UCLA men’s water polo has seen its last days, at least for the 2002 campaign. Entering this weekend’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, the Bruins (15-8) were in a must-win situation. On Thursday, every Bruin felt that UCLA would come out the victor, sweeping the tournament and earning […]
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Men’s water polo surpasses Trojans despite disappointing goalie performance
USC is never a threat for UCLA ““ at least in men’s water polo. The numbers cannot prove otherwise, and in their fourth match of the year, the No. 4 Bruins again sank No. 3 USC in the pool Saturday, 12-10. The latest victory for the Bruins (13-7, 4-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was a […]
Rivalry: Sunny memory of game in ’92 leaves Bruins with ray of hope
Nov. 21, 1992, was an evening to remember for all UCLA football fans. That night, the Bruins stunned the Trojans, coming from behind in the fourth quarter, down by 14 points to win 38-37. “It was phenomenal,” 1975 alumna Jane Blitz said, recollecting. “With the ‘SC game, I never doubt the Bruins until the very […]
Men’s basketball offense lacks
The UCLA men’s basketball team was supposed to run a fluid motion offense against EA Sports. The strategy was simple: move the ball several times until a shooter is set to take his shot. Yet, something went wrong in the Bruins’ 70-64 loss to EA Sports. “We kept running the same play we know,” sophomore […]
Online: UCLA sinks Pacific in last conference game of season
UCLA’s men’s water polo team waited patiently while the University of Pacific bid farewell to its seniors in front of family and friends on Saturday Senior Day. The team waited again because a referee did not show up; it was finally decided that one referee would officiate the match. Then the Bruins did what they […]
Weekend to decide team’s playoff rank
The University of Pacific is nothing more than a school in Stockton. Nonetheless, the No. 5 UCLA men’s water polo team goes north Saturday in need of a victory in order to flush out its postseason fortune. The No. 7 Tigers are 10-11 overall ““ subpar for water polo. The team isn’t all that impressive, […]
Stanford sinks UCLA in overtime
The fight was intense. The match went to overtime. But No. 2 UCLA could not hold on, losing to No. 1 Stanford 11-10 at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center Saturday. “I have no clue what happened,” Bruin sophomore driver Brett Ormsby said. “We should’ve won that game, but we gave them a couple of goals […]