The Bruins will carry a five-game win streak into a collision with the nation’s top team. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (21-3, 2-1 MPSF) will play against No. 1 Stanford (13-1, 0-1) on Saturday at noon at the Spieker Aquatics Center. The three seniors on the team, attackers Devin Grab and Nicole Reynolds and […]
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Women’s water polo takes three of four in tournament, falls to Stanford
The Barbara Kalbus Invitational this weekend was one with both positives and negatives for UCLA women’s water polo. Going into the weekend, coach Adam Wright said he was looking for more of a progression than in the recent weeks, hoping to see the team use what it had learned. No. 4 UCLA (16-2) opened the […]
Women’s water polo conquers with strong defense and young roster
UCLA women’s water polo has shown its ability to score a high number of goals, but the team’s defense has also been key to its success. At the start of the season, junior goalie Carlee Kapana said the team had to learn a whole new way to play defense because of its new coach, Adam […]
Women’s water polo suffers first defeat in otherwise consistent season
The Bruins triumphed in their first three games but ended the weekend with their first loss of the season. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (12-1 MPSF) took second in the Triton Invitational after falling in the title game to No. 2 USC (7-0), by a score of 4-6. With a loss in the final […]
Women’s water polo sees success by maintaining team’s consistency
UCLA women’s water polo has snagged five wins this season, and it hasn’t just been because of Olympians such as Maddie Musselman. “I think everyone played a part in multiple facets of the game and in different positions and different plays,” said sophomore attacker Musselman. “I think different people stood out.” Last weekend at the […]
Women’s water polo adjusts to team changes before UCSB Invitational
The Bruins are on schedule to face the toughest team they’ve seen so far – the Michigan Wolverines, a team that made it to the NCAA quarterfinals last year. No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo (1-0) will play in the UCSB Invitational this weekend against No. 7 Michigan (3-2), Fresno Pacific (0-0), No. 21 UCSB […]
No. 1 seed men’s water polo prepares to play Pacific in NCAA semifinals
Winner takes all this time around, and the players of the UCLA men’s water polo team are seeded No. 1. UCLA will take on Pacific after the Tigers’ 13-12 win over the UC Davis Aggies on Thursday. In late September, the Bruins faced off against the Tigers (21-5) in the Mountain Pacific Invitational and came […]