The Bruins are on the road for the final time in the regular season. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s last two undefeated teams will duke it out when No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (20-3, 3-0 MPSF) visits No. 1 Stanford (15-1, 3-0) on Saturday. The Bruins will then conclude the road trip against the […]
Author Archives: Marcus Veal
Women’s water polo downs Arizona State, Indiana with dominant play
After losing two in a row, the Bruins are now winners of three straight. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (19-3, 3-0 MPSF) left the desert with two more conference wins, beating No. 8 Arizona State (10-8, 1-2) and No. 22 Indiana (5-12, 0-4) by scores of 12-9 and 16-2, respectively. “Overall, this past week […]
No. 1 UCLA softball heads into Pac-12 play with series against Washington
After a near-perfect nonconference run, the Bruins enter conference play this weekend atop this week’s top 25 poll. The first Pac-12 series for No. 1 UCLA softball (22-1) will be on the road against No. 5 Washington (22-3). “It’s exciting with the great offenses and pitching staffs in our conference,” said assistant coach Kirk Walker. […]
Women’s water polo defeats Cal, prepares for single-game matches
The Bruins’ win Sunday snapped a three-game losing streak against the Golden Bears. It also snapped the streak of tournaments that made up the majority of No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo’s (17-3, 1-0 MPSF) nonconference schedule, which meant shifting its approach in preparation from tournaments to single-game competition. “The nice thing about a single-game […]
Bruins bounce back against Bears, defeat them in first conference game of season
The Bruins snapped their two-game losing skid. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (17-3, 1-0 MPSF) opened conference play with a 9-7 win over No. 3 California (10-3, 0-1). Last week, the Bruins and Golden Bears squared off at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. Cal got the 7-6 win in overtime to take third place in […]
Women’s water polo wins some, loses some in nonconference invitational
The Bruins wrapped up their nonconference schedule in Irvine this weekend. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (16-3) battled No. 17 Long Beach State (4-8), No. 6 Michigan (8-7) and No. 2 Stanford (10-1) and finished in fourth place after a 7-6 overtime loss to No. 4 California (10-2) at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. “As […]
Softball enters Mary Nutter classic with winning records against five of six teams
The Bruins are set to face some familiar teams in a familiar site. No. 2 UCLA softball (9-0) will head to Cathedral City, California, on Thursday for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, squaring off against six opponents in four days – No. 23 Texas A&M, No. 4 Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, No. 20 Kentucky and Colorado […]