USC Women s Water Polo Aims To Add To National Title Count In 20th Straight NCAA Trip swimswam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swimswam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Defeat the king to take his crown. With one fell swoop, the Bruins did just that. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (13-0, 1-0 MPSF) is set to sit atop the NCAA’s throne following its 12-10 victory Sunday over the previously undefeated No.
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No. 1 USC, fresh off a third consecutive victorious run to the MPSF Tournament title, has secured its 17th consecutive NCAA tournament berth in earning the No. 1 seed into this 2021 tournament. The Trojans will take a 19-1 record into the 2021 National Collegiate Women s Water Polo Championship, hosted this year by UCLA at the Spieker Aquatics Center from May 14-16. USC will be looking for its seventh national championship, having won its last title in 2018. The Trojans (19-1) will open the 2021 NCAA Tournament at 12 p.m. on May 14, playing the winner of Wednesday s Opening Round game between Marist (8-0) and Salem (18-11). In the other Opening Round game on May 12, Fresno State (12-5) will face Cal Lutheran (5-0) for the right to play No. 2 seed Stanford (12-5) on May 14. The other May 14 quarterfinal matchups are set: No. 4 seed Arizona State (13-11) takes on Michigan (21-4), while No. 3 seed UCLA (13-4) faces Hawai i (11-1). Winners advance to May 15 semifinal