With 89 matches across the country, including 15 between Top 15 teams, collegiate women’s water polo action was full throttle on Week 5.
The 32-match Barbara Kalbus Invitational in Irvine, California, delivered six upsets as ranked teams battled in each contest. #1 USC edged out #2 Stanford 10-8 in the championship match, while #4 Cal squeaked past #3 UCLA 7-6 in overtime for third place. Kitty Lynn Joustra gave the Bears the go-ahead goal in the second overtime with 1:34 to play.
Beating the rankings in Irvine were:
- #10 Pacific def. #7 UC Irvine 13-11
- #17 UC San Diego def. #13 San Jose State 14-8
- #10 Pacific def. #6 Michigan 12-8
- #25 San Diego State def. #21 Cal State Northridge 11-4
- #17 Long Beach State def. #13 San Jose State 8-7 3OT
- #4 Cal def. #3 UCLA 7-6 OT
One other CWPA Top 25 upset came at the Red Fox Invitational in Poughkeepsie, New York, as #19 Wagner bested #14 Princeton 11-10 on a goal by Erica Hardy. Mikaela Wells stole the ball with under a minute left to sew up the victory.
There were four top-25 overtime contests in week 5 with three coming at the Barbara Kalbus Invite.
#13 San Jose State was involved in two of those occasions. The Spartans edged out #25 San Diego State 10-9 in overtime on Saturday. Tyanna Supreme sent the match to overtime by tying it up at 8-8 with 4:56 left in the fourth quarter. Goals by Michelle Taikeff and Olga Descalzi Portell lifted SJSU to the win.
Later in the weekend, the Spartans fell to #17 Long Beach State in triple overtime via sudden victory in the 13th place match. Freshman Sarah Barker scored a power play goal at 2:11 of the third overtime to claim the win for the 49ers.
VMI snuck past Redlands 16-15 in overtime in its final match of the Macelester College Invitational on Sunday. The Keydets outscored the Redlands 3-2 in extra time and put in the game-winner with 50 seconds remaining in the sudden-victory period.
| Feb. 19 | |||
| #21 Cal State Northridge def. Cal Lutheran 15-8 | CSUN Recap | Cal Lutheran Recap | |
| Feb. 20 | |||
| #5 Hawaii def. RV Azusa Pacific 13-7 | Hawaii Recap | Azusa Pacific Recap | |
| Feb. 22 | |||
| #14 Princeton def. LaSalle 20-5 | Princeton Recap | LaSalle Recap | |
| VMI at Macalester 14-7 | VMI Recap | Macalester Recap | |
| Tina Finali Invitational (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) | |||
| Cal Lutheran def. Fresno Pacific 12-4 | Cal Lutheran Recap | Fresno Pacific Recap | |
| Sonoma State def. LaVerne 14-5 | Sonoma State Recap | LaVerne Recap | |
| Azusa Pacific def. Fresno Pacific 10-5 | Azusa Pacific Recap | Fresno Pacific Recap | |
| Sonoma State def. Cal Lutheran 8-7 | Sonoma State Recap | Cal Lutheran Recap | |
| #24 Cal Baptist def. LaVerne 11-6 | Cal Baptist Recap | LaVerne Recap | |
| Barbara Kalbus Invitational (Irvine, Calif.) | |||
| #1 USC def. #25 San Diego State 13-5 | USC Recap | San Diego State Recap | |
| #2 Stanford def. #21 Cal State Northridge 18-4 | Stanford Recap | Cal State Northridge Recap | |
| #3 UCLA def. #17 Long Beach State 16-6 | UCLA Recap | Long Beach State Recap | |
| #4 Cal def. #17 UC San Diego 15-7 | Cal Recap | UC San Diego Recap | |
| #5 Hawaii def. #13 San Jose State 13-5 | Hawaii Recap | SJSU Recap | |
| #6 Michigan def. #12 Loyola Marymount 11-9 | Michigan Recap | Loyola Marymount Recap | |
