Women's Water Polo Big West Championship History

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 Women's Water Polo Championship All-Time Records (sorted by wins)
School Record Pct.
UC Irvine 32-7 .825
Hawai'i 28-6 .824
Long Beach State 21-20 .512
UC Santa Barbara 13-20 .339
CSUN 10-19 .348
UC Davis 11-23 .335
UC San Diego 4-6 .400
Pacific 2-9 .181
San Diego State 1-2 .333
Cal State Fullerton 0-4 .000
 
 Women's Water Polo Championship History
Year Champion Coach Score Runner-up Location
2026 Hawai'i     James Robinson 14-9 Long Beach State Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center; Long Beach, Calif.
2025 Hawai'i James Robinson 8-6 Long Beach State Anteater Aquatics Complex; Irvine, Calif.
2024 Hawai'i Maureen Cole 9-5 Long Beach State Schaal Aquatics Center; Davis, Calif. 
2023 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 10-9 (OT) Hawai'i Campus Pool; Santa Barbara, Calif.
2022 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 11-8 Hawai'i Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex; Honlululu, Hawai'i
2021 Hawai'i Maureen Cole 9-8 UC Irvine Canyonview Aquatic Center; La Jolla, Calif.
2019 Hawai'i Maureen Cole 7-6 UC Irvine Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center; Long Beach, Calif.
2018 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 8-7 (SV) Hawai'i Anteater Aquatics Complex; Irvine, Calif.
2017 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 8-7 Long Beach State Schaal Aquatics Center; Davis, Calif. 
2016 UC Santa Barbara Serela Kay 11-5 Hawai'i Campus Pool; Santa Barbara, Calif.
2015 Hawai'i Maureen Cole 9-8 (OT) UC Irvine Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex; Honlululu, Hawai'i
2014 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 11-4 CSUN Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center; Long Beach, Calif.
2013 Hawai'i Maureen Cole 5-4 (OT) UC Irvine Anteater Aquatics Complex; Irvine, Calif. 
2012 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 10-5 UC Davis Schaal Aquatics Center; Davis, Calif. 
2011 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 11-5 Long Beach State Campus Pool; Santa Barbara, Calif.
2010 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 12-11 CSUN Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center; Long Beach, Calif.
2009 UC Irvine Dan Klatt 13-9 UC Santa Barbara Chris Kjeldsen Pool; Stockton, Calif.
 
 Women's Water Polo Championship Year-by-Year Results
2026 • Host: Long Beach State

First Round
No. 1 Hawai‘i 16, No. 8 UC Santa Barbara 8
No. 4 UC Irvine 22, No. 5 UC San Diego 14
No. 2 Long Beach State 18, No. 7 Cal State Fullerton 5
No. 3 UC Davis 16, No. 6 CSUN 4

Semifinals
No. 1 Hawai‘i 8, No. 4 UC Irvine 7
No. 2 Long Beach State 12, No. 3 UC Davis 10

Final
No. 1 Hawai‘i 14, No. 2 Long Beach State 9

MVP: Agatha Weston, Hawai'i
2025 • Host: UC Irvine

First Round
No. 1 Hawai‘i 16, No. 8 Cal State Fullerton 6
No. 4 UC San Diego 15, No. 5 seed UC Davis 10
No. 2 Long Beach State 22, No. 7 CSUN 8
No. 3 UC Irvine 12, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 11

Semifinals
No. 1 Hawai‘i 11, No. 4 UC San Diego 9
No. 2 Long Beach State 12, No. 3 UC Irvine 11

Final
No. 1 Hawai‘i 8, No. 2 Long Beach State 6

MVP: Daisy Logtens, Hawai'i		 2024 • Host: UC Davis

First Round
No. 1 Hawai‘i 19, No. 8 Cal State Fullerton 6
No. 4 UC San Diego 18, No. 5 seed CSUN 11
No. 2 UC Irvine 9, No. 7 UC Davis 6
No. 3 Long Beach State 8, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 6

Semifinals
No. 1 Hawai‘i 17, No. 4 UC San Diego 10
No. 3 Long Beach State 9, No. 2 UC Irvine 7

