Water Polo falls in first round of MPSF Tournament

LOS ANGELES – No. 6 seed Arizona State (17-9, 1-5 MPSF) fell to the No. 3 seed Stanford (20-1, 5-1 MPSF) at Spieker Aquatics Center this afternoon, 3-24. The Sun Devils will face No. 7 seed Indiana in the matchup at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. 

Millie Quin (2) and Ani Pamp were the only two Sun Devils able to find the back of the net in the game. Three Sun Devils were able to pick up assists on their goals, Ashley Ferguson, Leila Meraz, and Itziar Almeda helped set up the shots. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stanford opened scoring in the first round of the MPSF Tournament but Millie Quin was able to match their moves and net one of her own at 6:45. Quin was able to score one more time before the quarter ended to enter the second down 2-7. Ani Pamp was able to stop the Cardinal’s six goal scoring run with 1:01 remaining in the second quarter to enter the half, 3-14. The Sun Devils were unable to capitalize on any scoring opportunities in the second half, falling to the Cardinal 3-24. 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Saturday, April 26

Game 4— No. 7 seed Indiana vs. No. 6 seed Arizona State—11:00 am 

Game 5—No. 1 seed UCLA vs. Game 3 Winner (Semifinal)—12:45 pm

Game 6— No. 2 seed USC vs. No. 3 seed Stanford(Semifinal)—2:30 pm

 

Sunday, April 27

Game 7—Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Winner (5th-Place)—11:00 am

Game 8—Game 5 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser (3rd-Place)—12:45 pm

Game 9–Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner (Championship)—2:30 pm

2025 MPSF TOURNAMENT

The 2025 MPSF Women’s Water Polo Championship Tournament will be hosted by UCLA at Spieker Aquatics Center, April 25-27. UCLA is the defending MPSF and NCAA Champion. The MPSF has captured 28 national championships in women’s water polo. 

HOW TO FOLLOW

Follow Sun Devil Water Polo on Twitter/X @sundevilwp, Instagram @sundevilwaterpolo and Facebook all-season long during the 2025 season for coverage of the team. Matches are broadcast on Overnght and live stats are available on 6-8 Sports.