WOMENS WATERPOLO
President KAYLEIGH DENNEN | kdennen@ucsd.edu
Treasurer JACKIE HAHN | jahahn@ucsd.edu
Vice President IVY GOODWIN | igoodwin@ucsd.edu
Instagram | @ucsdwomensclubpolo
Coach Macey Kadifa m2rafter@ucsd.edu
President Kayleigh Dennen kdennen@ucsd.edu
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We practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30pm-10pm at the Canyonview Aquatic Center with additional practices on Sundays from 11:00am-1:00pm.
Our first practice of the 2024-2025 school year will be Thursday, September 26th @ 7:30pm. See you there!
NEWS AND RESULTS
5/3/24 - CWPA National Collegiate Club Championship
The UCSD Women’s Club Water Polo team flew out to Texas A&M on Thursday, May 2 in order to compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) National Collegiate Club Championship (NCCC). They showed their best in 4 games across 3 days, which earned them the title of 3rd best team in the nation! Read More>>
4/19/24 - League Tournament 2 at Arizona State University
The Tritons braved the heat this weekend by traveling out to ASU for their second league tournament of the season. They played well and used it as an opportunity to prepare for the Southwest Division Championship, which is this upcoming weekend! Read More>>
2/17/24 - League Tournament 1 at University of Arizona
A-team had an undefeated weekend going 4-0 against ASU (11-7), UofA(21-4), SDSU A (11-6), and GCU (9-0). Some team highlights include 8 goals respectively by both Natalie Kaplanyan and Tania Frank, followed closely by Julia Derunes with 6 goals over the weekend. Natalie Kaplanyan and Daphne Neilan were huge assets for our team defensively, with 12 and 11 steals respectively. Read More>>
2/2/24 - Davis Invite
The Tritons flew up to Davis this weekend to play a total of 8 games. The A team once again had a 4-0 weekend. First, they faced the Guachos. Goalie Story Waxman blocked a penalty shot and the sprinters won all 4 sprints. The final score against UCSB A was 9-6. Then, they took on SDSU, ending the game 15-8. In this game, the team converted on a majority of their 6on5 possessions and made 15 steals. Read More>>
1/21/24 - Triton Invite
The UCSD Tritons, along with 8 other teams, powered through a total of 26 games this weekend – rain or shine - at the Triton Invite. The UC San Diego B team started off the weekend strong with a 10-4 victory against the University of Washington B team. Taylor Humphreys scored 3 of these 10 goals. Isabella Lardieri scored her first collegiate goal during this game! Read More>>
11/8/24 - UC Irvine Fall Invitational
The UCSD Women’s Club Water Polo team is so thankful for all these preseason tournament opportunities, including the latest Irvine Fall Invitational right before Thanksgiving. The B team had some tough matchups against the best club teams in the country– but remained composed throughout the weekend. Meanwhile, the A team took third place in the tournament with the record 3-1. Read More>>
11/5/23 UCSD One-Day Tournament
This past weekend the UCSD Women’s Club Water Polo team hosted a One-Day Tournament in sunny San Diego. Many local college and master teams came out for a great weekend of waterpolo. Both UCSD A and B teams played tough matches with UCSD B team going 0:2 and UCSD A 1:1. Read More>>
10/21/23 - Aztec Invitational
This past weekend the UCSD women’s club water polo team ventured into SDSU territory to compete in the Aztec Invitational. This was the first time the newly formed A and B teams were able to get some action playing together, and it was impressive. Read More>>
4/23/23- Southwest Division Championship
This past weekend the A and B teams both traveled to San Diego State University to compete in the CWPA Southwest Regional Championship. The teams were seeded 2nd and 5th respectively. Following the first games, the team honored the graduating seniors. Read More>>
4/16/23- Home League Tournament
This past weekend, the Tritons had the exciting opportunity to play at our home pool at Canyonview Aquatic Center. This important league tournament would decide the seeding for the following weekends’ CWPA Southwest division championship tournament. Read More>>
2/5/23- Davis Invite
This past weekend, both the A and B teams traveled to Davis, California to compete at University of California, Davis. Both teams battled hard all weekend and came out victorious even through the wind and rain. With just 3 weeks left until league games start, the teams were excited to play together and see what they could do. Read More>>
11/20/22- Triton Invite
Coming to the end of fall quarter, the Women’s Club Water Polo Team put on the event of the season. Inviting teams from all across the country, the Triton Invite was a huge success. The program brought two teams to compete this weekend on their home turf. These would be the first collegiate games for many athletes. Read More>>
10/16/22- SDSU Invite Recap
