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Nov. 17, 2008

Los Angeles, CA (Nov. 17, 2008) - Loyola Marymount, who finished the 2008 regular season with a perfect 8-0 mark against conference opponents, has been tabbed the top seed for the upcoming Western Water Polo Association Men's Water Polo Championship hosted by the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Friday, Nov. 21 - Sunday, Nov. 23. The Lions finished the season 17-9 overall and have been ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation this season to earn the No. 1 seed.

Following LMU will be No. 2 UC San Diego, No. 3 UC Davis, No. 4 Redlands, No. 5 Sana Clara, No. 6 Air Force, No. 7 Claremont, No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 9 Chapman and No. 10 UC Santa Cruz.

Following UC Davis will be No. 2 Santa Clara, No. 3 Loyola Marymount, No. 4 UC San Diego, No. 5 Air Force, No. 6 Redlands, No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 8 UC Santa Cruz and No. 9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Action will begin on Friday, Nov. 21 at the Matt. M. Axelrood Pool on the campus of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

The Lions will face off against the winner of Game No. 2 which will put the two-time defending SCIAC champion and No. 8 seed Pomona-Pitzer against No. 9 seed Chapman. Pomona-Pitzer finished the season 12-18 overall and 11-6 in WWPA action, while Chapman went 14-13 overall and 7-10 against WWPA foes. They will play at 9:45 a.m. and the winner will take on the Lions in Game No. 6 at 4:45 p.m.

UC San Diego, who finished the season 18-9 overall and 6-3 in the WWPA, will take on the winner of Game No. 1 at 3:00 p.m. The first game of the tournament will have No. 7 and host Claremont (8-20, 7-10) taking on No. 10 UC Santa Cruz (1-19, 0-13) at 8 a.m.

Game No. 3 of the tournament will take place at 11:30 a.m. and will feature No. 4 seed Redlands taking on No. 5 seed Santa Clara. Redlands finished the regular season with the WWPA's best record, going 26-8 overall and 17-3 in the WWPA. They will take on a Santa Clara team that finished 15-12 overall and 9-5 in the WWPA. Both have been ranked in the top-20 all year.

No. 3 UC Davis will take on No. 6 Air Force in Game 4 at 1:15 p.m. UC Davis finished the season 11-14 overall and 8-4 in the WWPA, while AFA went 15-13 and 10-5.

 

2008 WWPA Championship Seedings:
1. Loyola Marymount
2. UC San Diego
3. UC Davis
4. Redlands
5. Santa Clara
6. Air Force
7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
8. Pomona-Pitzer
9. Chapman
10. UC Santa Cruz

2008 WWPA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
Game No. 1	8:00 a.m.	No. 7 Claremont vs. No. 10 UC Santa Cruz
Game No. 2	9:45 a.m.	No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer vs. No. 9 Chapman
Game No. 3	11:30 a.m.	No. 4 Redlands vs. No. 5 Santa Clara
Game No. 4	1:15 p.m.	No. 3 UC Davis vs. No. 6 Air Force
Game No. 5	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 UC San Diego vs. Winner Game No. 1
Game No. 6	4:45 p.m.	No. 1 LMU vs. Winner Game No. 2
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
Game No. 7	8:00 a.m.	Loser Game No. 3 vs. Loser Game No. 1
Game No. 8	9:45 a.m.	Loser Game No. 4 vs. Loser Game No. 2
Game No. 9	11:30 a.m.	Semifinal #1: Winner Game No. 5 vs. Winner Game No. 4
Game No. 10	1:15 p.m.	Semifinal #2: Winner Game No. 6 vs. Winner Game No. 3
Game No. 11	3:00 p.m.	Winner Game No. 7 vs. Loser Game No. 6
Game No. 12	4:45 p.m.	Winner Game No. 8 vs. Loser Game No. 5
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008
Game No. 13	9:00 a.m.	9th Place - Loser Game #8 vs. Loser Game #7
Game No. 14	10:45 a.m.	7th Place - Loser Game #12 vs. Loser Game #11
Game No. 15	12:30 p.m.	5th Place - Winner Game #11 vs. Winner Game #12
Game No. 16	2:15 p.m.	3rd Place - Loser Game #9 vs. Loser Game #10
Game No. 17	4:00 p.m.	Championship - Winner Game #9 vs. Winner Game #10

- GO LIONS -

Loyola Marymount University Men's Water Polo