2019 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 7–12, 2019 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Stanford |
| Runner-up | USC |
| Third place | California UCLA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Best player | Makenzie Fischer, Stanford |
The 2019 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship was the 19th annual tournament to decide the championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo.[1] Two play-in games were held on May 7, with the winners advancing to the main tournament, May 10–12 at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California, hosted by Stanford University.[2]
Qualification
[edit]The tournament was open to all programs from Divisions I, II, and III. Ten teams participated in the tournament: seven automatic bids and three at-large bids.[2]
Bids
[edit]| Team | Conference | Record | Bid | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 USC Trojans | MPSF | 26–1 | Automatic | [3] |
| No. 2 Stanford Cardinal | MPSF | 20–2 | At-large | [4] |
| No. 3 UCLA Bruins | MPSF | 23–6 | At-large | [5] |
| No. 4 California Golden Bears | MPSF | 16–8 | At-large | [6] |
| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine | Big West | 18–5 | Automatic | [7] |
| Michigan Wolverines | CWPA | 23–8 | Automatic | [8] |
| Pacific Tigers | Golden Coast | 17–8 | Automatic | [9] |
| Wagner Seahawks | MAAC | 30–9 | Automatic | [10] |
| California Lutheran Regals | SCIAC | 21–8 | Automatic | [11] |
| UC San Diego Tritons | WWPA | 21–13 | Automatic | [12] |
Tournament bracket
[edit]All times Eastern.
| Play–in games Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | Quarterfinals Friday, May 10, 2019 | Semifinals Saturday, May 11, 2019 | Championship Sunday, May 12, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 8 | UC San Diego | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 12 | 1 | USC | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | California | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | California | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stanford | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stanford | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 16 | Pacific | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| California Lutheran | 4 | 2 | Stanford | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCLA | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCLA | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
[edit]Play–in games
[edit]| May 7, 2019 3:00 p.m. | Report | Wagner | 8–12 | UC San Diego | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 1–2, 3–4 | |||||
| Daisy Nankervis 3 Savannah Henshaw 2 Sofia Diaz Alvarez 1 Kristy Donkin 1 Jacqui Sjogren 1 | Goals | Shelby Stender 4 Sydney Boland 2 Grace Pevehouse 2 Chanel Schilling 1 Ciara Franke 1 Jessee Ransone 1 Taylor Onstott 1 | |||
| May 7, 2019 4:45 p.m. | Report | Pacific | 16–4 | California Lutheran | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–1, 5–1, 4–1 | |||||
| Kyra Christmas 5 Toula Falvey 3 Mariana Duarte 2 Savannah Fitzgerald 2 Truly Dorland 1 Viktoria Tamas 1 Lucy Davis 1 Brianna Utas 1 | Goals | Lexi Rond 2 Nicole Roed 1 Mardell Ramirez 1 | |||
Quarterfinals
[edit]| May 10, 2019 3:00 p.m. | Report | No. 1 USC | 14–8 | UC San Diego | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 6–0, 2–4 | |||||
| Alejandra Aznar 3 Maud Megens 2 Verica Bakoc 2 Elise Stein 2 Denise Mammolito 1 Paige Hauschild 1 Kelsey McIntosh 1 Bayley Weber 1 Grace Tehaney 1 | Goals | Grace Pevehouse 5 Chanel Schilling 1 Shelby Stender 1 Sydney Boland 1 | |||
| May 10, 2019 4:45 p.m. | Report | No. 4 California | 17–13 | Hawaii | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 6–5, 2–3, 6–3, 3–2 | |||||
| Brigit Mulder 4 Emma Wright 4 Kitty Lynn Joustra 3 Sarah Siepker 2 Elli Protopapas 2 Hannah DeRose 1 Georgia Bogle 1 | Goals | Elyse Lemay-Lavoie 6 Maxine Schaap 2 Anna Bonamusa Boix 2 Femke Aan 1 Carmen Baringo 1 Irene Gonzalez 1 | |||
| May 10, 2019 6:30 p.m. | Report | No. 2 Stanford | 18–9 | Pacific | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–3, 5–2, 3–3 | |||||
| Aria Fischer 5 Madison Berggren 4 Makenzie Fischer 2 Kat Klass 2 Madison Stamen 2 Chloe Harbilas 1 Sarah Klass 1 Mackenzie Wiley 1 | Goals | Kyra Christmas 2 Viktoria Szmodics 2 Savannah Fitzgerald 2 Truly Dorland 1 Viktoria Tamas 1 Ana Martinez do Amaral 1 | |||
| May 10, 2019 8:15 p.m. | Report | No. 3 UCLA | 13–7 | Michigan | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–2, 2–2, 3–0 | |||||
| Maddie Musselman 4 Lizette Rozeboom 4 Bronte Halligan 3 Kelsey Blacker 1 Rachel Whitelegge 1 | Goals | Maddy Steere 2 Julia Sellers 2 Sofie Pontre 1 Abby Andrews 1 Maddie O'Reilly 1 | |||
Semifinals
[edit]| May 11, 2019 6:00 p.m. | Report | No. 1 USC | 10–8 | No. 4 California | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 1–1, 1–2 OT: 3–1 | |||||
| Paige Hauschild 3 Alejandra Aznar 2 Maud Megens 1 Tilly Kearns 1 Grace Tehaney 1 Bayley Weber 1 Mireia Guiral 1 | Goals | Brigit Mulder 2 Lauren Charter 1 Emma Wright 1 Sarah Siepker 1 Claire Sonne 1 Kitty Lynn Joustra 1 Elli Protopapas 1 | |||
| May 11, 2019 8:00 p.m. | Report | No. 2 Stanford | 8–7 | No. 3 UCLA | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 1–2, 0–3, 1–1 OT: 2–1 | |||||
| Aria Fischer 5 Makenzie Fischer 1 Kat Klass 1 Ryann Neushul 1 | Goals | Maddie Musselman 2 Lexi Liebowitz 2 Rachel Whitelegge 1 Roxy Wheaton 1 Val Ayala 1 | |||
National Championship
[edit]| May 12, 2019 6:00 p.m. | Report | No. 1 USC | 8–9 | No. 2 Stanford | Avery Aquatic Center Stanford, California |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 3–3, 0–1 | |||||
| Mireia Guiral 4 Maud Megens 2 Tilly Kearns 1 Kelsey McIntosh 1 | Goals | Makenzie Fischer 3 Aria Fischer 2 Ryann Neushul 2 Kat Klass 1 Hannah Shabb 1 | |||
Tournament awards
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References
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- ^ "2019 Women's Water Polo Schedule". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Women's Water Polo Schedule". UCLA. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Women's Water Polo Schedule". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Women's Water Polo Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Water Polo Schedule". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Pacific Women's Water Polo Schedule". Pacific. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Women's Water Polo Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Regals Water Polo Schedule". California Lutheran University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "W Water Polo - News - UCSDTritons.com - Official Web Site of UC San Diego Athletics". www.ucsdtritons.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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- ^ "Stanford Reigns Supreme". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2019.