Final
No. 1 Hawai‘i 9, No. 3 Long Beach State 5

MVP: Bernadette Doyle, Hawai'i		 2023 • Host: UC Santa Barbara

First Round
No. 1 UC Irvine 18, No. 8 Cal State Fullerton 5
No. 4 UC San Diego 9, No. 5 UC Davis 8
No. 2 Hawai’i 18, No. 7 CSUN 7
No. 3 Long Beach State 10, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 7

Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine 12, No. 4 UC San Diego 6
No. 2 Hawai’i 13, No. 3 Long Beach State 12

Final
No. 1 UC Irvine 10, No. 2 Hawai’i 9 (OT)

MVP: Erin Tharpe, UC Irvine		 2022 • Host: Hawai'i

First Round
No. 5 UC San Diego 12, No. 4 UC Davis 11 (OT)
No. 2 UC Irvine 13, No. 7 CSUN 9
No. 3 Long Beach State 11, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 10

Semifinals
No. 1 Hawai’i 14, No. 5 UC San Diego 12
No. 2 UC Irvine 11, No. 3 Long Beach State 7

Final
No. 2 UC Irvine 11, No. 1 Hawai’i 8

MVP: Jordan Frost, UC Irvine
2021 • Host: UC San Diego

First Round
No. 5 Long Beach State 9, No. 4 UC Davis 7

Semifinals
No. 1 Hawai’i 16, No. 5 Long Beach State 9
No. 3 UC Irvine 12, No. 2 UC San Diego 11

Final
No. 1 Hawai'i 9, No. 3 UC Irvine 8

MVP: Emma van Rossun, Hawai'i		 2020
championship unplayed due to COVID-19		 2019 • Host: Long Beach State

First Round
No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 9, No. 5 Long Beach State 5
No. 3 UC Davis 15, No 6 CSUN 8

Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine 5, No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 2
No. 2 Hawai’i 14, No. 3 UC Davis 7

Finals
No. 5 Long Beach State 7, No. 6 CSUN 6 (OT) (5th Place)
No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 7, No. 3 UC Davis 5 (3rd Place)
No. 2 Hawai'i 7, No. 1 UC Irvine 6 (1st Place)

MVP: Irene Gonzalez, Hawai'i
2018 • Host: UC Irvine

First Round
No. 4 Long Beach State 9, No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 6
No. 3 UC Irvine 14, No. 6 CSUN 1

Semifinals
No. 1 Hawai’i 9, No. 4 Long Beach State 6
No. 3 UC Irvine 10, No. 2 UC Davis 7

Finals
No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 10, No. 6 CSUN 9 (SV) (5th Place)
No. 4 Long Beach State 11, No. 2 UC Davis 8 (3rd Place)
No. 3 UC Irvine 8, No. 1 Hawai’i 7 (SV) (1st Place)

MVP: Jenna Phreaner, UC Irvine		 2017 • Host: UC Davis

First Round
No. 4 UC Davis 12, No. 5 CSUN
No. 3 Long Beach State 7, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 6 (OT)

Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine 14, No. 4 UC Davis 2
No. 3 Long Beach State 8, No. 2 Hawai‘i 7(OT)

Finals
No. 5 CSUN 5, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (5th Place)
No. 2 Hawai‘i 10, No. 4 UC Davis 9 (3rd Place)
No. 1 UC Irvine 8, No. 3 Long Beach State 7 (1st Place)

MVP: Mary Brooks, UC Irvine		 2016 • Host: UC Santa Barbara

First Round
No. 4 Hawai‘i 10, No. 6 UC Davis 6
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 8, No. 6 CSUN 4

Semifinals
No. 4 Hawai‘i 6, No. 1 Long Beach State 4
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 7, No. 2 UC Irvine 6 (SV)

Finals
No. 6 CSUN 10, No. 5 UC Davis 9 (5th Place)
No. 2 UC Irvine 7, No. 1 Long Beach State 6 (OT) (3rd Place)
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 11, No. 4 Hawai'i 5 (1st Place)

MVP: Samantha Murphy, UC Santa Barbara
2015 • Host: Hawai'i

First Round
No. 5 UC Davis 10, No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 9
No. 3 Hawai‘i 7, No. 6 Long Beach State 5

Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine 8, No. 5 UC Davis 6
No. 3 Hawai‘i 6, No. 2 CSUN 5

