By Editor’s Note: In one of the seminal matches in Eastern water polo history, on November 13, 1977, Pittsburgh faced Bucknell at the Joseph C. Trees Pool for the Eastern Water Polo League Southern Division Championship. A rematch of the 1976 final—won 14-12 by Pitt—with less than a minute remaining the
By Djippov Named Men’s Water Polo Coach for New Westcliff University Program
Amid fears that collegiate water polo programs will be cut during the Covid-19 pandemic, Westcliff University has gone the opposite route. The Irvine, California school announced the hiring of a new men’s water polo coach on Wednesday. The team will compete as an NAIA program and will begin competition in
Fisette Recounts Epic 1977 Bucknell-Pitt Championship Match
In one of the seminal matches in Eastern water polo history, on November 13, 1977, Pittsburgh faced Bucknell at the Joseph C. Trees Pool for the Eastern Water Polo League Southern Division Championship. A rematch of the 1976 final, won 14-12 by Pitt, with less than a minute remaining the
Augustana College Adds Varsity Water Polo
Augustana College will add varsity women’s and men’s water polo to their athletic offerings beginning in the fall of 2021. The Rock Island, Illinois school announced the decision on Tuesday after having hinted at the prospect for over a year. A search for a head water polo coach will begin
Gauchos Make Early-season Case for Top Ranking
A win over Cal a week ago was treated as something of an upset for UC Santa Barbara’s men’s water polo team, though the Bears are in rebuilding mode after graduating some key senior talent. Any doubts about the team from Goleta have been largely squashed after the Gauchos comfortably
Biola Adds Men’s, Women’s Water Polo for 20-21 Season
NCAA Division II Biola University will be adding men’s and women’s varsity water polo to its offerings in time for the 2020-2021 school year. The La Mirada, California school announced its decision on Tuesday on it’s official athletics web site. Biola’s current teams compete in the PacWest Conference which does
Houston’s Radmonovich Departs Wagner College
Originally published at TXWaterpolo.com on July 30. Houston native Chris Radmonovich has stepped down as coach of Wagner College’s men’s and women’s varsity water polo programs. The college announced his immediate departure on July 26. Wagner Athletic Director Brendan Fahey said Radmonivich was leaving for “family reasons” according to Swimming
Wins by Harvard, Princeton Makes All-Ivy Final in NWPC Tournament
CAMBRIDGE, MA. Hat tricks by Sean Duncan and Michael Swart powered Princeton to an 11-9 overtime win Saturday against Brown and advanced the top seeded Tigers to the 2017 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) championship match. Earlier in the day, host Harvard roared back from a two-goal halftime deficit with
Win over St. Francis Buoys Princeton’s Post-Season Hopes
PRINCETON, NJ. In what has been a wide-open Northeastern men’s varsity water polo season, Princeton’s decisive 13-9 win last Saturday over St. Francis Brooklyn (13-11, 8-2 NWPC) not only gave the Tigers (21-5, 8-2 NWPC) their first-ever Northeast Water Polo Conference regular season title, but a stellar second-half performance by
On the Record with W&J’s Nikola Malezanov
Few people in America are as involved in water polo as Nikola Malezanov. This summer he coached the U.S. Men’s Cadet National Team at the Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament where Team USA went undefeated, stunning host Serbia as well as Croatia on its way to a first-ever title. Just as
