FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 5 Fresno State water polo team will play three games this weekend as a part of the Rainbow Invitational, hosted by Hawai'i.
No. 5 Fresno State (4-0, 0-0 GCC) vs Azusa Pacific (2-1, 0-0 GCC)
Friday, January 26 • 6:30 p.m. PT • Honolulu, Hawai'i
Series History: Fresno State leads, 6-2
Last Time: FS def. APU 17-6 in Fresno on March 18, 2023
Live Scoring: The FOSH
No. 5 Fresno State (4-0, 0-0 GCC) vs No. 9 Princeton (0-0, 0-0 CWPA)
Saturday, January 27 • 12:30 p.m. PT • Honolulu, Hawai'i
Series History: First Meeting
Last Time: N/A
Live Scoring: The FOSH
No. 5 Fresno State (4-0, 0-0 GCC) vs No. 4 Hawai'i (2-0, 0-0 Big West)
Saturday, January 27 • 8 p.m. PT • Honolulu, Hawai'i
Series History: Hawai'i leads, 0-4
Last Time: UH def FS 11-8 in 2023 Triton Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023)
Live Scoring: The FOSH
Tournament Notables
Fresno State will face its first set of opponents away from home this weekend.
The Bulldogs look towards a pair of Top 10 matchups in Hawai'i.
Fresno State 6-2 all-time against Azusa Pacific and 0-4 in the series with Hawai'i.
Fresno State has defeated Azusa Pacific in each of its last six meetings.
The Bulldogs will face Princeton for the first time in program history on Saturday.
Hawai'i defeated No. 1 Stanford for the first time in program history at the Polo-Palooza last weekend. UH finished 2-0 at the Polo-Palooza with wins over Stanford and Michigan.
Each game will be live scored via The FOSH. There will be no live stream of the Rainbow Invite.
Tournament Schedule
Friday, Jan. 26
Fresno State (4-0) vs. Azusa Pacific (2-1), 4:30 p.m.
Hawai'i (2-0) vs. Princeton (0-0), 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 27
Princeton vs. Fresno State, 10:30 a.m.
Hawai'i vs. Azusa Pacific, 12 p.m.
Princeton vs. Azusa Pacific, 4:30 p.m.
Hawai'i vs. Fresno State, 6 p.m.
Bulldog Bones
Fresno State is out to its best start to a season in program history with a 4-0 record heading into the weekend in Hawai'i.
The Bulldogs defeated four ranked teams in last weekend's Polo-Palooza, including the top-ranked Stanford. The Cardinal are back-to-back NCAA National Champions.
The Bulldogs became the first GCC team to defeat the nation's No. 1 team.
Fresno State earned its highest-ever team ranking, coming in at No. 5 in this week's CWPA rankings. The Bulldogs jumped four spots in this week's announcement, ranking ninth in the preseason poll.
Senior attacker Abbey Simshauser was named the Golden Coast Conference Player of the Week.
Junior attacker Brooke Ochoa is just one goal away from 100 in her career. She would become the fourth Bulldog in program history to surpass the 100 career goal mark.
A handful of new faces saw game action for the Bulldogs last season in transfers Simshauser (Wagner College) and Robyn Greenslade (Indiana). True freshmen Kira Anderson, Sidney Strickland and Ida Tully-Giles also saw significant minutes for the 'Dogs.
Fresno State has a player lead the conference standings in goals (Hailey Andress), assists (Brooke Ochoa), field blocks (Abbey Simshauser), sprint wins (Cynthia Rosa), saves and save percentage (Paula Nieto Jasny).
After the first week of competition, Fresno State has players leading the nation in assists (Brooke Ochoa), field blocks (Abbey Simshauser), sprint wins (Cynthia Rosa), and saves (Paula Nieto Jasny). Hailey Andress is tied for second in the nation in goals.