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Five seniors who signed with Division I collegiate programs. Two experienced juniors who are committed to USC. And a sophomore center on the rise.

Mater Dei’s girls water polo program returns all of this, and more, from a team that won three regular-season tournaments last season and reached the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs.

The Monarchs also advanced to the 18-under-final as a club at the Junior Olympics over the summer and added a transfer who is left-handed.

Mater Dei, No. 1 in the Orange County preseason rankings, enters this winter with strong credentials and high expectations but is focused on its daily journey, Monarchs coach Chris Segesman said.

“(Our) mindset is simple

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