#3 Stanford Wins So Cal Invite, #1 UC Santa Barbara Falls Twice on WP Week 4
Week 4 of collegiate men’s water polo saw 12 upsets and two overtime affairs. #1 UC Santa Barbara lost twice, while #3 Stanford won the So Cal Invite title.
Hungarians MVLC Miskolc, ZF-Eger Win Groups in Men’s Euro League Play
Hungarian sides MVLC Koskolc and ZF-Eger, Italy’s Ortigia and Spain’s CN Mataro have advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s Euro Cup qualification round.
Week 4 Water Polo Sees 16 Ranked Teams Battle at So Cal Invitational
#13 Loyola Marymount topped #11 UC San Diego on Wednesday to start Week 4. Sixteen ranked teams begin the So Cal Invitational on Friday in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
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.
Kazan Knocks Brescia Out in WP Champions League; OSC, Jadran, Terrassa Also Win
OSC, Jadran and Terrassa all advanced by winning both legs of water polo Champions League qualifying, while Brescia bowed out to Kazan.
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.
#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.
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.
Jadran, Brescia, Terrassa, OSC Budapest Win First Leg of WP Champions League
Jadran (CRO) and OSC (HUN) scored big wins, whie Brescia (ITA) squeaked out a one-goal win and Terrassa rallied in the first leg of the Champions League play.
Champions League Water Polo Third Round Playoffs Begin Saturday
The water polo Champions League third round playoffs begin Saturday with the favorites – including Brescia (ITA) and Jadran (CRO) – playing at home.
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.
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.
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.
