BERKELEY, Calif. – The No. 6 Arizona State Water Polo team (15-8) begins postseason play this weekend at the 2018 MPSF Conference Championships in Berkeley, Calif., hosted by the University of California. ASU will be the five-seed in the tournament and will open up on Friday, April 27th with a pivotal contest against fourth-seeded UCLA at 12:45 p.m. PT.
The 2018 MPSF Championships features a loaded field with five of the nation's top six ranked teams, including the top four teams in the latest CWPA Top 25. All matches will take place at Spieker Aquatic Center. Tickets can now be purchased through Cal's website, with both single-day and session options available.
On the first day of the MPSF Championships, the Sun Devils will take on UCLA (21-5) in the opening round.
Arizona State will take on the Bruins for the second time this season, the first of which saw them travel to Los Angeles for a Top-10 MPSF showdown that was broadcasted live on Pac-12 Networks. The Sun Devils gave No. 4 UCLA all they could handle, holding a 1-0 lead through the first period and remaining within striking distance the entire match, before falling by a score of 6-3. Sophomore Bente Rogge proved to be the story of the first matchup between these two teams, as the defender showed off her unique versatility. Shining on offense in particular, Rogge notched two of the Sun Devil's three goals, recording her team-leading 12th multi-goal performance in the process. Mia Rycraw continued her consistent play, keeping the Bruins off the board until a minute into the second period. The redshirt senior goalie finished the contest with 10 saves, as Julia Reyes' second half goal provided a spark to a brief comeback that ultimately fell short.
The Bruins are coached by Adam Wright, who enters his second season as the head coach of the women's team while continuing to serve as the UCLA Men's Water Polo coach for the past nine seasons. In Wright's first season at the helm, the UCLA Women's Water Polo program completed last season 24-2, going undefeated in MPSF regular season play before going on to finish in second place losing to Stanford in NCAA Championship game. Wright boasts an overall record of 206-33 (.862) and an MPSF mark of 50-10 (.833) with the Bruin's men's program. In total, the UCLA Women's Water Polo program has captured 11 national titles, with the last coming in 2009.
If victorious over UCLA, ASU would then advance to the semifinal round when they would take on No. 1-seed USC on Saturday, April 28th at 12:45 P.M. The Trojans earned a bye in the first round by virtue of finishing in the Top-2 of the MPSF standings after the regular season. The Sun Devils would still play on Saturday regardless of the result in the opening round match against the Bruins. A consolation match is scheduled for Saturday at 11:00 A.M., in which the two teams that lost their opening round match will compete against each other. In this scenario, the Sun Devils would play the loser of the matchup between No. 3 Stanford and No. 6 San Jose State.
The semifinals will take place Saturday, with the first scheduled for 12:45 P.M. and the second taking place following the first match at 2:30 P.M. Sunday features the Championship match between the semifinal winners, which will take place at 12:45 P.M. A third-place match pitting the losers of the semifinal matches will be played before the championship match, at 11:00 A.M.
2018 MPSF Championships Schedule
Friday, April 27
Game 1: No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 6 San Jose State, 11 a.m.
Game 2: No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Arizona State, 12:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 11 a.m.
Game 4: No. 1 USC vs. Game 2 winner (semifinal), 12:45 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 Cal vs. Game 1 winner (semifinal), 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29
Semifinal losers (Third Place Game), 11 a.m.
Semifinal winners (Championship Game), 12:45 p.m.
There are several ways to follow the Sun Devil Water Polo team while they are competing at the 2018 MPSF Championships in Berkeley. A live stream of every match of the tournament will be available via MPSF Live Stream. Updates for all matches, including goals, saves, and notable plays, will be provided through the main MPSF Women's Water Polo Twitter account (@MPSFWomensWP). Additional live coverage and information will be provided throughout the weekend on our various social media accounts. For the latest details regarding the schedules and matchups can be found on the Tournament Central website.
