#4 USC, #10 Michigan Score 2 Upsets Each to Lead WWP Week 6 Results
The Barbara Kalbus Invitational in Irvine, California, featured 32 Top 25 affairs and eight ended in upsets, including the championship match.
#3 UCLA Upsets #1 USC in Women’s Water Polo Week 4 Action
#1 USC suffered its first loss, falling to #3 UCLA in the championship match of the Triton Invitational, while #8 Arizona State scored two Top 10 upsets
Top 3 Remains the Same in Women’s CWPA Poll Amidst Minor Adjustments
With just two upsets among 61 games, the Feb. 5 women’s Collegiate Water Polo Association poll saw no team move more than two spots up or down.
Bucknell’s Ally Furano Leads Week 3 Scorers with Record 8 Goals vs. Marist
Bucknell’s Ally Furano turned in the top scoring performance of Week 3 of the women’s collegiate water polo season, while leading the Bison to a 4-0 mark.
#23 Indiana Upsets #11 Pacific to Highlight Women’s Water Polo Week 2 Results
Of the 47 matches played on Week 2 of the collegiate women’s water polo season, nine ended in one-score affairs including a sudden death contest.
Division I Player of the Year Makenzie Fischer Leads Water Polo All-Americans
Fifty-four student-athletes representing 25 institutions have been tabbed as Division I women’s water polo All-Americans by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC). National champion Stanford and runnerup USC each boast six honorees.
Hawaii’s Gonzalez, UC Davis’ Wijnbelt Lead Big West Honorees
Hawai’i’s Irene Gonzalez repeated as the Big West Player of the Year, while UC Davis’ Noelle Wijnbelt was tabbed as Freshman of the Year.
St. Francis Brooklyn’s Snelgar Nets 19 Goals, Snaps Own Season Scoring Record on Week 11
St. Francis Brooklyn’s Kelsey Snelgar broke her own single-season scoring record, upping her tally to 114 goals in 2019 with a 19 score haul last week, including a seven-goal effort vs. Villanova.
St. Francis Brooklyn’s Snelgar’s 7-Goal Efforts Lead Week 6 Standouts
Including 20 performances of four or more scores, here is a look at some of the standout efforts of collegiate water polo Week 6 and conference player of the week honorees.
#7 UC Santa Barbara Finishes 6th at Triton Invite
The No. 7 UC Santa Barbara women’s water polo team took a sixth place finish at the Triton Invitational, using a hot start to take down No. 11 UC Davis, 11-5 before falling in a rematch against No. 9 Arizona State, 7-5.
Meet the Week 3 Women’s Water Polo Standouts
Week 3 of the NCAA women’s water polo season brought a scoring onslaught, including 18 goals by Stanford’s Makenzie Fischer and 16 by St. Francis Brooklyn’s Kelsey Snelgar, each in three match efforts.
