Wahine Water Polo Gaining National Respect

Rainbow Wahine Ranked No. 7 HONOLULU - The University of Hawai`i women's water polo team is ranked No. 7 in the first poll of the season released Jan. 26, 2005, by the Collegiate Water Polo Association.

The Rainbow Wahine completed the 2004 season with an overall record of 13-15 while posting a 4-7 mark and tied for seventh place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, UH ended the season ranked No. 9 in the final poll. Head coach Michel Roy's club is one week away from officially beginning their 2005 campaign. Roy is in his third season overseeing the Rainbow Wahine. The team is on the road the entire month of February. UH's first match is Thursday, Feb. 10, at San Jose State University. UH then travels across town to take on Stanford University the following day before opening up play in the Stanford Tournament Feb. 12 and 13. Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 20 Poll (1/26/05) Rank School Points Prev* 1. UCLA 98 4 2. USC 95 1 3. Stanford 88 3 4. Loyola Marymount 83 2 5. Long Beach State 81 5 6. California 75 6 7. Hawai`i 70 9 8. San Diego State 67 7 9. Michigan 57 12 10. UC Santa Barbara 55 8 11. Indiana 47 13 12. San Jose State 44 10 13. UC Davis 38 14 14. Hartwick 36 10 15. UC San Diego 17 33 16. Arizona State 16 27 17. Cal State Northridge 19 15 18. UC Irvine 16 18 19. Princeton 12 NR 20. Brown 6 19 *2004 final ranking