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2018 NON-CONFERENCE RECAP
SUN DEVIL WATER POLO COMPLETES ASU INVITATIONAL AT 3-0
The No. 6 Sun Devil Water Polo team took advantage of a rare opportunity to host their second tournament of the season at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. Arizona State went 3-0 on Saturday, picking up victories over No. 13 Indiana, No. 25 Fresno State, and 2017 NCAA Tournament Participant Pomona-Pitzer. The pair of victories over CWPA Top 25 teams gives ASU 12 wins against teams currently ranked in the CWPA Top 25. ASU outscored their opponents 41-11 over three matches, led offensively by Rosie Huck (9 goals), Alkistis Benekou (7 goals), Amira Van Buren (6 goals), and Lena Mihailovic (6 goals). Goalie Mia Rycrawwas sharp in net all weekend, anchoring a Sun Devil defense that allowed just 11 goals in three games. The senior goalkeeper finished the Invitational with 29 saves in just eight periods of play, including a season-best 16 saves in the victory over No. 13 Indiana. The Sun Devils defeated No. 25 Fresno State, 14-3, with the 11-goal margin of victory representing a season-high. Rosie Huck put forth her first five-goal effort while Amira Van Buren recorded her first career hat trick.
DEVILS TAKE SIXTH AT PRESTIGOUS IN IRVINE AT PRESTIGOUS BARBARA KALBUS INVITATIONAL
In a tournament that featured the top-nine teams in the CWPA Top 25, the Sun Devils managed to earn sixth place through picking up a pair of victories over Top 15 squads in No. 15 UCSD and Invitational host No. 7 UC Irvine. It was the second time the Sun Devils have defeated the Tritons and Anteaters this season. In the Invitational Opener the Sun Devils put forth a tremendous defense effort, holding the Tritons to three goals which matches the least amount of goals allowed by the team this season. Goalie Mia Rycraw was brilliant all afternoon, as the MPSF's leader in saves (122) had 13 in total during the dominating outing. In the first game on Saturday, ASU fell to No. 3 USC in a closely contested battle, 8-6. Julia Reyes put together a career performance, as the junior recorded her second career hat trick to pace the Sun Devil offensive attack. The Arizona State (10-3) defense held a potent USC offense to a their third-lowest goal total of their season. Mia Rycraw finished with 12 saves, her second consecutive double-digit save effort and her fifth on the season. In the second match of the day, the Sun Devils took down tournament host No. 7 UC Irvine, 9-6. With the victory, the Arizona State (11-3) advanced to the Invitational fifth place game. The victory gives the Sun Devils 11 wins, all of which have come against CWPA Top-25 competition. In the fifth-place match on Sunday, Maud Koopman was outstanding for the ASU offense, recording her fifth hat trick of the season and third multi-goal game of the invitational. Also contributing offensively were Kayla Casas and Bente Rogge, who both put together multi-goal performances. Additionally, freshman Amira Van Buren scored her first career goal in the midst of an attempted Sun Devil comeback.
ASU CAPTURES THIRD PLACE AT UCSD TRITON INVITATIONAL
The No. 6 Arizona State Water Polo team wrapped up the UCSD Triton Invitational at 3-1, capturing third place with a pair of victories over Top-10 teams. During day one in San Diego, the Sun Devils earned a berth in the Invitational semifinals with a pair of victories. First, the Sun Devils were powered by an extremely balanced attack, which has become an identity for the Sun Devils offense. Four different Sun Devils managed to record multi-goal performances, including the first career occurrence for Meghan Beaudet. In their second game of the day on Saturday, the Sun Devils took down No. 10 UC Davis. Arizona State captured their seventh victory over a team ranked in the CWPA Top-25. Lead by a dominant second period in which the Sun Devils outscored the Aggies 6-0, Arizona State used a career day from Julia Reyes (3 goals) to defeat the Aggies.
On Sunday, the Sun Devils fell for just the second time this season in a closely contested battle to No. 4 UCLA in the Invitational semifinals. Both losses on the campaign for the Sun Devils have come at the hands of teams ranked in the Top-5. Arizona State would bounce back in a big way in their second match of the day, defeating No. 7 UC Irvine for their third victory over a Top-10 team on the season. In a reversal of fortune from the match earlier in the day against UCLA, it would be the Sun Devils beating the clock and scoring the game winning goal with under ten seconds left. Alkistis Benekou came through with the game winning goal on the final possession, beating the goalie with just two seconds left to push ASU ahead, 8-7.
