Stanford water polo helps advance Team USA to 2020 Olympics
Team USA women’s water polo secured its fifth consecutive Pan American Games gold medal with the help of six current and past Cardinal athletes. The men’s team wasn’t far behind.
Category: Women’s Water Polo
Women’s water polo heads to China for competition, diplomacy
Having conquered Division I collegiate women’s water polo, the premier domestic league in the world, the Stanford team will be expanding its horizon by heading to China for a two-week trip at the end of June.
Fischer, Hallock awarded Peter J. Cutino Award
The Stanford water polo programs continue to make waves even after the conclusions of their seasons. Junior Makenzie Fischer and redshirt sophomore Ben Hallock were each awarded the Peter J. Cutino Award. Considered the Heisman Trophy of the collegiate water polo world, the award is handed out to the best male player and best female player of each year.
Women’s water polo claims seventh NCAA title in program history
For the sixth time in nine years, Stanford women’s water polo is the best program in the country. The second-seeded Cardinal topped No. 1 USC 9-8 in one of the most evenly matched games of the year.
Women’s water polo advances to tenth-straight NCAA final
In a game that ran the full gamut of emotion, No. 2 women’s water polo overcame No. 3 UCLA in an 8-7 overtime thriller. Stanford and No. 1 USC will face each other in the NCAA finals for the third time in four years. Sophomore Aria Fischer willed the Cardinal to victory with five of…
Women’s water polo advances to 19th consecutive NCAA semifinals
Second-seeded women’s water polo cruised past No. 7 University of Pacific (UoP) 18-9 in Friday’s NCAA quarterfinal match. The Cardinal offense was powered by sophomore Aria Fischer who tied her career best with five goals. Junior Mackenzie Fischer contributed two goals, becoming the sixth player in program history with 200 career goals. She joins the…
Women’s water polo begins championship campaign
For the 19th consecutive year, the women’s water polo team will be hunting for hardware as it hosts the 2019 NCAA women’s water polo tournament. Having won five of the last eight titles, No. 2 Stanford (20-2) will be looking for its seventh title in program history. After a tough overtime defeat to USC in…
Water polo bested 9-8 in sudden-death loss to USC
In an intense game which lasted to sudden death overtime, No. 1 women’s water polo was bested 8-9 by No. 2 USC in Sunday’s MPSF title game. USC scored with just 43 seconds in the third overtime period after a double exclusion forced a 5-on-5.
