2014 GCC WOMEN’S WATER POLO WEEKLY UPDATE • JAN. 23, 2014 • THE INAUGURAL SEASON GOLDEN COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S WATER POLO Jan. 23, 2014 • Release #01 • The Inaugural Season Media Contact: John Shaffer • (310) 338-7643 • [email protected] AZTECS PICKED TO WIN INAUGURAL GCC The 2014 women’s water polo season gets into full swing as coaches tab San Diego State to win first GCC Championship. LAST WEEK RESULTS Jan. 11 11:00 AM (20) Pacific @ (4) California 4-12 California Speedo Cup - Berkeley, CA Jan. 18 11:15 AM (8) San Jose State vs. California Baptist 10-2 ^ 12:30 PM (16) LMU vs. CSU Bakersfield 16-4 ^ 1:00 PM Fresno Pacific @ CSU East Bay 5-11 4:00 PM California Baptist @ (3) UCLA 4-15 ^ 6:30 PM (16) LMU vs. Concordia University 22-8 ^ Jan. 19 11:15 AM (8) San Jose State vs. (16) LMU 7-12 ^ 3:45 PM (16) LMU @ (3) UCLA 6-15 ^ COMING UP IN THE GCC Jan. 24 UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA 9:00 AM California Baptist @ (17) UC Santa Barbara 10:15 AM Azusa Pacific vs. (5) Arizona State 12:30 PM California Baptist vs. Fresno Pacific 5:15 PM (12) San Jose State vs. Azusa Pacific 6:15 PM (4) California vs. Fresno Pacific Jan. 25 UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA he 2014 NCAA women’s water polo season has begun 10:15 AM (20) Pacific vs. Azusa Pacific 10:45 AM (12) San Jose State vs. California Baptist and with it the inaugural season of the Golden Coast Con- 11:15 AM (12) San Jose State vs. Fresno Pacific Tference. Games officially began the weekend of Jan. 11 2:45 PM CSU Bakersfield vs. California Baptist and the season gets into full swing as the seven-team league 14 4:00 PM (10) Long Beach St. vs. (20) Pacific games in the second full week of the season. 5:15 PM CSU Monterey Bay vs. Azusa Pacific 5:45 PM Whittier College vs. Fresno Pacific Jan. 26 UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA Heading into the season, San Diego State has been chosen by 10:15 AM (15) CSU Northridge vs. (20) Pacific the league’s seven head coaches as the favorite to win the inau- 3:00 PM (3) UCLA vs. (20) Pacific gural GCC Championship. The first GCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll Jan. 30 5:00 PM University of Hawaii @ Santa Clara Jan. 31 3:00 PM Michigan @ Santa Clara saw the Aztecs college 36 points and all six of the available first Feb. 1 9:00 AM CSU Northridge @ California Baptist place votes. Finishing second was LMU, who received the other Lancer Invitational - California Baptist first place vote and earned 31 points. 9:45 AM Marist College vs. Pacific Brown Invitational - Providence, RI 10:00 AM Santa Clara @ CSU Monterey Bay 2014 GCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll 12:00 PM Concordia University vs. San Diego St. 1. San Diego St. - 36 points (6 first place) Lancer Invitational - California Baptist 2. LMU - 31 points (1) 1:00 PM Wagner College vs. Pacific 3. Pacific - 26 points Brown Invitational - Providence, RI 3:00 PM Claremont @ California Baptist 4. California Baptist - 19 points Lancer Invitational - California Baptist 5. Santa Clara - 18 points 4:30 PM CSU Bakersfield vs. San Diego St. 6. Azusa Pacific - 10 points Lancer Invitational - California Baptist 7. Fresno Pacific - 7 points 6:45 PM Pacific @ Brown University Brown Invitational - Providence, RI Feb. 2 10:00 AM Indiana University vs. Pacific Taking second in the inaugural poll was Pacific with 26 points. Brown Invitational - Providence, RI With one point separating them, California Baptist and Santa 12:00 PM San Diego St. @ Long Beach St. Clara finished fourth and fifth, respectively, followed by Azusa 6:45 PM Hartwick College vs. Pacific Brown Invitational - Providence, RI Pacific and Fresno Pacific. Feb. 6 3:00 PM Hartwick College @ San Diego St. The winner of the GCC will be determined at the 2014 Gold- ^ - UCLA Bruin Invitational en Coast Conference Championships held Apr. 24-26 at Loyola Marymount University’s Burns Aquatics Center. GCC WATER POLO • WEEKLY UPDATE • WWW.GCCWATERPOLO.COM 2014 GCC WOMEN’S WATER POLO WEEKLY UPDATE • JAN. 23, 2014 • THE INAUGURAL SEASON Women’s Collegiate Top-20 Poll 2014 GCC Women’s Water Polo Records (As of Jan. 22, 2014) Week #1 - Jan. 22, 2014 School GCC Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Rk Team LW Pts. LMU 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 0-0 0-1 3-0 Lost 1 1 USC 1 99 Azusa Pacific 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 Stanford 2 96 San Diego St. 