6 Upsets, 5 Overtime Affairs Highlight WP Conference Championship Weekend
Pepperdine, Bucknell, Stanford, Harvard, Whittier and UC Davis won the six collegiate water polo conference titles as postseason play kicked off.
Bucknell’s Joksimovic Earns Fourth-Straight Mid-Atlantic Water Polo MVP Honor
Bucknell’s Rade Joksimovic claimed his fourth straight Mid-Atlantic Most Valuable Player honor, while teammate Andu Vlasceanu was named Rookie of the Year.
#7 USC Knocks Off #1 Stanford 9-8 Among 2 Top 10 Upsets on Water Polo Week 9
NCAA champion USC, ranked #7, knocked off #1 Stanford 9-8 Saturday in both teams’ MPSF opener, while #8 Cal defeated #6 Long Beach State 11-10 in overtime.
#7 Pepperdine Edges #6 Cal in OT to Lead Six Week 6 WP Upsets
The lone Top 10 upset saw #7 Pepperdine edge out #6 Cal 13-12 in overtime on the road Saturday. It marked the Waves first win of the Bears since 2008.
Preseason Polls Aim to Predict Men’s Water Polo Conference Races
With conference play on the horizon in men’s collegiate water polo, SwimSwam looks at the projected standings from each league’s preseason coaches poll.
#3 Stanford Wins So Cal Invite, #1 UC Santa Barbara Falls Twice on WP Week 4
Week 4 of collegiate men’s water polo saw 12 upsets and two overtime affairs. #1 UC Santa Barbara lost twice, while #3 Stanford won the So Cal Invite title.
#4 UC Santa Barbara Tops #1 USC in 1 of 10 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Week 2 Upsets
Defending champion USC suffered one of three Top 10 upsets on Week 2 of collegiate men’s water polo action. The week also featured three overtime affairs.
