-Each semester, a member of the water polo team is at the Activities Fair here on campus!
For questions about the team, you can reach out to the Executive Board for the team.
President: Kayla Muredda ([email protected])
Vice President: Emily Dunigan ([email protected])
Also feel free to follow the team on Instagram and Twitter.
Instagram: @wcuwomenspolo
Twitter: @DubC_WomensPolo
-Emily Dunigan, the Vice President of the team, answered a few questions to assist in gaining a more real feel of what it is like to be on the WCU women's club water polo team.
Interviewer: What is your role on the WCU water polo team?
Emily: I am a starter, and a utility player. This means that I can play any position in the pool. These include a driver, an offensive center, or a defensive center. I also currently stand as the vice president and will continue that in the 2016-2017 season.
Interviewer: How long have you played water polo and how did you get interested in the sport?
Emily: I started playing water polo in the fourth grade. I was introduced to the sport because I was a competitive swimmer since I was five. The club I swam for held a summer water polo camp that year.
Interviewer: What is the general opinion of this sport that you think other people have? What should change about this opinion?
Emily: Other people think that this sport is really difficult and would never get involved. I think that more people should give it a try. I also think that any high school that has a swim team should have a water polo team as well.
Interviewer: Finally, are the rules and regulations easy to understand/ pick up for those looking to start playing.
Emily: No, it takes a lot of practice, but our team is willing to help teach and work together with new athletes. The team at West Chester is a really young team, so this is the perfect time to join. We are working on teaching a lot of players how to play.
Emily also allowed me to sit in on a few practices and games to get a true feel for how the sport worked in a live setting. Through these observations, I was able to understand a little more about the way the girls moved in the pool and what motions were the most effective. During the tournament I watched, I had learned enough to be able to differentiate some of the styles in which the six teams played. West Chester, being a young team, was more conservative in their play and was beginning to show a spark of how good they could be. The other five teams, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, and Ohio University varied greatly in their level of play. This large variation assisted me in understanding the intricacies of the game. These consisted of the throwing motion, sprint swimming, and defensive moves.
To watch a West Chester Women's Water Polo Game, follow this link. This link also has on screen comments from the opposing teams coach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxBBbDH0ouA