ASU CROSS CONFERENCE CHALLENGE RECAP
No. 5 Arizona State hosted the ASU Cross Conference Challenge from 1/20-1/22, playing four games over three days. In the home opener on Friday, the Sun Devils took care of business defeating No. 20 Princeton. ASU netted a season-high 14 goals, with four Sun Devils recording multi-goal performances. Bente Rogge would tally four goals while Maud Koopman would record her first of three hat tricks on the weekend. After suffering their first defeat on the season to No. 6 Hawaii in the first game on Saturday, the Sun Devils bounced back in a big way. Seven different players scored a goal in an 11-3 victory over No. 21 Loyola Marymount. Mia Rycraw eclipsed the double-digit mark, accumulated 10 saves. In the final day, ASU wrapped up the ASU Cross Conference Challenge with a victory over No. 16 UCSD, host of the UCSD Triton Invitational. Arizona State finished with 12 goals, which was the most Tritons defense had allowed all season.
DEVILS SWEEP UCSB WINTER INVITATIONAL
In the season opener at the 2018 UCSB Winter Invitational, the Sun Devils handled Cal Baptist 12-3. Alkistis Benekou and P.J. Allin each recorded four goals in the victory. Day two of the Invitational saw the Sun Devils matched up against a pair of CWPA Top-15 teams. Three different Sun Devils put forth multi-goal performance in the victory over No. 13 Indiana. The finale of the UCSB Winter Invitational featured a Top-10 showdown that turned into a defensive battle. The Sun Devils would come out on top of the low scoring affair, defeating 2017 NCAA Tournament Participant No. 8 Michigan 5-3. Mia Rycraw was the story of the game, compiling 14 saves to keep the Sun Devils in the contest.
2018 Arizona State Water Polo Season Notes:
Bend it like Bente
All over the Map
2017: Bente Rogge, (third), Mia Rycraw (HM), Lena Mihailovic (HM)
2016: Ao Gao (first), Mia Rycraw (first), Abbey Kerth (HM), Maud Koopman (HM)
2015: Izabella Chiappini (third), E.B. Keeve (HM), Alkistis Benekou (HM)
2014: Ao Gao (second), E.B. Keeve (third), Alkistis Benekou (HM), Patra Pardi (HM)
2013: Alicia Brightwell (second), Ao Gao (second), Shannon Haas (third), E.B. Keeve (HM)
2012: Alicia Brightwell (first), Shannon Haas (third), Mariam Salloum (HM)
2011: Sarah Harris (HM), Mariam Salloum (HM), Lynlee Smith (HM)
2010: Sarah Harris (HM), Lynlee Smith (HM)
2009: Addison McGrath (second), Lynlee Smith (HM)
2008: Addison McGrath (first) Kelly Phelps (HM), Caylinn Wallace (HM)
2007: Addison McGrath (HM)
2006: Rowie Webster (third)
2004: Katie Davis (HM)
2017 ACWPC Academic All-Americans:
As is typical with the women's water polo program, they enjoyed as much success outside of the pool as they did in it. A total of eight Arizona State Women's Water Polo student-athletes earned recognition by the ACWPC in the 2017 Women's All-Academic Awards. Maud Koopman, P.J. Allin and Rosie Huck were awarded Outstanding honors, which require a GPA of above a 3.70. Lena Mihailovic was honored by the ACWPC for the third time in her career, earning Superior honors in 2017, after receiving Outstanding honors her previous year. Also receiving Superior honors, which requires a G.P.A. above 3.40, is freshman Bente Rogge. Sophia Burgess and Catherine Simko were awarded with Excellent honors, requiring a GPA at or above a 3.20. Maud Koopman was recognized by CoSIDA for her work in the classroom, awarding her with Academic All-District honors.
The 2018 MPSF Championships features a loaded field with five of the nation's top six ranked teams, including the top four teams in the latest CWPA Top 25. All matches will take place at Spieker Aquatic Center. Tickets can now be purchased through Cal's website, with both single-day and session options available.
On the first day of the MPSF Championships, the Sun Devils will take on UCLA (21-5) in the opening round.
The Sun Devils are headed to Berkeley!
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The 2018 MPSF Women's Water Polo Championship field has been set!
No. 5 seed Arizona State will take on the No. 4 seed UCLA on Friday, April 27th at 12:45 P.M.
