PHILADELPHIA, PA – After taking over as the interim head coach midway through the 2025 season, Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) official Jason Grubb has been named the Explorers’ head women’s water polo coach, La Salle University Vice President of Athletics and Recreation and Director of Athletics Ashwin Puri announced on Wednesday, May 14.
“Jason made a tremendous impact on our program throughout the 2025 season, and we truly value his leadership,” said Puri. “We’re excited about the direction La Salle water polo is heading, and we’re confident that under Jason’s continued guidance, our student-athletes will excel both in the pool and in the classroom.”
Grubb guided the Explorers to seven wins in his first eight games at the helm and finished the year on a high note. During the final weekend of the regular season, La Salle defeated #18 Wagner. It marked La Salle’s first-ever win over Wagner, the highest-ranked win in program history, the 4th-ranked win ever for the Explorers, and Wagner’s first regular season MAAC loss since 2019. The Explorers also earned a victory over VMI to finish the year with two straight victories.
“Thank you to Ash Puri and the entire La Salle administration for this opportunity,” Grubb added. “I look forward to building around our great group of student-athletes here at La Salle and continue building a winning culture.”
The former head coach at Villanova University (2015-2016) where he led the Wildcats to a semifinal berth at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship, Grubb previously worked with North Penn High School (Pa.) Water Polo since 2001. Acting as an assistant coach from 2001-2009 on the boy’s side and from 2001-2014 on the girl’s side. He then took over as the Head Coach of the boy’s program in 2010 and the girls in 2016.
Starting in 2001, Grubb won 20 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) State Championships (eight boys, 12 girls) and helped 52 of his athletes garner All-America honors along with and 10 Pennsylvania State Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards. He also collected Pennsylvania State Coach of the Year recognition three times.
Grubb has also been an NCAA certified referee since 2007, working all levels of CWPA competition (collegiate club/varsity).
La Salle finished the 2025 season with a 6-6 record in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play,
Information courtesy La Salle University Athletics Communications
