete has been crowned with a national title in America! Following basketball national team player An\u0111ela Dugali\u0107, Serbian water polo player Jelena \u0160arac has also won the NCAA title with her team, USC (University of Southern California).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Final Four tournament held in La Jolla, California, Jelena’s USC defeated the Hawaii team in the semifinals with a score of 11:5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LOUDEST: Jelena \u0160arac with the team after winning the NCAA title<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final, after a great struggle, they defeated the California team (California Golden Bears) with a score of 10:9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the championship 2025\/26 season, Jelena, who is also a senior national team player for Serbia, was a major pillar of the team as a “redshirt” junior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the regular season, she scored a total of 3 goals, but she played a major role in defense, where she guarded the best opposing players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the eighth national title for the USC women’s water polo program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jelena \u0160arac is originally from Novi Sad, where she graduated from the Jovan Jovanovi\u0107 Zmaj Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like basketball player An\u0111ela Dugali\u0107, she is a member of the Serbian-American Student-Athletes Association (SASAA), which was founded last year in Chicago and aims to empower and connect student-athletes of Serbian origin who compete at American colleges or plan to go there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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