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.
21 Matches, 3 Top 10 Affairs Make Up Week 11 Water Polo Slate
There are only 21 matches on the collegiate men’s water polo Week 11 slate, but the schedule includes three Top 10 affairs on Saturday.
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.
Julian Fraser Memorial, CWPA Division II, III Tourneys Highlight Week 8 Slate
Santa Clara hosts the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament in honor of Fraser (1996-2017), while the CWPA hosts DII and DIII Eastern Division Championships.
Brown’s Thygesen, Atwell, LMU’s Mitrovic Score Week 7 WP Conference Honors
Brown’s James Thygesen and Cole Atwell and Loyola Marymount’s Blazo Mitrovic turned in top performances to highlight water polo’s Week 7 league honorees.
Mitrovic, Hudak, Popovic Score 8-Goal Efforts to Lead WP Week 7 Performances
Loyola Marymount’s Blazo Mitrovic, Iona’s Patrick Hudak and Salem’s Milos Popovic each turned in an 8-goal effort on Week 7 of men’s water polo action.
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.
Parity, Upsets, Records Mark First 5 Weeks of College Water Polo
Three #1 teams, each suffering a loss while owning the top spot, 35 upsets, and 15 overtime affairs have highlighted the first 5 weeks of college water polo.
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.
#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.
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.
#2 Beats #1 to Shake Up NCAA Men’s Water Polo (Week 3)
#2 UC Santa Barbara knocked off newly-minted #1 USC and registered an overtime win over #6 Pepperdine on Week 3 of collegiate men’s water polo play.
Miller-Tolt, Evezard Lead Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Week 2 Performances
Fordham’s Jake Miller-Tolt and UC Irvine’s Jason Evezard were the top individual game scorers of collegiate water polo Week 2, each with a 9-goal effort.
