Irvine, CA - March 12 - Week 1 of the 2019 National League wrapped up at Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, CA this past Sunday with USA University, USA Collegiate and Olympic Club all undefeated. For complete Week 1 results,
click here or see below. For more information on the National League, including current standings,
click here. Don't forget all game stats are provided via
TheFOSH.net.
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Week 1 Results
Olympic Club 27 Davis 7
Los Angeles Athletic Club 12 New York Athletic Club 11
USA University 18 Pacific Coast Riptide 7
Alumni 16 Commerce Aquatics 8
Los Angeles Athletic Club 15 Davis 14
Olympic Club 25 Long Beach Shore 4
New York Athletic Club 15 Pacific Coast Riptide 11
Alumni 13 Davis 7
USA University 25 Commerce 9
USA Academy 17 Long Beach Shore 8*
USA University 13 Los Angeles Athletic Club 12
Alumni 11 Pacific Coast Riptide 11
USA Collegiate 13 New York Athletic Club 12
Olympic Club 32 Commerce Aquatics 10
USA Collegiate 10 USA Academy 9*
USA University 14 Alumni 13
USA Collegiate 15 Pacific Coast Riptide 8
Long Beach Shore 14 Commerce Aquatics 10
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*USA Academy games are exhibition games and don't count towards standings
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National League Standings after Week 1
1. USA University (4-0) 8 pts
2. Olympic Club (3-0) 6 pts
3. Alumni (2-1-1) 5 pts
4. USA Collegiate (2-0) 4 pts
5. Los Angeles Athletic Club (2-1) 4 pts
6. New York Athletic Club (1-2) 2 pts
7. Long Beach Shore (1-1) 2 pts
8. Pacific Coast Riptide (0-3-1) 1 pts
9. Davis (0-3) 0 pts
10. Commerce Aquatics (0-4) 0 pts
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Newcomers: Pacific Coast Riptide and Commerce Aquatics made their National League debuts this weekend. Pacific Coast Riptide went 0-3-1, but were competitive in all their games as they scored with 31 seconds left to earn an 11-11 tie against a tough Alumni team on Sunday. Commerce also made their debut and despite losing all four games they hung tough with Alumni and Long Beach Shore through three quarters of play.
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Championship Horsepower: The defending champions Olympic Club went on an offensive tear during week one, scoring 83 goals through 3 games while only allowing 22. Leading the way for Olympic Club is the defending National League top scorer Paul Reynolds with 16 goals.
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Making the grade: USA University won all four of their games on the opening weekend including two one goal victories over Los Angeles Athletic Club and Alumni. As a result, they find themselves leading the standings at the end of week 1.
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Nail-biters: Week 1 was a thriller as six games were decided by one goal and one game finished tied at the end of regulation. Three of those games involved the Los Angeles Athletic Club who pulled off two one goal victories over New York Athletic Club and Davis. USA Collegiate also found themselves on the right side of two close games as they took down New York Athletic Club and USA Academy.
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New York Blues: Two-time National League Champions New York Athletic Club finds themselves in an unfamiliar place near the bottom of the standings after dropping two of their first three games on the first weekend.
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Up Next:Â Week 2 action heads to Northern California and UC Davis Schaal Aquatic Center in Davis, California this April 6-7. A full schedule is available byÂ
clicking here.Â
Stat City:Â Once again The FOSH returns as the official stat program of the National League. In addition to live scoring during the matches, The FOSH provides box scores and league leaders. Get all the stats at
TheFOSH.net
Video Highlights:Â USA Water Polo TV was on site this weekend in Irvine to profile two matches from Saturday. Highlights from those two matches will be available this #WaterPoloWednesday on the Counter Attack. The program is available at YouTube.com/USAWP.Â
Social Media:Â The hashtag #USAWPNL is the official hashtag of the National League. Make sure when you are posting information on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram about the National League, be sure to add #USAWPNL. Get your voice involved in the National League conversation.
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