Bruins to Play in Collegiate Cup at UC Irvine

Huntington Beach, CA -- Ten of the top teams in women's collegiate water polo, including 2014 NCAA finalists UCLA and Stanford, will compete this weekend (Nov 8-9) at the William Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, CA in the first-ever USA Water Polo Collegiate Cup. The 10 college teams will be joined in the competition by the USA Women's National Team split into two squads for a 12-team tournament.

Olympic gold medalists Kami Craig, Courtney Mathewson, and Melissa Seidemann will compete for the split USA squads while other National Team athletes that were part of Team USA's gold medal at the 2014 FINA World Cup will be competing for their collegiate teams including UCLA’s Rachel Fattal, Sami Hill and Alys Williams, and Maggie Steffens and Kiley Neushul of Stanford. Additional athletes for the two National Team squads include World Cup gold medalists KK Clark and Kaleigh Gilchrist along with athletes from USA Youth and Cadet National Teams.

Colleges competing include: UCLA, USC, San Jose State, UC-Irvine, California, Indiana, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, Stanford and Michigan.

For a tournament schedule click here. For tournament rosters click here.