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Women's Water Polo Faces Top-25 Teams At California Speedo Cup I

Jan. 25, 2017

The San Jose State University women's water polo team returns to action after a week off as one of five teams in the California Speedo Cup I tournament hosted by the University of California, Saturday, January 28.

The #17-Spartans (1-3) open the tournament facing #14-Long Beach State (0-0) in a 9:00 a.m. match at the new Legends Aquatics Center on the Cal campus. San Jose State is coming off a 10-9 win over UC Davis to conclude the LouStrong Invitational. Carla Toha Vilanova with three goals was one of seven Spartans to score and goalkeeper Katelynn Thompson stopped eight shots including one in the final seconds to preserve the victory.

The Spartans conclude the day facing #22-CSUN (1-3) at 2:30 p.m.

A year ago, San Jose State defeated Long Beach State, 9-6, in the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invite and CSUN, 13-8, in the ZUMO LMU Invitational.

The five-team tournament also includes #19-UC Davis.

Collegiate Water Polo Association weekly coaches' poll

January 25, 2017

Rank, TeamPoints
1. Stanford 98
2. USC 96
3. UCLA 95
4. California 88
5. Arizona State 83
6. UC Irvine 78
7. Michigan 76
8. Hawaii 68
UC Santa Barbara 68
10. UC San Diego 60
11. Princeton 59
Indiana 59
13. Pacific 55
14. Long Beach State 48
15. San Diego State 45
16. Hartwick 38
17. San Jose State 36
18. Harvard 32
19. UC Davis 29
20. LMU 26
21. Wagner21
22. CSUN 12
23. CSU Bakersfield 10
24. Cal Baptist 8
Marist 8