The first reference to a Water Polo fixture at Southampton University was in 1936 against Taunton School. It finished 4-4. In more recent times, it is known that the Water Polo Club has been of its own entity since the mid 1970's and continues to go from strength to strength. The club has a social and inclusive atmosphere welcoming players of any ability however with two men's and two women's teams, competition is as strong as ever!
Monday, 31 October 2011
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Men's 1st vs Southampton City 26/10/2011
Our Men's 1st team’s home game this week was a friendly against the City of Southampton. This annual game works as an indicator of the team’s fitness and training, and as a measure of potential for the rest of the year.
Since we have not been training for very long together, the result of the match was a disappointing 4-9 defeat. The opposition managed to score many counter-attacks by stealing the ball and blocked many of the passes and shots made by our players during attacks. Thus, we were only able to score one goal per quarter.
The support of the water polo ladies, the second team and friends was noted during the game and we would like to thank you for it! I am sure this game has served as a wake-up call for all of us and it should be mentioned that it was definitely not a great display of how waterpolo should be played, as it ended up being far to violent and aggressive.
Scorers:
3 - Panagiotis Logothetis
1 - Josh Rowland
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Ladies' 1st vs Exeter Uni 22/10/2011
Following the Men’s match, the Southampton Ladies took on Exeter University Ladies.
Southampton looked to be the underdogs with Exeter’s added advantage of 3 extra subs in their line-up.
The game started well, with Southampton taking the lead with the 1st two goals of the match. However, the more rested Exeter team kept pace, with the scores remaining within one goal difference to Southampton throughout almost the entire match.
Both teams pressed hard into attack, with Southampton holding their ground. Acting as the eighth man in the pool, the Southampton Men chanted from the stands, pushing the ladies on. With the final Southampton goal disallowed, the score ended at 5 - 4 to Southampton.
Even with a reduced number of players this week, Southampton Ladies held onto their first win of the season, showing fantastic potential for the rest of the year!
Scorers
3 - Melody Qiu
1 - Caz Tripp
1 - Alessandra Rodari
Southampton looked to be the underdogs with Exeter’s added advantage of 3 extra subs in their line-up.
The game started well, with Southampton taking the lead with the 1st two goals of the match. However, the more rested Exeter team kept pace, with the scores remaining within one goal difference to Southampton throughout almost the entire match.
Both teams pressed hard into attack, with Southampton holding their ground. Acting as the eighth man in the pool, the Southampton Men chanted from the stands, pushing the ladies on. With the final Southampton goal disallowed, the score ended at 5 - 4 to Southampton.
Even with a reduced number of players this week, Southampton Ladies held onto their first win of the season, showing fantastic potential for the rest of the year!
Scorers
3 - Melody Qiu
1 - Caz Tripp
1 - Alessandra Rodari
Monday, 24 October 2011
Men's 1st vs Exeter Uni 22/10/2011
On Saturday our Men's 1st team had their first game of the year, against the University of Exeter, played away, at the Pyramids Pool in Exeter.
At the end of the first quarter of the game, the teams were tied at 2-2, with quick goals being scored by both teams. However, in the next three quarters the SUWPC team settled into their defensive play, only allowing the opposition to score two more goals in the game.
In attack, several good moves came together and by the end of the second quarter our team was winning by 3-5; after another quarter, we had increased our lead to 4-7. Having controlled the match, the final quarter saw two more SUWPC goals leaving the final score at 4-9.
All in all, this game was a great start for our team, with good teamwork being displayed, despite it being our first competitive game as a team after the summer break; we hope that many more wins will follow!
Scorers:
At the end of the first quarter of the game, the teams were tied at 2-2, with quick goals being scored by both teams. However, in the next three quarters the SUWPC team settled into their defensive play, only allowing the opposition to score two more goals in the game.
In attack, several good moves came together and by the end of the second quarter our team was winning by 3-5; after another quarter, we had increased our lead to 4-7. Having controlled the match, the final quarter saw two more SUWPC goals leaving the final score at 4-9.
All in all, this game was a great start for our team, with good teamwork being displayed, despite it being our first competitive game as a team after the summer break; we hope that many more wins will follow!
Scorers:
4 - Josh Rowland
2 - Logothetis Panagiotis
1 - Nick Tankov
1 - Duncan Jenkins
1 - Tom Redman
2 - Logothetis Panagiotis
1 - Nick Tankov
1 - Duncan Jenkins
1 - Tom Redman
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
The Bunfight 2011!
The Bunfight, the biggest opportunity for recruitment was held on 28th September. As always, a time for everyone to show off the club, the girls to crack out their revealing costumes and the social secs to strip down and entice the ladies. This year was no exception!
After a grueling 6 hours in the intense heat of the old sports hall, an expected 10000 people passing and an amazing 330+ sign ups, everyone hit jesters and danced the night away to One Direction. We will see how many of them turn up to the taster sessions!
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| The club stand from above... |
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| The boyyyyys |
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| He couldn't help himself... |
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| Could this have affected the boys sign up numbers?! |
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