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Water Polo Earns Sixth Seed For WWPA Tournament

Water Polo team with Coach Simmons
Coach Simmons has her Seawolves poised for a postseason run
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ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  The seeds for this weekend's Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Tournament were announced on Monday and Sonoma State will enter the event as the No. 6 seed.  That brings up a first round match against Cal State East Bay, a team the Seawolves beat on Friday.

UC Davis earned the number one seed in the tournament.  They were followed by No. 2 Loyola Marymount, No. 3 UC San Diego, No. 4 Cal State Bakersfield, and No. 5 Santa Clara.

A win over Cal State East Bay in Friday's morning game will result in a matchup with UC San Diego on Friday at 2:45 pm.

The Seawolves enter the tournament with an overall record of 12-15.  However, their last four losses have come to teams ranked in the nation's top 13.

2008 WWPA Championship Schedule
at Loyola Marymount

Friday, April 25 - Dark Caps vs. White Caps

Game 1 - 8:30 am: No. 5 Santa Clara vs. No. 12 Chapman

Game 2 - 9:45 am: No. 6 Sonoma State vs. No. 11 CS East Bay

Game 3 - 11:00 am: No. 7 CS San Bernardino vs. No. 10 UC Santa Cruz

Game 4 - 12:15 pm: No. 8 CS Monterey Bay vs. No. 9 Colorado State

Game 5 - 1:30 pm: No. 4 CS Bakersfield vs. Winner Game 1

Game 6 - 2:45 pm: No. 3 UC San Diego vs. Winner Game 2

Game 7 - 4:00 pm: No. 2 Loyola Marymount vs. Winner Game 3

Game 8 - 5:15 pm: No. 1 UC Davis vs. Winner Game 4 


Saturday, April 26 - Dark Caps vs. White Caps

Game 9 - 8:30 am: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 2

Game 10 - 10:00 am: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 1

Game 11 - 11:30 am: Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7  (Consolation Semifinal #1)

Game 12 - 1:00 pm: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8  (Consolation Semifinal #2)

Game 13 - 2:30 pm: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6  (Semifinal #1)

Game 14 - 4:00 pm: Winner Game 8 vs.Winner Game 5  (Semifinal #2)


Sunday, April 27 - Dark Caps vs. White Caps

11th Place - 8:30 am: Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10

9th Place - 10:00 am: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

7th Place - 11:30 am: Loser Game 11 vs. Loser Game 12

5th Place - 1:00 pm: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12

3rd Place - 2:30 pm: Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14

1st Place - 4:00 pm: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

Higher seeded teams in all games wear DARK caps.

Lower seeded teams in all games wear WHITE caps.
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