After a weekend sweep, the No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo team (14-2, 5-0 MPSF) returns home to Sunset Canyon Recreation Center to face No. 8 Arizona State on Saturday and No. 7 San Diego State on Sunday, both with 1 p.m. start times. In mid-February, the Bruins defeated ASU (2-0 MPSF) 14-5 at the […]
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[Online exclusive]: Swim team focuses on individual events
Wrapping up an evening of relay competition, the No. 7 UCLA swim team begins the bulk of Pac-10 competition today in Long Beach, where the goal is to improve upon last year’s disappointing fourth-place finish. The Bruins started the tournament with relays, but now move on to compete in the individual events. “Last year was […]
Bruins set for Gaucho Invitational
The UCLA women’s water polo team will begin competition at the UCSB Gaucho Invitational in Santa Barbara this Saturday, an event that will culminate with the championship game at the end of the weekend. The Bruins took the Gaucho Invitational title last year, defeating USC in the championship game. They look to do the same […]
Team hopes to make Pac-10 splash
The No. 7 UCLA swimming and diving team will part ways for the week as it heads into the Pac-10 Championships. The swimming event will take place in Long Beach while the diving competition is up north in Federal Way, Wash. Starting tonight at 6 and continuing on through Saturday, the Bruin swimmers and divers […]
Strong defense stifles opponents, leads to two wins for women’s water polo
Sweeping both games this weekend, the No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo team rebounded from an upset by No. 1 USC at the championship game of the Stanford Invitational from the previous week. The Bruins (8-1, 4-0 MPSF) defeated No. 10 San Jose State 15-2 at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center pool on Saturday and […]
A disappointing finish for water polo
The No. 5 UCLA men’s water polo team (21-8) wrapped up a hard-fought season with a disappointing fifth-place finish at the MPSF conference tournament at USC’s McDonald’s Swim Stadium this weekend. Going from last year’s national champions to fifth in the MPSF conference was a tough fall for the Bruins to take, as they will […]
Do-or-die for 4-seed UCLA
While most UCLA students will be busy digesting Thanksgiving feasts and spending time with loved ones, the UCLA men’s water polo team will limit their celebrations to Thursday alone. They must wake up early Friday morning and head over to USC’s McDonald’s Swim Stadium to kick off the MPSF conference tournament. The Bruins are seeded […]