Finals
No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 10, No. 6 Long Beach State 9 (OT) (5th Place)
No. 2 CSUN 10, No. 5 UC Davis 9 (3rd Place)
No. 3 Hawai‘i 9, No. 1 UC Irvine 8 (OT) (1st Place)

MVP: Caitlin Lopes Da Silva, Hawai'i		 2014• Host: Long Beach State

First Round
No. 4 Long Beach State 12, No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 7
No. 3 Hawai‘i 7, No. 6 UC Davis

Semifinals     
No. 1 UC Irvine 5, No. 4 Long Beach State 2
No. 2 CSUN 6, No. 3 Hawai‘i

Finals
No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 11, No. 6 UC Davis 10 (OT) (5th Place)  
No. 3 Hawai‘i 6, No. 4 Long Beach State 4 (3rd Place)
No. 1 UC Irvine 11, No. 2 CSUN 4 (1st Place)

MVP: Hannah Croghan, UC Irvine		 2013 • Host: UC Irvine

First Round
No. 1 Hawai’i 7, No. 8 Pacific 2
No. 4 Long Beach State 8, No. 5 CSUN 2
No. 2 UC Irvine 8, No. 7 UC Davis 5
No. 3 San Diego State 11, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 2

Semifinals     
No. 5 CSUN 8, No. 8 Pacific 7
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 10, No. 7 UC Davis 9
No. 1 Hawai’i 10. No. 4 Long Beach State 5
No. 2 UC Irvine 7, No. 3 San Diego State 5

Finals     
No. 7 UC Davis 10, No. 8 Pacific 4 (7th Place)
No. 5 CSUN 10, No, 6 UC Santa Barbara 7 (5th Place)
No. 4 Long Beach State 8, No. 3 San Diego State 6 (3rd Place)
No. 1 Hawai’i 5, No. 2 UC Irvine 4 (OT) (1st Place)

MVP: Moika Eggens, Hawai'i
2012 • Host: UC Davis

First Round
No. 4 CSUN 7, No. 5 Long Beach State 5 (OT)
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 9, No. 6 Pacific 5

Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine 8, No. 4 CSUN 3
No. 2 UC Davis 7, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 5 (OT)

Finals
No. 5 Long Beach State 9, No. 6 Pacific 3 (5th Place)
No. 4 CSUN 6, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 5 (3rd Place)
No. 1 UC Irvine 10, No. 2 UC Davis 5 (1st Place)

MVP: Jessy Cardey, UC Irvine		 2011 • Host: UC Santa Barbara

First Round
No. 5 UC Davis 8, No. 4 Pacific 4
No. 6 Long Beach State 4, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 3

Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine 15, No. 5 UC Davis 9
No. 6 Long Beach State 7, No. 2 CSUN 6 (OT)

Finals
No. 4 Pacific 6, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 4 (5th Place)
No. 5 UC Davis 9, No. 2 CSUN 7 (3rd Place)
No. 1 UC Irvine 11, No. 6 Long Beach State 5 (1st Place)

MVP: Courtney Collyer, UC Irvine		 2010 • Host: Long Beach State

First Round
No. 4 UC Irvine 9, No. 5 UC Davis 3
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 15, No. 6 Long Beach State 14 (SV)

Semifinals
No. 4 UC Irvine 10, No. 1 Pacific 7
No. 2 CSUN 11, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 5

Finals
No. 5 UC Davis 12, No. 6 Long Beach State 7 (5th Place)
No. 1 Pacific 7, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 5 (3rd Place)
No. 4 UC Irvine 12, No. 2 CSUN 11 (1st Place)

MVP: Jessy Cardey, UC Irvine
2009 • Host: Pacific

First Round
No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 14, No. 5 Pacific 8
No. 3 UC Irvine 5, No. 6 Long Beach State 3

Semifinals
No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 6, No. 1 CSUN 5 (SV)
No. 3 UC Irvine 10, No. 2 UC Davis 8

Finals
No. 6 Long Beach State 7, No. 5 Pacific 6 (5th Place)
No. 2 UC Davis 10, No. 1 CSUN 6 (3rd Place)
No. 3 UC Irvine 13, No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 9 (1st Place)

MVP: Gianna Rossi, UC Irvine