By Newcomer Jamie Neushul earned high praise from her coach at her first international tournament. She led all scorers as Team USA opened the 17th FINA World Water Polo Championships in Hungary with a lopsided win over South Africa on Sunday. The defending champions raced to a 7-0 lead on the
By Ashleigh Johnson a Finalist for AAU Sullivan Award
Twice a Sullivan Award semi-finalist, US National Team, Princeton, and all-everything goalie Ashleigh Johnson has earned finalist status this year. The vote will take place on April 11 and is open to fans via the Amateur Athletic Union web site. In 2016 Johnson helped lead Team USA to an Olympic
Simmons Hire Highlights Cal’s History of Women Coaches
Cal announced the hiring of former Olympian and Sonoma State Coach Coralee Simmons to replace Rich Corso as women’s head coach on October 14. Simmons becomes the fifth head coach and third woman chosen to lead the program in the Bears’ varsity history. That record distinguishes Berkeley from the bulk of its competitors.
DIGEST: USA Women’s Water Polo Most “Dominant” in Games?
It is likely to be fleeting but the USA Women’s National Water Polo Team has captured the attention of the sporting press. The most “dominant” athletes at the Rio Olympics, as suggested by Reuters, have all the emotional bases covered for media outlets that notice the nutty cosmonaut helmets and underwater
Perfection: USA Women Dominate to Repeat Olympic Water Polo Gold
They didn’t make it look easy. It was easy. The U.S. Women’s Water Polo Team defeated an overmatched Italy 12-5 to repeat as Olympic Gold Medal Champions on Friday. The group ended a stretch of victories, over 20 in a row, with five more in Rio before a final display of
Key Facts About USA, Italy Gold Medal Water Polo Tilt
Some vital facts about today’s gold medal water polo match between the defending champion USA women, and Italy as compiled by NWA. The teams have met four times in Olympic competition, the first was in the 2004 semis which the Italians won toward winning a gold medal. The U.S. won six straight meetings
Steffens Leads U.S. Back to Gold-medal Water Polo Match
Team USA finally faced an opponent capable of scoring more than six times against the Americans at these Rio Olympics. Hungary tallied 10, the most by an opponent of the defending Olympic champions, in a semifinal loss to the U.S. on Wednesday. Paced by four goals from tournament scoring leader Maggie Steffens, the
