Girls’s Water Polo – Fri, Mar. 11, 2022 at 11:15 AM
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Western Water Polo Affiliation (WWPA) West Area formally will get convention play began this weekend with Biola and Cal State East Bay assembly on the Loyola Marymount Invitational and Fresno Pacific and Cal State Monterey Bay clashing in Seaside.
Friday’s convention opener between the Eagles and Pioneers options the 2 packages within the West with essentially the most quantity of wins. First-year program Biola (5-9) is only one win behind Cal State East Bay (6-9) for essentially the most wins within the West as of Friday morning. The Eagles have received three of their final 4.
FPU is coming off an enormous 22-4 win on the Claremont Convergence and travels to face an Otter program in the hunt for its first victory since Jan. 29.
Within the East, McKendree received three of its 5 matches out West on the Claremont Convergence, and at 8-3, maintain essentially the most wins within the convention. The Bearcats will journey to tackle Augustana of their ultimate preseason tune-up, whereas the remainder of the East Area competes on the La Salle Invitational.
The East’s convention schedule commences with a spherical robin between the groups subsequent weekend, Mar. 19-20, in O’Fallon, Sick. on the McKendree Metro Rec Plex.
WWPA Matches this Week
Fri., Mar. 11, 10am: Biola (5-9, 0-0) vs Cal State East Bay (6-9, 0-0)
Dwell Stats
Sat., Mar. 12, 1pm: Fresno Pacific (3-14, 0-0) vs Cal State Monterey Bay (1-10, 0-0)
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WWPA Participant of the Week
Biola’s Hanna Jordan’s 10 objectives led Biola to 3 wins in 4 video games on the Claremont Convergence Match. The graduate pupil attacker began the week with 4 objectives, three steals and an help towards convention foe McKendree earlier than a three-goal outing towards California Baptist. She scored three objectives and added an help over Chapman.
Further nominees: Kourtney Pyle, Biola; Abigail Burton, McKendree
2022 WWPA Gamers of the Week
Jan. 17-23, 2022: Rachel Spadt, Biola
Jan. 24-30, 2022: Nicole Wiemken, Gannon
Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022: N/A
Feb. 7-13, 2022: Adrien Van Dyke, Cal State East Bay
Feb. 14-20, 2022: Jaleh Moaddeli, McKendree
Feb. 21-27, 2022: Nicole Wiemken, Gannon
Feb. 28-Mar. 6, 2022: Hanna Jordan, Biola
Round @theWWPA…
Biola (5-9, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: 3-1; W vs McKendree, 22-8; L vs California Baptist, 19-12; W vs Chapman, 13-9; W at Occidental, 14-6.
Abstract: Received back-to-back video games for the primary time this season with Saturday wins towards Chapman and Occidental … Lizzy Birch matched Jordan with three objectives within the win towards Chapman … Birch, Rachel Spadt and Lizzy Birch every scored 3 times within the win over Occidental.
Up Subsequent: Performs its first official WWPA match to open the LMU Invite towards Cal State East Bay on Mar. 11 … The Eagles additionally tackle Princeton, LMU and a non-conference sport towards CSUEB this weekend.
RV Cal State East Bay (6-9, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: 0-4; L vs #24 Marist, 12-10; L vs #15 Wagner, 20-6; L vs #22 Lengthy Island, 11-10; L at #20 Harvard, 10-7.
Abstract: Dropped three of its 4 video games towards ranked opponents on the Harvard Invite by three objectives or much less … Adrien Van Dyke had three objectives an an help in a one-goal loss to Lengthy Island … She had 4 towards Harvard … Leti Mosqueda completed with two objectives and two assists towards the Purple Foxes.
Up Subsequent: Opens convention play Mar. 11 vs Biola, the primary of 4 video games on the LMU Invitational … Additionally will tackle No. 18 LMU, No. 19 Princeton, and a non-conference sport towards Biola.
Cal State Monterey Bay (1-10, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: Didn’t compete.
Up Subsequent: Opens convention play towards Fresno Pacific on Sat., Mar. 12 at 1pm on the Otter Tank.
Fresno Pacific (3-14, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: 1-3; L vs Concordia, 13-6; L vs Ottawa (Ariz.), 14-13; L vs La Salle, 15-10; W vs Penn State Behrend, 22-4.
Abstract: Madison Jacques scored frou, Rosemary Chapman and Tatum Benson had three apiece, and 5 others scored a number of instances as FPU ended its weekend with an 18-goal win over PSU Behrend … Amy Zaninovich led the Sunbirds with 17 factors (11g, 6a) on the weekend … Chapman had 12 factors (7g, 5a).
Up Subsequent: Travels for its convention opener on Sat., Mar. 12 towards Cal State Monterey Bay.
Gannon (5-5, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: Didn’t compete.
Up Subsequent: Returns to play this weekend on the La Salle Invite the place they tackle Mount St. Mary’s twice, St. Francis (N.Y.) and La Salle.
McKendree (8-3, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: 2-2; L vs Biola, 22-8; L vs No. 25 Cal State Northridge, 13-4; W at Occidental, 12-4; W vs CalTech, 20-1.
Abstract: Scored 49 objectives in two matches at Carthage Faculty …. Profitable on 49 of 54 pictures over the 2 video games … Main goalscorers have been Abigail Burton (8), Courtney Smith (7), Jaleh Moaddeli (6) and Carley Manuel (6) … 16 completely different Bearcats scored.
Up Subsequent: Travels to Augustana Faculty on Mar. 12 for a ultimate preseason tune-up earlier than Mar. 19-20’s WWPA weekend … The Bearcats beat Augustana 20-9 within the season opener.
Mercyhurst (2-9, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: Didn’t compete.
Abstract:
Up Subsequent: Returns to play this weekend on the La Salle Invite the place they tackle La Salle twice, St. Francis (N.Y.) and Mount St. Mary’s.
Salem (6-13, 0-0 WWPA)
Final Week: 0-4; L vs St. Francis (Pa.), 8-5; L vs Iona, 13-12; W vs Bucknell, 17-9; L vs #7 Michigan, 16-4.
Abstract: Annefleur ten Bloemendal’s six objectives led the Tigers to an upset over No. 25 Buckell … Chloe Woodbine had give objectives within the win … Courtney O’Shaughnessy scored 4 objectives within the one-goal loss vs Iona … Margherita Garibbo scored three towards St. Francis.
Up Subsequent: Competes within the La Salle Invite, Mar. 12-13 … Performs St. Francis (N.Y.) twice, La Salle and Mount St. Mary’s.
2022 WWPA Preseason Coaches Ballot
1. Salem – 46 (5)
2. Cal State East Bay – 44 (3)
3. Fresno Pacific – 38
4. Cal State Monterey Bay – 25
5. Mercyhurst – 22
6. Gannon – 19
7. Biola – 16
8. McKendree – 14
