Battle of the editors: Jan. 8

With redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley returning, how many wins do you project for UCLA football? Jordan Lee: UCLA will enter the 2014 season after its first 10-win season in eight years and with its first legitimate Heisman candidate in far longer. With Hundley as signal-caller and Mora on the sidelines for the third consecutive […]

Men’s water polo focused on MPSF quarterfinal opponent, UCSB

Geometric formations, serious faces and a shot clock that perpetually counted down the seconds from 30 all characterized Monday evening’s practice at the Spieker Aquatics Center. But when the UCLA men’s water polo players stepped out of the pool at the end of practice and hopped into the hot tub, the once-serious team erupted with […]

No. 3 UCLA set to face No. 2 USC in regular season finale

Only two days of practice separate UCLA men’s water polo’s weekend victories against No. 7 Pepperdine and No. 6 UC Santa Barbara from Thursday’s crosstown matchup against USC – a team that UCLA has both beaten and fallen to in the course of one season, both by a margin of a single point. The team, […]

UCLA men’s water polo to face USC Thursday after 2-win weekend

Paul Pickell said that Senior Day was a little strange. The feeling that time had gone by so quickly was incredible, he said – even emotional. But then the whistle blew to start the game, and the senior attacker forgot his emotions. Concentrating solely on the game at hand, Pickell, along with the rest of […]

Men’s water polo looks forward to week of practices

Coach Adam Wright set two main goals for UCLA men’s water polo before its upcoming games. The first is to get healthy. “We’ve got some guys out, whether it’s sickness, or just a little banged up where they got to keep going,” Wright said. Of these guys, junior attacker Daniel Lenhart will be out for […]

Men’s water polo grabs victories against Cal, Concordia

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Garrett Danner sprung out of the cage and snuffed out a stray ball like a candle flame at the end of the third quarter in UCLA men’s water polo’s game against No. 5 California. The seemingly effortless move, combined with many more on the part of No. 2 UCLA, ensured that men’s […]

UCLA swim and dive to hold quad meet for home opener

Of the small handful of meets hosted at the Spieker Aquatics Center this season, UCLA swim and dive welcomes three competitors today for the first. The women will compete against the likes of Oregon State, UC Santa Barbara and Florida Gulf Coast. Of the three schools hosted in today’s quad meet, none are ranked in […]