The fate of the Cal women’s water polo team will be determined this weekend. The MPSF tournament is being held at the Spieker Aquatics Complex this weekend, as the women’s water polo MPSF teams come to Berkeley to compete for a spot in the NCAA tournament in May. The No. 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…
After the No. 5 Cal women’s water polo team beat No. 1 UCLA last Saturday, coach Richard Corso finally felt his team was playing up to its potential. Apparently the rest of the water polo world didn’t think so. “I’m sick of people telling us it was an upset,” Corso Read More…
In her fourth year as a keeper for the Cal water polo program, Lindsay Dorst has faced the best collegiate water polo can offer. This year, Lindsay encountered a new challenge. Whenever Cal plays UCLA or Stanford, Lindsay is pitted against familiar faces in an unfamiliar setting. Across the pool Read More…
Cal keeper Lindsay Dorst slammed her fists into the water in triumph. UCLA’s shot had just flown over the Bears’ net, and cheers rang throughout Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday. The No. 5 Cal women’s water polo had done it — an 8-6 upset over No. 1 UCLA. “We finally Read More…
The Cal and UCLA women’s water polo teams have met once this year in a game that catapulted them on divergent paths. On Feb. 4, the Bears were 10-0 on the season and ranked second in the country, close to making the jump to the top of the collegiate water Read More…
San Diego has become a hub of competitive water polo and a wellspring of young water polo talent. Cal junior Dana Ochsner grew up in this water polo community, playing top high school and club teams throughout her upbringing. She will return to San Diego with the No. 5 Cal Read More…
