As eight teams prepare to do battle at the National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championships May 10-12 at Harvard University's Blodgett Pool in Boston, Massachusetts, Swimming World thought it would be a good time to look back at the championship season and highlight some of the tournament all-star teams that have been chosen so far.<\/p>\n
Six of the eight teams–UCLA, Iona, Pomona-Pitzer, Princeton, USC and Stanford–are repeat performers from last year's championship. Stanford returns as the double defending champion, and is determined to prove their No. 2 seeding wrong. UC San Diego last competed in 2011 and Hawai'i-making its first-ever appearance as a member of the Big West Conference in their initial season of play–hasn't been to the top eight since 2009.<\/p>\n
Big West Conference<\/b>
\nNext season, Hawai'i will lose the services of senior attacker Monica Eggens, who was named the Big West Tournament MVP. She leaves having scored 84 goals during the regular season and has 43 assists and 50 steals.<\/p>\n
Her five goals in the championship match led the Rainbow Wahine to its first-ever Big West title over four-time defending champion UC Irvine. UC Irvine had been the only school to hold the championship title since the sport was started in the Big West Conference in 2009.<\/p>\n
Final standings in the Big West Conference:
\nHawaii 7-1 (21-9 overall)
\nUC Irvine 6-2 (21-9)
\nCal State Long Beach 5-3 (25-7)
\nSan Diego State 5-3 (22-11)
\nCal State Northridge 4-4 (23-12)
\nUC Santa Barbara 2-6 (20-15)
\nUC Davis 2-6 (14-17)
\nPacific 1-7 (16-16)<\/p>\n
Collegiate Water Polo Association<\/b>
\nThe Princeton Tigers earned their second straight trip to the national championships with their 7-5 victory over the Michigan Wolverine squad. Two Princeton athletes received individual recognition: junior Katie Rigler was named tournament MVP; and Ashleigh Johnson, the team's goalie, was recognized as the Rookie of the Tournament. Matt Anderson, Michigan's coach, was given the Doc Hunkler Coach of the Tournament award.<\/p>\n
First Team All-Tournament Team<\/I>
\nAshleigh Johnson (goalie), Princeton
\nKatie Rigler, Princeton
\nKiki Golden, Michigan
\nSami Capparelli, Hartwick
\nJemma Dendy Young, Hartwick
\nShae Fournier, Indiana
\nJakie Kohli, Indiana<\/p>\n
Second Team All-Tournament Team<\/I>
\nAlex Adamson (goalie), Michigan
\nLauren Colton, Michigan
\nKelsey Nolan, Michigan
\nCamille Hooks, Princeton
\nMadison Pepper, Brown
\nKate Woods, Brown
\nAisha Price, Harvard<\/p>\n
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference<\/b>
\nFinal results from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
\nNo. 2 Iona 12, No. 1 Wagner 10 (championship)
\nNo. 3 Marist 12, No. 4 Villanova 9<\/p>\n
All-Tournament Team<\/i>
\nHannah Ishida, Villanova
\nShelby Rinker, Marist
\nLaura Karbach, Wagner
\nJessica Burdge, Wagner
\nAmy Olsen, Iona
\nAlyssa Turza, Iona<\/p>\n
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation<\/b>
\nFinal Team Standings (overall standings in parentheses)<\/i>
\nStanford 6-0 (27-2)
\nUSC 5-1 (24-1)
\nArizona State 4-2 (26-7)
\nUCLA 3-3 (26-6)
\nCalifornia 2-4 (17-7)
\nSan Jose State 1-5 (12-12)
\nCal State Bakersfield 0-6 (12-24)<\/p>\n
All-Tournament Team<\/i>
\nHannah Buckling, USC (MVP)
\nMonica Vavic, USC
\nAnni Espar, USC
\nMaggie Steffens, Stanford
\nMelissa Seidemann, Stanford
\nRachel Fattal, UCLA
\nAo Gao, ASU
\nFlora Bolonyai, USC<\/p>\n
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference<\/b>
\nFinal results from the SCIAC Tournament:
\nPomona-Pitzer 10, Redlands 7 (championship)
\nClaremont-Mudd-Scripps 9, Occidental 8 (2OT) (third place)
\nCal Lutheran 17, Chapman 9 (fifth place)
\nWhittier 8, LaVerne 7 (seventh place)<\/p>\n
Conference Standings (overall standings in parentheses)<\/b>
\nPomona-Pitzer 9-2 (18-16)
\nClaremont-Mudd-Scripps 9-2 (15-15)
\nWhittier 7-4 (17-19)
\nCal Lutheran 7-4 (13-15)
\nRedlands 7-4 (14-18)
\nOccidental 5-6 (11-21)
\nChapman 4-8 (14-15)
\nLaVerne 2-10 (12-24)
\nCal Tech 0-10 (0-21)<\/p>\n
Western Water Polo Association<\/b>
\nPlayer of the Year: Sarah Lizotte, UC San Diego
\nNewcomer of the Year: Ariel Arcidiacono, Colorado State<\/p>\n
First Team WWPA All-Conference<\/i>
\nMelissa Bartow, UC San Diego
\nAlexandra Honny, Loyola Marymount
\nSarah Lizotte, UC San Diego
\nSara Hudyn, CSU East Bay
\nCourtney Miller, UC San Diego
\nJulia Peters, Santa Clara
\nShelby Schaefer, Colorado State<\/p>\n
Second Team WWPA All-Conference<\/i>
\nMackenzie Beck, Loyola Marymount
\nJessica Morelos, Loyola Marymount
\nClaire Pierce, CSU East Bay
\nColette Reid, Sonoma State
\nMisty Vu, CSU San Bernardino
\nJackie Walters, CSU Monterey Bay
\nClaire Wright, Loyola Marymount<\/p>\n
Honorable Mention WWPA All-Conference<\/i>
\nKelcy Barott, Colorado State
\nStephanie Clements, Santa Clara
\nClaire Eadington, Santa Clara
\nDanielle Johnson, Loyola Marymount
\nAlison Norris, Santa Clara
\nLindsey Rangel, Sonoma State
\nAlexis Wieseler, UC San Diego<\/p>\n
WWPA All-Freshman Team<\/i>
\nAriel Arcidiacono, Colorado State
\nElizabeth Anderson, Santa Clara
\nIvana Castro, Loyola Marymount
\nNoelle Herrera, Sonoma State
\nJenn Lightbody, CSU East Bay
\nDanielle Johnson, Loyola Marymount
\nCourtney Miller, UC San Diego
\nAlexis Wieseler, UC San Diego<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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