Cal Edges USC 13-12 to Win 2021 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament
All-tournament MVP Nikos Papanikolaou and the Cal Bears defeated USC 13-12 on Sunday to win their 15th NCAA championship.
USC’s Jacob Mercep Picks Up MPSF Water Polo Player of the Week Honor
The senior had another hat trick and took over as USC’s No. 4 all-time scorer.
Cutino Award Finalists Announced Recognizing Best Collegiate Water Polo Players
USC’s Denise Mammolito (pictured) was among the finalists for the award that recognizes the best men’s and women’s players in the NCAA each year.
UCLA Captures 12th NCAA Men’s Water Polo Title with 7-6 Win over USC
UCLA beat USC 7-6 on Sunday to win their 12th NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship.
USC’s Mercep, Miller Sweep MPSF Weekly Water Polo Awards
Jacob Mercep is the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week and Max Miller is the Newcomer of the Week.
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.
#1 Stanford, #5 Pacific Advance to NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship Match
#1 Stanford defeated #2 USC 15-14 on a golden goal to claim its spot in Sunday’s championship match, while #5 Pacific edged #4 Pepperdine 17-13.
#2 USC, #4 Pepperdine Advance to NCAA Semifinals with Thursday Victories
#2 USC and #4 Pepperdine punched their tickets to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships semifinals with victories in Stockton, California, on Thursday.
NCAA Water Polo Quarterfinals Set for Thursday
The NCAA water polo championship saw its first upset in the opening round on Nov. 30. The four remaining matches of the tournament begin Thursday.
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.
Concordia’s Jakimcikas, Zsiros Set School Scoring Records to Headline WP Week 5
Concordia Irvine’s Marius Jakimcikas put in nine goals in the Eagles’ 22-15 win over La Verne, setting the school season record for goals with 56.
Stanford Maintains #1 Ranking, Fordham Returns to the Top 20 in WP Week 6 Poll
Stanford held down the #1 spot for the second straight week after besting #3 Pacific 11-8, while Fordham moved up to #17 with an upset win over Cal Baptist.
MIT Goes to Overtime Twice, Cal Baptist Falls Twice Via Upset on WP Week 5
Week 5 of collegiate men’s water polo brought four upsets and five overtime contests. #16 Cal Baptist fell twice, while MIT was part of two overtime affairs.
Graham Asalone Drops 10 Goals vs. Lindenwood to Lead Water Polo Week 3 Scorers
Chapman’s Graham Asalone dropped a 10 goal performance in an exhibition loss against Lindenwood on Week 3, leading all individual efforts.
USC Takes Top Spot in Preseason Men’s Water Polo Coaches Poll
USC was picked to repeat as the NCAA men’s water polo champion, receiving 98 points in the preseason Top 20 coaches poll. just ahead of UCLA and Stanford.
