Bears Earn At-Large Berth In NCAA Championship

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The Bears earned an at-large berth to the 2025 NCAA Championship.

WPOLO4/28/2025 5:29 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal To Face Fourth-Seeded Hawai’i In Quarterfinals

BERKELEY – The California women’s water polo team secured an at-large berth in the 2025 NCAA Championship on Monday and will open up against fourth-seeded Hawai’i in the tournament scheduled for May 9-11 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Cal will be making its 11^th all-time trip to the NCAA Championship, all since 2010. The Bears have missed the tournament just three times during that span.]

The Bears are coming off a strong showing at last weekend’s MPSF Tournament, where they defeated then- No. 2 USC in the Third Place Game after a narrow 15-14 loss to then-No. 1 UCLA in the semifinals. Cal was the national runner-up last season and defeated Hawai’i in the national semifinals.

The Bears are led by two-time All-American and 2025 All-MPSF First Team selection Ruby Swadling, who paces the team with 55 goals and ranks in the top 10 in the MPSF in steals and field blocks.

 

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