Although the UCLA men’s water polo team finished third at the SoCal Tournament this weekend and did not accomplish its lofty goal of capturing the tournament title, the Bruins did prove they belong with the top teams in the nation. Faltering the week before against a sporadic UCSD offense, the Bruins dominated the Tritons in […]
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Bruins finally fall to Tritons
Despite a solid offensive performance, the UCLA men’s water polo team fell to the UCSD Tritons in heartbreaking fashion, 13-12, on Friday night. The nearly 2,000 screaming fans in attendance proved to be too much for the Bruins to handle, as the defense had one of its poorest showings on the year. “We didn’t play […]
Weekend to include test, fun
Men’s Water Polo Today, 6 p.m. v. UCSD La Jolla, Calif. Saturday, noon v. Alumni Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Coming off a hard-fought victory against Stanford last weekend, the UCLA men’s water polo team travels down to La Jolla today to face the No. 4 UC San Diego Tritons. Tomorrow UCLA plays at the Rose […]
Water polo’s lighthearted leader
Goofy. Laid-back. Creative. These are not adjectives you would typically use to describe one of the best athletes in the nation for a particular sport, but all are adjectives used to describe Logan Powell by those who know him best. His coach Adam Krikorian used the term “goofy” far more frequently than the others, and […]
Squad prepares to splash into MPSF conference season
Coming off a blowout victory against UC Irvine last week, the No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo team looks to maintain that momentum against No. 4 Stanford this weekend in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation season opener. Immediately preceding the scheduled football game versus Stanford, the Bruin water polo team (5-1) will face the Cardinal […]
Senior defenders back in the game
They first met in the CIF championship game in 2001 when Michael March’s team from Corona del Mar High defeated Brad Greiner’s Esperanza squad by a margin of nearly 20 goals. It was a few years back and both players are slightly foggy as to the exact details. Yet both easily recall the events of […]
Bruins likely to be in title contention
After an anticlimactic fifth-place finish in 2005, the UCLA men’s water polo team is poised to battle for the national title this year. Deemed No. 3 in the nation by the coaches’ poll earlier this summer, the Bruins are behind reigning champions No. 2 USC as well as No. 1 Cal. However, as with every […]