Water Polo

Olympic sports roundup: ASU lacrosse wins its first game in program history against Stanford

ASU Spring sports are turning the corner on the season, and many sports will be starting Pac-12 Championships this next week.

By Justin Spangenthal , Avianna Hoppes , Kathryn Field , Walker Smith and Aaron Schmidt | April 10, 2022

ASU water polo head coach Todd Clapper steps down from position

ASU water polo head coach Todd Clapper stepped down, and assistant coach Petra Pardi was named interim head coach on Monday.

By Walker Smith | April 1, 2022

Olympic Sports Roundup: ASU wrestling takes fourth overall in NCAA wrestling tournament

Wrestling finished fourth in the NCAA Championships, lacrosse lost its first Pac-12 game and Vanda Baska keeps dominating for water polo.

By Justin Spangenthal , Avianna Hoppes , Kathryn Field , Walker Smith , Nikash Nath , Aaron Schmidt and Remy Mastey | March 20, 2022

ASU water polo pulling ahead from losing streak at beginning of season

After starting off 0-4, ASU water polo has stepped up to the test, and is still in the top-25 in the nation.

By Walker Smith | February 24, 2022

Amira Van Buren's toughness propels ASU water polo's offense

Amira Van Buren, captain of ASU women's water polo team, plays her last season. She's ready to make it her best.

By Walker Smith | February 21, 2022

Olympic sports roundup: Wrestling falls to Mizzou, 19-14 at home

This week, wrestling dropped a highly anticipated matchup against Mizzou, ending the team's five-game winning streak.

By Justin Spangenthal , Walker Smith , Nikash Nath and Remy Mastey | February 13, 2022

Olympic Sports Roundup: ASU swim and dive has great season ending showing against UA

This week, water polo took on four ranked opponents, track and field set nine PR's and four all-time entries and gymnastics earned a season high.

By Justin Spangenthal , Vinny Deangelis , Walker Smith , Nikash Nath , Remy Mastey and Ruby Arora | February 6, 2022

6,000 miles and a dream: The story of ASU water polo player Vanda Baksa

ASU water polo player Vanda Baksa arrived in Arizona just a short time ago, but her impact has already been extraordinary.

By Walker Smith | February 3, 2022

Olympic sports roundup: ASU gymnastics has first win at home

This week, men's tennis got swept by Ohio State, water polo came back after a slow start to its season, men's and women's golf came out victorious, and wrestling swept both its opponents.

By Justin Spangenthal , Vinny Deangelis , Walker Smith , Nikash Nath , Aaron Schmidt , Remy Mastey and Danny Stipanovich | January 30, 2022

ASU water polo welcomes new season with highest ever ranking

ASU water polo team will look to build on its high expectations going into the 2022 season.

By Walker Smith | January 20, 2022

Sun Devils chasing gold: A who's who of athletes competing in Tokyo Olympics

ASU will have 20 current, former and incoming athletes competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.

By Justin Spangenthal | July 6, 2021

Video: ASU water polo closes historic season at NCAA Championships

ASU water polo capped off its season with a third-place finish in the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship.

By Judah Brody | June 14, 2021

Video: ASU water polo finishes fourth in MPSF Championship Tournament

ASU water polo finished in fourth place in the MPSF tournament after defeating Cal and is now headed to Los Angeles for the NCAA Championship tournament.

By Judah Brody | May 13, 2021

The ASU water polo team competes in a game against UCSB at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

Two Sun Devils are Olympic hopefuls for Canada's water polo team

Two ASU water polo athletes may be contenders for Canada's Olympic team.

By Madison Thacker | October 5, 2020

ASU freshman Bente Rogge (12) fights off a Bruins defender during a water polo match versus the no. 3 UCLA Bruins at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday, April 8, 2018. ASU lost 13-5.

Heading into the postseason, No. 4 ASU women's water polo looks to improve

Over the 2017 season, the Sun Devils have outscored their opponents a total of 237 to 153 points.

By Kelly Broderick | April 11, 2017

ASU water polo team plays Indiana in Tempe,AZ,Jan. 23rd, 2016

Assistant water polo coach gives the Sun Devils an edge on their journey toward success

With his unique skill set and direct personality, Marty Matthies leads the No. 4 ASU water polo team to success.

By Kelly Broderick | April 6, 2017

ASU junior goalkeeper Mia Rycraw leaps to block UCSB during a water polo game at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

No. 4 women's water polo falls to No. 1 USC on the road

Despite an early lead in the opening quarter, ASU was unable to take advantage of scoring opportunities, falling to USC, 11-4.

By Kelly Broderick | April 1, 2017

ASU women's water polo junior awarded MPSF Player of the Week

Junior attacker Lena Mihailovic was recently awarded the MPSF Player of the Week and believes this season is the biggest improvement she's made in her career.

By Kelly Broderick | March 28, 2017

ASU sophomore (12) Bente Rogge attempts to save the ball from a UCSB player during a water polo game at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday, Jan. 29 2017.

No. 6 ASU women's water polo picks up huge win on the road against No. 4 Cal

The No. 6 ASU women's water polo team picks up a huge 7-6 victory on the road against No. 4 Cal

By Kelly Broderick | March 25, 2017

Freshman Maud Koopman passes against the University of Pacific on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex in Tempe, AZ. ASU water polo won 5-3.

For women's water polo, chemistry is the driving force of a successful first half of the season

ASU women's water polo will face its most difficult stretch of games this season, but believes its unity will help.

By Kelly Broderick | March 23, 2017

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