Welcome to the big leagues, Roadrunners. The Cal women’s water polo team is heading to Bakersfield, Calif., this weekend to take on CSU Bakersfield, in the Bears’ final away game of the season. The Roadrunners (12-20, 0-4) are new to the MPSF this season and fresh off of four losses Read More…
It happened with 32 seconds left. This past weekend was filled with more suspense than usual for the No. 5 Cal women’s water polo team, and it was not because of the double-header they faced. They defeated San Jose State on Saturday, 11-8, and Loyola Marymount University on Sunday with Read More…
Most sports do not tolerate any deliberate, major fouls such as wrapping your arms around someone from behind. Women’s water polo does — that is, if you don’t get caught. Just ask the center. The Bears’ starting center, senior Dana Ochsner, is no newcomer to this type of physical play. Read More…
The Cal women’s water polo team could almost taste the victory. The Bears had a win close within reach until the final minutes of the fourth quarter, when the Sun Devils managed to score in the last minute of the game. Cal hung on to their lead with a little Read More…
The No. 5 Bears (12-4, 0-2 in the Pac-12) lost to No. 4 UCLA (17-3, 1-1) by a final score of 10-7. Cal has been defeated by all top-four teams in the MPSF at least once. While the Bruins may have bested the Bears by three goals, the match was a close, goal-for-goal game until the fourth quarter. Read More…
The Cal women’s water polo team is stuck right now in its pursuit for the NCAA tournament. The Bears (12-3) have been stagnant in the No. 5 spot for the past two weeks as they head to Los Angeles on Saturday to take on No. 4 UCLA (16-3) at the Read More…
Put out the welcome mat — the Bears are coming home. The Cal women’s water polo team will play their first home game on March 3, starting league play by taking on No. 1 USC (12-0) at 1 p.m. at the Spieker Aquatics Complex. The No. 5 Bears (12-2) take Read More…
The No. 4 Bears (12-2) emerged with a 3-1 record from the UC Irvine Invitational, securing fifth place at UC Irvine’s Anteater Aquatics Complex. The tournament featured 16 teams, all ranked within the top 20 by the Collegiate Water Polo Association. But Cal coach Richard Corso left the tournament with a little more to be desired. Read More…
The Cal women’s water polo team began this year with dreams of a repeat run to the national championship. The squad was ranked No. 2 in the preseason and had two all-Americans returning, as well as a host of other young stars. Twenty-seven games later, the team is back home Read More…
Forty-three seconds were left in the Cal women’s water polo consolation game against USC on Sunday, and the Bears were in the midst of their final timeout, the team’s postseason fate on the line. Cal needed to beat the third-seeded Trojans to earn a third-place finish in the MPSF tournament Read More…