Phelps has been just unreal… check out this race. He is a freak (in a positive freak)

Enjoy…we are the white caps.

Croatia beating Serbia is significant for both water polo in general and the regional tensions. Anyway, check out the highlights, greatstuff…and of course, riot after….thank you

Serbs and the Croats going at each other again…our old national team coach Ratko Rudic is coaching in Croatia and his team which looks very good btw…upset Serbia 10-7.  Then the fans went at it.

 ESPN.COM: Croatia will play Hungary in Final

We know, we know…there is a major international tournament and we are on the sidelines….ok.  Well fine, lets start with an Italian player deciding to bite an Australian…SCANDAL.

 Bites mars water polo clash

I love in sports when they “file complaints”…like that is a big deal

Women’s season is slow right now because of the World Championships.

Here’s the press release about Jovan’s latest men’s class.
usctrojans.com

Not much commentary from me - check this out.
MGoBlue.com

LMU swept through the Michigan Invitational, adding wins against Indiana and Wagner…moving their current win streak to 7 games.  Senior Cara Colton had a eight goal day with six goals against Indiana while Sarah Hamilton and Kellen Fletcher each scored twice.
Senior Stacia Peterson had three goals to versus Wagner. Colton, Katie Hicks, Nicole Hughes, Carrie Kosnik and Alexandra Wike each had two goals.

CSTV: Waterpolo streaks to seven straight 

Colorado State split Sunday, beating Occidental but losing to Pomona-Pitzer.

CSU beat Oxy 10-5. Emily Chambers led CSU with four goals while Annie Quinn had three, Laurien White added two and Shannon Kohl had one. Goalie Andrea Lugo had 10 saves in the victory.

Pomona-Pitzer scored two goals in the fourth to topple the Rams 6-5. Quinn led CSU with three goals while White had two and Chambers had one.

CSTV: Ram Water polo splits Sunday games 

San Diego State is having a great year.  They upset No. 4 California, and then headed to Stockton and beat Pacific and No. 18 Princeton.

The Aztecs produced their highest scoring output of the season against UOP Jenna Schuster (Upland, Calif.), Anna Gonzales (Fresno, Calif.), and Erinn Greenwood (Sanger, Calif.) had two goals  while Elana Cervantes (Davis, Calif.), Stacy Werner (Lodi, Calif.), and Jessica Pace (Santee, Calif.).

Against Princeton (10-6) as the Aztecs scored double-digit goals in consecutive games for the first time this season. Schuster had another four-goal outburst of the day, while Gonzales and Werner had three goals apiece too.

CSTV: Aztecs double up on Sunday 

Again, good year for Lou Tully, San Jose State blows out Princeton 22-9.
SJSU Spartans.com: Water Polo topples Princeton

Princeton made up for the beating UCSanta Cruz 17-7.

Go Princeton Tigers: Princeton Defeats UC Santa Cruz to Split Day’s Games

East met west again as LMU beat Michigan in terrific “mid-major” matchup, winnning 10-7. Sarah Hamilton and Cara Colton each had 3 goals to lead the way.
CSTV: Water Polo Completes Sweep

East went West but had a rough day as Bucknell lost to Irvine 15-6 and then Northridge 13-8.

CSTV: Bucknell Women’s Water Polo Wraps up Trip to California with Pair of Losses to Ranked

Mid-West meets west as Colorado State beat Chapman over the weekend.

CSTV: CSU Water Polo Wins Big in Claremont Tournament

USC rocked Hawaii 19-6 in Honolulu. Interesting note about the game were both teams were missing significant chunks of their starting lineups. SC with their national teamers: Patty Cardenas, Kami Craig, and Brittany Hayes. The Rainbow Wahine (10-8, 6-3) played without the international playing starters Meike De Nooy, Kelly Mason, Anna Sieprath and Amy Logan. All of these international/national team players are playing in the FINA world championships.

Honolulu Advertiser: Southern Cal routs Hawai’i in Water Polo

You probably don’t know him, I didn’t…but Iss Lajos, a Romanian Water Polo star, died of a massive stroke following a water polo match in France.  Brutal.

Romanian star dies after game 

You know, year in and year out, San Diego State is consistently tough. This time they go to Cal and beat the #4 Bears 7-5. Lets give our props to Carin Crawford for building and maintaining a top-notch water polo program at a State School no-less. (vs big UC or private school money).

Beating Cal at home is a great win…
Freshman Meghan Corso notched two goals Saturday versu San Diego State.
Cal had a three-match win streak come to an end. Cal fell to 8-7 overall and 4-3 in the MPSF. The Aztec upped their record to 11-4 and 3-2 in league play.

Freshman Meghan Corso, daughter of Rich Corso, led the Cal with two. Freshmen Julie Oreglia, Darby Anderson and Grace Reynolds all scored as well.

Calbears.com: Cal Women’s Falls to No. 7 San Diego State