The first major NCAA Division I water polo gathering of the season has gone by many names over the years. It’s been the Kap7 NorCal Invitational, the NorCal tournament, sometimes it’s been the SoCal tournament and this year it’s the Mountain Pacific Invitational. But underneath the titles, there’s one thing that they all have in […]
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Men’s water polo claims close overtime victory against Long Beach State
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Fans packed into Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center Saturday night, ready to see the underdog take on the two-time defending champions. The raucous No. 7 Long Beach State (6-1) crowd disrupted the communication between coach Adam Wright and his Bruins, resulting in a close and hard-fought 8-6 overtime victory. It didn’t have […]
No. 1 men’s water polo secures 9-3 win over Pepperdine in home opener
It was a game of spurts. In Friday night’s 9-3 victory for No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (10-0) against No. 9 Pepperdine (6-1), the Bruins came out strong, but failed to get the gears working together as the game went on. After scoring six goals in the opening half, the Bruins produced only three […]
The Hull Shebang: Forget football this fall, there’s water polo history in the making
My teammates and I went to the Kap7 NorCal Invitational every year when I was in high school. On the day that would turn out to be my last high school water polo game, our team went to Berkeley to see the Big Splash – the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford. Both occasions […]
UCLA track and field Olympic streak ends, but coaches produce medalists
UCLA athletes racked up nine medals in total at the Olympic games this year, but none came came from track and field, a sport in which the Bruins have historically had a strong presence. At least one member of the program has medalled in every Summer Games since 1984 – and nearly all of the […]
Men’s water polo season to feature new conferences, new rules
Two-thirds of the men’s water polo home openers since 2001 have been against schools in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. But a couple of major developments in the world of collegiate water polo happened over the off-season, and the first nontournament games this weekend will mark the beginning of a new era. The Golden Coast […]
Regulars take a step back as men’s soccer shuts out CSUN
At long last, the most extensive home stand of the season has come to an end. The No. 8 UCLA men’s soccer team (3-1-1) has been in LA for over two and a half weeks, but their stay ended Monday with a 4-0 victory against CSU Northridge. The Bruins were riding high after taking down […]