The Lady Pioneer water polo team competes in a club schedule in the spring 2001. Varsity status will be granted to the team in 2002. Water polo is a combination of different sports with hockey being its closest cousin due to the nature of the game.
Players combine excellent swimming skills with a team game mentality.
Unlike hockey, observers and spectators do not see the constant physical contact that goes on under water. Utica College's varsity program will compete in the New York Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association. Teams in the division include Queens, Iona, St. Francis, Marist, and Hartwick. The water polo team competes in the spring, with practices beginning the first week of February.