For the greater part of the season, No. 2 UCLA has been clicking. But in the past ten days, the Bruins have had three games where their communication and poise has been subpar. Of UCLA’s 25 wins this year, nine have been decided by three scores or less. Six have come against Big 4 opponents […]
Author Archives: Ishan Ayyalasomayajula
Men’s water polo to face Cal in MPSF tournament with focus on defense
As the final buzzer sounded at Uytengsu Aquatics Center last weekend, there was disappointment on the faces of the Bruins. Coach Adam Wright said after the game that the loss to the Trojans showed that the team that had reeled off of 57 straight wins had plenty to work on. This weekend at the Mountain […]
Offense picks up pace as men’s water polo defeats San Jose State, Whittier
The two matches on men’s water polo’s senior day both ended in victory, but each came in a starkly different manner. On Saturday, No. 1 UCLA (24-0, 2-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) took down San Jose State and Whittier 10-3 and 18-5 respectively, to add to an NCAA-record 57-game winning streak. For much of the […]
Men’s water polo’s offense lagging despite continued success
The defense keeps the team in games, but the offense has been what’s making them games in the first place. The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team is in the middle of its third straight title run, has won 54 straight matches and took down No. 2 California 7-6 this past weekend. Though the […]
Alex Roelse returns from Rio, brings Olympic experience to Westwood
Alex Roelse didn’t have a typical off-season. The junior utility had just returned from Olympics duty to rejoin the UCLA water polo team for the 2016 season. In the Bruins’ home opener against the Pepperdine Waves, he rose up from the water from way beyond the 5-meter line, and with defenders’ arms draped all over […]
Men’s water polo faces No. 4 Pacific with NCAA record on the line
The men’s water polo team makes its way north this weekend with a chance to write its name into the history books – again. The squad can tie the 1985-1987 Stanford Cardinal’s NCAA-record 51-match winning streak against No. 4 Pacific (12-3) on Saturday and can set a new mark against No. 11 UC Davis (12-3) […]
Men’s water polo rides wave of victories with goalie Aleksandar Ruzic
As the fading summer sun shines brightly upon the pools of the Spieker Aquatics Center, the familiar whistles and shrills of water polo return to Westwood. However, anyone watching the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team would have noticed that the familiar face of senior goalkeeper Garrett Danner has been missing from the pool […]