Stanford’s Ben Hallock Repeats as Division I Water Polo Player of the Year
Ben Hallock was tabbed as Player of the Year and John Vargas was named Coach of the Year after leading Stanford to the NCAA men’s water polo title.
#12 Bucknell Ends #9 Harvard’s Perfect Season in NCAA Water Polo First Round
The #12 Bucknell Bison snapped #9 Harvard’s 29-match win streak, defeating the Crimson 13-12 in the NCAA first round on Saturday.
Harvard’s Charlie Owens Tabbed as Northeast Water Polo Conference MVP
Harvard’s Charlie Owens garnered Most Valuable Player honors, while Brown’s Cole Atwell (Fr., San Diego, Calif./La Jolla) collected Rookie of the Year nods.
#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.
Harvard Wins 22nd Straight; Cal Baptist, Santa Clara Notch 2 WP Week 8 Upsets
#9 Harvard went 4-0 at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament to move to 22-0, while RV Cal Baptist and Santa Clara each posted two water polo Week 8 upsets.
Haygood’s 13-Goal Week 6 Effort Paces WP Conference Honorees
With 140 efforts of a hat trick or more and several stellar performance between the pipes, these players stood out as conference award winners.
