IU overcomes water polo geographical challenge
May 2, 2014 12:31 amMost of the high school players come from the Golden State, giving the area schools an edge when attracting talent.
Most of the high school players come from the Golden State, giving the area schools an edge when attracting talent.
The Hoosiers earned a No. 8 seed and will play the No. 9 seed Wagner on Saturday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington.
The No. 14 IU water polo team went an undefeated 4-0 during the weekend in the first set of CWPA Western Division Round Robin matches held at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y.
The grueling nature of the sport requires the Hoosiers practice three hours a day, six days a week.
After crossing the coast to play in two different tournaments, No. 15 IU will play games at home this weekend.
The No. 13 Hoosiers returned home to Bloomington with a 6-0 record after four wins in Providence, R.I.
The IU women’s water polo team moved up two ranks and is currently 13th in the women’s varsity water polo poll.
The IU women’s water polo team moved up two ranks and is currently 13th in the women’s varsity water polo poll.
IU women’s water polo (2-0) didn’t have a match last weekend but still used the week to its advantage.
During the course of the week the IU women’s water polo team has been a loose, fun bunch during practice. But come Saturday the team will get serious as it knows the Hoosiers have two difficult opponents to face.
Zach White, a former national champion and All-American at Cal, joins IU Coach Barry King's staff in his first college job after previously coaching in high school.
Senior forward Will Sheehey and sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell won’t be bringing back a medal from the World University Games in Kazan, Russia.
This weekend, the Hoosiers (19-12) will partake in the CWPA Eastern Conference Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., with a berth to the NCAA Championships tournament on the line. If IU wins the tournament, it will automatically qualify for the NCAAs. If IU takes home anything less than the first-place trophy, the season will be over.
The 2013 Hoosiers made their own history Saturday and Sunday, winning their first Collegiate Water Polo Association Western Division Championship.
This weekend, IU (16-12) gets a shot at revenge against Michigan, as the team begins its first of possibly three postseason tournaments, the CWPA Western Division Championships taking place in Geneva, Ohio.
The No. 12 water polo team (16-12) lost a heartbreaker on senior night Saturday, falling to No. 19 Michigan in overtime 8-7 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.
Last week, IU Coach Barry King called it the game his water polo team has been looking forward to since last May. The day has finally arrived.
The No. 12 IU water polo team (16-11) will face off against its archrival No. 19 Michigan (13-10) at noon Saturday.
The Hoosiers defeated division foes Notre Dame (Ohio) 14-8 and Gannon 16-4. IU is now 19-0 combined against the two schools all-time.
On Saturday, IU (14-11) will face division foes Notre Dame (Ohio) and Gannon at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively, in the Gannon Tournament, taking place in Erie, Pa.
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