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It\u2019ll be a rematch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-mens-water-polo-marko-vavic-adrian-weinberg-lead-u-s-to-semifinals-in-shootout-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their penalty shootout affair in the quarterfinals<\/a> in Paris, a result the U.S. won to reach the medals and nudge Australia to eighth place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/water-polo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Polo News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The U.S. women will host Spain on June 20 and 22. The June 20 game will include a retirement celebration for <strong>Makenzie Fischer<\/strong> and <strong>Aria Fischer.<\/strong> Spain defeated the U.S. in Group B of the Olympics, Spain going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-womens-water-polo-bea-ortiz-run-leads-spain-to-gold-over-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on to top Australia for gold<\/a> after the Aussies bested the U.S. in a shootout in the semifinals. The three-time reigning gold medalist Americans finished fourth at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>All five matches will stream LIVE on Overnght.com with LIVE stats at 6-8Sports.com. Tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.ticketspice.com\/june-2025-nt-exhibition-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are available via USA Water Polo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The games serve as prep for the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, which begin July 12.<\/p>\n<p>The game is also a chance to honor one of American water polo\u2019s most prominent families. Both Fischer sisters were on the United States\u2019 gold-medal winning teams at the 2016 Rio Olympics and in Tokyo in 2021. Makenzie won three World Championships (2015, 2017, 2019) as well as the 2019 Pan Am Games gold. Fisher was part of the last two Worlds teams, the 2019 Pan Ams squad and the 2017 World University Games gold medalist.<\/p>\n<p>Both won three NCAA titles at Stanford, Makenzie in 2017, 2019 and 2022; Aria in 2019, 2022 and 2023. Makenzie was the MVP of the NCAA tournament in 2019 and 2022, winning the Cutino Award as the nation\u2019s top player both years. 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