2018 Men's Water Polo News
USA Water Polo Division III National Championship Set to Begin in 2019-20
February 26, 2019
CLAREMONT, Calif. - In the Fall of 2019, USA Water Polo will sponsor the first-ever Division III national championship in the sport of water polo. The Division III water polo championship is a joint effort by the Division III water polo institutions and USA Water Polo to provide Division III student-athletes the opportunity for a meaningful postseason competition in addition to offering an incentive for other Division III institutions to add the sport on a varsity level.
Zack Rossman Earns First-Team Division III All-America Honors, William Clark Named to Second Team
December 12, 2018
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior attack Zack Rossman earned a spot on the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Division III All-America First Team, while freshman attack William Clark was named to the second team and junior defender Ethan Lewis earned honorable mention distinction, the organization announced today.
Men's Water Polo Comes Up Short in SCIAC Finals to Top-Seeded Pomona-Pitzer
November 18, 2018
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team had four different goal scorers in the first half, but were unable to find the net in the second as top-seeded Pomona-Pitzer led throughout and captured an 11-4 win over the Stags in the SCIAC Championship match on Sunday morning at Haldeman Pool.
Lewis Keys Huge Second Half as Men's Water Polo Storms Past Whittier 13-6 into SCIAC Finals
November 16, 2018
WHITTIER, Calif. - Junior Ethan Lewis had a career-high six goals, the most for any Stag all season, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team closed out on an 8-0 run to break open a tight game and capture a 13-6 win over Whittier on Friday evening in the SCIAC Semifinals.
Three Stags Earn Spots on All-SCIAC Men's Water Polo First Team
November 15, 2018
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Zack Rossman, junior Ethan Lewis and freshman William Clark earned three of the spots on the men's water polo All-SCIAC first team, it was announced today by the league office.
CMS Men's Water Polo Drops Tight Battle with Pomona-Pitzer, Finishes Regular Season Tied for Second in SCIAC
November 10, 2018
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team gave a tight battle to SCIAC unbeaten Pomona-Pitzer but ended up on the short end of a 9-6 final score on Saturday evening at Axelrood Pool in the regular season finale for both teams.
CMS Men's Water Polo Falls in Sunday Matinee to Air Force
November 04, 2018
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team twice came back from two-goal deficits to tie, but couldn't do it a third time as it dropped an 11-8 non-conference decision to Air Force on Sunday afternoon at Axelrood Pool.
On to the Postseason! CMS Men's Water Polo Clinches SCIAC Tournament Bid with Two Narrow Wins
November 03, 2018
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team guaranteed itself a spot in the SCIAC Tournament with a pair of league wins on Saturday, taking a 12-10 decision at Caltech and then returning home in the afternoon to defeat La Verne by the same 12-10 score.
CMS Men's Water Polo Drops Road Contest at Whittier 11-10
October 31, 2018
WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team fell by one goal for the second straight match as it dropped an 11-10 decision at Whittier on Wednesday evening.
CMS Men's Water Polo Edged at Home by Cal Lutheran 8-7
October 27, 2018
Claremont, Calif. - The Cal Lutheran men's water polo team scored the only goal from either team in the fourth quarter, breaking a 7-7 tie and taking an 8-7 win over CMS on Saturday morning at Axelrood Pool.
Back on the Winning Track: CMS Men's Water Polo Holds On to Defeat Redlands 12-10
October 25, 2018
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team bounced back from its first SCIAC loss of the year to take a 12-10 home win over Redlands on Wednesday evening at Axelrood Pool.
Comeback Comes up Short as CMS Men's Water Polo Suffers First SCIAC Loss at Chapman 11-9
October 20, 2018
ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman men’s water polo team started the second half on a 5-0 run to break open a tie game and held off a CMS rally down the stretch to hand the Stags their first SCIAC defeat with an 11-9 win on Saturday morning at the Allred Aquatics Center.
CMS Men's Water Polo Stays Unbeaten in SCIAC, Captures 13-7 Road Win at Occidental
October 18, 2018
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Sophomore Christian Thornton and freshman William Clark each had three goals, and freshman goalies Matt Tran and Noah Smith each had eight saves, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team improved to 7-0 in the SCIAC with a 13-7 road win over Occidental on Thursday afternoon.
CMS Men's Water Polo Falls to Two Ranked Teams at Harvard Invitational
October 14, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The CMS men's water polo team dropped a pair of contests to nationally-ranked Ivy League teams on Saturday at the Harvard Invitational, falling 13-8 to No. 12 Brown and 14-9 to No. 13 Princeton.
CMS Men's Water Polo Concludes Harvard Invitational with 12-10 Win over Iona
October 14, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team started the second half on a 3-0 run to take its largest lead at 10-6 and held on down the stretch for a 12-10 win over Iona on the final day of the Harvard Invitational on Sunday morning at Blodgett Pool.