Azusa Pacific Supplies 2 of Water Polo Week 7’s 4 Upsets
Week 7 of collegiate water polo action featured 15 matches between ranked teams, including four Top 10 battles. #1 USC…
Four Top 10 Matchups Lead Water Polo Week 7 Action
Week 7 action is already in full swing with 16 contests having been played between Monday and Thursday. The first of four Top 10 matches was played on Thursday as #1 USC bested #8 UC Irvine on the road.
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.
Week 6 Upsets Result in Week 7 Water Polo Rankings Swaps
The four Top 25 upsets on Week 6 resulted in the involved parties switching spots in the rankings on Week 7.
Two Top 10 Upsets Lead Week 6 Water Polo Action
With 21 of the CWPA Top 25 teams in action on Week 6 and 24 contests involving two ranked squads, just four ended in upsets, but two came among the top 10.
24 Ranked Matchups, 2 Top 10 Affairs Lead Water Polo Week 6 Slate
24 contests involve two Top 25 teams, including Top 10 affairs between #6 Pacific and #7 Michigan and #3 Cal and #4 UCLA. Tournaments are slated for Bloomington, Indiana; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Pomona, Claremont and LaVerne, California; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Springfield, Ohio.
Dolitsky’s 8 Goals, Mullaley’s 9-Bagger Lead Week 5 Standout Efforts
VMI put in 46 goals in two Saturday wins at the Macalester Invitational, including a school record eight by Sarah Dolitsky against host Macalester. Dolitsky went on to score 24 goals on the week, leading the Week 5 offensive standout performances.
Upsets by Cal, Pacific Shake Up Water Polo Top 10
The first change to the top five in three weeks came after then #4 Cal defeated #3 UCLA in overtime at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, one of six upsets which occurred on Week 5. Pacific also registered two Top 10 upsets in Irvine to move up four spots to #6.
USA Water Polo Set to Sponsor Division III Water Polo Championship
Much like NCAA basketball teams have multiple postseason options, Division III water polo teams will have an alternative option to the NCAA Tournament beginning in the fall of 2019.
San Jose State Fills New 50-Meter Pool for the First Time
After 3 years of training off campus, the San Jose State Spartans officially have water in their new 8 lane,…
4 Overtime Matches, 6 Top 25 Upsets Lead Water Polo Week 5 Results
With 89 matches across the country, including 15 between Top 15 teams, collegiate women’s water polo action was full throttle on Week 5. Four overtime matches and six Top 25 upsets highlighted the slate.
#1 USC Tops #2 Stanford 10-8 for Barbara Kalbus Invitational Title
The No. 1 USC women’s water polo team never trailed No. 2 Stanford and got three big goals in the fourth along with a huge penalty stop from Amanda Longan to button up a 10-8 victory that claimed the Barbara Kalbus Invitational title for the Trojans.
#4 Cal Knocks Off #3 UCLA in OT for Third Place in Irvine
Elli Protopapas, Hannah DeRose and Kitty Lynn Joustra all scored goals in overtime and the No. 4 Cal women’s water polo team knocked off No. 3 UCLA 7-6 on Sunday in the Third Place Game of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
32 Ranked Matchups in Irvine Highlight Week 5 Water Polo Slate
Thirty-two matches between ranked teams are slated for the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, leading the Week 5 women’s water polo slate of 97 contests.
Iona’s Van Reeken Paces Week 4 Water Polo Standouts
The goals continue to pour in across the country with several players notching hat tricks and five efforts of six or more scores on Week 4.
