2011-12 Men's Water Polo Headlines
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First Annual Bronco Polo Golf Tournament Brings in Over $36,000
June 04, 2012With an eye towards raising money for the program, Santa Clara men's water polo hosted its first-ever Bronco Polo Golf Tournament at Silver Creek Valley Country Club in San Jose, Calif. on May 21. The event was put together by Scott Pritchett, father of red-shirt freshman goalie Matt Pritchett and chair of the tournament, Bronco head coach Keith Wilbur and Associate Athletic Director Fred Smith. -
Come Support Men's Water Polo at the First Annual Bronco Polo Invitational Golf Tournament
May 01, 2012What's better than playing golf in beautiful Northern California weather? Playing golf to support Santa Clara Bronco Athletics! The Santa Clara men's water polo team will be hosting its first annual Bronco Polo Golf Invitational on Mon., May 21, 2012 at Silver Creek Valley Country Club in San Jose, Calif.
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Water Polo's Nash Making the Most of Working in Santa Clara Athletic Media Relations Office
March 23, 2012Santa Clara is once again proving to be a place where those with the surname Nash can grow by leaps and bounds. Making the most of a great opportunity seems to be John Nash's middle name, even though he is no relation to the former Bronco All-American and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash '96.
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Seven Men's Water Polo Player's Honored For Academic Success
March 12, 2012Continuing a tradition of academic excellence, seven Santa Clara men's water polo players were named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) 2011 Academic All-American teams.
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Men's Water Polo Player James Case Named All-ACWPC Honorable Mention
February 20, 2012Santa Clara men's water polo received another post season award on Monday when senior Driver James Case was named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches' All-American Honorable Mention list. This is the second year in a row that Case has received this honor. He was also a First-Team All-WWPA performer in 2011.
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Broncos Finish Fourth At WWPA's
November 20, 2011Playing in the consolation game of the Western Water Polo Association Championships, No. 14 Santa Clara (17-17; 8-7 WWPA) fell to No. 10 LMU to finish in fourth place in 2011. The Broncos had a halftime lead of 5-3 after a goal with 16 seconds remaining in the half but LMU outscored Santa Clara 7-2 in the second half for the win.
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Santa Clara Falls To No. 11 UC San Diego; Will Play Consolation Game Sunday
November 19, 2011Fourteenth ranked Santa Clara men's water polo (17-16; 8-5 WWPA) fell to No. 11 UC San Diego in the semifinals of the Western Water Polo Association Championships on Sat. by a score of 10-2. Santa Clara was only down 2-1 but UC San Diego scored eight unanswered goals to put the game away.
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Broncos Advance To WWPA Semi-Finals With 10-6 Win
November 18, 2011After a first-round bye in the Western Water Polo Association Championships, No. 14 Santa Clara men's water polo (17-16; 8-5 WWPA) topped Pomona-Pitzer by a score of 10-6. The win advances the Broncos to the semi-finals where they will play second-seeded UC San Diego at 3 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 19. The two teams played previously in 2011 on Nov. 4 in San Diego. The Tritons came away with a 14-7 victory.
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Four Men's Water Polo Players Honored By WWPA
November 17, 2011Getting ready to enter its conference tournament as the No. 3 seed, Santa Clara men's water polo (16-16; 7-5 WWPA) had four players honored by the Western Water Polo Association. The Broncos will play in the WWPA Championships from Nov. 17 through Nov. 20. Santa Clara's first game will be at 3 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 18 against the winner of Thursday's game between seventh-seeded Claremont and 10th-seeded Whittier.
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No. 14 Broncos Set For WWPA's
November 15, 2011Looking to improve on 2010's program-best third place finish in conference, the No. 14 Santa Clara men's water polo team (16-16; 7-5 WWPA) play in the Western Water Polo Association Championships this week. The tournament will take place in San Diego, Calif. on the campus of UC San Diego from Thu., Nov. 17 through Sun., Nov. 20.
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No. 14 Water Polo Falls at No. 4 Stanford
November 12, 2011Santa Clara, ranked No. 14 nationally, was defeated 17-3 at No. 4 Stanford on Saturday at Avery Aquatic Center Saturday. The Cardinal (17-4, 5-2 MPSF) have won eight of their last nine games. Santa Clara moves to 17-16 and 4-5 in WWPA.
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Santa Clara Wraps-Up WWPA Play With 11-9 Win Over Chapman
November 06, 2011Wrapping-up it's three-game weekend and Western Water Polo Association regular season play, No. 14 Santa Clara men's water polo (17-15; 4-5 WWPA) topped Chapman by a score of 11-9.
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Santa Clara Men's Water Polo Loses to LMU
November 05, 2011Santa Clara men's water polo (16-15; 3-5 WWPA) fell on Saturday at Loyola Marymount by a score of 11-2. It was a tough day for the Broncos' who were unable to get on the board until the second half.
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No. 14 Broncos Fall To No. 11 UC San Diego
November 04, 2011Fourteenth ranked Santa Clara men's water polo (16-14; 3-4 WWPA) lost to No. 11 UC San Diego by a score of 14-7 on Friday. It was the first of three weekend WWPA games for the Broncos.
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No. 14 Santa Clara Men's Water Polo Set For Busy Week Of Conference Play
November 03, 2011Santa Clara University men's water polo (15-13; 3-3 WWPA) enters the week ranked No. 14 in the country and will play three road games over the weekend. The Broncos will play on Fri., Nov. 4 at No. 11 UC San Diego at 6 p.m., Sat., Nov. 5 at No. 10 LMU at 1 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 6 at Chapman at Noon. All three games are Western Water Polo Association match-ups.
