Game of the Week: Big West women’s water polo championship

Lionel Liu, Staff Writer • Apr 6, 2026

Photo by Roxana Anayat/ UCSD Guardian

No. 16 UC San Diego women’s water polo (11-12, 3-4 Big West) will travel to Long Beach for the 2026 Big West women’s water polo championship from April 10 to April 12. The tournament features an eight-team single-elimination bracket whose winner will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA women’s water polo championships in La Jolla, which begins on April 22.

After defeating UC Santa Barbara in its regular season finale, UCSD secured the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament and will face No. 4 seed UC Irvine in the first round at noon on Friday.

It was a tumultuous regular season for the first-year head coach Sarah Lizotte and the Tritons. UCSD finished 3-4 in conference play, only beating the bottom three teams in the conference. Since joining the Big West in 2021, the Tritons have lost in the semifinals of every Big West Championship they have competed in. They will face UCI in the quarterfinals on Friday; the Tritons lost 14-10 to the Anteaters in their only matchup this season.

About the Contributors

Lionel Liu, Staff Writer

Third year Political Science Major with a focus on Public Law. Enjoys basketball, music, thrifting, running, hiking, and poker.

Roxana Anayat, Art Editor

part-time illustrator, full-time overthinker

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