No. 2 USC scored on five power plays and beat No. 5 UCSB, 10-6, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation water polo match in front of a full house at Campus Pool on Sunday afternoon.With the loss, UCSB falls to 13-7 overall and 1-2 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play. The Trojans improve to 13-2 and 4-0 in league games.USC capitalized on its six-on-five possessions, scoring during five of its eight power plays. On the flipside, the Gauchos scored on just three of their 13 … [Read more...]
Coaches rank UCSB 7th in water polo poll
UCSB is ranked seventh in the country in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Coaches Preseason Poll.The Gauchos, who return All-Americans Milos Golic and Zsombor Vincze, were picked to finish sixth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.MPSF powers Cal, UCLA, Stanford, USC and Irvine were ranked first through fifth in the national and MPSF polls. Loyola Marymount is sixth.UCSB earned 71 points in the national poll, trailing LMU by three points and coming in three points ahead … [Read more...]
Golic named to second MPSF First Team
UCSB junior Milos Golic earned his second consecutive First Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honor it was announced by the conference on Tuesday.Golic led UCSB and the conference in scoring for the second consecutive season. The native of Belgrade, Serbia tallied a total of 77 goals this year and averaged 2.75 per game. He was second on the team with 11 assists and 45 earned penalties or ejections.During the 2009 season, Golic became just the fourth player in program history … [Read more...]
DP’s Hill commits to UCLA
Sami Hill, the outstanding goalie for the Dos Pueblos High girls water polo team, has made a commitment to play her college ball at UCLA.Hill's stellar play in the cage has been instrumental in the Chargers winning back-to-back CIF Southern Section championships. She comes into her senior season after helping the U.S. Junior National team to a bronze medal this summer at the FINA Junior World Championships in Siberia. Santa Barbara area players have had a big impact in the UCLA program … [Read more...]
