Water polo team cruises to three weekend victories
The No. 11 water polo team dominated its opponents in impressive fashion during the weekend.
The No. 11 water polo team dominated its opponents in impressive fashion during the weekend.
The No. 15 IU water polo team will head to South Euclid, Ohio this weekend for a three-game stand. On Saturday, the Hoosiers have contests against Salem International and Notre Dame (Ohio) College.
After 14 wins in 15 games, the Hoosiers were brought back down to earth — at least for this weekend.
The women’s water polo team won six matches in a row at the Roadrunner Invitational the weekend of March 10 at CSU Bakersfield.
The No. 12 IU women’s water polo team, which touts the conference leaders in goals and saves, will make another road trip to California to compete in four matches at the Roadrunner Invitational at CSU Bakersfield.
In an exhibition with the Calgary Renegades, along with matchups against Colorado State and Cal State East Bay, the Hoosiers controlled the tempo and went undefeated at the Colorado State Tournament in Thorton, Colo.
The No. 13 IU women’s water polo team will travel to Thorton, Colo., for the Colorado State Invitational. After an exhibition with the Calgary Renegades at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Indiana will face one-win Colorado State at 2:30 p.m. The Hoosiers will finish the weekend with a contest against 5-6 California State East Bay at 9 a.m. Sunday.
After a week’s rest, the women’s water polo team fell in a tight rematch against Maryland, but defeated its other three opponents to extend their record to 11-4.
After an 8-3 season start, the women’s water polo team will travel to Troy, N.Y., for four weekend matchups. On Saturday, IU will take on Hartwick and Brown, while Sunday’s rematch with Maryland highlights the competition.
The No. 9 Hoosiers trailed No. 17 Maryland by two goals entering the final quarter of the Triton Invitational on Sunday. Due to a five-goal performance in the final stanza, however, the Hoosiers defeated the Terrapins and claimed fifth place in the tournament in La Jolla, Calif., with an 11-10 victory.
Since being ranked in the top 10 in the preseason poll, the Hoosiers have continued to earn their ranking, entering the weekend as No. 9.
After a week of rest, IU will look to keep the momentum of its recent wins going. The IU water polo team will compete in the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, Calif.
The No. 9 IU women’s water polo team went 3-1 during the weekend at the second tournament for the Hoosiers this season.
Beginning Feb. 7, inner tube water polo will become the first aquatic sport offered as an intramural. This is just one of several new additions made by Recreational Sports, which is focused on revamping its intramurals.
The No. 9 Indiana water polo team will compete in its second tournament of the season as it travels to Santa Barbara, Calif., to play four games at the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invite, three of those against top-20 teams.
The No. 10 IU water polo team began its season with two wins and a loss at the Michigan Kick-Off during the weekend. The Hoosiers topped both No. 12 Michigan and Colorado State while falling to No. 3 UCLA.
After a success-filled 2011, question marks loom for 2012. The No. 10 IU water polo team will kick off its season this weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the Michigan Kick-Off.
Starting out as a club team, water polo made its way to becoming a varsity sport at IU. But without the Big Ten Conference recognizing the sport, the team will continue as the only varsity sport at IU to not compete in the Big Ten.
Senior attacker Jakie Köhli and senior goalkeeper Cassie Wyckoff were named honorable mention All-Americans by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.
The IU water polo team is going to the NCAA Championship for the second time in program history.