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Arizona State will take on the Bruins for the second time this season, the first of which saw them travel to Los Angeles for a Top-10 MPSF showdown that was broadcasted live on Pac-12 Networks. The Sun Devils gave No. 4 UCLA all they could handle, holding a 1-0 lead through the first period and remaining within striking distance the entire match, before falling by a score of 6-3. Sophomore Bente Rogge proved to be the story of the first matchup between these two teams, as the defender showed off her unique versatility. Shining on offense in particular, Rogge notched two of the Sun Devil's three goals, recording her team-leading 12th multi-goal performance in the process. Mia Rycraw continued her consistent play, keeping the Bruins off the board until a minute into the second period. The redshirt senior goalie finished the contest with 10 saves, as Julia Reyes' second half goal provided a spark to a brief comeback that ultimately fell short.
The Bruins are coached by Adam Wright, who enters his second season as the head coach of the women's team while continuing to serve as the UCLA Men's Water Polo coach for the past nine seasons. In Wright's first season at the helm, the UCLA Women's Water Polo program completed last season 24-2, going undefeated in MPSF regular season play before going on to finish in second place losing to Stanford in NCAA Championship game. Wright boasts an overall record of 206-33 (.862) and an MPSF mark of 50-10 (.833) with the Bruin's men's program. In total, the UCLA Women's Water Polo program has captured 11 national titles, with the last coming in 2009.
If victorious over UCLA, ASU would then advance to the semifinal round when they would take on No. 1-seed USC on Saturday, April 28th at 12:45 P.M. The Trojans earned a bye in the first round by virtue of finishing in the Top-2 of the MPSF standings after the regular season. The Sun Devils would still play on Saturday regardless of the result in the opening round match against the Bruins. A consolation match is scheduled for Saturday at 11:00 A.M., in which the two teams that lost their opening round match will compete against each other. In this scenario, the Sun Devils would play the loser of the matchup between No. 3 Stanford and No. 6 San Jose State.
The semifinals will take place Saturday, with the first scheduled for 12:45 P.M. and the second taking place following the first match at 2:30 P.M. Sunday features the Championship match between the semifinal winners, which will take place at 12:45 P.M. A third-place match pitting the losers of the semifinal matches will be played before the championship match, at 11:00 A.M.
2018 MPSF Championships Schedule
Friday, April 27
Game 1: No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 6 San Jose State, 11 a.m.
Game 2: No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Arizona State, 12:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 11 a.m.
Game 4: No. 1 USC vs. Game 2 winner (semifinal), 12:45 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 Cal vs. Game 1 winner (semifinal), 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29
Semifinal losers (Third Place Game), 11 a.m.
Semifinal winners (Championship Game), 12:45 p.m.
There are several ways to follow the Sun Devil Water Polo team while they are competing at the 2018 MPSF Championships in Berkeley. A live stream of every match of the tournament will be available via MPSF Live Stream. Updates for all matches, including goals, saves, and notable plays, will be provided through the main MPSF Women's Water Polo Twitter account (@MPSFWomensWP). Additional live coverage and information will be provided throughout the weekend on our various social media accounts. For the latest details regarding the schedules and matchups can be found on the Tournament Central website.
Join the conversation all season
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2018 NON-CONFERENCE RECAP
SUN DEVIL WATER POLO COMPLETES ASU INVITATIONAL AT 3-0
The No. 6 Sun Devil Water Polo team took advantage of a rare opportunity to host their second tournament of the season at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. Arizona State went 3-0 on Saturday, picking up victories over No. 13 Indiana, No. 25 Fresno State, and 2017 NCAA Tournament Participant Pomona-Pitzer. The pair of victories over CWPA Top 25 teams gives ASU 12 wins against teams currently ranked in the CWPA Top 25. ASU outscored their opponents 41-11 over three matches, led offensively by Rosie Huck (9 goals), Alkistis Benekou (7 goals), Amira Van Buren (6 goals), and Lena Mihailovic (6 goals). Goalie Mia Rycrawwas sharp in net all weekend, anchoring a Sun Devil defense that allowed just 11 goals in three games. The senior goalkeeper finished the Invitational with 29 saves in just eight periods of play, including a season-best 16 saves in the victory over No. 13 Indiana. The Sun Devils defeated No. 25 Fresno State, 14-3, with the 11-goal margin of victory representing a season-high. Rosie Huck put forth her first five-goal effort while Amira Van Buren recorded her first career hat trick.
