2019 Division III Eastern Championship Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the seeds and schedule for the 2019 Division III Eastern Championship hosted by Washington & Jefferson College at Chartiers Valley High School in Bridgeville, Pa., on Saturday-Sunday, October 26-27.
A multi-conference field, the championship consists of Connecticut College, Division III No. 8-ranked Johns Hopkins University, Monmouth College and W&J of the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC); Division III No. 3 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC); and Penn State Behrend and Austin College of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF).
Per league policy, the championship field is seeded based on a vote of the seven competing institutions’ head coaches. Following the conclusion of the voting, the championship seeds are:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Johns Hopkins University
- Connecticut College
- Penn State Behrend
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Austin College
- Monmouth College
The 2019 edition of the championship will select the two qualifiers for the 2019 USA Water Polo Collegiate Division III Championship on December 7-8 at a site to be determined. Created in conjunction between the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) and USA Water Polo, the four-team Collegiate Division III Championship will pit two teams from the CWPA against two from the SCIAC at a site in California to determine the inaugural Division III National Champion.
For fans able to make the trip to Chartiers Valley High School, general admission ticket prices are $15 for a tournament pass and $10 for a one-day pass. Senior citizens, along with W&J students, faculty and staff, will be admitted at discounted prices of $10 for a tournament pass and $5 for a day pass. Children 12 and under will be admitted at no cost.
For fans unable to attend the Division III Eastern Championship in person, the CWPA will provide live, pay-per-view streaming of the event on CWPATV.com. Streaming will be available at a cost of $10 per game or $25 for a weekend pass that covers all 10 contests.
In the history of the Division III Eastern tournament, Hopkins holds 17 Division III crowns (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) in 26 title games with losses in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2014 and 2018. Hopkins did not compete in two Division III Championships as the Blue Jays’ missed the championship game in 2007 and 2016 by not attending the event. Nine-time champion MIT (1991, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) will aim to remain on top in 2018, while W&J, Connecticut, Monmouth, Penn State Behrend and Austin all aim for their programs’ first championships.
Former varsity team Washington & Lee University defeated Johns Hopkins in 1992 and 1993 in the second and third Division III tournament for the only titles not held by either the Blue Jays or Engineers.
