The last time UCLA men’s water polo team went to San Diego, it was untested, with a number of players who had never played a game of collegiate water polo. Four games later, the team had kicked off its season in a commanding fashion, outscoring its opponents 82-11. On Saturday, UCLA men’s water polo will […]
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No. 1 UCLA is cautious of overlooking final opponent of season
With the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team sitting on top of both national and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rankings, as well as having clinched at least a tie for the regular season MPSF championship, it’s easy to look past this weekend’s game against No. 4 Long Beach State and ahead to the impending […]
UCLA men’s water polo secures at least share in MPSF title
The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team clinched at least a tie for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title this weekend with a 12-8 win over No. 7 Pacific on Saturday. UCLA (24-2, 7-0) secured the top spot in the conference after beating Stanford at home two weeks ago and is now guaranteed a […]
UCLA men’s water polo looks to avenge loss against Stanford
For the No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo team, Friday’s game against No. 1 Stanford will be a chance to avenge its second loss of the season. That loss was less than two weeks ago, in the last game of the SoCal Tournament, just hours after UCLA had fallen to USC. In that game, Stanford […]
Men’s water polo gears up for Stanford, UCSB matchups
The No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team is preparing for this weekend’s matchups with No. 3 Stanford and No. 8 UC Santa Barbara against the backdrop of a long history of excellent water polo from all three schools, especially Stanford and UCLA. The Cardinal has won 10 national championships, second only to the Cal […]
UCLA men’s water polo shakes off weak start to clinch Princeton game
In all but one game the UCLA men’s water polo team has played so far this season, the team has led after the first quarter. That streak ended unexpectedly on Thursday night as the No. 10 Princeton Tigers drew the No. 1 Bruins in the first quarter. An almost impenetrable Princeton defense accompanied a determined […]
Men’s water polo looks to continue superb form this weekend
Thirteen games into the season, UCLA men’s water polo has yet to stumble. The team has handily beaten all but USC and Stanford, who the Bruins still managed to beat by two each. This weekend, No. 1 UCLA (13-0, 1-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will face two ranked opponents – No. 12 Pepperdine on Friday […]