By Tributes and condolences made their way quickly to social media outlets upon the news that San Jose State women’s head coach Lou Tully had died on Tuesday due to complications from cancer with which he was diagnosed in 2008. Tully was 70. Involved in water polo in the South Bay
Abandoned Season Leads to Independent Status for SIU Women in 2014
SALEM, WV – Salem International University (SIU) has clarified the situation surrounding the forfeiture of last five games of last spring’s women’s season. Athletic Director Keith Bullion called the decision to abandon the season “unfortunate,” attributing it to “the lack of consistent players due to eligibility, injury and individual player
SCIAC Coaches Enthusiastic About Automatic Qualification for Men’s NCAA Championships
Whittier College water polo coach Justin Pudwill shared more details of the NCAAs move toward approving an automatic spot to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) men’s champion this coming fall. The CWPA reported today that the NCAA Championship Cabinet approved the change during their meetings in Indianapolis June
A Final Day, and NCAA Championship Match, Worth the Wait and More
That was the game we’ve been waiting for. The NCAA Championship tournament is a celebration of the interscholastic game, not a tournament of champions where only the best programs participate. And that’s the way we want it. An eight-team field of the top ranked squads would rub us the wrong
Women’s Collegiate Conference Championships Central
A blockbuster weekend of women’s championship level water polo is already begun. Check here for links to the key sources of online information and live streaming from these events. The CWPA Eastern Championships are being held at Canham Natatorium on the Universtity of Michigan campus. The conference is streaming every game,
Scots Make it Official: Monmouth College Sponsors Varsity Water Polo
Monmouth (IL) College has officially announced what has been widely reported at Total Waterpolo and elsewhere that it will offer varsity men’s and women’s water polo beginning this coming fall. Slated to compete in the CWPA the men’s team is currently making competition plans for this coming season, including travel
Coach Mike Moody on Colorado State’s Decision to Drop Water Polo
Colorado State women’s water polo coach Mike Moody has been aware of tentative plans to drop water polo for several months, he told TWp in a phone interview today. Athletic Director Jack Graham informed Moody during a late-summer 2012 meeting that water polo was under a “review process” and “may not
Colorado State to Drop Women’s Water Polo
Disappointing news from the Rockies as Colorado State University has announced that the women’s water polo team will cease operations after the current season is complete. Athletic Director Jack Graham announced it today while introducing women’s soccer to the school’s sports offerings: “We appreciate the many contributions our water polo
The 2013 Women’s Collegiate Season is Underway
The Seawolves and Otters opened the 2013 women’s collegiate season with some drama as Sonoma State outdid Cal State Monterey Bay in overtime on Friday to win 13-12. Also on Friday UC Santa Barbara bested Cal State Bakersfield by three goals at the Roadrunners’ home pool. The key competition of the weekend is
Interview with Caltech Head Coach Josh Moser
On July 12 Caltech made news not for its typically good-natured athletic futility, but for cheating. In fact, the highly regarded institution reported its own infractions to the NCAA after discovering that in past years several athletes were not technically enrolled in school while they competed – a function of
