2013 CWPA Eastern Championship
A new era in the Collegiate Water Polo Association will dawn at the 2013 CWPA Eastern Championship at the University of Michigan's Canham Natatorium, as 11 of the league's 12 Division I/II members and the newly crowned Division III Eastern champion will battle Friday through Sunday, April 26-28, for the league championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship.
Tournament Schedule
» Live video of all games will be provided by the CWPA for a fee. Cost is $10 per game or $25 for the entire weekend.
Times are Eastern Daylight Time
Friday, April 26
Game 1 -- No. 8 seed Bucknell 10, No. 9 seed Mercyhurst 3 -- Boxscore
Game 2 -- No. 7 seed George Washington 13, No. 10 seed Gannon 7 -- Boxscore
Game 3 -- No. 6 seed Harvard 15, No. 11 seed Notre Dame (Ohio) 4 -- Boxscore
Game 4 -- No. 5 seed Brown 17, No. 12 seed Connecticut College 6 -- Boxscore
Game 5 -- No. 1 seed Indiana 12, Bucknell 3 -- Boxscore
Game 6 -- No. 2 seed Princeton 16, George Washington 3 -- Boxscore
Game 7 -- No. 3 seed Hartwick 20, Harvard 6 -- Boxscore
Game 8 -- No. 4 seed Michigan 11, Brown 7 -- Boxscore
Saturday, April 27
Coed Clinic -- Featuring Olympian Brad Schumacher -- 9-11 a.m.
Game 9 -- Connecticut College 9, Mercyhurst 7 -- Boxscore
Game 10 -- Gannon 8, Notre Dame (Ohio) 7 -- Boxscore
Game 11 -- Brown 12, Bucknell 7 -- Boxscore
Game 12 -- Harvard 11, George Washington 9 -- Boxscore
Game 13 -- Michigan 6, Indiana 5 -- Boxscore
Game 14 -- Princeton 12, Hartwick 11 (OT) -- Boxscore
Sunday, April 28
11th Place -- Notre Dame (Ohio) 12, Mercyhurst 10 -- Boxscore
9th Place -- Connecticut College 10, Gannon 9 (OT) -- Boxscore
7th Place -- Bucknell 7, George Washington 6 -- Boxscore
5th Place -- Brown 18, Harvard 9 -- Boxscore
3rd Place -- Indiana 14, Hartwick 9 -- Boxscore
Championship -- Princeton 7, Michigan 5 -- Boxscore
Teams listed first wear dark caps and are home on the scoreboard. Host team always wears dark caps and is listed first on the scoreboard regardless of seed.
Tickets and Parking
Tournament Pass: $25 adults; $12 for U-M faculty and staff with ID; free for children under 12
One-Day Pass: $10 adults; $5 for U-M faculty and staff with ID
Student Pass: U-M students will receive free admission with valid MCard
Purchasing Options: Tickets will be sold at the door through the CWPA
Parking: Free parking is available in the Athletic Department Lot near the Canham Natatorium, home of Michigan Water Polo. The Athletic Department Lot is accessible from State and Hoover streets.
» Athletics Campus Parking Map 
Tournament Participants and Seeding
The No. 1 and 2 seeds were assigned to the Western and Southern division champions based on a comparison between the two victorious institutions by the seeding committee. The No. 3-12 spots were also seeded based on the cumulative results of the season by the seeding committee.
| No. 1 Seed |  | Indiana | Western Division Champion | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 2 Seed |  | Princeton | Southern Division Champion | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 3 Seed |  | Hartwick | Western Division Runner-Up | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 4 Seed |  | Michigan | Western Division Third Place | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 5 Seed |  | Brown | Southern Division Runner-Up | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 6 Seed |  | Harvard | Southern Division Third Place | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 7 Seed |  | George Washington | Southern Division Fourth Place | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 8 Seed |  | Bucknell | Southern Division Fifth Place | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 9 Seed |  | Mercyhurst | Southern Division Sixth Place | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 10 Seed |  | Gannon | Western Division Fourth Place | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 11 Seed |  | Notre Dame (Ohio) | Western Division Fifth Place | Website | Roster | Schedule |
| No. 12 Seed |  | Connecticut College | Division III Eastern Champion | Website | Roster | Schedule |
Related Events
Prior to the start of competition on Friday, April 26, the 12 competing programs will converge on the league's biannual Hall of Fame Dinner for the presentation of the Western and Southern Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards, as well as the induction of former Princeton standout Adele McCarthy-Beauvais into the league's Hall of Fame.
The league's Coed Clinic with Olympic gold medalist and KAP7 co-founder Brad Schumacher begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 27. The clinic will last two hours and is open to all male and female athletes between the ages of 10-18 and collegiate club athletes.
History
This marks Michigan's second time hosting the tournament since 2000, as the CWPA Eastern Championship was last in Ann Arbor during the 2008 season. The 2013 championship will tie the Wolverines for third on the all-time hosting list with Indiana (2011, 2005) and Harvard (2009, 2003). Only Brown (2012, 2006, 2001) and Princeton (2007, 2002, 2000) have served as the championship site more. Bucknell (2004), which will host the 2014 tournament, and Maryland (2010) have each been the site host once.
In the history of the CWPA Eastern Championship, only five active teams have taken home the championship plaque. Defending champion Princeton (2012, 2000), Indiana (2011, 2003), Michigan (2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2002), Hartwick (2007, 2006, 2004) and Brown (2001) join former league members Massachusetts (1999, 1998), Maryland (1997) and Slippery Rock (1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988) in the record books.