DEVILS TAKE SIXTH AT PRESTIGOUS IN IRVINE AT PRESTIGOUS BARBARA KALBUS INVITATIONAL
In a tournament that featured the top-nine teams in the CWPA Top 25, the Sun Devils managed to earn sixth place through picking up a pair of victories over Top 15 squads in No. 15 UCSD and Invitational host No. 7 UC Irvine. It was the second time the Sun Devils have defeated the Tritons and Anteaters this season. In the Invitational Opener the Sun Devils put forth a tremendous defense effort, holding the Tritons to three goals which matches the least amount of goals allowed by the team this season. Goalie Mia Rycraw was brilliant all afternoon, as the MPSF's leader in saves (122) had 13 in total during the dominating outing. In the first game on Saturday, ASU fell to No. 3 USC in a closely contested battle, 8-6. Julia Reyes put together a career performance, as the junior recorded her second career hat trick to pace the Sun Devil offensive attack. The Arizona State (10-3) defense held a potent USC offense to a their third-lowest goal total of their season. Mia Rycraw finished with 12 saves, her second consecutive double-digit save effort and her fifth on the season. In the second match of the day, the Sun Devils took down tournament host No. 7 UC Irvine, 9-6. With the victory, the Arizona State (11-3) advanced to the Invitational fifth place game. The victory gives the Sun Devils 11 wins, all of which have come against CWPA Top-25 competition. In the fifth-place match on Sunday, Maud Koopman was outstanding for the ASU offense, recording her fifth hat trick of the season and third multi-goal game of the invitational. Also contributing offensively were Kayla Casas and Bente Rogge, who both put together multi-goal performances. Additionally, freshman Amira Van Buren scored her first career goal in the midst of an attempted Sun Devil comeback.
ASU CAPTURES THIRD PLACE AT UCSD TRITON INVITATIONAL
The No. 6 Arizona State Water Polo team wrapped up the UCSD Triton Invitational at 3-1, capturing third place with a pair of victories over Top-10 teams. During day one in San Diego, the Sun Devils earned a berth in the Invitational semifinals with a pair of victories. First, the Sun Devils were powered by an extremely balanced attack, which has become an identity for the Sun Devils offense. Four different Sun Devils managed to record multi-goal performances, including the first career occurrence for Meghan Beaudet. In their second game of the day on Saturday, the Sun Devils took down No. 10 UC Davis. Arizona State captured their seventh victory over a team ranked in the CWPA Top-25. Lead by a dominant second period in which the Sun Devils outscored the Aggies 6-0, Arizona State used a career day from Julia Reyes (3 goals) to defeat the Aggies.
On Sunday, the Sun Devils fell for just the second time this season in a closely contested battle to No. 4 UCLA in the Invitational semifinals. Both losses on the campaign for the Sun Devils have come at the hands of teams ranked in the Top-5. Arizona State would bounce back in a big way in their second match of the day, defeating No. 7 UC Irvine for their third victory over a Top-10 team on the season. In a reversal of fortune from the match earlier in the day against UCLA, it would be the Sun Devils beating the clock and scoring the game winning goal with under ten seconds left. Alkistis Benekou came through with the game winning goal on the final possession, beating the goalie with just two seconds left to push ASU ahead, 8-7.
ASU CROSS CONFERENCE CHALLENGE RECAP
No. 5 Arizona State hosted the ASU Cross Conference Challenge from 1/20-1/22, playing four games over three days. In the home opener on Friday, the Sun Devils took care of business defeating No. 20 Princeton. ASU netted a season-high 14 goals, with four Sun Devils recording multi-goal performances. Bente Rogge would tally four goals while Maud Koopman would record her first of three hat tricks on the weekend. After suffering their first defeat on the season to No. 6 Hawaii in the first game on Saturday, the Sun Devils bounced back in a big way. Seven different players scored a goal in an 11-3 victory over No. 21 Loyola Marymount. Mia Rycraw eclipsed the double-digit mark, accumulated 10 saves. In the final day, ASU wrapped up the ASU Cross Conference Challenge with a victory over No. 16 UCSD, host of the UCSD Triton Invitational. Arizona State finished with 12 goals, which was the most Tritons defense had allowed all season.
