Men's Water Polo

Despite loss, the Aggies show improvement in match against San Jose State University   By DANIELLE WIRNOWSKI— sports@theaggie.org   The UC Davis Aggies’ men’s water polo team headed down to San Jose on Oct. 4 to participate in the BW Invitational, the San José State University (SJSU) State Tournament, where they went head-to-head against SJSU […]

An outstanding senior night win for Davis with a final score of 17-8   By MEGAN JOSEPH  — sports@theaggie.org   On Oct. 10, the UC Davis men’s water polo team dominated the pool and added yet another win to their record. The Aggies left the Cal State Fullerton Titans speechless with their incredible 17-8 win, […]

Aggies’ 2019 campaign starts strong Coming off a tough 2018 season, the UC Davis men’s water polo team is starting its 2019 season off strong, as the Aggies picked up a number of quality wins in September.  Last season, UC Davis ultimately fell short in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) title game to long-time […]

Men’s water polo defeats Pacific 12-7 as six seniors are honored In front of a large crowd, the No. 10 nationally ranked UC Davis Aggies defeated the No. 7 ranked Pacific Tigers 12-7 in a non-conference match on Sunday, Nov. 11. This marked the conclusion of the Aggies 2018-19 regular season, as UC Davis took […]

Aggies win 26th straight league game, recognize need to clean up mistakes The UC Davis men’s water polo team collected its fourth consecutive victory Friday afternoon with a 14-8 triumph over the Air Force Academy at Schaal Aquatics Center. The Aggies have yet to falter in league games, holding a 4-0 mark against Western Water […]

UC Davis splits the four weekend games Ten teams converged at the Schaal Aquatics Center for the three-day Aggie Roundup men’s water polo tournament this past weekend. Fresh off a win against Cal Baptist, the men’s water polo team headed into the Roundup with its first game of the tournament on Saturday, Sept. 26 against […]

Sports action from the beginning of the season through Sept. 24 Men’s Cross Country Aggie Open (W, 23-38) UC Riverside Invitational (Fourth-place finish) The Aggies hosted their first of two home events at the Aggie Open in early September, starting their season off strong as both men and women’s teams defeated the Sacramento State Hornets, […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Pepperdine; vs. Fresno Pacific; vs. Brown; vs. Bucknell Records: Aggies, 11-10 (10-3); Waves, 8-6 (1-1); Sunbirds 10-7; Bears, 18-2 (5-0); Bison, 9-10 (3-5) Where: Schaal Aquatics Center—Davis; Sullivan Aquatic Center—Santa Clara, Calif. When: Friday at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday at 11:40 a.m.; Sunday at 9:20 a.m.; Sunday at 1:20 p.m. Who to […]

The core of the UC Davis men’s water polo team is going to look a little different next year. After four seasons as the starter, Kevin Peat will leave the school as arguably the  best goalkeeper in UC Davis history. The Walnut Creek, Calif. native finished the season with 335 saves, a UC Davis record. […]

Many people have trouble staying afloat in water for long periods of time. Imagine having to do it with one or two people always on your back. That’s what center Aaron Salit did, playing entire water polo matches with someone draped over him. It didn’t seem to stop him, as Salit’s 83 goals for the […]

For the third time in five years and second straight season, the UC Davis men’s water polo team advanced to the Western Water Polo Association championship game. Unfortunately, the Aggies lost to UC San Diego by one goal, with an inspiring comeback falling just short. UC Davis ended its season with a record of 22-12, […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Air Force or Occidental; vs. TBD Records: Aggies, 20-10 (11-4); Fighting Falcons, 8-16 (5-7); Tigers 7-22 (1-13) Where: Canyonview Aquatic Center — La Jolla, Calif. When:  Friday at 1:30 p.m.; TBD Who to watch: Senior Kevin Peat will be looking to have a strong showing at his final Western Water Polo […]