The UCLA women’s water polo team definitely has reason to celebrate this weekend.
Not only did the team survive a full weekend of games, as they played a total of four games over two days at the UC Irvine Invitational, but they accomplished the task of beating the top-ranked team in the country by defeating Stanford 5-4 in the championship game of the tournament.
The Bruins had their work cut out for them as they faced four teams all ranked in the top 20.
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Women's water polo looks to improve offense for UC Irvine Invitational
The UCLA women’s water polo team looks to continue its momentum after defeating No. 9 San Diego State, as it heads into this weekend’s UC Irvine Invitational.
Women’s water polo beats the San Diego State Aztecs in conference opener
The UCLA women’s water polo team was supposed to have an away game this weekend as they traveled down to San Diego to take on No.
Women’s water polo cruise over Cal Baptist in home opener
On Saturday night, Spieker Aquatics Center went from being just a venue for swim meets and water polo games to a place of familiarity. Close friends and family members reunited as they caught up after not seeing each other since the last water polo season.
UCLA women’s water polo falls to Stanford in championship game of weekend invitational
Going into the Stanford Invitational, the UCLA women’s water polo team was 3-0 and the Bruins were eager to test their skills against top competition.
Younger members of UCLA women's water polo team step up to the challenge of collegiate play
As the women’s water polo season opened up last week in Michigan it proved to be an opportunity for the inexperienced members of the team to get some playing time and step up to the challenge of the collegiate play. The inexperience of the team, though, proved not to be an issue as the No. 3 Bruins went 3-0 at the Michigan Invitational, scoring 29 goals over three games.
Student Tim White seeks spot in Pangaea Expedition, which combines adventure, environmentalism
During his second year, Tim White, a fourth-year marine biology student and captain of the UCLA club lacrosse team, spent five weeks participating in research focusing on coral reef ecology at a field station in Moorea, French Polynesia.