DEVILS SWEEP UCSB WINTER INVITATIONAL
In the season opener at the 2018 UCSB Winter Invitational, the Sun Devils handled Cal Baptist 12-3. Alkistis Benekou and P.J. Allin each recorded four goals in the victory. Day two of the Invitational saw the Sun Devils matched up against a pair of CWPA Top-15 teams. Three different Sun Devils put forth multi-goal performance in the victory over No. 13 Indiana. The finale of the UCSB Winter Invitational featured a Top-10 showdown that turned into a defensive battle. The Sun Devils would come out on top of the low scoring affair, defeating 2017 NCAA Tournament Participant No. 8 Michigan 5-3. Mia Rycraw was the story of the game, compiling 14 saves to keep the Sun Devils in the contest.
2018 Arizona State Water Polo Season Notes:
Bend it like Bente
- Versatile sophomore Bente Rogge has done a little bit of everything for the Sun Devils this season, accumulating 33 goals, 17 assists and 14 steals.
- Her 12 multi-goal performances through 23 matches are the most on the team.
- Rogge finished the UCSD Triton Invitational with three consecutive multi-goal games, tallying an assist as well in each instance.
- She is coming off an outstanding freshman campaign in which she garnered ACWPC Third Team All-American honors.
- Mia Rycraw has been a mainstay in net this season, leading the MPSF with 197 saves and 80 quarters played.
- Single-handily kept the Sun Devils in the match against No. 1 California (3/17/18), finishing with 12 saves, a few of which were of the highlight reel variety.
- Ryrcaw continues to move up the career saves charts at Arizona State. She now sits at 797 career saves, which is good enough for third in school history right behind former Sun Devil great E.B. Keeve (2013-15), who finished her career second in school history with 936 saves.
- Proved to be the best player in the pool in the matchup against No. 13 Indiana (3/10) the ASU Invitational, finishing with a season-high 16 saves in the 12-2 victory.
- In a tightly contested 5-3 victory over No. 8 Michigan (1/21), Rycraw looked to be in midseason form, collecting 14 saves while allowing only three goals to lead the Sun Devils to victory.
- Maud Koopman leads the Sun Devils with seven performances in which she has scored at least three goals.
- Koopman leads the team with an astonishing 39 steals.
- Had her best performance of the season in the Sun Devils first MPSF victory over No. 21 San Jose State, recording a season-high four goals.
- Picked up where she left off at the ASU Cross Conference Challenge, recording a hat trick in the matchup with No. 10 UC Davis (2/10).
- At the ASU Cross Conference Challenge, Maud Koopman was a dominant force. She finished the weekend with 11 goals in four games, recording a hat trick in three.
- Alkistis Benekou has been a steady force for the Sun Devil offense during the 2018 campaign, tallying 36 goals through 23 games (1.57 goals/game).
- Notched her fifth hat-trick of the season with a three-goal performance in the Sun Devils first MPSF victory over No. 21 San Jose State.
- Benekou carried a heavy load at the 2018 UCSB Winter Invite, as she was the only Sun Devil to record a multi-goal performance in each of the three games.
- She currently sits at 175 career goals, which is good enough for third place on the school's all-time goal scoring list.
- Mihailovic has recorded a goal in 15 of 20 games this season, including eight multi-goal performances.
- She delivered her first four-goal performance of the season at the ASU Invitational when the Sun Devils defeated No. 25 Fresno State (3/10), 14-3.
- Despite missing the first three games of the at the UCSB Winter Invitational, it did not take Lena Mihailovic long to get back into a rhythm. She concluded the ASU Cross Conference Challenge with seven goals, five assists, and two steals.
- 13 of the Sun Devils 15 victories have come over teams that were ranked in the CWPA Top-25 at the time.
- ASU is outscoring opponents 116-64 in the first half of matches this season.
- The Sun Devils allowed nine goals through the first three games, the fewest since the 2009-10 team allowed just five goals over that span. ASU has allowed three goals or fewer in five matches this season
- After totaling 19 goals over 56 games in her first two years on campus, P.J. Allin has compiled 13 goals in just 23 games on the season thus far.
- Allin recorded a career-high four goals against Cal Baptist (1/20), the second hat trick of her career.
- Notched a multi-goal game against No. 21 LMU (2/3) and Cal State East Bay (2/10), giving her three multi-goal performances this season.
- Freshman Amira Van Buren has seen increasing playing time as the year goes on, and she rewarded the coaching staff with an outstanding performance at the ASU Invitational.