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No. 15 Broncos Fall To No. 7 Pacific On Senior Day
October 30, 2011On Seniors Day, the No. 15 Santa Clara men's water polo (15-13; 3-3 WWPA) fell to No. 7 Pacific by a score of 11-5. Seniors Marcus Akerland, Brett Zylstra and James Case all had a goal each and senior goalkeeper Michael Wishart continued is impressive season in goal.
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No. 15 Broncos Set To Face No. 7 Pacific For Senior Day
October 28, 2011The 15th ranked Santa Clara men's water polo team will host No. 7 University of the Pacific on Sun., Oct. 30 at Noon. The game will be at the Sullivan Aquatic Center on the campus of Santa Clara University and will be Senior Day. The graduating seniors are Michael Wishart, Daley Meistrell, Marcus Akerland, Brett Zylstra and James Case.
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Michael Wishart Breaks Santa Clara Blocks Record
October 25, 2011Santa Clara University senior goalkeeper Michael Wishart now stands alone atop the Santa Clara all-time goalkeeper blocks list. In the Broncos' fifth and final game of the annual Rodeo Tournament on Sun., Oct. 23, a 13-4 win over Harvard, Wishart passed Peter Moore's career total of 1,063 blocks in the first half. Wishart currently sits at 1,066 with six regular season games and the WWPA Championships still to come.
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Santa Clara Wraps-Up Rodeo Tournament With Two More Wins; Wishart Sets A Record
October 23, 2011Fifteenth ranked Santa Clara men's water polo (15-12; 6-3 WWPA) wrapped up the Rodeo Tournament with a pair of wins against Bucknell and Harvard. The Broncos finished the tournament with a 4-1 record. Michael Wishart set the all-time Santa Clara record for goalkeeper blocks in the second game of the day.
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No. 15 Santa Clara Men's Water Polo Wins Two On Second Day Of The Rodeo Tournament
October 22, 2011On the second day of the Rodeo Tournament, the No. 15 Santa Clara men's water polo team (13-12; 5-4 WWPA) defeated Western Water Polo Association-rival Air Force 11-6 and Cal Baptist 11-10.
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Santa Clara Drops Opener of Rodeo Tournament 10-4 To Brown
October 21, 2011Santa Clara men's water polo (11-12; 4-4 WWPA), ranked No. 15 in the nation, fell to Brown on Friday in the first game of the Rodeo Tournament by a score of 10-4.
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Broncos Set for Five Games This Weekend
October 20, 2011The No. 15 Santa Clara men’s water polo team will host the third annual Rodeo tournament this weekend.
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No. 14 Santa Clara Battles No. 3 UCLA to 12-9 Loss
October 16, 2011Santa Clara men's water polo (11-10; 4-4 WWPA), ranked No. 14 in the country, fell to No. 3 UCLA on Sunday by a score of 12-9 at the Sullivan Aquatic Center.
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No. 14 Broncos Host No. 3 UCLA Sunday
October 13, 2011The Santa Clara men's water polo team will return to action this weekend by hosting No. 3 UCLA on Sunday, October 16 at 12 p.m. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2009, when the Bruins bested the Broncos 11-5.
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Daley Meistrell Breaks Santa Clara Men's Water Polo Career Assists Record
October 12, 2011This past weekend, Santa Clara Men’s Water Polo senior Daley Meistrell broke the Santa Clara Broncos career assists record of 139 set by former standout Jack Wall. With five assists last weekend, Meistrell now has recorded 141 assists in his career. To add to the sweetness, his record-breaking assist came in the Broncos 9-6 upset over No. UC Davis.
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No. 18 Santa Clara Upsets No. 10 UC Davis 9-6
October 09, 2011Santa Clara men's water polo (11-10; 5-3 WWPA) topped to No. 10 UC Davis on Sunday by a score of 9-6. This was second meeting between the WWPA rivals this season. On Sept. 18 at the NorCal Tournament the Aggies topped Santa Clara 10-7.
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No. 18 Broncos Drop Home-Opener 12-6 To No. 8 Pepperdine
October 08, 2011Eighteenth ranked Santa Clara University men's water polo (10-10; 4-3 WWPA) fell to No. 8 Pepperdine (8-7) in the Broncos home-opener on Sat., Oct. 8 by a score of 12-6. Senior goalkeeper Michael Wishart made two big saves on breakaways for Pepperdine.
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Broncos Set For Home Opener
October 07, 2011The No. 18 Santa Clara Men’s water polo team (10-9 overall, 4-3 WWPA) will host their home-opener against No. 8 Pepperdine (7-5) on Saturday, October 8th at noon. The Broncos will then travel to UC Davis (16-5, 10-1 WWPA) for a pivotal WWPA conference game on Sunday. The ball is set to drop at Noon as well.
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Tournament Central: Santa Clara Invitational, The Rodeo
October 05, 2011Santa Clara Invitational, The Rodeo Dates: Fri., Oct., 21, Sat., Oct. 22 and Sun., Oct. 23, 2011 Host: Santa Clara University Field (9 teams): Santa Clara, Brown, Harvard, Cal Baptist, Air Force, Bucknell, Stanford, UC Davis, Pepperdine
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Santa Clara Splits With Air Force And Pomona-Pitzer
October 02, 2011Santa Clara University men's water polo (10-7; 4-2 WWPA) split two games at the SoCal Invitational on Sunday. The Broncos lost to Air Force by a score of 12-10 and beat Pomona-Pitzer 14-5.
