SETTING THE SCENE: After dominating the Milford Invitational to conclude the season, the Milford girls water polo team heads to the state championship as the 3-seed. The Lady Eagles will battle the 2015 state runner-up, No. 6 Sycamore, on Friday, October 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Princeton High School.
Sycamore is a familiar foe for Milford, as they are 2-2 against the Aves this season. They won the most recent match-up, 7-2.
A LOOK BACK: The Lady Eagles had a dominant performance at the Milford Invitational en route to securing a third-place seed in the state tournament. The girls defeated Sycamore (7-2), Worthington (4-1) and Kilbourne (9-6) before beating the Mavericks, 11-10, in the championship game. Milford ended the regular season with a 19-7 record.
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT: Below is the schedule for the Ohio High School Girls State Water Polo Championships, held on October 21-22, 2016 at Princeton High School.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016
GM # TIME WHITE CAPS DARK CAPS
1 3:00 P.M. #8 Princeton #9 Kilbourne
2 4:15 P.M. #2 Napoleon #7 Mavericks
3 5:30 P.M. #3 Milford #6 Sycamore
4 6:45 P.M. #4 Mason #5 Thomas
5 8:00 P.M. #1 U.A. Winner GM #1
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016
GM # TIME WHITE CAPS DARK CAPS
6 9:00 A.M. Loser GM #3 Loser GM #2
7 10:15 A.M. Loser GM #1 Loser GM #4
8 11:30 A.M. Winner GM #2 Winner GM #3
9 12:45 P.M. Winner GM #5 Winner GM #4
10 2:00 P.M. Loser GM #6 Loser GM #5 7th PLACE GAME
11 3:15 P.M. Winner GM #7 Winner GM #6 5th AND 6th PLACE GAME
12 4:30 P.M. Loser GM #8 Loser GM #9 3rd AND 4th PLACE GAME
13 5:45 P.M. Winner GM #9 Winner GM #8 1st AND 2nd PLACE GAME