SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's water polo will have a new affiliate beginning in 2023 with the official announcement today that the West Coast Conference will begin sponsoring the sport in 2023-24. 

Men's water polo will become the 16th WCC-sponsored sport, when competition begins in the fall of 2023. The seven-team conference will consist of four WCC member institutions – LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine and Santa Clara – currently fielding men's water polo programs, and three affiliate members – Air Force, California Baptist and San Jose State.

The WCC Presidents' Council supported the addition of men's water polo as a WCC sport, and the Conference secured the three affiliate members to make up the seven-team league.

"I am very excited for the addition of men's water polo in the West Coast Conference," WCC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said. "We were presented with an opportunity to explore additional opportunities for our men's water polo student-athletes.  Our membership felt strongly it was time to add men's water polo to ensure the stability of the sport in the western region.  The four Conference member institutions fielding programs, coupled with three very strong affiliate members, provides a great deal of excitement as we prepare for the inaugural season of WCC men's water polo in 2023."

Santa Clara is currently a member of the Western Water Polo Association and will remain an affiliate for the upcoming 2022-23 season. 

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