Conference play is in full swing on Week 10 of the collegiate men’s water polo season with the Mid-Atlantic West Region Championships in Erie, Pennsylvania, highlighting the slate.
The tournament, which decides both the West Region champion and which team qualifies for the MAWPC Championships on Nov. 22-24, includes 10 matches featuring Mercyhurst, Connecticut College, McKendree, Monmouth, Salem, Washington & Jefferson and #1 seed Gannon.
Other Week 10 standouts including 14 matchups between ranked teams. There are three Top 10 affairs on the slate.
- #4 USC, fresh off its win over then #1 Stanford (9-8) and #12 San Jose State (17-9), heads down the road to face the new #1 team in UCLA on Saturday. The Bruins are 16-1 on the year, including a seven-match win streak and a 10-9 victory over #8 Cal last week.
- #8 Long Beach State is set to tangle with #6 Pepperdine in Malibu on Saturday. The 49ers are coming off a 2-2 week including losses to #3 Pacific (13-12) and #8 Cal (11-10), while the Waves are coming off home wins over Cal Lutheran (15-8) and Concordia (Irvine) 19-8.
- #7 Cal battles #2 Stanford in Palo Alto, California, to wrap up Saturday’s action in a match deemed the Big Splash and played for the Steve Heaston Trophy. Stanford boasts a 12-5 advantage in the Big Splash since 2002. The Bears are coming off an 11-10 overtime win over #6 Long Beach State, which snapped a three-game skid. Stanford, meanwhile snapped a 10-match win streak with its loss to then #7 USC on Saturday.
The first matchup between ranked teams is set for 6 p.m. ET Thursday, when #11 UC Davis faced off with #12 Loyola Marymount.
Week 10 action began on Tuesday when Cal Lutheran topped Redlands 15-11. On Wednesday, CLU defeated Cal Tech 13-8 amongst five matches.
| Nov. 5 | Cal Lutheran at Redlands | Cal Lutheran 15-11 |
| Nov. 6 | Cal Tech at Cal Lutheran | Cal Lutheran 13-8 |
| #16 Fordham vs. Iona | Fordham 12-8 | |
| La Verne at Chapman | Chapman 17-14 | |
| RV Whittier at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 10-9 | |
| Redlands at Occidental | Redlands 14-9 |
Water Polo Week 10 Slate
| Nov. 5 | Cal Lutheran at Redlands | 8 p.m. | ||
| Nov. 6 | Cal Tech at Cal Lutheran | 7 p.m. | Live Stats | |
| #16 Fordham vs. Iona | 7:30 p.m. | Watch | ||
| La Verne at Chapman | 10 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| RV Whittier at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 10 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Redlands at Occidental | 10 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Nov. 7 | #11 UC Davis at #12 Loyola Marymount | 6 p.m. | Live Stats | |
| Nov. 8 | #16 Cal Baptist at RV Concordia (Irvine) | 4:30 p.m. | Live Stats | |
| Air Force at Fresno Pacific | 10 p.m. | Live Stats | ||
| Austin College Invite (Sherman, Texas) | ||||
| Penn State Behrend at Austin College | 7 p.m. | Live Stats | ||
| Mid-Atlantic West Region Championships (Erie, Pa.) | ||||
| Nov. 9 | #16 Fordham at #19 George Washington | 11 a.m. | ||
| #18 Brown at MIT | 11 a.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Wagner at Navy | 11 a.m. | Live Stats | ||
| Iona at #20 Princeton | Noon | Watch | Live Stats | |
| #4 USC at #2 UCLA | 1:30 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Occidental at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 2 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Cal Tech at Redlands | 2 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Cal Lutheran at Chapman | 2 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| La Verne at RV Pomona-Pitzer | 2 p.m. | |||
| Fresno Pacific at RV Santa Clara | 3 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| #8 Long Beach State at #6 Pepperdine | 3 p.m. | Live Stats | ||
| #5 UC Santa Barbara at #13 San Jose State | 3 p.m. | |||
| #11 UC Davis at #10 UC San Diego | 3 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| #15 UC Irvine at #3 Pacific | 3 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| #16 Fordham at Navy | 5 p.m. | |||
| Wagner at #19 George Washington | 5 p.m. | Live Stats | ||
| #18 Brown at #9 Harvard | 5 p.m. | Watch | ||
| Occidental College at #12 Loyola Marymount | 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | ||
| RV St. Francis Brooklyn at #20 Princeton | 6 p.m. | Watch | ||
| RV Pomona-Pitzer at RV Whittier | 7 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Redlands at #16 Cal Baptist | 9 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| #7 Cal at #2 Stanford | 10 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Austin College Invite (Sherman, Texas) | ||||
| Ottawa vs. Penn State Behrend | 2:30 p.m. | Live Stats | ||
| Penn State Behrend at Austin College | 6 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Mid-Atlantic West Region Championships (Erie, Pa.) | TBA | |||
| Mercyhurst vs. Connecticut College | 9:30 a.m. | Watch | ||
| McKendree vs. Monmouth | 11 a.m. | Watch | ||
| Salem vs. Washington & Jefferson | 12:30 p.m. | Watch | ||
| Loser of 9:30 match vs. Loser of 11 a.m. match | 2 p.m. | Watch | ||
| Gannon vs. Winner of 9:30 match | 3:30 p.m. | Watch | ||
| Winner of 11 a.m. match vs. Winner 12:30 match | 5 p.m. | Watch | ||
| Nov. 10 | Penn State Behrend at SMU (Exh.) | 8:50 a.m. | ||
| Navy at #14 Bucknell | 11 a.m. | |||
| #16 Fordham at Johns Hopkins | 10 a.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| MIT at #9 Harvard | Noon | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Wagner at Johns Hopkins | 3 p.m | Watch | Live Stats | |
| Air Force at RV Santa Clara | 3 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | |
| #15 UC Irvine at #7 Cal | 4 p.m. | Live Stats | ||
| #19 George Washington at #14 Bucknell | 4 p.m. | |||
| Mid-Atlantic West Region Championships (Erie, Pa.) | ||||
| Loser of Saturday 12:30 match vs. Loser Saturday 11 a.m. match | 9 a.m. | Watch | ||
| Loser of Saturday 5 p.m. match vs. Loser Saturday 3:30 p.m. match | 10:30 a.m. | Watch | ||
| Loser Saturday 9:30 a.m. match vs. Loser Saturday 12:30 match | Noon | Watch | ||
| Winner Saturday 3:30 p.m. match vs. Winner Saturday 5 p.m. match | 1:30 p.m. | Watch | ||
| Nov. 12 | #16 Fordham vs. RV St. Francis Brooklyn | 7:30 p.m. |