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Try as he might, water polo coach Tom Murphycould not come up with a winner this year. Oneobstacle Murph is always faced with is the fact thatputting together an inland water polo team is aboutas easy as starting a ski team in Guatemala.This year was no different. Led by Larry Colemanand Hubie Kerns, the water men struggled througha rather disappointing season. With a comparativelymediocre schedule, the year ended with the Ateam winning four against six losses, and the Bteam splitting two and two.Things looked bad for D.U. as they opened theseason with a 21-8 pasting by Wyoming on the Aside while B team took a 9-121oss. There was a smallspark of hope when the B team achieved a 9-7victory over C.U., but they then suffered througha 14-18 defeat at the hands of Adams State, whilethe A team ran over U.N.C. 14-3.The season did contain a few bright spots, includinga final B team win over C.U. and A victories overGreeley, Wyoming, and a double overtime, suddendeath win over the "Pokes" to close the season.So things ended up on the bleak side for a bunchof dedicated men and one weary coach. What canone say about them? That they tried, or that theywere not affected by the altitude would be true.But the ultimate truth that can be found in theDenver team, is that the talent just isn't around toturn the Pioneers into a water polo power.Tom Murphy161