Men’s water polo returns to basics, steers back on course with wins

With a weekend of emotional, unconventional gameplay coming to a close, UCLA men’s water polo is back to its conventions. The team, which checked off three combined wins on Friday and Sunday, will now return to its regular routine – a routine coach Adam Wright said doesn’t change. As far as specifics go, the team […]

UCLA men’s water polo rebounds to defeat Pacific

An electrified University of the Pacific men’s water polo team hopped into the Spieker Aquatics Center pool on Sunday and immediately sent shots flying around a subdued UCLA team. The disoriented Bruins couldn’t keep up, trailing behind in the score for three quarters of the game. But when redshirt junior utility Cristiano Mirarchi pounced on […]

Women’s tennis claims singles, doubles championship titles

It was a quiet Monday morning on the tennis courts, according to coach Stella Sampras Webster. But the silence didn’t do UCLA women’s tennis much justice, considering the team claimed both the singles and doubles titles at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships – a cause for celebration. In bouts of “high-level” tennis, even in the […]

UCLA Bruins outswim San Diego Toreros in season opener

The UCLA swim and dive team opened its season against San Diego in paradise. The women swam under the San Diego sun and against a “really pretty” school that they said felt like a country club. The team turned in a performance that was just as pleasing to coach Cyndi Gallagher’s eyes. “We’re kind of […]

Former Bruin, NBA player Marques Johnson mentors prospective college students

Growing up in Los Angeles, Marques Johnson lived a “charmed” life. Both his parents were schoolteachers. His father was an assistant basketball coach at Crenshaw High School, and his mother had a master’s degree in library science from USC. “For me as an L.A. kid, I grew up on UCLA basketball and USC football – […]

No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo anticipates challenges at SoCal Invitational

At about the halfway point of the season, UCLA men’s water polo has made winning look easy. The team’s 15th victory of the season, against UC San Diego last Friday, doesn’t look too shabby when placed along the team’s zero losses – especially with the average win outscoring the opponent by over 10 points. For […]

No. 1 men’s water polo sinks No. 12 UCSD

UCLA men’s water polo ended Friday’s 17-2 victory against No. 12 UC San Diego with very few regrets. “We played from the first whistle all the way to the end really, really sharp defense,” said coach Adam Wright. “Our 5-on-6 was excellent. We were blocking the ball well.” The No. 1 Bruins enjoyed a scoring […]