The upset victory by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges over Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in the SCIAC Tournament final has the Athenas hosting the USA Water Polo Division III National Championship this weekend. Carthage College and Macalester College earned the non-SCIAC pair of automatic qualifiers.
RV/No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics
Final
Sun, Apr. 26 def. No. 2 CMS,
15-10
Semifinal
Sat, Apr. 25 def. No. 5 Macalester,
23-2
--Courtesy of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics--
The Pomona-Pitzer women's water polo team will compete at the USA Water Polo Division III National Championships Saturday and Sunday at Axelrood Pool hosted by CMS.
The Sagehens finished the regular season with a perfect 12-0 mark in SCIAC play to earn their seventh straight conference regular season title. After defeating Chapman in the SCIAC Tournament semifinals, Pomona-Pitzer narrowly fell 14-10 to CMS in the SCIAC Championship game. The win gave the Athenas the right to host this year's USA Water Polo National Championships.
Pomona-Pitzer will look to win its fifth straight national championship this weekend, having defeated CMS in each of the last three championship games and Whittier in 2022.
DIII No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics
Final
Sun, Apr. 26 vs. No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer, L
15-10
Semifinal
Sat, Apr. 25 def. No. 7 Carthage,
24-5
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Courtesy of CMS Ahletics--
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo program will serve as the host of the USA Water Polo Division III Collegiate Championships on Saturday and Sunday at Axelrood Pool.
The Tournament Home Page has links for tickets (purchased on-line only), as well as streaming through Overnght.com, and live stats from 6-8 Sports.
CMS earned the right to host the nationals by defeating Pomona-Pitzer 14-10 on Saturday to win the SCIAC Championship, the program's first since 2006. The Athenas and Sagehens could meet again in Sunday's championship, if both teams win their semifinals on Saturday.
CMS will open play on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Carthage, which earned the fourth seed in the tournament after getting a postseason upset win over Augustana. Pomona-Pitzer will play Macalester at 4 p.m. on Saturday, with Macalester earning the third seed after defeating Carthage 14-9 in the CWPA Championship game.
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