{"id":414136,"date":"2020-02-06T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=414136"},"modified":"2020-02-06T14:20:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T21:20:45","slug":"on-deck-with-sofia-diaz-alvarez-of-wagner-womens-water-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/on-deck-with-sofia-diaz-alvarez-of-wagner-womens-water-polo\/","title":{"rendered":"On Deck With Sofia Diaz Alvarez of Wagner Women\u2019s Water Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROVIDENCE, RI. If you have not seen Wagner\u2019s Sofia Diaz Alvarez<\/strong> play, you are missing one of the region\u2019s best water polo players. Now a sophomore for the liberal arts school on New York City’s Staten Island, the native of Madrid, Spain has emerged as the top attacker and defender on a Seahawk squad that has won six-straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championships and with that berths in NCAA women\u2019s water polo tournaments from 2014 – 2019.<\/p>\n

\"wagner\"Last year, she became the first Seahawk freshmen to score 100 goals\u2014she collected 109 on the season\u2014and combined with 52 assists and a team-high 93 steals, was second on the squad with 161 points, behind teammate Erika Hardy<\/strong>. A senior last year, Hardy (80 goals, 87 assists) concluded her Wagner career as the 2019 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

A testament to her ability came from Indiana Head Coach Taylor Dodson<\/strong>, whose Hoosier team dropped an 18-17 decision to the Seahawks last month with Diaz Alvarez contributing eight goals and seven assists.<\/p>\n

“She gets out of the water so high and has great control of the ball,” Dodson said in a recent interview<\/a>. “She’s very athletic, she’s smart and she’s fast.”<\/p>\n

For her efforts, Diaz Alvarez was named 2019 MAAC Rookie of the Year as well as an All-American Honorable Mention by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches<\/span> (ACWPC). This year, she\u2019s picked up where she left off, thanks to a summer spent training with the Spanish national team and representing her country in the 2019 FINA Junior World Championships in Portugal which beat the American juniors 10-9 for fifth place.<\/p>\n

Because of their stellar sophomore, returnees Jacqui Sjogren<\/strong> (91 goals, 112 exclusions drawn) and Katherine Campbell<\/strong> (38 appearances, over 200 saves) and a strong freshman class anchored by Valeria Rojas<\/strong>, part of the Canadian junior national team, and Australians Abby Simshauser<\/strong> or Skye Nankervis<\/strong>, Wagner is again favored to win the MAAC.<\/p>\n

[2020 Swimming World Women\u2019s Water Polo Previews: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

During the 2020 Bruno Women\u2019s Water Polo Classic last weekend Swimming World<\/em> spoke with Diaz Alvarez about the dominance of Spanish men\u2019s and women\u2019s water polo in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the Wagner coaching change, with Ciaran Wolohan<\/strong> taking over for Chris Radmonivich<\/strong> and the prospects for a Seahawk squad that since 2015 has not lost a MAAC match in the water<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– What is it that makes the Spanish men and women so good at this moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s because we train so hard when we are young\u2014we train two times a day. I think that\u2019s really important. When you\u2019re training so much, when you have to play one game only on the weekend\u2026 you are feeling fit.<\/p>\n

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A constant in East Coast polo: Wagner wins! Photo Courtesy: Wagner Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

– You\u2019re from Madrid but the Spanish national team is centered in Barcelona.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Spain, the [most popular place for water polo] is Barcelona. It\u2019s the best city because they have lots of pools and that\u2019s where the national team trains. For example, this summer I went to Barcelona for one month and a half to prepare for the world championship.<\/p>\n

– You represented Spain in the 2019 FINA Junior World Championships, which is a stepping stone for the senior national team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I train for the last year [with the senior national team] but it is so difficult. There are a lot of girls, and if you go to another country and play there, it\u2019s difficult because the national coach can\u2019t see your water polo [progress].<\/p>\n

– There are two Spanish players who came to America and are now playing with the senior team; Roser Tarrago, who played at Cal, and Irene Gonzalez, who just graduated from Hawai\u2019i. Do you see a path for you to make the senior national team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible but it\u2019s so difficult. I want to try to go because one of my dreams is to go to the Olympics and represent my country.<\/p>\n

– You come back to a team that enjoyed so much success under Chris Radmonovich, your former coach.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I liked Christopher who was a very good coach. But, I wanted to come back to Wagner. I think that the team is really good, and I like all the players and [new] coach Ciaran.<\/p>\n

[Radmonovich Steps Down After Nine Superb Years Leading Wagner Water Polo<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Also, I want to learn more English, and playing here helps that. Plus, I like to try new things, and the water polo here is so different from Spain.<\/p>\n

– Let\u2019s face it, whenever you\u2019re in the water, you\u2019re likely to be the best player on either side.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel good because so many of my teammates say it\u2019s really nice playing with me.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Dianna Oatridge<\/p><\/div>\n

– What most impressive is your technique which is superior to American players\u2019 skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I was in Spain I was training so much because I went to a specific school only for the national team. I was training in the morning and the afternoon. This is the difference between me and a lot of people here. I believe the difference is only the training.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re an American and you\u2019re training so much you can go to the national team. The difference may be the qualities that you have but I think that what\u2019s most important is the training.<\/p>\n

– With a new coach, how will the Seahawks do in MAAC play this season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year we will be fine because our freshmen are really good\u2014for example, Valeria is on the Canadian national team. Abby and Skye are from Australia and are really strong.<\/p>\n

The most important thing is we play together in the water as a team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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