Author Archives: Bryan Chu

Lounged in a plush recliner seat in a Brentwood beauty shop, redshirt junior Kelly Rulon sits and enjoys getting a pedicure. UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian sleeps in one day every season. He drives down to Manhattan Beach while listening to Pearl Jam and has lunch with his wife. Redshirt senior Thalia Munro […]

Gucci. Chanel. Dior. Fendi. Von Zippers. Whatever’s en vogue, the UCLA women’s water polo players are sporting it on their faces. White, black, pink, big frames, green lenses and thick bands are just some of the features of the sunglasses that Bruins wear to games. As important as it is to play well, being trendy […]

Visions of defending its national title come into focus in a mere 10 days for the UCLA women’s water polo team. The third-seeded Bruins (26-4) will open the NCAA Tournament, which is scheduled to take place May 12 to 14 in Davis, against a familiar team in sixth-seeded Hartwick. UCLA faced Hartwick in the middle […]

Momentum means nothing. Just ask USC women’s water polo coach Jovan Vavic. The Trojans came into this weekend’s conference tournament having won 25 games straight, but dropped two straight to finish in a disappointing fourth place. Vavic declined to comment after their 10-7 loss to the Bruins on Sunday and stormed off. Just ask Hawai’i […]

Imagine UCLA quarterback Drew Olson in shorts, shades and a driver in hand on the opening tee-box of Pebble Beach. That’s where he sees himself on NFL Draft Day, away from all the media and television. But he’ll have his cell phone on him. Olson, who led the Bruins to their first 10-win season since […]

Relegated to the bench after fouling out in Saturday’s game against Stanford, Kelly Rulon could have easily just sat idly by and watched from the side. Instead, she cheered. She coached, shouting out instructions and advice for her players. She was Rulon the supporter that day. But in a conference bout at Long Beach State […]

During Tuesday’s practice, UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian let his team have an open scrimmage. He was expecting to see a certain type of intensity after coming off a huge win against Stanford last Saturday. He was expecting to see a competitive spirit with just one regular-season game remaining, a road game today […]