Paige Furano’s School Record 7 Scores Lead Week 10 Standout Efforts
37 players netted four goals or more to headline the Week 10 standout performances. Bucknell’s Paige Furano led the way with a school record seven scores vs. Harvard on Sunday.
4 Top 10 Affairs, 2 Top 5 Matchups Set for Water Polo Week 11
17 Top 25 matchups highlight Week 11 play, while tournaments are scheduled from Lebanon, Illinois, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Brooklyn Heights, New York.
Upset Puts Stanford in CWPA #1 Spot, Bumping USC After 350 Days
USC’s nearly one year stranglehold on the top spot of the CWPA Top 25 poll has ended. Stanford takes over the #1 position after knocking off the then top-ranked Trojans 9-8 in overtime on Saturday.
Six Upsets, Including 2 Top 5 Affairs, Lead Week 10 Results
Six upsets, including two overtime affairs, highlighted Week 10 water polo action.
#2 Stanford Snaps #1 USC’s 37-Game Win Streak with 9-8 OT Road Victory
No. 2 Stanford held No. 1 USC scoreless in overtime and Makenzie Fischer notched a hat trick to lead the Cardinal in a 9-8 victory, Saturday, at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
#5 Hawaii Edges #4 Cal 6-5 With Late Rally on Friday
No. 5 Hawai’i scored two goals in the final three minutes to squeak by the No. 4 Cal women’s water polo team 6-5 on Friday night at Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
Saturday Matchup Between #1 USC, #2 Stanford Highlights Week 10 Play
18 Top 25 matchups, including four Top 10 affairs, highlight the collegiate water polo Week 10 schedule. Saturday brings the marquee matchup of the week, pitting #1 USC vs. #2 Stanford.
PSUB’s Wood Sets Record; Pacific’s Christmas Nets 8 Goals on Week 9
Penn State Behrend’s Lauren Wood set the school season record for goals with two against Connecticut College on Friday, upping her tally to 55 for the year. Kyra Christmas was the leading individual goal scorer of the week, putting in eight goals on 12 shots as #6 Pacific topped #13 Fresno State 16-8.
San Diego State, Harvard Vault Up CWPA Rankings with Week 9 Upsets
The Top 11 remained in tact in the Week 10 poll, with #1 USC and #2 Stanford holding down the top spots for the 11th straight week. Meanwhile, San Diego State and Harvard were the biggest movers of the week after scoring Week 9 upsets.
WP All-American Buc Buchanan Creates Prevent Drowning Foundation
Currently, the Prevent Drowning Foundation offers free swimming and aquatic safety lessons to kids and schools in underprivileged parts of San Diego.
RV San Diego State Scores 2 Upsets to Lead Water Polo Week 9 Results
After dropping out of the Top 25 into the ranks of the vote getters, San Diego State pulled off a pair of upsets amidst a 2-1 effort on water polo Week 9.
5 Top 10 Teams Set for Saturday Games to Lead Week 9 Water Polo Play
Eleven Top 25 meetings highlight Week 9 women’s water polo action, with two Top 10 matchups to follow next Monday and Tuesday.
24 Players Turn in 4-Plus Goal Efforts on Water Polo Week 8
#15 Long Beach State’s Sarah Barker recorded five goals in a 13-7 win over #16 Wagner on Sunday and added four more in a 15-6 victory over RV Bucknell on Thursday. Barker was one of 24 players with at least one four-goal effort on Week 8.
Urbana Blue Knights to Add Water Polo, Lacrosse Beginning in 2020-21
The Urbana University Department of Athletics announced it will add two sports with the revival of women’s lacrosse and the addition of women’s water polo.
Top 13 Hold Rankings, Bucknell Moves Back into CWPA Week 9 Top 25
With just a handful of upsets on Week 8, it is no surprise that there weren’t many major moves in the Week 9 CWPA Top 25 rankings. The Top 13 remained in tact. Bucknell moved back into the poll, while Princeton dropped three spots to #17.
