One of the UCLA baseball team’s sayings, according to junior catcher Shane Zeile, is “passing the baton and (getting) the next guy up to the plate.” This weekend, the team did just that, as the Bruins set up play after play to advance their teammates. After falling to Portland on the Friday of its opening […]
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UCLA men’s water polo finishes fourth in MPSF, misses NCAA bid
With UCLA men’s water polo ending the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships in fourth place, the team did not receive a bid for the NCAA tournament. The Bruins were plagued with slow starts and an inability to come back from these setbacks during the tournament. The weekend started off well enough, with a 11-8 win […]
UCLA men’s water polo seizes victory in double OT against USC
With just seconds left on the clock in double overtime, Jack Fellner earned an exclusion and passed the ball to Ryder Roberts, who then scored – and the crowd went berserk while the band blared its UCLA victory song at Spieker Aquatics Center Thursday night. “I saw that there were three seconds left, and I […]
UCLA men’s water polo raring to go against USC
In the past five times UCLA men’s water polo has faced USC, none have been decided by more than one goal. Earlier this season, the UCLA men’s water polo team redeemed itself from its upsetting 11-10 loss against USC in the 2012 NCAA championships by beating USC 9-8 during the NorCal Invitational in September. A […]
Men’s water polo emphasizes total focus in prep for Pepperdine, UCSB
There are two minutes on the clock during practice. One team is up by two points and tries to hold on to the lead while the other team tries to steal that lead with “hard-nosed, gritty play,” according to Alec Zwaneveld. The redshirt freshman center said that these are the situations the UCLA men’s water […]
Men’s water polo dissatisfied with performance despite 9-5 win
What the UCLA men’s water polo team lacks is a driving force to propel it all the way through to the end of the game. The team has, in the past, started off with a great first quarter or so, but lost its way toward the end, according to junior attackerPaul Reynolds. Therein lies their […]
Men’s water polo to test out zone attacks against Long Beach State
As the season winds down with only four conference games left, the No. 2 Bruins are eagerly trying to tie up loose ends and make final improvements before the postseason begins. UCLA water polo has seen great improvements in many areas of its game since the start of the season, but as always, coach Adam […]