The No. 8 Pacific women’s water polo team takes on No. 2 Stanford in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals at 12:30 p.m. today in Indianapolis.
Pacific, making the program’s first NCAA appearance, beat No. 25 Pomona-Pitzer 11-5 in the play-in round Saturday at Chris Kjeldsen Pool.
The Tigers are ranked No. 8 for the second week in a row, their highest ranking in program history.
Pacific’s 21-8 record is tied for the second-most wins in program history, two shy of the top mark set in 2010. The Tigers other 21-win season came in 2011.
Coach James Graham was the unanimous selection for Golden Coast Conference Coach of the Year.