Pacific’s Christmas Repeats as GCC Water Polo Player of the Year
University of the Pacific junior Kyra Christmas claimed back-to-back Golden Coast Conference Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year honors.
Three 6-Goal Efforts Lead Week 13 Standout Performances
Although there were just 23 games played on Week 13, that did not stop the goal onslaught. Forty-seven players got in on the act as 51 efforts of three of more goals were recorded.
#7 UC Irvine, Pomona Pitzer Win League Crowns, Brown Upsets #22 Marist
Of the 13 Week 13 contests involving a ranked team, just one resulted in an upset as Brown bested #22 Marist 6-4 in a non-conference battle. Meanwhile, #7 UC Irvine and Pomona-Pitzer claimed conference crowns with victories.
Monmouth’s Dabrowski Piles Up 27 Goals in 3 Games to Lead Week 12 Stars
At the CWPA Division III Championships, Becca Dabrowski netted 27 goals in three games en route to All-Tournament Team and MVP honors. Dabrowski’s efforts led all scorers on collegiate water polo Week 12.
8 Top 25 Affairs On Tap to Wrap Regular Season Play
UC Irvine can clinch a share of the Big West title on Week 13, while many conference tournament seedings are at stake, especially in the MPSF.
Top 6 Stand Pat, Small Shifts Dot Week 13 CWPA Top 25
There were a few slight shifts in the Week 13 CWPA Top 25 poll after a week in which the rankings held with regards to results. The Week 12 ties were broken at #6 and #18.
Macalester Takes CWPA Division III Title Among Week 12 Water Polo Results
Rankings held across the board as there were no upsets among the CWPA Top 25 on Week 12 of women’s water polo action, but the CWPA Division III title was awarded as were a handful of other conference crowns.
#1 Stanford Holds On for 13-12 Win Over #4 Cal, Clinches MPSF Top Seed
Aria Fischer scored a career-high five goals and No. 1 Stanford clinched the top seed in the upcoming MPSF Championship with a 13-12 victory at No. 4 Cal on Saturday afternoon.
St. Francis Brooklyn’s Snelgar Nets 19 Goals, Snaps Own Season Scoring Record on Week 11
St. Francis Brooklyn’s Kelsey Snelgar broke her own single-season scoring record, upping her tally to 114 goals in 2019 with a 19 score haul last week, including a seven-goal effort vs. Villanova.
Balancing Water Polo: A Look at the 2018-19 Dual Sport Athletes
While many student-athletes compete in multiple sports as prepsters, it is a select few that can uphold the demands of academics and more than one sport on the collegiate level. Here’s a look at the 31 water polo athletes doing just that in 2019.
23 of 25 CWPA Ranked Teams Set for Week 12 Play
Twelve Top 25 affairs highlight the Week 12 slate. Saturday’s contest between #1 Stanford and #4 Cal highlights the lineup.
UC San Diego, San Diego State, Bucknell Earn Highest Rankings of 2019
Three upsets provided shifts in the Week 12 CWPA Top 25, with two small moves among the Top 10 and large jumps following from #14 to #18.
3 Upsets, 3 OT Games Lead Week 11 Water Polo Results
#8 UC Irvine, #20 San Diego State and #23 Bucknell scored upsets on women’s water polo Week 11, likely setting the table for a shake up in this week’s CWPA rankings.
Legendary Water Polo Coach Ted Newland Passes Away at 91
The first NCAA water polo coach to accumulate 700 wins and the man who led the UC Irvine men to three national titles and six NCAA runnerup finishes, Edward “Ted” Newland, passed away at the age of 91 on Thursday.
#8 UC Irvine Upsets #4 Hawaii 7-6
The No. 8 UC Irvine women’s water polo team earned an important win over No. 4 Hawaii in Big West Conference action Friday at Anteater Aquatics Complex.