Bruins grind out 10-7 win against No. 7 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

There could be such a thing as unlucky sevens when it comes to the UCLA men’s water polo team. At then-No. 7 Long Beach State, the Bruins were pushed out of their ordinary groove and forced to play their opponent’s game in front of a large away crowd before taking the game in double-overtime. In […]

Men’s water polo breaks record against UC Davis with 52nd straight win

It’s been 687 days since the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team last lost. Two national championships and nearly two years later, the Bruins – all of them – claimed outright ownership of the NCAA consecutive wins record with their 52nd straight victory Sunday afternoon. “The thing that I was happy about was that […]

Q&A: Pacifican sports editor weighs in on upcoming men’s water polo showdown

The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team will be trying to break the program record and tie the all-time NCAA water polo record of 51 straight wins Saturday – but it’ll have to get through No. 4 Pacific. Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Pacifican’s sports editor, Zach Withrow, to see what’s waiting […]

No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo claims 50th consecutive win

It’s been three years in the making, but in front of dozens of alumni Saturday, the Bruins finally matched a 48-year-old school record. The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team (17-0) reached 50 straight wins with a 17-4 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the second game of a triple-header Saturday, a mark that hasn’t been […]

UCLA men’s water polo beats Cal in Mountain Pacific Invitational final

BERKELEY, Calif. – It was supposed to be a bigger contest. No. 3 California (11-1) had dominated No. 2 USC (9-1) in the semifinals and was riding a wave of momentum coming into the championship game of the Mountain Pacific Invitational. But the energy that helped the Golden Bears past the Trojans less than 20 […]

Men’s water polo keeps up solid defense in win against No. 4 Pacific

BERKELEY, Calif. — For the fourth year in a row for this senior class and eighth year in a row for coach Adam Wright, UCLA has made the championship game of the first major collegiate tournament of the season. After handling No. 10 Pepperdine (8-4) 11-5, the No. 1 Bruins (14-0) had a six-hour break […]