On Sunday, the Cal women’s water polo team had an opportunity to emerge from the wreckage of the UCI Invitational with a third-place victory. There was only one problem; No. 4 Cal was facing No. 3 USC, a team the Bears had lost to in a similar third-place match at Read More…
The MPSF finals seems to have come early this year. Although the finals are still a few weeks away, the Cal women’s water polo team will travel to Irvine this weekend to compete in the UCI Invitational. Of the 16 teams in the tournament, all are ranked in the top 20. Read More…
The Cal women’s water polo team showed something this weekend that hasn’t been seen much since last year: a stifling defense. In last season’s run to the national title match, the Bears prided themselves on their defense; however, that defensive prowess has only come in bursts this year. No. 4 Read More…
“Patience!” yells Cal assistant coach Matt Flesher at women’s water polo practice. While his words ring throughout Spieker Aquatics Center, Flesher calls over the team after yet another one of junior Breda Voster’s shots is denied. A brief lecture and then Flesher sends the players out again only to call Read More…
The No. 2 Cal women’s water polo team lost its first two games of the year this weekend at the Stanford Invitational, giving an underwhelming performance for the second straight year at the elite tournament held in Palo Alto, Calif. The Bears came into the Invitational with high hopes of Read More…
With 2:25 left in the fourth quarter on Thursday, Cal coach Richard Corso decided he needed to slow the action down and call a timeout. The Bears had been scoreless for the entire second half and Hawaii had pulled within one point just minutes earlier. “I told the girls to Read More…
After three hours of practicing, the Cal women’s water polo team is still going hard at Spieker Aquatics Center late into the night. Countless drilling of counter attacks and defensive possessions only increase the Bears’ determination. This is to be expected of the No. 2 team in the country about Read More…
Cal senior Elizabeth McLaren was streaking down the pool as the late afternoon light cast shadows on the Spieker Aquatics Center. With each powerful stroke, McLaren was able to catch a glimpse of her teammates advancing the ball toward Loyola Marymount’s net. She was battling not only the defender hot Read More…
For the second straight weekend, the No. 2 Cal women’s water polo team will have four games over two days. Bears coach Richard Corso has no complaints. “I love it. It’s good,” Corso said. “It’s more adversity, and we need adversity.” Spieker Aquatics Complex plays host to eight teams this Read More…
This may be the year for No. 2 Cal women’s water polo. In 2009, the Bears finished No. 5. In 2010, the team finished third and in 2011, second. Only time will tell where the Bears will finish in 2012, yet the squad has a legitimate shot at winning the program’s Read More…
