Since 1919
The clock struck midnight on the Iona women’s water polo team before it could even try on the glass slipper.
After winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference crown and traveling to San Diego with the hopes of taking down some of the nation’s best teams at the NCAA Championships, the Gaels found themselves overmatched against the No.
UCLA hopes to continue with the momentum it gained after winning the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships almost two weeks ago as it vies for the national championship.
The last time the UCLA women’s water polo team visited the Aztec Aquaplex, it easily defeated a solid San Diego State team to win its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the season.
Last weekend, the UCLA women’s water polo team emerged from an embarrassing loss to No. 1 Stanford with a number of concerns.
The Bruins officially begin their postseason this weekend as they travel up to Stanford for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships.
When the players on the UCLA and Stanford women’s water polo teams exit the pool and shake hands this weekend, “see you soon” will make for a more fitting post-match salutation than “good game.”
Containing the top-five women’s water polo teams in the nation, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation features a competitiveness that would make Big East basketball and Southeastern Conference football blush.