- After tallying her first career goal against No. 5 Hawaii to cap the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, Van Buren built on that momentum back in Tempe.
- Van Buren finished the ASU Invitational (3/10) with six goals, including her first career multi-goal performance coming against No. 13 Indiana which she would surpass in the next match by recording her first career hat trick against No. 25 Fresno State.
- Rosie Huck dominated the ASU Invitational (March 10th), finishing the tournament with nine goals helping lead the Sun Devils to a 3-0 record.
- Despite going scoreless through the first five games of the season and totaling just four goals through the first 16 games, Huck put together back-to-back four-goal performances to cap the ASU Invitational.
- Veteran Kayla Casas is making the most of her final season in Tempe, as the senior has showed off her versality for the Sun Devils compiling 20 steals on the defensive end.
- Not only has Casas provided a scoring punch for the Sun Devils with her 19 goals, she has also got her teammates involved by dishing out 15 assists.
| # | Sun Devil | Games |
| 11 | Koopman | 7 |
| 8 | Benekou | 5 |
| 12 | Rogge | 3 |
| 3 | Reyes | 2 |
| 7 | Huck | 2 |
| 4 | Van Buren | 1 |
| 2 | Allin | 1 |
All over the Map
- Several returning members of the Sun Devil water polo team earned valuable international experience competing this summer.
- Bente Rogge and Maud Koopman represented the Netherlands while P.J. Allin represented Canada at the 12th FINA World Junior Championships in Volos, Greece.
- Rosie Huck (Great Britain), Mia Rycraw (U.S.A), and former Sun Devil standout Daisy Carter (Australia) represented their countries at the 2017 World University Games (Summer Universiade).
- Lena Mihailovic (Australia) and former Sun Devils Rowie Webster (Australia) and Kelsey White (South Africa) competed internationally for Australia at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest.
- Alkistits Benekou has been a member of the Greek national team for several years, skipping the 2015-16 NCAA season due to her participation in the Olympics representing Greece.
- The Arizona State Water Polo program features individuals from six different countries (Sebria, Canada, Netherlands, England, Greece, and United States)
2017: Bente Rogge, (third), Mia Rycraw (HM), Lena Mihailovic (HM)
2016: Ao Gao (first), Mia Rycraw (first), Abbey Kerth (HM), Maud Koopman (HM)
2015: Izabella Chiappini (third), E.B. Keeve (HM), Alkistis Benekou (HM)
2014: Ao Gao (second), E.B. Keeve (third), Alkistis Benekou (HM), Patra Pardi (HM)
2013: Alicia Brightwell (second), Ao Gao (second), Shannon Haas (third), E.B. Keeve (HM)
2012: Alicia Brightwell (first), Shannon Haas (third), Mariam Salloum (HM)
2011: Sarah Harris (HM), Mariam Salloum (HM), Lynlee Smith (HM)
2010: Sarah Harris (HM), Lynlee Smith (HM)
2009: Addison McGrath (second), Lynlee Smith (HM)
2008: Addison McGrath (first) Kelly Phelps (HM), Caylinn Wallace (HM)
2007: Addison McGrath (HM)
2006: Rowie Webster (third)
2004: Katie Davis (HM)
2017 ACWPC Academic All-Americans:
| 2017 Women's All-Academic Awards Recipient | Distinction |
| Maud Koopman | Outstanding |
| P.J. Allin | Outstanding |
| Rosie Huck | Outstanding |
| Bente Rogge | Superior |
| Lena Mihailovic | Superior |
| Catherine Simko | Excellent |
| Sophia Burgess | Excellent |
As is typical with the women's water polo program, they enjoyed as much success outside of the pool as they did in it. A total of eight Arizona State Women's Water Polo student-athletes earned recognition by the ACWPC in the 2017 Women's All-Academic Awards. Maud Koopman, P.J. Allin and Rosie Huck were awarded Outstanding honors, which require a GPA of above a 3.70. Lena Mihailovic was honored by the ACWPC for the third time in her career, earning Superior honors in 2017, after receiving Outstanding honors her previous year. Also receiving Superior honors, which requires a G.P.A. above 3.40, is freshman Bente Rogge. Sophia Burgess and Catherine Simko were awarded with Excellent honors, requiring a GPA at or above a 3.20. Maud Koopman was recognized by CoSIDA for her work in the classroom, awarding her with Academic All-District honors.