No. 3 ASU water polo set to clash at No. 1 USC
No. 3 ASU water polo continues to climb in the NCAA rankings.
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No. 3 ASU water polo continues to climb in the NCAA rankings.
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No. 4 ASU water polo team continues to climb in the NCAA standings.
The ASU water polo team did exactly what it planned last weekend.The Sun Devils beat the Cal Golden Bears and were elevated to No. 4 in the NCAA standings. The No. 4 Sun Devils face No. 3 UCLA with the same goal in mind Saturday, gaining another spot in the rankings. ASU faces a team that beat the Sun Devils 14-7 in the consolation third-place game last weekend in the UC Irvine tournament. ASU coach Todd Clapper sees the loss as a key to beating them this time around. “We look at everything that they do well, and we just have to make sure we’re ready for it, to counter it,” he said. “We’re ready to take away their strengths, which we didn’t do a very good job of on Sunday.” Senior captain Shannon Haas is also looking forward to the rematch. She, too, plans on taking the loss as a learning opportunity. “It’s definitely an advantage for us just because now we know what they’re going to do,” Haas said. “We’re practicing this whole week on trying to beat it.” Redshirt freshman goalie E.B. Keeve started all four games in net for the Sun Devils last weekend but is recovering from an upper body injury sustained before the tournament. She is a game-time decision for Saturday. If Keeve is unable to go, junior Ianeta Hutchinson will play. Hutchinson is nursing a hand injury, but will play if Keeve cannot. This is the only true home meet for the Sun Devils. They also play in Tempe for a tournament in late March, but Saturday is the only dual meet at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. Saturday will also be the first MPSF conference game. ASU has played against other members of the MPSF this season, but those were in tournaments and were not true conference matchups. Conference games are weighed heavier in the rankings. Despite the loss to the Bruins last weekend, a win on Saturday would presumably raise the Sun Devils to the No. 3 ranking nationally. “We know what we need to do to succeed,” Haas said. “If we play our game we can win.” Getting to No. 3 spot would be huge for the Sun Devils with the conference being so stacked with talent. ASU needs to either win the MPSF or finish with the best or second-best record outside of the conference winners to make the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid. All top-five ranked teams are in the MPSF. ASU would most likely need to finish the season with the No. 3 ranking to make the tournament. Reach the reporter at justin.emerson@asu.edu
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The ASU water polo team plays in the toughest conference in the nation. The Sun Devils are No. 5 in the NCAA and are also No. 5 in the MPSF, but they hope to change both of those rankings this weekend. The Sun Devils enter the UC Irvine Tournament on Saturday and Sunday with all four opponents ahead of them in the rankings. Of the 16 teams competing, 14 are ranked in the top 16. ASU opens play Saturday against No. 15 Cal State Northridge. If the Sun Devils can pull out a victory, they could potentially match up against the one team they are gunning for: the Cal Golden Bears. “I really hope we get to beat Cal,” redshirt freshman goalie E.B. Keeve said. MPSF rival No. 4 Cal is seeded on the same side of the bracket as the Sun Devils. ASU would need to beat Cal State Northridge, and Cal would need to defeat No. 16 Loyola Marymount for that game to happen. “(Cal) is always a tough match,” redshirt senior attacker Alicia Brightwell said. “We love beating them.” The CSN Matadors come in with a record of 8-3. Their only losses have come against ranked teams, including No. 11 Long Beach State, No. 2 USC and No. 5 ASU. The Sun Devils’ last victory against CSN came on Jan. 26 in the UC Santa Barbara Tournament that opened the season, winning 12-6. Another victory over Cal State Northridge would put ASU in prime position to jump over Cal for the No. 4 spot in the rankings. If Cal and ASU meet up, an ASU victory would have them trade No. 4 and 5 spots. Two wins on Saturday would give the Sun Devils an opportunity to meet No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 USC or No. 3 UCLA deeper into the tournament. This tournament is a chance for ASU to cement itself as one of the best water polo teams in the nation. While there are many hypotheticals that can happen, ASU coach Todd Clapper refused to discuss them. He is sure his team is grounded and did not let it get caught up in any of the scenarios. “We have to play well against Northridge to get a win,” he said. “We’re really just focused on Saturday, getting two wins. For us, the rest is gravy.” The focus remains on Cal State Northridge. If everything falls right, maybe then ASU will be able to play against the school it has its eye on. “Cal is the team we’d love to beat,” Brightwell said.Reach the reporter at justin.emerson@asu.edu
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