LA JOLLA, Calif. - The 14th-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team continues play away from home this week with a pair of games against No. 17 San Jose State and unranked Fresno Pacific.
Both games will be played Saturday at the Lancer Aquatics Center on the campus of California Baptist in Riverside.
The Tritons and Spartans go at it at 10 a.m. before taking on the Sunbirds at 3 p.m.
UC San Diego comes in with a 1-3 record after opening its season last week at Fresno State's Polopalooza. One of the team's toughest starting slates ever, the Tritons defeated San Jose State and dropped decisions against No. 2 Stanford, No. 4 California, and No. 9 Fresno State.
THE ESSENTIALS
--- Game 5: Non-conference ---
• #14 UC San Diego (1-3) vs. #17
San Jose State (0-4)
• Saturday / January 25 / 10:30 a.m. Pacific
•
Lancer Aquatics Center / Riverside, Calif. (
map)
•
Live Stats
•
Twitter /
Instagram
--- Game 6: Non-conference ---
• #14 UC San Diego (1-3) vs.
Fresno Pacific (0-1)
• Saturday / January 25 / 3 p.m. Pacific
•
Lancer Aquatics Center / Riverside, Calif. (
map)
•
Live Stats
•
Twitter /
Instagram
ABOUT THE UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: La Jolla, Calif.
• Conference:
Big West
• Overall: 1-3
• Big West: 0-0
• Home: 0-0
• Away: 0-1
• Neutral: 1-2
• Streak: 1 loss
• Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) national ranking: 14
• Big West Preseason Poll: 4th of 8
ABOUT THE SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: San Jose, Calif.
• Conference:
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
• Overall: 0-4
• MPSF 0-0
• Home: 0-0
• Away: 0-0
• Neutral: 0-4
• Streak: 4 losses
• Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) national ranking: 17
ABOUT THE FRESNO PACIFIC SUNBIRDS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: Stanford, Calif.
• Conference:
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
• Overall: 0-1
• MPSF 0-0
• Home: 0-0
• Away: 0-1
• Neutral: 0-0
• Streak: 1 loss
• Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) national ranking: Not ranked
2025 BIG WEST STANDINGS
(through 1/24)
| Team |
Big West |
Overall |
| Cal State Fullerton |
0-0 |
4-0 |
| CSUN |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| Long Beach State |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| UC Santa Barbara |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| UC Davis |
0-0 |
3-1 |
| Hawai'i |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| UC Irvine |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| UC San Diego |
0-0 |
1-3 |
2025 AWARDS
• Kendall Thomas: Big West Preseason Coaches' Team
2024 AWARDS
• Caroline Christl: ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention,
All-Big West Second Team, UCU Athlete of the Week (4/1)
•
Lexi Stahl: All-Big West Second Team, Two-time Big West Player of the Week (4/10, 3/13)
• Kendall Thomas: ACWPC All-America Third Team, All-Big West First Team ... All-Big West Preseason Coaches' Team, Two-time UCU Athlete of the Week (4/22, 1/29)
AYE AYE CAPTAIN
The 2025 Triton captains are center
Kendall Thomas and goalie
Lexi Stahl.
'TIS THE PRESEASON
2025 Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. UC Irvine
2. Hawai'i
3. Long Beach State
4. UC San Diego
5. UC Davis
6. CSUN
7. UC Santa Barbara
8. Cal State Fullerton
2025 CWPA NATIONAL POLL
(1/22)
1. UCLA
2. Stanford
3. USC
4. California
5. Hawai'i
6. Princeton
7. UC Irvine
8. Long Beach State
9. Fresno State
10. Loyola Marymount
11. Indiana
12. Arizona State
13. Michigan
14. UC San Diego
15. UC Davis
16. CSUN
17. San Jose State
18. UC Santa Barbara
19.San Diego State
20. Pacific
21. Harvard
22. Wagner
23. Brown
24. Long Island University
25. Pomona-Pitzer
Receiving Votes: Biola, California Baptist
UC SAN DIEGO IN THE CWPA NATIONAL POLL
Week 1 (1/22): 14
Preseason (1/8): 12
2025 ACWPC NATIONAL POLL
(1/22)
1. UCLA
2. Stanford
3. California
4. USC
5. Hawai'i
6. Fresno State
7. UC Irvine
8. Long Beach State
9. Loyola Marymount
10. Princeton
11. Arizona State
12. Indiana
13. Michigan
14. UC Davis
15. UC San Diego
16. UC Santa Barbara
17. San Jose State
18. Wagner
19. Pacific
20. Harvard
UC SAN DIEGO IN THE ACWPC NATIONAL POLL
Week 1 (1/22): 15
HEAD COACH BRAD KREUTZKAMP
Brad Kreutzkamp enters his 16th season as head coach of the UC San Diego women's water polo program in 2025. In 15 seasons at the helm, Kreutzkamp has led UC San Diego to eight Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) championships and eight appearances at the NCAA Championship. He holds an overall record of 278-197 (.585) during his tenure and has been named the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) and WWPA Coach of the Year five times during this stretch.
Full Bio
ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program has completed a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the
Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. All UC San Diego sports are now eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
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Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!
GEAR HERE
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here.
WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
