UCLA, USC to meet in NCAA women’s water polo semifinals

Dhalluin leads Stanford over USC in NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship

INDIANAPOLIS — Juliette Dhalluin score three goals on Sunday and the Stanford defense allowed just one second-half goal to help the Cardinal beat USC 11-7 to claim its 10th NCAA women’s water polo championship and third in the last four seasons. No. 1 Stanford (25-1) finished the season on a 10-game win streak, dating to a 12-11 loss to the Trojans on March 29. The Cardinal beat USC 11-7 on April 27 in the semifinals of the MPSF Championship. Dh…

UCLA, USC to meet in NCAA women’s water polo semifinals

INDIANAPOLIS — The UCLA and USC women’s water polo teams will square off in the heart of the Midwest on Saturday for a chance to advance to another national title match. No. 2 seed UCLA shook off a three-goal deficit and defeated Loyola Marymount, 11-8, on Friday afternoon at the IU Natatorium, while No. 3 seed USC took control early and crushed Harvard, 18-7. Defending national champion UCLA (20-5) and USC (28-4) will square off at 11 a.m. PT, …

Long Beach State, UCLA cruise into NCAA men’s volleyball semifinals

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Long Beach State and UCLA men’s volleyball teams moved one step closer to a potential national championship rematch with quarterfinal sweeps at the NCAA tournament on Thursday, while Pepperdine extended its late-season magic. Top-seeded Long Beach (28-3) defeated No. 8 seed Fort Valley State, 25-21, 25-16, 25-16, while third-seeded UCLA (21-6) dismissed sixth-seeded Belmont Abbey, 25-18, 25-21, 25-19. LBSU will face fifth-se…

Needham rallies to post impressive win over Newton North

NEWTON — Every time Newton North had an advantage, Needham had an answer. Needham played a tenacious style of volleyball, overpowering defending state champion Newton North (20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19) for an impressive road victory. Newton North defeated Needham to capture the state title last season, a year after Needham defeated Newton North to cap off its three-peat of state championships. Earlier this season, Newton North upended Needham, b…

Maribor's water polo players won the second game of the national water polo championship final against Slovan Ljubljana 18:12 (4:3, 7:3, 4:3, 3:3) on Monday at their home ground Pristan. The teams are playing to three wins, and the score is tied at 1:1 after two games.

Water Polo Edges Cal to Advance to NCAA Semifinals - University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Hawai'i women's water polo team surged early and again late to pull out an 8-7 win over California in the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship on Friday at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.