'Dogs open season with Polo-Palooza

Saturday, January 20

Fresno, Calif.

3 p.m. PT

Fresno State

No. 13 Michigan

Photo by: Wyatt Bible

'Dogs open season with Polo-Palooza

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Tournament Notes

By: Savannah Stoeckle / Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

No. 9 Fresno State vs No. 13 Michigan
Saturday, January 20 • 3 p.m. PT • Aquatics Center • Fresno, Calif.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: The FOSH
Twitter: @FresnoStateWP
Series History: Michigan leads, 5-0

No. 9 Fresno State vs No. 11 UC Davis
Saturday, January 20 • 7:30 p.m. PT • Aquatics Center • Fresno, Calif.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: The FOSH
Twitter: @FresnoStateWP
Series History: Fresno State leads, 6-3

No. 9 Fresno State vs No. 1 Stanford
Sunday, January 21 • 11 a.m. PT • Aquatics Center • Fresno, Calif.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: The FOSH
Twitter: @FresnoStateWP
Series History: Stanford leads, 6-0

No. 9 Fresno State vs No. 18 San Jose State
Sunday, January 21 • 6 p.m. PT • Aquatics Center • Fresno, Calif.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: The FOSH
Twitter: @FresnoStateWP
Series History: Fresno State leads, 4-3

TICKETS

Adults: $15 per day
Youth/Seniors: $10 per day

Ticket sales will occur at the entrance to the Aquatics Center on event day starting at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday (1/20) and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday (1/21).
Ticket sales are by walk-up only. There will be no online sales for tickets. There are no advance ticket sales.
Seating is general admission.

ABOUT THE WEEKEND

Fresno State hosts Polo-Palooza this weekend
Eight teams will participate this weekend
There are 14 games scheduled over the two days
All eight teams in the tournament are in the Top 15 in the CWPA rankings
Stanford is the top-ranked team in the CWPA preseason rankings after winning the 2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo National Championship
The first three games of the tournament will be played at Clovis North High School, the rest will be played at the Fresno State Aquatics Center.
All games will be streamed on the Mountain West Network
All games will have live scoring available on The Fosh

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State was picked as the conference favorite in the Golden Coast Conference 2024 preseason coaches poll, announced Wednesday.
Fresno State enters the 2024 season ranked No. 9 in the CWPA rankings.
Fresno State is the highest-ranked GCC team in the preseason CWPA poll.
The Bulldogs' 2024 campaign opens against No. 13 Michigan
Fresno State returns both its All-Americans from 2023 in Brooke Ochoa and Hailey Andress.
Ochoa was named the GCC Player of the Year last season and Andress was the conference Newcomer of the Year.
Head coach Natalie Benson is in her seventh season as the head coach of the Bulldogs' program.
Benson has been named GCC Coach of the Year for three consecutive years.
Benson has led the Bulldogs to a 79-63 overall record in her time as head coach.
Fresno State added 11 newcomers for the 2024 season, including transfers in Robyn Greenslade (Indiana) and Abbey Simshauser (Wagner College).
Fresno State returns seniors Kaitlin Howarth, Paula Nieto Jasny, Cynthia Rosa and Kelly Villanueva.
Ochoa is just seven goals away from the 100 career goal mark. She would become the fourth Bulldog in program history to score 100 goals in her career.

"Fresno State Athletics - Elevate: Imagine the Possibilities" - The Elevate Campaign provides a visionary roadmap to enhance and construct a series of athletic facilities to help further position Fresno State Athletics for sustained competitive success nationally, while also further serving as a source of pride and economic growth throughout California's Central Valley. For more information, visit GoBulldogs.com/elevate