Women's Water Polo | 4/25/2017 12:10:00 PM
ROHNERT, Calif. – The Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) 2017 Women's Championship schedule to be hosted by Mercyhurst at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio has been released. The three-day tournament begins on Friday, April 28 and concludes with the championship game on Sunday, April 30.
Mercyhurst enters the tournament as the fifth seed and will play fourth-seeded California State Monterey Bay on Friday at 2:45 p.m. The winner will take on top-seeded UC San Diego on Saturday at 1:45 p.m.
The entire tournament schedule is listed below. For more information on the tournament,
click here to access the WWPA Tournament page. Live stats and live video can be accessed both on Mercyhurst's schedule website as well as the WWPA tournament page.
2017 WWPA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Hosted by Mercyhurst at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
GAME 1 (1:00 pm): No. 3 Sonoma State (9-18) vs No. 6 Gannon (6-11)
GAME 2 (2:45 pm): No. 4 Cal State Monterey Bay (7-11) vs
No. 5 Mercyhurst (6-11)
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
GAME 3 (12:00 pm): Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2 (5th Place Game)
GAME 4 (1:45 pm): No. 1 UC San Diego (17-14) vs Winner of Game 2
GAME 5 (3:30 pm): No. 2 Cal State East Bay (12-12) vs Winner of Game 1
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
GAME 6 (9:30 am): Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 5 (3rd Place Game)
GAME 7 (11:15 am): Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5 (Championship Game)
*All times are Eastern (EDT) and are subject to change.
Mercyhurst enters the tournament riding a three-game winning streak, with its most recent victory coming against sixth-seeded Gannon last Saturday.
Becky Insalaco leads the Lakers in scoring this season with 51 goals and 63 points and is the two-time defending WWPA Women's Player of the Week. She has scored 13 goals in the last three games. She also leads the Lakers in 2017 with 36 drawn exclusions and 35 steals.
Jena Clinch and
Mackenzie Ryburn have each netted 22 goals to tie for second most on the squad.
Cristal Maldonado has been in the center of the action this season with 30 drawn exclusions, 12 goals, and 15 steals.
Ever since taking over the net mid-season,
Jennifer Moshinsky has compiled a 5-6 record with a .399 save-percentage.
