Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Hosts CWPA Western Division Championship
4/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
April 17, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 16 Indiana water polo team will host the 2006 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Western Division Championship for the first time on April 22-23 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. Indiana is the top seed in the event after garnering a perfect 7-0 record on its way to its second straight regular season Western Division crown.
The Hoosiers will be a part of Bracket A at the Western Division Championship along with No. 4 seed Slippery Rock and No. 5 seed Gannon. The three teams will play a round robin to decide which team will advance to the title game. IU will face Gannon at 11:30 a.m. to open the event on Saturday, April 22. The Hoosiers will face Slippery Rock at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday night.
Bracket B consists of No. 2 seed Michigan, No. 3 seed Mercyhurst, No. 6 seed Grove City and No. 7 seed Washington & Jefferson. Michigan and Washington & Jefferson face off at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday and Mercyhurst battles Grove City at 2 p.m. The winner of those contests will meet in the semifinal at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night. The championship game is slated for noon on Sunday, April 23.
By virtue of its 6-4 victory in Ann Arbor, Mich., on March 17, IU garnered its second straight CWPA regular season Western Division title. The win completed a perfect 7-0 run for IU through the CWPA Western Division. IU also defeated Grove City (10-3), Slippery Rock (11-3), Washington & Jefferson (12-2), Gannon (15-5), Mercyhurst (14-6) and Penn State-Behrend (13-4) in division play. Indiana also claimed the regular season title in 2005 with a 7-6 victory over Michigan in sudden victory.
The top two finishers at the Western Division Championship will earn automatic bids to the CWPA Eastern Championship on April 29-30 in Providence, R.I. The winner of the CWPA Eastern Championship earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. The NCAA Championship consists of eight teams with five earning automatic bids by virtue of winning their conferences.
CWPA Western Division Schedule
Bracket A
1st Seed - Indiana
4th Seed - Slippery Rock
5th Seed - Gannon
Bracket B
2nd Seed - Michigan
3rd Seed - Mercyhurst
6th Seed - Grove City
7th Seed - Washington & Jefferson
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Game 1 - 11:30 - Indiana vs. Gannon
Game 2 - 12:45 - Michigan vs. Washington & Jefferson
Game 3 - 2:00 - Mercyhurst vs. Grove City
Game 4 - 3:15 - Slippery Rock vs. Gannon
Game 5 - 6:00 - Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6 - 7:15 - Indiana vs. Slippery Rock
Game 7 - 8:30 - Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Game 8 - 9:00 - 3rd in Bracket A vs. Loser Game 2
Third-Place Game - 10:30 - 2nd in Bracket A vs. Loser Game 7
First-Place Game - 12:00 - 1st in Bracket A vs. Winner Game 7
Game 11 - 1:30 - 3rd in Bracket A vs. Loser Game 3
The won/loss records from Games 5, 8, and 11 determine places fifth through seventh.
Teams listed first wear dark caps and are home on the scoreboard. Host team always wears dark caps and is listed first on the scoreboard regardless of seed.
