NCAA Water Polo Bracket Set; Princeton to Host USC on Saturday

PRINCETON (11/30/09) -- The 2009 NCAA National Collegiate Water Polo Championship bracket was set last night as USC and UCLA joined Princeton and Loyola Marymount in the four-team field. Princeton will host top-seeded USC on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the opening game.

USC, the top-ranked team and defending National Champion, earned at at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after finishing third at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament. UCLA won the MPSF tournament as the four-seed and is the second seed for the national tournament.

Loyola Marymount is the third seed for the tournament and will meet UCLA in the second semifinal at 5 p.m., on Saturday. Princeton, which earned the Collegiate Water Polo Association's automatic berth is seeded fourth and will take on USC.

Tickets to the NCAA Championship at DeNunzio Pool are currently on sale at the Princeton ticket office. Two-day passes for all four games cost $40 for adults and $30 for youth 14 and under and students of the participating institutions.

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