Kirk Everist

Cal men's water polo matched up with USC in the MPSF Championship, just falling short to the reigning champions — with a 12-13 final score.

Down in Los Angeles, Saturday marked the home opener for USC at Uytengsu Aquatics Center and a rematch of the 2022 NCAA championship game. Saturday’s game also resulted in a new milestone for the Bears’ head coach Kirk Everist as his largest win over the Trojans during his tenure at Cal.

In a game that seemed to be heading in the wrong direction, Cal was able to make a 5-point comeback in the last six minutes of the game to win the national championship for the second year in a row.

Bears attempt for their next back-to-back NCAA Championship; Cal will enter as the No. 1 seed and begin the tournament in the semifinals.

The Bears fell to Stanford at the MPSF championships, placing third in the competition but ultimately coming out as the No.1 seed for the NCAA championships.

Head coach Kirk Everist and Nikolaos Papanikolaou earn respective titles three years in a row. Everist becomes the first person to ever be named MPSF Coach of the year three times consecutively, while Papanikolaou is the second player to win MPSF Player of the year for the third year in a row.

Cal heads straight into the MPSF quarterfinals Friday and will play Penn State Behrend in its first game.

For the first time this season, the Bears walked away with a 18-12 victory away at Stanford solidifying their stance in the MPSF Championships later this week.

Cal will face Stanford in Cardinal territory and have their most important rematch of the season.

Keeping their winning streak alive, the Bears defeated San Jose State 17-4 this past weekend and move towards their last regular season game.