Read more2020 Swimming World Women’s Water Polo Previews: Big West Conference22 January 2020With the start of a new decade, the Big West Conference Women’s Water Polo has made significant changes to its conference: First, it has added a seventh member in UC San Diego, as the Triton's athletic department was invited to join the Big West Conference as a part of their four-year transition fro...
Read moreUpsets Rile the CWPA Top 10; Cal and Pacific Rise Up While UCLA Takes a (Minor) Fall01 March 2019As is often the case, the Barbara Kalbus Invitational Tournament on the UC Irvine campus is an opportunity for a re-ordering of the nation’s top teams, and the 2019 version did not disappoint. USC and Stanford—which faced off in last Sunday’s Kalbus final—remain first and second in the most recent C...
Read more5CWPA Women's Water Polo Top 10: In the Wake of Vavic Firing, Will USC Ever Be the Same Again?15 March 2019Despite all the drama surrounding their former coach, the sun WILL continue to come up on the USC season. In fact, it will certainly rise (and set) over the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Center in Honolulu—one of the country’s most beautiful spots for polo—where the Trojans will play on Saturday night. [c...
Read more2020 Women's Water Polo Triton Invite Report: Arizona State Tops Host UCSD for Third11 February 2020LA JOLLA, CA. The Canyonview Aquatic Center at the University of California at San Diego is as perfect a venue for a big-time water polo tournament as any in America. The pristine facility has two 50 meter pools approximately 50 yards apart, conveniently separated by locker rooms and a climbing cent...
Read more3UCSB Gauchos—and The Big West—On The Rise In CWPA Varsity Women’s Polo Poll08 February 2019Before the 2019 season started, women’s water polo at the University of California at Santa Barbara might best be considered a middle of the pack contender for the Big West title and, with it, an NCAA tournament berth. The Gauchos, coached by Serela Kay, finished fifth last year after a 16-13 campai...
Read moreBig West Water Polo Round-Up; Hawai’i, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara Ahead of the Rest22 March 2019After the distraction—as well as an expected loss—produced from a visit last Saturday by the top-ranked Trojans of USC, Hawai’i can get back the business at hand: extending an impressive regular season win streak against Big West opponents. The Rainbow Wahine—#5 in the latest Collegiate Water Polo A...