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 UCLA 3 89 Santa Clara 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 California 4T 83 Fresno Pacific 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 Pacific 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 5 Arizona State 4T 79 California Baptist 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 Lost 2 6 UC Irvine 6 78 7 University of Hawaii 7 69 8 Princeton 8T 60 Eight games have already been played in this 2014 season, with LMU going 3-1 at the 9 San Diego State 10 57 UCLA Bruin Invitational the weekend of Jan. 18-19. The Lions moved five spaces in this 10 Long Beach State 11 52 week’s Women’s Collegiate Top-20 poll, sitting at 11th. Helping them move as a 12-7 11 Loyola Marymount 16 51 win over then No. 8 San Jose State on Jan. 19. In the final day while taking on a pair of top-10 teams, goalie Claire Wright had 28 saves to pace LMU’s defense. 12 San Jose State 8T 47 13 Indiana 15 39 In the second week, all the action will take place at the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invi- 14 UC San Diego 12 36 tational. Azusa Pacific will play their first games of the season, taking on three top-20 15 CS Northridge 14 34 teams, starting with No. 5 Arizona State and No. 12 San Jose State on Saturday. A pair 16 Michigan 13 24 of non-league match-ups between GCC teams will feature California Baptist taking on 17 UC Santa Barbara 17 19 Fresno Pacific on Friday and then on Saturday Pacific will take on Azusa Pacific. Pacific will also have three top-20 match-ups as they will also face No. 10 Long Beach State, 18 UC Davis 18 16 No. 15 Cal State Northridge and No. 3 UCLA. 19 Hartwick College 19 14 20 University of the Pacific 20 11 The GCC has three teams in the top-20, highlighted by San Diego State at No. 9. They, along with Santa Clara are idle this week. LMU is at No. 11 and Pacific at No. 20. Here is the full schedule for the week. 2014 GCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jan. 24 UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA Jan. 29 9:00 AM California Baptist @ (17) UC Santa Barbara 10:15 AM Azusa Pacific vs. (5) Arizona State Feb. 5 12:30 PM California Baptist vs. Fresno Pacific 5:15 PM (12) San Jose State vs. Azusa Pacific Feb. 12 6:15 PM (4) California vs. Fresno Pacific Jan. 25 UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA Feb. 19 10:15 AM (20) Pacific vs. Azusa Pacific 10:45 AM (12) San Jose State vs. California Baptist Feb. 26 11:15 AM (12) San Jose State vs. Fresno Pacific 2:45 PM CSU Bakersfield vs. California Baptist Mar. 5 4:00 PM (10) Long Beach St. vs. (20) Pacific 5:15 PM CSU Monterey Bay vs. Azusa Pacific Mar. 12 5:45 PM Whittier College vs. Fresno Pacific Jan. 26 UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA Mar. 19 10:15 AM (15) CSU Northridge vs. (20) Pacific 3:00 PM (3) UCLA vs. (20) Pacific Mar. 26 Apr. 2 Apr. 9 Apr. 16 GCC WATER POLO • WEEKLY UPDATE • WWW.GCCWATERPOLO.COM 2014 GCC WOMEN’S WATER POLO WEEKLY UPDATE • JAN. 23, 2014 • THE INAUGURAL SEASON AZUSA PACIFIC (0-0, 0-0 GCC) CALIFORNIA BAPTIST (0-2, 0-0 GCC) Day Time Opponent Score Record Day Time Opponent Score Record Jan. 24-25 at UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA Jan. 18-19 at UCLA Bruin Invitational - Los Angeles, CA Jan. 24 10:15 AM vs. (5) Arizona State Jan. 18 11:15 AM vs. (8) San Jose State L-10-2 0-1 5:15 PM vs. (12) San Jose State 4:00 PM @ (3) UCLA L-15-4 0-2 Jan. 25 10:15 AM vs. (20) Pacific Jan. 24-25 at UCSB Winter Invitational - Santa Barbara, CA 5:15 PM vs. CSU Monterey Bay Jan. 24 9:00 AM @ (17) UC Santa Barbara Feb.8 9:00 AM vs. Redlands 12:30 PM vs. Fresno Pacific 1:00 PM vs. La Verne Jan. 25 10:45 AM vs. (12) San Jose State 5:00 PM @ Whittier College 2:45 PM vs. CSU Bakersfield Feb. 14-15 at Lancer Invitational - California Baptist Feb. 1 9:00 AM vs. CSU Northridge Feb. 14 10:30 AM vs. California Lutheran 3:00 PM vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4:30 PM vs. Pomona-Pitzer Feb. 14-15 Lancer Invitational - California Baptist Feb. 15 9:00 AM vs. Occidental College Feb.