After adding Arron Afflalo to my interests on Facebook, it hit me. Not the obvious fact that I have a schoolgirl crush on him (though that may be true), but that I love UCLA, and specifically what basketball does for this school. Don’t get me wrong, the guy is amazing (no, we have never spoken), […]
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Polo team enters watershed tourney
MEN’S WATER POLO All Weekend MPSF Tournament Irvine, CA It’s do or die this weekend for the UCLA men’s water polo team. After finishing their regular conference season with a 6-2 record, the Bruins head into the final tournament seeded third in both the conference and the nation. As they travel to Irvine for the […]
Senior Day ends regular season
Underneath the sweltering late-November Los Angeles sunshine, the UCLA men’s water polo team closed regular-season play with a 8-5 victory over the UC Irvine Anteaters. The game was noteworthy for another reason, as it marked the final home game for the seven Bruin seniors. As a tribute to the seniors, coach Adam Krikorian started all […]
Water polo overtakes Pacific but falls to Cal in weekend road trip
The Bruin water polo team split games this weekend in Northern California, coming home with both a win and a loss. Saturday marked the second disappointing outcome in the conference season with a loss to No. 2 Cal, while reaffirming the team’s third-place national ranking. Sunday, on the other hand, proved to be more beneficial […]
Water polo to face non-conference foe
After a solid performance against No. 1 USC last weekend, the No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo team resumes play as it travels down the 405 Freeway on Saturday to face No. 7 Loyola Marymount at noon. The Bruins cannot afford to overlook LMU. There is potential for a lot of gain from playing consistent […]
Bruins fall in sudden-death defeat
It was one of those games you remember. After reaching a deficit of three goals in the third quarter, the third-ranked UCLA men’s water polo team fought its way back to send the match against top-ranked USC into overtime, culminating in a period of sudden-death. Sadly for the Bruins, they could not come out on […]
Water polo to face No. 1 USC
Saturday, at noon, the UCLA men’s water polo team will face off against USC at McDonald’s Swim Stadium. The Lexus Gauntlet rivalry match against USC (16-0, 3-0 MPSF) has the potential to be pivotal in both team’s water polo seasons. A win would put the Bruins (9-3, 1-0 MPSF) atop the conference rankings and send […]