Big West Tournament Page | Tournament Program | Tickets

DAVIS, Calif. — Although the UC Davis women's water polo team conduced their home finale of the 2018 season with a tough loss against No. 3 California, the No. 8 Aggies now prepare for a competitive weekend of water polo as they enter into the Big West Conference Championships as the No. 2 seeds. This conference tournament will take place on Apr. 27-29, and will be hosted by UC Irvine at the Anteater Aquatics Complex.

As released by the Collegiate Water Polo Association on Apr. 25, all six conference members rank among the nation's top 25: No. 5 Hawai'i, No. 8 UC Davis, No. 9 UC Irvine, No. 16 Long Beach State, No. 17 UC Santa Barbara, No. 19 CSUN.

The Aggies, who finished their regular season with an 18-10 overall record and a 3-2 Big West Conference record, will start their conference tournament campaign on Saturday (Apr. 28) at 3 p.m., where they will meet in the pool with either No. 3 UC Irvine (11-13, 3-2), or No. 6 CSUN (15-16, 0-5), depending on which team wins their matchup.

Whether UC Davis meets in the pool with the Anteaters or the Matadors, the level of competition the Aggies will face is high. According to the Big West Women's Water Polo weekly release from Apr. 25, CSUN's players show strong offensive statistics as they claim the conference's top marks in goals, assists, steals, and even saves, while UC Irvine's players show strong defensive play with high stats in both saves and save percentages.

Although the then-ranked No. 10 UC Davis saw a 9-8 upset win over the then-ranked No. 7 UC Irvine earlier this season, the Aggies have not been able to defeat the Anteaters in Big West tournament play our of their seven total encounters thus far.

Out of the 10 years that the Big West Conference has sponsored women's water polo, UC Irvine has been dominating the other conference members in most championship wins. UC Irvine saw a four-year winning streak from 2009 to 2012, and has added two more wins since then in 2014 and 2017, adding up to a total of six conference championship titles. Following after the Anteaters is Hawai'i with two conference championship wins, earned in 2013 and 2015, and UC Santa Barbara claimed a spot on the conference win list after their performance in the 2016.

The Big West Conference tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, hosted this year by USC from May 11-13.

An official tournament page, complete with links to live coverage via The Fosh and Twitter, is available at the Big West Conference website link posted above.

2018 BIG WEST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
Anteater Aquatics Complex (Irvine, Calif.)

FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Match 1: No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara, 12:00 p.m.
Match 2: No. 3 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 CSUN, 2:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Match 3: Fifth Place Match, 11:00 a.m.
Match 4: No. 1 Hawai'i vs. Winner of Match, 1:00 p.m.
Match 5: No. 2 UC Davis vs. Winner of Match 2, 3:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Match 6: Third Place Match, 12:00 p.m.
Match 7: Championship Game, 2:00 p.m.

TICKET INFORMATION
All-Session Adult: $30
All-Session Youth (6-17): $10
Single-Day Adult: $10
Single-Day Youth (6-17): $5

CONNECT WITH WOMEN'S WATER POLO ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
UC Davis Women's Water Polo Facebook Page
UC Davis Women's Water Polo Twitter Page
UC Davis Women's Water Polo Instagram Page

ABOUT UC DAVIS
Providing a small-town community feel while providing a world-class academic experience, UC Davis is home to more than 37,000 students and centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and the Napa Valley.

Ranked among the top 10 public universities in the nation according to the Wall Street Journal and U.S. News and World Report, UC Davis offers nearly 100 graduate programs and more than 100 undergraduate majors across four colleges and six professional schools, including the world's top-ranked veterinary science and agriculture programs.

DON'T MISS OUT!
Tickets for all UC Davis sports are available by contacting the Athletics Ticket Office at (530) 752-AGS1, or by visiting us online at UCDavisAggies.com.

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