Starting off the season strong, the UC San Diego Women’s Club Water Polo team attended the Aztec Invite at San Diego State University. The club brought one team to this pre-season tournament for four high-energy games. The Tritons were excited to kick off the season and see what this year’s team can bring to the pool. Read More>>
5/9/22- UCSD Women’s Club Water Polo Team Takes on Alabama
The UCSD Women’s Club Water Polo (WCWP) team began their road to the 2022 Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship (NCCC) by beating out the other teams in the their division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) in their home pool on April 23 and April 24. Read More>>
4/24/22- Tritons Take the Title: Southwest Division Champions
This past weekend our lady Tritons had an action packed couple of days filled with intense and challenging games. Ultimately, ending with UCSD Women’s Club Water Polo dominating and earning the title of Southwest Division Champions for the first time since 2018! Read More>>
4/10/22- Home Turf Domination Edition: League Tourney, UCSD
On this past blazing hot weekend, our Triton ladies dominated in their first home tournament of the season. They came with fire this sunny weekend and dominated the entire weekend, showing their strength, sportsmanship, and resilience every second in and out of the water. Read More>>
2/27/22- Triton Ladies Back in Action: First League Tourney, U of A
On the last sunny weekend of February, our Triton ladies made their way to their very first league tournament of the season at the University of Arizona. Our Triton ladies immediately demonstrated their strength by setting the tone from the moment they entered the water. Read More>>
2/13/22- Triton Ladies Take on the North: UC Davis Invitational
This past weekend our Triton ladies traveled far across California, up North to UC Davis, to put their skills to the test before their upcoming league tournaments. The Lady Tritons team broke up into “A” and “B” teams, both facing fierce competition throughout the entire weekend. Read More>>
11/13/21- Tritons' COVID Comeback at the UCI Fall Invitational
This past weekend, our lady tritons returned to the playing field for the first time since March 2020 and boy was it a fantastic weekend! Read More>>
3/8/20 - Friendly Round Robin
This past Sunday, the Lady Tritons invited University of Notre Dame, San Diego State University, and UC Riverside to the Triton Pool to compete in a friendly round robin. Read More>>
2/22/20 - San Diego State Tournament
The UC San Diego Lady Tritons are kicking back into full gear in their first conference tournament. Read More>>
2/1/20 - From Sunrise to Sunset
The UC San Diego Lady Tritons are getting ready for their upcoming tournament this month against the rest of the Southwest Division. Read More>>
Back in Business: La Verne and Chapman Scrimmages
The UCSD Lady Tritons came back from a restful winter break and they are starting to prepare for the upcoming tournaments. With some new faces and skills in the water, the Lady Tritons have a bright and competitive season ahead of them. Cathleen “Pup” Nguyen was promoted to captain recently and under her leadership with Gaia “Killer Queen” Hinds, they will pave the path for the rest of this team to go to nationals. In order to prepare for the upcoming tournaments, the team travelled to Los Angeles and Orange County to play a scrimmage against University of La Verne and Chapman University. ULV and CU are both very competitive NCAA Division III teams and it gave the Lady Tritons a great learning experience... Read More>>
UCI Invitational
The Lady Tritons had an eventful start to their season this early November as the squad of 2 teams travelled to UC Irvine to compete in their first invite of the year. Although the team split into ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams, the teams were mixed to test team dynamics and increase the teams familiarity with new teammates.
Head Strong
After a well-deserved spring break from the treacherous academic quarter, the UC San Diego Lady Tritons fought hard against their rivals on their home turf. Overall, the UCSD B team played very well and cohesively. The dynamic and comradery of the team showed greatly in the pool, defeating their exhibition game against the University of San Diego (12-5). Read More>
Regional Tournament #1 at Arizona State University
In their first league qualifying tournament of the season, the UC San Diego Lady Tritons fired over to Arizona State University to compete against the other teams in the Southwest division. During the fiery weekend, the UCSD B team won two games against ASU (8-7) and San Diego State B (9-4) — with great remarks against their game against University of California, Irvine (6-7). Read More>
Happy Moo Year
In an exciting invitational at UC Davis, the Lady Tritons travelled far and hide across the state to compete in a pre-season tournament. Read More>
SPOOKtacular Invitational
On an ominous Halloween weekend, your Lady Tritons went to UC Irvine for a preseason invitational where they got to play teams outside their league. Read More>