Top 4 Seeds, All From MPSF, Move on to NCAA Women’s Water Polo Semifinals
The top four seeds, all from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, advanced to Saturday’s NCAA Tournament semifinals with wins on Friday in Palo Alto, Calif. #1 USC will now meet #4 Cal and #2 Stanford will face #3 UCLA with a spot in the championships match on the line.
Previewing the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinals
NCAA Tournament water polo action continues Friday at the Avery Aquatic Center with the quarterfinal round (first round) with the top four seeds – #1 USC, #2 Stanford, #3 UCLA and #4 Cal beginning play alongside #5 Hawaii, #6 Michigan and Tuesday’s opening round victors: #8 Pacific and #14 UC San Diego.
UC San Diego, Pacific Advance to NCAA Water Polo Quarterfinals
The 10-team, nine-match NCAA Water Polo Championships began on Tuesday with a pair of play-in matches, with #14 UC San Diego and #8 Pacific coming out with victories in the opening round to advance to the quarterfinals.
Previewing the NCAA Water Polo Opening Round
NCAA Opening Round May 7, 2019 Avery Aquatic Center; Palo Alto, California Tournament Central Winners advance to the NCAA First…
Wright’s 7-Goal Effort Leads Week 14 Offensive Outputs
As 7 conference tournament champions were crowned, the women’s water polo world put its goal scoring abilities on full display….
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.
Four MPSF Teams Lead 10-Team NCAA Water Polo Field
Seven of the 10 teams vying for the 2019 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship were already known after the weekend’s…
7 NCAA Tickets Punched by Week 14 Conference Tournament Winners
Seven conference tournament champions were crowned over the weekend, with the top seed claiming the title in four leagues and the #2 seed garnering the other three. All seven league championship winners earned automatic berths to the NCAA Championships.
#2 USC Edges #1 Stanford 9-8 on Golden Goal for MPSF Tourney Crown
The No. 2 USC women’s water polo team shrugged off a two-goal deficit in the fourth period and forced overtime, where the Trojans would eventually net the golden goal on Paige Hauschild’s blast from 10 meters out after almost 41 minutes of action to beat Stanford and win the MPSF Tournament championship.
Pacific Downs Loyola Marymount for Third-Straight GCC Tourney Title
In a rematch of last year’s Golden Coast Conference title match, the No. 1 seeded Pacific Tigers pulled off a 13-9 win against No. 3 LMU on Sunday at Fresno State Aquatic Center to earn their third straight GCC Championship.
Hawaii Holds Off UC Irvine for Big West Water Polo Championship, NCAA Berth
The second-seeded University of Hawai’i women’s water polo team captured its third Big West Championship in school history after toppling top-seeded UC Irvine, 7-6, on Sunday.
Michigan Tops Princeton 10-6, Wins Fourth-Straight CWPA Championship
The 6th-ranked University of Michigan water polo team defeated No. 15 Princeton, 10-6, on Sunday in the CWPA Championship game for the third straight year to earn its fourth straight title and the ninth in program history.
Make It Six: Wagner Bests Marist 8-4 for Sixth-Straight MAAC Championship
The No. 19 Wagner women’s water polo team became the first program in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) history to win six consecutive league titles after defeating Marist College, 8-4, on Sunday.
UC San Diego Set for 7th-Straight NCAA Appearance after WWPA Title Win
The University of California San Diego women’s water polo team climbed back to the apex of the Western Water Polo Association on Sunday, winning the WWPA Championship with a victory over Fresno Pacific in the tournament final, 15-4, at the SPIRE Institute.
Cal Lutheran Upsets Top-Seeded Pomona-Pitzer 10-9 for SCIAC’s NCAA Berth
#2 seed Cal Lutheran defeated top seeded Pomona-Pitzer, 10-9, and earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and the Regals’ first SCIAC crown since 2009, denying the Sagehens a three-peat.
