NCAA/College Water Polo

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.

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Danielle Montenegro Named Head Women’s Water Polo Coach at Division II Urbana

Danielle Montenegro has been hired as head coach of the new Women’s Water Polo program at Urbana University, which will begin competition in 2020-21.

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UC Santa Barbara is New #1, Fordham Vaults into Men’s Water Polo Top 20

UC Santa Barbara is the new #1 after knocking off five Top 10 teams, including #1 USC and #1 Stanford. Fordham claims its first Top 20 ranking since 2017.

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Faux-USC Water Polo Parent Sentenced to 4 Months in Admissions Scandal

The first sentence directly linked to USC water polo’s part in the collegiate admissions scandal was handed out this week in California.

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#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.

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UC Santa Barbara Women’s Water Polo Tabs Emma Sasson as Assistant Coach

UC Santa Barbara women’s water polo has named former UC San Diego standout and San Diego Mesa College coach Emma Sasson as an assistant on the coaching staff.

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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.

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Swimmer, Water Polo Player Todd McKenzie Picked for CMS Athletics Hall of Fame

Swimmer/Water Polo player Todd McKenzie and five others have been selected as the newest members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Stanford Takes Over Top Spot in CWPA Men’s Water Polo Poll

Among 10 upsets on Week 2 of the collegiate water polo season, Stanford took over the #1 slot in the CWPA poll, followed by #2 UCLA and UC Santa Barbara.

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#4 UC Santa Barbara Tops #1 USC in 1 of 10 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Week 2 Upsets

Defending champion USC suffered one of three Top 10 upsets on Week 2 of collegiate men’s water polo action. The week also featured three overtime affairs.

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Mitrovic, Joksimovic Lead Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Week 1 Standouts

Loyola Marymount’s Blazo Mitrovic and Bucknell’s Rade Joksimovic each notched an 8-goal effort to lead 171 hat tricks on Week 1 of men’s college water polo.

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19 Top 25 Affairs on Tap, #1 USC Begins Play on Men’s Water Polo Week 2

Still remaining on the week’s slate are 19 head-to-head matchups between teams listed on the Sept. 11 Top 20 poll, including three Top 10 contests on Sunday.

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UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, St. Francis Brooklyn Climb CWPA Men’s WP Poll

UC Santa Barbara moved into the Top 5, UC Irvine climbed into the Top 10 and St. Francis Brooklyn joined the rankings in the CWPA men’s water polo poll.

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UCLA Women’s Water Polo Hires James Robinson as Assistant Coach

UCLA head women’s water polo coach Adam Wright has announced the hiring of Bruins’ men’s standout James Robinson to the post of assistant coach.

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5 Upsets, 3 Overtime Affairs Highlight Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Week 1

Five upsets and three overtime games highlighted opening weekend of the collegiate men’s water polo season with #7 UC Santa Barbara posting three Top 10 wins.

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