2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	May 10–14, 2023
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Stanford
Runners-up	USC
Third place	Princeton, UCLA
Awards
Best player	Aria Fischer (Stanford)
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The 2023 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship was the 21st edition of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship, the annual tournament to decide the championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo. The tournament was held from May 10 to May 14, 2023, at the Eberhardt Aquatics Center in Stockton, California. The championship game was streamed live on ESPNU. ^[1] Stanford defeated USC 11-9 for the program's ninth national title. ^{[2] [3]}

Qualifying teams

The field of teams was revealed in a selection show on May 1, 2023. ^[4] Six conferences were granted automatic qualification to the championship: the Big West Conference, Collegiate Water Polo Association, Golden Coast Conference, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and Western Water Polo Association. Three additional teams earned entry into the tournament with at-large bids, with all of them coming from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. ^[5]

Seed	Team	Conference	Bid type	Appearance
1	Stanford	MPSF	Automatic	22nd
2	USC	MPSF	At-large	18th
3	California	MPSF	At-large	9th
4	UCLA	MPSF	At-large	21st
	Biola	WWPA	Automatic	1st
	Fresno State	GCC	Automatic	3rd
	Long Island	MAAC	Automatic	1st
	Princeton	CWPA	Automatic	4th
	UC Irvine	Big West	Automatic	8th

Schedule and results

All times Eastern. ^{[5] [6]}

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	TV	Attendance
Opening Round – Wednesday, May 10
1	4:00 p.m.	LIU vs. Biola	10–8	NCAA.com
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 12
2	3:00 p.m.	No. 1 Stanford vs. LIU	23–0	NCAA.com
3	5:00 p.m.	No. 4 UCLA vs. UC Irvine	14–12
4	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 USC vs. Fresno State	12–8
5	9:00 p.m.	No. 3 California vs. Princeton	9–11
Semifinals – Saturday, May 13
6	8:00 p.m.	No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 4 UCLA	14–9	NCAA.com
7	10:00 p.m.	No. 2 USC vs. Princeton	18–8
Championship – Sunday, May 14
8	10:00 p.m.	No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 2 USC	11–9	ESPNU	2,449

Tournament bracket

	Opening round Wednesday, May 10, 2023					Quarterfinals Friday, May 12, 2023					Semifinals Saturday, May 13, 2023					Championship Sunday, May 14, 2023
						1	Stanford	23
	Long Island		10				Long Island	0
	Biola		8								1	Stanford	14
											4	UCLA	9
						4	UCLA	14
							UC Irvine	12
																1	Stanford	11
																2	USC	9
						2	USC	12
							Fresno State	8
											2	USC	18
												Princeton	8
						3	California	9
							Princeton	11

All Tournament Team

First Team

• Aria Fischer (Most Outstanding Player, Stanford)
• Paige Hauschild (USC)
• Ava Johnson (UCLA)
• Tilly Kearns (USC)
• Lindsey Lucas (Princeton)
• Ryann Neushul (Stanford)
• Jovanna Sekulic (Princeton)

Second Team

• Katrina Drake (UCLA)
• Elena Flynn (UC Irvine)
• Daphne Guervremont (Fresno State)
• Jewel Roemer (Stanford)
• Carolyne Stern (Stanford)
• Razanne Voorvelt (California)
• Bayley Weber (USC)

References

1. Hofheimer, Bill (2023-04-24). "ESPNU & ESPN+ to Present 2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship on May 14". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
2. Ingemi, Marisa (2023-05-16). "Stanford defends women's water polo title and turns to its future". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
3. Overend, Riley (2023-05-14). "Stanford Set for Rematch with USC in NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship Final". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
4. NCAA.com. "Stanford wins the 2023 NC women's water polo championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
5. https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/waterpolo-women/nc/2023
6. "2023 NC Women's Water Polo Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.