A clash of the Titans will take place this weekend when No. 1 Stanford will face No. 2 UCLA at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center Saturday. It’s the second time UCLA has been ranked that high this season. “If people want to watch the two best teams in the nation play each other, in the […]
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Men’s water polo defeats Cal, loses to Stanford
The UCLA men’s water polo team had an ultimatum this weekend: sweep or be swept. Going against two of the top three teams in the nation, this weekend was the team’s biggest test. And it passed, sort of. With a hat trick from sophomore driver Brett Orsmby, the No. 4 Bruins defeated No. 3 Cal […]
Men’s water polo gears up for weekend challenge
The UCLA men’s water polo team may have its back against a wall. The team has not won a conference game in two tries despite posting an overall 8-4 record. In order to gain momentum for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, they will need to win some conference match-ups. “We definitely need to get […]
Harlem Knight
The Harlem Globetrotters ended training camp in Prescott, Ariz. with 30 players selected for the 2002-2003 team. Among them is a new face: UCLA alumnus Billy Knight. Knight will throw away his baby blue and gold and don the prestigious red, white and blue. His first appearance during the club’s world tour will mark his […]
UCLA loses top-recruit Wilkes to Kansas
Before family, friends and teammates at Loyola High School, nationally-ranked basketball prospect Omar Wilkes announced his verbal commitment to Kansas University over UCLA Wednesday for the 2003-2004 season. “My gut feeling told me Kansas, and I’m happy with my decision,” he said. After making his announcement, Wilkes displayed a pencil sketch of himself wearing a […]
The comeback kid
Billy the Kid had a pretty good shot that killed 21 people. Today, Brett “The Kid” Ormsby is also shooting, but not killing anyone. Instead, he is racking up goals in the pool. Men’s water polo requires a driver that will shoot the lights out. Bruin sophomore Ormsby is the right guy for the job. […]
Men’s polo prepared to dunk rival USC
Whenever “USC” is mentioned on campus, jeers and curse words come to mind. The rivalry has lasted as long as the two schools have co-existed, but things are a lot different for men’s water polo. “Nothing needs to be said about this rivalry,” UCLA head coach Adam Krikorian said. “Water polo is a small world […]