| #10 Pacific def. #7 UC Irvine 13-11 | Pacific Recap | UC Irvine Recap | |
| #8 Arizona State def. #9 UC Santa Barbara 9-6 | Arizona State Recap | UCSB Recap | |
| Feb. 23 | |||
| Macalester College Invite | |||
| VMI def. Carthage 22-1 | VMI Recap | Carthage Recap | |
| Redlands def. Monmouth 15-9 | Redlands Recap | Monmouth Recap | |
| Redlands def. Carthage 13-2 | Redlands Recap | Carthage Recap | |
| VMI def. Monmouth 24-10 | VMI Recap | Monmouth Recap | |
| Redlands def. Macalester 13-10 | Redlands Recap | Macalester Recap | |
| Santa Clara Invitational (Santa Clara, Calif.) | |||
| Santa Clara def. Cal State Monterey Bay 12-7 | Santa Clara Recap | Cal State Monterey Bay Recap | |
| #11 UC Davis def. Cal State Monterey Bay 14-7 | UC Davis Recap | Cal State Monterey Bay Recap | |
| #11 UC Davis def. Santa Clara 7-6 | UC Davis Recap | Santa Clara Recap | |
| Washington & Jefferson Invitational (Washington, PA) | |||
| Gannon def. Washington & Jefferson 21-6 | Gannon Recap | Washington & Jefferson Recap | |
| Occidental def. Grove City 8-6 | Occidental Recap | Grove City Recap | |
| Salem def. Villanova 15-14 | Salem Recap | Villanova Recap | |
| McKendree def. Penn State Behrend 21-6 | McKendree Recap | Penn State Behrend Recap | |
| Wittenberg def. Grove City 11-9 | Wittenberg Recap | Grove City Recap | |
| Salem def. Occidental 14-4 | Salem Recap | Occidental Recap | |
| Villanova def. Gannon 14-13 | Villanova Recap | Gannon Recap | |
| Wittenberg def. Penn State Behrend 14-10 | Wittenberg Recap | Penn State Behrend Recap | |
| McKendree def. Washington & Jefferson 22-4 | McKendree Recap | Washington & Jefferson Recap | |
| Red Fox Invitational (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) | |||
| #22 Marist def. George Washington 11-4 | Marist Recap | George Washington Recap | |
| RV Brown def. Iona 12-4 | Brown Recap | Iona Recap | |
| #14 Princeton def. #22 Marist 10-9 | Princeton Recap | Marist Recap | |
| LaSalle def. Mercyhurst 10-8 | LaSalle Recap | Mercyhurst Recap | |
| Brown def. St. Francis Brooklyn 16-5 | Brown Recap | St. Francis Brooklyn Recap | |
| George Washington def. Iona 13-9 | George Washington Recap | Iona Recap | |
| LaSalle def. St. Francis Brooklyn 9-7 | LaSalle Recap | St. Francis Brooklyn Recap | |
| #22 Marist def. Mercyhurst 15-6 | Marist Recap | Mercyhurst Recap | |
| Tina Finali Invitational (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) | |||
| Azusa Pacific def. Cal Lutheran 9-6 | Azusa Pacific Recap | Cal Lutheran Recap | |
| #24 Cal Baptist def. Sonoma State 12-9 | Cal Baptist Recap | Sonoma State Recap | |
| Fresno State def. Cal Lutheran 17-5 | Fresno State Recap | Cal Lutheran Recap | |
| Azusa Pacific def. Sonoma State 9-5 | Azusa Pacific Recap | Sonoma State Recap | |
| #24 Cal Baptist def. Fresno Pacific 15-10 | Cal Baptist Recap | Fresno Pacific Recap | |
| Barbara Kalbus Invitational (Irvine, Calif.) | |||
| #1 USC def. #9 Arizona State 7-1 | USC Recap | Arizona State Recap | |
| #9 UC Santa Barbara def. #25 San Diego State 11-5 | USCB Recap | SDSU Recap | |
| #4 Cal def. #5 Hawaii 12-10 | Cal Recap | Hawaii Recap | |
| #17 UC San Diego def. #13 San Jose State 14-8 | UC San Diego Recap | SJSU Recap | |
| #2 Stanford def. #10 Pacific 14-3 | Stanford Recap | Pacific Recap | |
