During one of Briana and Kylee Perez’s first experiences with softball, then-11-year-old Kylee Perez threw the ball right at then-8-year-old Briana Perez’s face, knocking out a tooth in the process. It might have seemed unlikely at the time, but there was a dream in the Perez family that one day, the two sisters would play […]
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Women’s water polo seniors end season with loss, leave behind legacy
The women’s water polo championship loss to Stanford on Sunday was the last game for UCLA’s senior class, but they’ll still leave a legacy unlike many other classes’ in the past. This group of seniors reached the national championship game three times – something no other class has done since the class of 2010. After […]
History repeats in women’s water polo’s NCAA-final loss to Stanford
Before Sunday’s game, UCLA and Stanford had met twice in the past three years in the national championship game. Both times, the Cardinal had been the one to come out on top, but 2017 was lined up to be different. The Bruins had beaten the Cardinal twice this season, the last time completely shutting Stanford […]
Women’s water polo advances to NCAA semifinals after win over Wagner
INDIANAPOLIS — UCLA’s final weekend of the season started with a game that ended like so many others have for the No. 1 team in the country. The Bruins (23-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) had scored 17 or more goals or allowed two or less goals in eight other matches this year before they […]
Scouting report: 2017 NCAA women’s water polo championship
The stage for the 2017 NCAA women’s water polo championship is set. Half of the field will be familiar faces for UCLA women’s water polo, as three other teams from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation were selected. The remaining four teams, however, are conference champions from four other conferences, some the Bruins have faced, some […]
Women’s water polo completes comeback over Cal to advance to MPSF final
UCLA women’s water polo had to overcome something on Saturday it hasn’t faced in two months – a deficit heading into the fourth quarter. With a little over five minutes left in the game and after losing a three-goal lead it had built up earlier in the game, freshman attacker Maddie Musselman netted her thid […]
Women’s water polo set to conclude season with payback against USC
Two months ago in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, UCLA women’s water polo suffered its first loss of the season. This weekend, the Bruins have a chance for redemption against their crosstown rival. Newly ranked No. 1 UCLA (19-1, 5-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will battle No. 2 USC (26-1, 4-1) in the Bruins’ regular season […]