After what seemed like the makings for a successful weekend Saturday, the No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo team gave up their first loss to No. 2 Stanford at the UC Irvine Invitational Tournament Sunday night 8-4. This loss comes after an early-morning win Sunday over No. 5 California and two victories on Saturday over […]
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Water polo braves rain to beat Hawai’i
The rain fell down with a vengeance on the dedicated fans and coaches at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on Thursday afternoon as they watched the No. 1 Bruins beat No. 4 Hawai’i 16-7 in MPSF competition. The UCLA women’s water polo team dominated the Rainbow Wahine from the start, despite the weather. Just one minute […]
A family that plays together
Watching the women’s water polo players splash each other during their morning workouts or listening to the laughter and chatter that spills out from the women’s locker room in the evening after practice, one is tempted to say that the Bruins are as close as sisters. And you wouldn’t be too far off. Senior Kelly […]
Water polo off to promising start
The women’s water polo team could not have asked for a better opening to the 2007 MPSF conference season. With its unbending defense and powerful offense, UCLA has positioned itself as the best team in the nation in the early going this year and did nothing to disprove it this weekend in Northern California. The […]
Women’s water polo beats USC
Once again the UCLA women’s water polo team has conquered the USC Trojans in what is beginning to seem like a pattern whenever the two crosstown rivals meet. In this case, it was an eerily familiar scene for both teams, for it was only eight months ago that fans saw the same match in the […]
UCLA to test waters at Stanford Invitational
WOMEN’S WATER POLO Saturday and Sunday @ Stanford Invitational Palo Alto The last time the women’s water polo team ventured up to Northern California for a tournament, it came back with an NCAA championship. Although this weekend does not hold the promise of a third consecutive title for the Bruins, the season-opening tournament in Palo […]
Bruins prepare to hit the water
Through the gray January fog and bleak lights at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center atop the hill, the morning is filled with the faint hum of Vespas and the laughter of 16 talented athletes. Joking with coach Adam Krikorian as they stretch on the pool deck waiting for swimmers to give up the pool, the […]