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CBU Climbs to No. 16 in NCAA Rankings
10/2/2019 2:38:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
RIVERSIDE – For the second week in a row, California Baptist University moved up in the NCAA rankings to number 16 on Wednesday afternoon.
It comes on the heels of the Lancers winning three of their last four, including a 15-10 non-conference win over Concordia most recently in their home opener last Thursday. CBU now heads into a big week where it will play five games, four against teams receiving votes in the latest NCAA poll, and three against top-20 opponents.
UCSD is a storied water polo program that has advanced to the NCAA Championship 16 times, won 19 WWPA titles and finished runner-up 14 other times in the conference. UCSD ended 2018 with a 20-6 record and ranked fifth in the country after they advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals.
CBU will then take part in the Gary Troyer Tournament, which is hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer, Friday and Saturday. The Lancers will first face Fordham, which is receiving votes in the NCAA rankings, and No. 20 Whittier on Friday at 1:40 p.m. and 5:40 p.m., respectively. The weekend concludes with games against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and 18th-ranked Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at 1 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.
It comes on the heels of the Lancers winning three of their last four, including a 15-10 non-conference win over Concordia most recently in their home opener last Thursday. CBU now heads into a big week where it will play five games, four against teams receiving votes in the latest NCAA poll, and three against top-20 opponents.
The Lancers open the week with a big Western Water Polo Association contest against the ninth-ranked, defending champion UC San Diego Tritons at the Lancer Aquatics Center on Thursday at 6 p.m. Last time both teams met, CBU pulled off a stunning 10-9 upset victory over then No. 8 UC San Diego in La Jolla on October 5, 2018.📢 LANCERS WIN 📢
— CBU Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) September 27, 2019
CBU defeats Concordia 15-10, behind a career-high five goals from Joseph Galgani. Riley Bumgardner had three goals and two assists for the Lancers, who also got 12 saves from Gabe Thorne.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/OgCSUDGmID
UCSD is a storied water polo program that has advanced to the NCAA Championship 16 times, won 19 WWPA titles and finished runner-up 14 other times in the conference. UCSD ended 2018 with a 20-6 record and ranked fifth in the country after they advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals.
🤽♂️| Logan Mena played a big part in @LancerWaterPolo's 10-9 upset at #8 UC San Diego tonight. The junior center scored twice and drew three exclusions to help deliver CBU's first top-10 win in @WWPAChamps play.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/XbfSTMZaJc
— CBU Lancers (@CBULancers) October 6, 2018
CBU will then take part in the Gary Troyer Tournament, which is hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer, Friday and Saturday. The Lancers will first face Fordham, which is receiving votes in the NCAA rankings, and No. 20 Whittier on Friday at 1:40 p.m. and 5:40 p.m., respectively. The weekend concludes with games against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and 18th-ranked Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at 1 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.
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