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Pacific Downs Loyola Marymount for Third-Straight GCC Tourney Title

In a rematch of last year’s Golden Coast Conference title match, the No. 1 seeded Pacific Tigers pulled off a 13-9 win against No. 3 LMU on Sunday at Fresno State Aquatic Center to earn their third straight GCC Championship.

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Hawaii Holds Off UC Irvine for Big West Water Polo Championship, NCAA Berth

The second-seeded University of Hawai’i women’s water polo team captured its third Big West Championship in school history after toppling top-seeded UC Irvine, 7-6, on Sunday.

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Michigan Tops Princeton 10-6, Wins Fourth-Straight CWPA Championship

The 6th-ranked University of Michigan water polo team defeated No. 15 Princeton, 10-6, on Sunday in the CWPA Championship game for the third straight year to earn its fourth straight title and the ninth in program history.

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Make It Six: Wagner Bests Marist 8-4 for Sixth-Straight MAAC Championship

The No. 19 Wagner women’s water polo team became the first program in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) history to win six consecutive league titles after defeating Marist College, 8-4, on Sunday.

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UC San Diego Set for 7th-Straight NCAA Appearance after WWPA Title Win

The University of California San Diego women’s water polo team climbed back to the apex of the Western Water Polo Association on Sunday, winning the WWPA Championship with a victory over Fresno Pacific in the tournament final, 15-4, at the SPIRE Institute.

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Cal Lutheran Upsets Top-Seeded Pomona-Pitzer 10-9 for SCIAC’s NCAA Berth

#2 seed Cal Lutheran defeated top seeded Pomona-Pitzer, 10-9, and earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and the Regals’ first SCIAC crown since 2009, denying the Sagehens a three-peat.

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Texas A&M Doles Out Awards at Saturday Banquet

The Texas A&M men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams celebrated the accomplishments of the 2018-19 season at the annual team banquet on Saturday at the All-American Club at Kyle Field.

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Duke Honors 13 Seniors, Celebrates Historic Season at Friday Banquet

The Duke swimming and diving program closed a historic 2018-19 campaign by celebrating accomplishments from the pool, the boards and the classroom Friday at the program’s annual awards banquet.

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Hixon, Capobianco Take Bronze in 3-Meter Synchro in Montreal

Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco won a bronze medal in synchronized 3-meter as the FINA Diving World Series in Montreal kicked off Friday with four synchronized diving events.

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Team Canada Spots on Line at First Ever Open Water Trials

Canada’s best marathon swimmers will compete for spots on Team Canada as the first ever Canadian Open Water Swimming Trials are set to take place Saturday on Grand Cayman.

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Kelly VanDyke Named to Grand Valley Athletics Hall of Fame

Grand Valley State Director of Athletics, Keri Becker, announced the 2019 GVSU Athletics Hall of Fame class, which will be the 34th inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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Stanford Sweeps MPSF Water Polo Top Awards

Stanford’s Makenzie Fischer, Ryann Neushul and John Tanner swept the MPSF Player, Newcomer and Coach of the Year honors to lead the conference’s postseason awards.

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Alabama Celebrates 2018-19 Season with Postseason Awards Dinner

The Crimson Tide celebrated a season which included a top-10 NCAA finish for the men, a top-35 finish for the women and a combined nine men and women earning All-America honors.

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Pomona-Pitzer’s Hill, Cal Lutheran’s Rond Lead SCIAC Honorees

Pomona-Pitzer’s Natalie Hill was named the 2019 SCIAC Athlete of the Year, while the league’s Newcomer of the Year award went to Cal Lutheran’s Lexi Rond.

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Michigan’s Steere, Andrews Lead CWPA All-Conference Honorees

Maddy Steere and Abby Andrews of the University of Michigan claim Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year honors, while Princeton University head coach Derek Ellingson takes Coach of the Year accolades to headline the 2019 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division I All-Conference Team.

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