#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.
Wrapping Up the FINA World Women’s Junior Water Polo Championships
Russia won its third World Women’s Junior Water Polo crown on Sunday with an 11-5 victory over the Netherlands, following titles in 2009 and 2017.
Russia Claims World Women’s Junior Water Polo Gold with 11-5 win over Dutch
Russia claimed its second straight World Women’s Junior Water Polo crown with an 11-5 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday.
Two Teams from Spain, France, Hungary Advance through WP Euro Cup Qualifying
Spain, Hungary and France will have two teams each in the water polo Euro League next round, with Italy and Croatia adding one representative respectively.
Brescia, OSC, Jadran, Terrassa Top Groups in WP Champions League Play
Brescia (ITA), OSC (HUN), Jadran (CRO), Terrassa (ESP) topped their respective groups in the second qualification round of water polo Champions League play.
Netherlands, Russia to Meet for World Women’s Junior Water Polo Gold
The 2019 World Women’s Junior Water Polo title will go to either the defending champion Russia or the 2017 bronze medalists from the Netherlands.
Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Greece Move on to WP World Junior Semifinals
Italy, the Netherlands, 2017 champion Russia and Greece advanced to Saturday’s World Women’s Junior Water Polo semifinals with quarterfinal wins on Friday.
Italy, China, Hungary, Spain Punch Tickets to WP World Juniors Quarterfinals
Hungary, Australia, Italy and China claimed the four remaining quarterfinal spots at the World Women’s Junior Water Polo Championships with Thursday wins.
Water Polo Champions League Round 2, Euro Cup First Round Set
Sixteen teams start the hunt today but only eight will survive to play for the four Champions League berths in the third. Euro Cup play also kicks off.
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.
USA, Netherlands, Russia, Greece Win Pools Start World Women’s WP Juniors
After four days of pool play, the United States, Netherlands, Russia and Greece topped the four groups, earning free passes to Friday’s quarterfinal round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
