NCAA/College Water Polo

San Jose State Jumps 5 Spots to #13 in Women’s Water Polo Top 25 after 2 Upsets

San Jose State made the biggest climb of the week, jumping five spots from #18 to #13 after a pair of one-goal victories over #13 Fresno State and #6 Cal.

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Wagner’s Diaz Alvarez Drops 8 vs. Indiana to Lead NCAA WP Week 2 Scorers

#21 Wagner’s Sofia Diaz Alvarez registered the biggest scoring effort of Week 2, notching an eight-goal effort in an 18-17 sudden victory over #23 Indiana.

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#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.

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Indiana Water Polo Sweeps Second Day of Michigan Invitational

Indiana Women’s Water Polo won both of its games on Sunday to finish the Michigan Invitational and open its season 2-2.

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New Evidence in College Admissions Scandal Says UCLA Knew as Early as 2014

UCLA launched an investigation in 2014, when a prospective water polo parent called to complain about her daughter being rejected for admission. Her daughter did not play water polo.

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Women’s Water Polo Week 2 Slate Features 5 Tournaments

Women’s water polo Week 2 features tournament play in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Long Beach, Riverside, and Berkeley, California.

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Iona’s Van Reeken Leads Women’s Water Polo Week 1 Award Winners

Goals were coming fast and furious on opening weekend of the collegiate women’s water polo season. Here are the conference award winners from Week 1.

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USC Remains #1, UC San Diego Climbs 5 Spots in CWPA Women’s Water Polo Poll

The top two teams – USC and Stanford – remained the same in collegiate women’s water polo poll after Week 1 of competition.

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UCSD’s Brockman, Onstott Lead Women’s NCAA Water Polo Week 1 Scorers

UC San Diego’s Maddie Brockman and Taylor Onstott led the individual scoring efforts, each logging a six-goal outing on collegiate women’s water polo Week 1.

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4 Upsets, 1 Overtime Thriller Highlight Women’s Water Polo Opening Weekend

Five women’s water polo Week 1 games were one-goal decisions and four ended in upsets, one of which saw #13 UC San Diego best #4 Cal 14-13 in sudden death.

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Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Season Begins with 15 Ranked Teams in Action

Eighteen of the 32 collegiate women’s water polo opening weekend matches pit two ranked teams against each other, including three top 10 affairs.

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News & Notes from the Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Offseason

With the 2020 collegiate women’s water polo season beginning in earnest this weekend, SwimSwam breaks down the top headlines from the offseason.

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NCAA Runnerup USC Ranked #1 in Preseason Women’s Water Polo Poll

The 2019 NCAA runner-up USC was picked as the #1 team in the Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Association preseason women’s water poll released on January 15.

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Mount St. Mary’s to Add Men’s, Women’s Water Polo for 2020-21 School Year

Mount Saint Mary’s has announced the addition of men’s and women’s water polo as varsity sports beginning in the 2020-21 school year.

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Whittier’s Nevarez, Kasas Named Division III WP Player, Coach of the Year

Whittier College’s Dominick Nevarez was honored as the Division III Player of the Year, while his coach David Kasas was tabbed as Coach of the Year.

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