| #7 UC Irvine def. #21 Cal State Northridge 12-8 | UC Irvine Recap | Cal State Northridge Recap | |
| #3 UCLA def. #6 Michigan 15-5 | UCLA Recap | Michigan Recap | |
| #13 Loyola Marymount def. #17 Long Beach State 14-13 | Loyola Marymount Recap | Long Beach State Recap | |
| #5 Hawaii def. #8 Arizona State 10-8 | Hawaii Recap | Arizona State Recap | |
| #13 San Jose State def. #25 San Diego State 10-9 OT | SJSU Recap | SDSU Recap | |
| #1 USC def. #4 Cal 9-8 | USC Recap | Cal Recap | |
| #9 UC Santa Barbara def. #17 UC San Diego | UCSB Recap | UC San Diego Recap | |
| #10 Pacific def. #6 Michigan 12-8 | Pacific Recap | Michigan Recap | |
| #17 Long Beach State def. #21 Cal State Northridge 12-5 | Long Beach State Recap | Cal State Northridge Recap | |
| #2 Stanford def. #3 UCLA 10-4 | Stanford Recap | UCLA Recap | |
| #7 UC Irvine def. #12 Loyola Marymount 15-10 | UC Irvine Recap | Loyola Marymount Recap | |
| Feb. 24 | |||
| Macalester College Invite | |||
| Monmouth def. Carthage 13-10 | Monmouth Recap | Carthage Recap | |
| VMI def. Macalester 9-6 | VMI Recap | Macalester Recap | |
| VMI def. Redlands 16-15 OT | VMI Recap | Redlands Recap | |
| Macalester def. Monmouth 16-10 | Macalester Recap | Monmouth Recap | |
| Redlands def. Carthage 19-2 | Redlands Recap | Carthage Recap | |
| Washington & Jefferson Invitational (Washington, PA) | |||
| Occidental def. Penn State Behrend 16-8 | Occidental Recap | Penn State Behrend Recap | |
| Washington & Jefferson def. Wittenberg 13-11 | Washington & Jefferson Recap | Wittenberg Recap | |
| McKendree def. Villanova 14-13 | McKendree Recap | Villanova Recap | |
| Gannon def. Salem 12-7 | Gannon Recap | Salem Recap | |
| Occidental def. Wittenberg 17-11 | Occidental Recap | Wittenberg Recap | |
| Villanova def. Penn State Behrend 26-3 | Villanova Recap | Penn State Behrend Recap | |
| Gannon def. McKendree 16-9 | Gannon Recap | McKendree Recap | |
| Salem def. Washington & Jefferson 18-1 | Salem Recap | Washington & Jefferson Recap | |
| Red Fox Invitational (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) | |||
| RV Brown def. Mercyhurst 14-3 | Brown Recap | Mercyhurst Recap | |
| George Washington def. St. Francis Brooklyn 12-10 | George Washington Recap | St. Francis Brooklyn Recap | |
| Siena def. Mercyhurst 11-3 | Siena Recap | Mercyhurst Recap | |
| #19 Wagner def. #14 Princeton 11-10 | Wagner Recap | Princeton Recap | |
| RV Brown def. George Washington 12-7 | Brown Recap | George Washington Recap | |
| #14 Princeton def. Siena 20-10 | Princeton Recap | Siena Recap | |
| Barbara Kalbus Invitational (Irvine, Calif.) | |||
| 7th Place | #6 Michigan def. #8 Arizona State 9-5 | Michigan Recap | Arizona State Recap |
| 15th Place | #25 San Diego State def. #21 Cal State Northridge 11-4 | SDSU Recap | Cal State Northridge Recap |
| 5th Place | #5 Hawaii def. #10 Pacific 14-6 | Hawaii Recap | Pacific Recap |
| 13th Place | #17 Long Beach State def. #13 San Jose State 8-7 3OT | Long Beach State Recap | San Jose State Recap |
| 3rd Place | #4 Cal def. #3 UCLA 7-6 OT | Cal Recap | UCLA Recap |
| 11th Place | #12 Loyola Marymount def. #17 UC San Diego 11-9 | Loyola Marymount Recap | UCSD Recap |
| 1st Place | #1 USC def. #2 Stanford 10-8 | USC Recap | Stanford Recap |
| 9th Place | #7 UC Irvine def. #9 UC Santa Barbara 11-9 | UC Irvine Recap | UCSB Recap |