With the fall semester sports coming to a close, each Fresno City College team has had success in their own way.

The Fresno City College women’s water polo defied the odds and their expectations by having a breakthrough season.

The women’s water polo team finished the 2016 season with a 17-6 record, finishing in the top four of the Northern California tournament, just shy of advancing to the state finals.

This is a great achievement for the program finishing with their best season to date; a program that has only been established for three years.

In charge of this program is head coach Gianna Rossi, who has been head coach since the start of the program, Rossi treats each  team like a wall with a fresh can of paint.

Rossi knows each team are different not quite knowing what to expect, but was shocked and proud of how well her team performed this season.

“This team did very well they, came together to have great team chemistry with each other with each member bringing something different to the table,”said Rossi.

“Being able to have the kind of season that we did was great to be a part of.”

The team knew that they had something special on their hands this season. Freshman defensive rear, Aneesha Nagra, can attest to the success of their season.

Based off of how well they worked together as a team, knowing what each other brings to the table and fuses it together to produce astonishing results.

“I feel like we are all different people and we bring something different to the team and us coming together not only better as friends but as teammates,”said Nagra.

“That team chemistry we had  worked really well for us allowing us to go on a nine game winning streak midway through the season.”

The success that this team has had this season allows them to know what worked for them so they can apply it next season.

Freshman defensive rear Olivia Teliha knows that they have achieved a lot this season and is looking forward to next year’s season with great expectations.  

“I am happy with the season we have had, and I know that I and several of my teammates will be returning next season,”said Teliha. “I am looking forward to not only to repeat this we had this season, but going past it to reach our goal of making it to, and winning, a state championship.”