IRVINE, Calif. - For the first time in program history, the Concordia University Irvine women's water polo squad is nationally ranked!

CUI comes in at No. 22 in the new Top 25 rankings announced this week by the CWPA (Collegiate Water Polo Association).

Concordia enters the NCAA Tournament on a nine-game winning streak and has won 11 of its last 12 contests. This includes their two postseason victories in their historic run at the WWPA Conference Championships where the Golden Eagles were crowned conference champs with a 4-3 win over their rivals from Biola in a low-scoring affair on Championship Sunday.

The Golden Eagles have played over half a dozen games this season against ranked teams and defeated then-No.19 UC Santa Barbara 13-12 in one of its biggest victories of the season. 

CUI has also matched up with nationally-ranked LMU and Hawaii from this year's NCAA Tournament field.

CLICK HERE for the new national rankings by the CWPA

No. 22 CUI faces No. 17 Wagner in its NCAA play-in game on Wednesday, April 22 at 6 p.m. PT. The winner advances to the quartefinals to face the No. 1 seed and tournament favorite - Stanford University.

All the NCAA Tournament games will be hosted by UC San Diego and played in La Jolla, Calif. at Canyonview Pool.

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Live Stats will be provided on the Fosh for free for all games and a video live stream for Wednesday's game against Wagner will be available for purchase on ESPN+ via the host school's normal streaming plans.

The quarterfinals and semifinals will be shown through NCAA.com for free and the NCAA Championship game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

CLICK HERE for the full CUI women's water polo schedule