ANN ARBOR, Mich. “”mdash; The NCAA’s decision to switch from a four-team championship tournament to eight teams was met with mixed reviews. In the eyes of Leslie Whittemore, chairwoman of the NCAA committee, the change has been successful. “Giving bids to the (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) and (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) will only allow […]
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W.polo: Perfection
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Before the season even was underway, the Bruins were expected to win the national championship. The water polo community was anointing them as the best team ever. With 17 national team members, three of whom are Olympians, many said winning the title was going to be a breeze. It wasn’t. But by the time […]
W. polo: Rulon comes through in the clutch in title run
ANN ARBOR, Mich -“”mdash; With Thalia Munro stricken by early foul trouble in Saturday’s semifinal game against Hawai’i and Natalie Golda blanketed by multiple defenders, it appeared UCLA was finally vulnerable. Yet Kelly Rulon made sure the Bruins’ perfect season remained just that, single-handedly keeping the Bruins’ title hopes alive against the Rainbow Wahine. Scoring […]
W. polo: Preserving a winning tradition
It’s been a time-honored tradition for every NCAA Championship-bound UCLA women’s water polo team since the inception of the program. Before boarding the plane to the NCAA Championships, UCLA drives out to an undisclosed spot in Malibu and watches the sun set over Point Doom. On Tuesday evening, the Bruins almost missed it. But as […]
W. polo: Water polo is heavy favorite
Throughout the season, women’s water polo coaches from around the nation continue to scratch their heads trying to figure out how to stop UCLA, the No. 1 team in the nation. With the NCAA Tournament beginning this Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich., opponents continue to scout and watch tape on any weakness they can spot […]
W. polo: Top-ranked UCLA sets sights on title
Just four days remain before the undefeated UCLA women’s water polo team heads off to Ann Arbor, Mich. And from this point forward, UCLA is just three wins away from capturing its third national title in five years. But before the Bruins (30-0) can even think about walking away with the title, there lies a […]
Water polo: Bruin favored to win prestigious national award
For three straight years the national water polo player of the year award has been in his possession, and Tony Azevedo, a recent graduate of Stanford, is not ready to give it up. But Azevedo, perhaps the most dominating collegiate water polo player ever, is not a shoo-in to win the Peter J. Cutino Award […]