CMS men’s water polo has ambitious goals for the season, the foremost of which will be taking down their closest rival and long-time league champion, P-P.
CMS Women’s Water Polo
Business as usual: Sagehen women’s water polo beats CMS for 13th straight time
The P-P women’s water polo team continued their SCIAC dominance against rival CMS, sealing their second straight undefeated season and extending their conference winning streak to 35 games.
RECAP: Athena water polo ends season with loss to Pomona-Pitzer
The Athena water polo team (19-5, 7-7 SCIAC) lost its final game of the season 8-5 to Pomona-Pitzer (19-12, 14-0 SCIAC), and will not compete in the SCIAC tournament. CMS attempted to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, pulling within two goals with just over two minutes left, but
RECAP: Athena water polo falls twice to SCIAC opponents
Celia Aldrete CM ’20 scored her career 100th goal on senior day as CMS women’s water polo (9-14, 7-6 SCIAC) dropped a 9-8 game to La Verne (10-13, 8-5 SCIAC) last weekend. Alex Szymczak SC ’22 led the team with three goals in the effort. Wednesday, the Athenas fell 9-2
RECAP: Athena water polo squeaks out back-to-back 1-goal wins
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s water polo (9-12, 7-4 SCIAC) was on the winning side of two SCIAC matchups decided by one goal this week and is now riding a three-game win streak. The team defeated Caltech (2-15, 0-11 SCIAC) 17-6 Saturday, Chapman (9-14, 3-8 SCIAC) 9-8 Monday and Whittier (10-9, 6-5 SCIAC)
RECAP: CMS women’s water polo defeats Chapman, falls to Cal Lu in final minute
Amelia Ayala CM ’21 scored five goals, including four in the final quarter, to lead the Athena water polo team (6-12, 4-4 SCIAC) to a 10-9 comeback victory over Chapman last Saturday. The team then fell to Cal Lutheran 7-6 Wednesday. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps trailed by three going into the fourth quarter
RECAP: Athena water polo picks up three SCIAC wins
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s water polo team (5-11, 3-3 SCIAC) played six games in the past two weeks, going 3-3 overall. The Athenas won three SCIAC games against Caltech, Redlands and Occidental, but dropped two to Whittier and La Verne. They also lost to Division I Brown. Amelia Ayala CM ’21
RECAP: Athena water polo notches first two SCIAC wins of the season
Defense led the way this week as the CMS women’s water polo team (4-8, 2-1 SCIAC) defeated SCIAC opponents Caltech and Redlands 13-6 and 7-6, respectively, but fell to Whittier 7-6. In the Redlands game, goalie Jessica Salaz SC ’22 racked up eight saves, including a crucial block on a
RECAP: Athenas water polo goes 0-4 against DI competition, drops 1st SCIAC matchup
The CMS women’s water polo (2-8, 0-1 SCIAC) team suffered four losses last weekend while hosting the annual Claremont Convergence tournament. The Athenas played only Division I opponents, dropping games on March 1 to Loyola Marymount and Sonoma State 14-15 and 6-5, respectively. They fell 10-8 to Cal State Monterey
SCIAC teams agree to forgo NCAA tournament for spots in inaugural USA Water Polo DIII National Championships
No SCIAC water polo teams will be playing in the NCAA tournament next year, after committing to a new USA Water Polo National Championships just for Division III programs.