No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 UCLA Win Top-Five MPSF Openers
Photo: Bia Mantellato, UCLA (by: Ross Turteltaub)
2026 MPSF Women's Water Polo Weekly Release # 6 (PDF)
JULIETTE DHALLUIN OF STANFORD
MPSF/DELFINA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Stanford redshirt-junior
Juliette Dhalluin (Mulhouse, France) accumulated a career-high-tying six goals to go with three assists, thus contributing to over half of her team’s scoring, as the Cardinal posted a 16-11 top-five win in the MPSF opener over No. 5 Arizona State (Feb. 21). This is the fourth career MPSF weekly award for Dhalluin, though first as Delfina Player of the Week.
Others Nominated: Maria Bogachenko (Cal); Taylor Smith (UCLA); Emily Ausmus (USC)…
DESPOINA DRAKOTOU OF CALIFORNIA
MPSF/S&R SPORT NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
California freshman
Despoina Drakotou (Athens, Greece) scored three goals on four shots, and added an assist, steal, and drawn exclusion, as the Golden Bears took No. 2 UCLA to overtime in the MPSF opener (Feb. 21). This is the fourth MPSF weekly award for Drakotou in her first six collegiate weeks.
Others Nominated: Natalia Blazevic (USC)…
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Friday, February 27
# *Indiana at UCLA---1:00 pm
Saturday, February 28
#* California at Arizona State---1:00 pm
# *Stanford at San Jose State---1:00 pm
#* Indiana at USC---1:00 pm
# Michigan at UCLA---1:00 pm
Sunday, March 1
# CSU Monterey Bay at San Jose State---1:00 pm
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Sunday, February 22
# *No. 5 Arizona State 21, at No. 16 San Jose State 7
Saturday, February 21
# *at No. 1 Stanford 16, No. 5 Arizona State 11
# *No. 2 UCLA 19, at No. 4 California 18 (OT)
# *No. 3 USC 19, at No. 16 San Jose State 8
SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOTES
*MPSF Conference Game
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