Nov. 9, 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State men's water polo heads to Stockton, Calif. this Friday night, November 11, to take on the fifth-ranked team in the nation, Pacific.
"Pacific will be tough at home but our guys are getting better every game," said SJSU head coach Bruce Watson. "It will be a good test to see where we are in our development."
The Spartans (7-18, 0-4) had a tough weekend last weekend with losses to #7-Long Beach State, #1-UCLA and #2-USC. San José State closes out a five game run in which they've faced five of the nation's top ten teams.
The Tigers (16-6, 3-1) took down #6-Stanford, 11-10, their last time in the pool.
Freshman Ben Hauschild has emerged as a solid player for the Spartans this season, notching the fourth most steals in the nation and hitting the back of the net seven times in conference play - tied for sixth most in the conference.
Last weekend against #1-UCLA, freshman goalie Conrad Gordon recorded a career high 14 saves, three of which were 5-Meter penalty shots.
The match on Friday will be streamed live on the University of the Pacific website at 7 p.m. Live stats will also be available here.
Collegiate Water Polo Association National Weekly Coaches Poll
November 9, 2016 (Week 10)
| Rank | Team | Week 9 Poll |
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | 1 |
| 2 | University of Southern California | 2 |
| 3 | University of California | 3 |
| 4 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 5 |
| 5 | University of the Pacific | 4 |
| 6 | Stanford University | 6 |
| 7 | Long Beach State University | 7 |
| 8 | University of California-Davis | 8 |
| 9 (T) | Brown University | 12 |
| 9 (T) | Pepperdine University | 9 |
| 11 (T) | Harvard University | 10 (T) |
| 11 (T) | Bucknell University | 13 |
| 13 | Princeton University | 10 (T) |
| 14 | University of California-San Diego | 14 |
| 15 (T) | California Baptist University | 15 (T) |
| 15 (T) | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 15 (T) |
| 17 | Loyola Marymount University | 17 |
| 18 | University of California-Irvine | 19 |
| 19 (T) | George Washington University | 18 |
| 19 (T) | St. Francis College Brooklyn | 20 (T) |