By Last week’s news about a move by Washington & Jefferson men’s water polo team from the staid Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) to the mighty Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) struck like a thunderbolt. How can a DIII program at a small, highly-selective private college in Pennsylvania stay afloat against
GCC Coaches Favor Gauchos to Take Conference Title
When the University of California system chose to go remote for the entire 2020-21 academic year, the Golden Coast Conference was effectively sidelined for the fall 2020 season. GCC members Pepperdine and San Jose State did compete in an abbreviated 2020 season which ran earlier this year from January to
By 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
Golden Coast Conference Roils NCAA Men’s Water Polo
With expectations of an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships the newly minted members of the Golden Coast Conference have shaken up the sport. The GCC announced on Thursday that it would begin fielding a men’s division beginning this fall. Six schools have peeled off from the
LISTEN: SJSU Men to Lead Exodus to New Conference Says Watson
The reconstituted men’s program at San Jose State, along with several other yet-to-be-named teams, will break away to join the Golden Coast Conference within the next few years. New Spartans head coach Bruce Watson broke that news on the most recent version of The Counter Attack with Greg Mescall. http://traffic.libsyn.com/counterattack/CounterAttackEp56.mp3 The GCC,
LISTEN: TWp’s James Smith Caps Fall Season on The Counter Attack Podcast
UCLA’s championship, Rockford’s streak, Harvard-Westlake’s perfection, the new National League: those subjects and several more our founder James Smith covered on The Counter Attack podcast with Greg Mescall. Take a listen via the player below, or subscribe to The Counter Attack with Greg Mescall on iTunes. https://totalwaterpolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/counter-attack-episode-55-james-smith-totalwaterpolo-fall-2014-recap.mp3
2014 Varsity Women Season Previews
The final matches of UCSB’s Winter Invite take place today and complete the third full weekend of women’s collegiate water polo for 2014. Most of the top ranked teams will have played at least once but many varsity squads are still shy of their first competition of the season. USC
