By Prognostications are easy. Look at some facts, pick a side and explain why. That’s how I felt so confident that Stanford and USC were head (and shoulders!) above the rest of the polo pack early in this women’s water polo season. [CWPA Top 25 Women’s Varsity Water Polo: There’s USC,
NCAA Women’s Water Polo Starts Today but COVID Concerns Persist
A new women’s water polo season is set to begin this morning with a ball drop between host UC Santa Barbara and Ottawa University, the kick-off of a slate of 42 matches this weekend at three separate tournaments. The 2022 UCSB Winter Invite will featuring 12 schools in Santa Barbara,
Talent-laden USC Begins ’21 Campaign MPSF, NCAA Favorites
Despite any protestations to the contrary, there’s no real parity in men’s college water polo. Over a half-century of NCAA championship play, only three programs outside the “Big Four” have won a national championship: UC Irvine (three times) Pepperdine (once) and UC Santa Barbara (once). Do the math: that’s less
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
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