Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist and NCAA champion Paige Hauschild has returned to Team USA. Hauschild stepped away from water polo after graduating from USC. She’s now returned to play abroad at CN Mataro and is once again back on the National Team. She breaks down her decision to step away and to come back in this conversation - Paige Hauschild Interview
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Great interview Greg. Loved watching Paige at San Marcos, USC and her first go around in the Olympics. I am looking forward to watching the 2028 Olympic team!
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Jason Falitz was only given a few weeks notice when he found out he’d be serving as an interim head coach for the UCLA women’s program this season. We caught up with the longtime Bruin Associate Head Coach this week on the heels of a wild finish in Berkeley as UCLA outlasted Cal in overtime. Jason Falitz Interview
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Historic match tomorrow in Illinois in girl’s high school water polo as defending Hawaii champ (Punahou) takes on defending Illinois champ (Stevenson). We talked with the two head coaches this week Ken Smith and Jeff Wimer - they’ve got 1500+ wins between them. Smith and Wimer Interview - Full Episode
Plus, here’s the full interview with Jack Kocur from last week, we’ll be talking with Ethan Damato for a similar conversation next week leading into ODP Girls National Championship.
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This week we geared up for the ODP Girls National Championships talking with Ethan Damato on what to look for in the Tri-Valley, plus excitement around National League Week 3 and more.
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With the Team USA Men set for competition at the World Cup, we had a great conversation with Olympic bronze medalist Max Irving. His journey from not making the NCAA tourney travel roster at UCLA to now playing with Pro Recco and Team USA is an awesome one.
Check out the full Counter Attack episode this week
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Great interview with Max. He is such a thoughtful and articulate guy. His journey through the sport is extremely inspiring. Was a fantastic listen. Well done!
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College conference tourney time has arrived! We look ahead to a busy weekend with NCAA bids on the line plus check-in on the Team USA Men in Greece and the conclusion of the National League regular season. Our Big Conversation takes place with USC star Ava Stryker with the Trojans the top-ranked team in the country and the one-seed at the MPSF Tourney.
Ava Stryker Interview - https://youtu.be/feMlsZEuobA?si=VZpbM3uPimKdeGmL
Full Episode - https://youtu.be/gakTBh6E7zo?si=jcjt_yYWZ2ZXp9PG
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We’ve got a fun event on Championship Sunday in San Diego. We’ll be hosting a Counter Attack LIVE at Wonderland in Ocean Beach. Come by for lunch and hear from Adam Krikorian, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Alex Bowen and more. We’ll break down the championship game and talk water polo. That night at 6pm The Local will be showing the NCAA final on ESPNU.
Both events are FREE - RSVP here - Counter Attack LIVE & NCAA Championship Watch Party - Sunday, April 26, 2026
By the way, check out this week’s episode of the Counter Attack: https://youtu.be/DyquqD4JzXE?si=hsWsmP_UdvLASpEu
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Our latest episode went live last week and we talked with Team USA Head Coach Dejan Udovicic about the upcoming exhibition matches plus the retirements of Alex Bowen, Alex Obert and Drew Holland.
Interview: https://youtu.be/Oc550at8Q8k?si=_ApwyHRJwrz6zt1n
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/BX0FAUIxc2M?si=qDeZ1M9hKUDpEP5m
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Counter Attack is on a short break as we gear up for Hall of Fame and a host of National Team action. But some fantastic local media coverage from the first-ever Midwest Summer Festival in Indianapolis this past weekend, more from the NBC affiliate - https://youtu.be/Uc25JvpDkWQ?si=05kPKh7s6LBrJ6ok - they broadcast LIVE from the IU Natatorium on Sunday morning.
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