Some are small, some are huge – each game No. 1 UCLA plays it likes to approach the same way. But for everyone outside the water, this weekend’s Crosstown Splashdown is the most anticipated match-up of the season. No. 2 USC has surged on offense, on defense and in the rankings, and the Trojans are […]
Author Archives: Michael Hull
Q&A: Daily Trojan writer delves into UCLA-USC water polo matchup
It’s No. 1 vs. No. 2, a national championship rematch, with Olympians facing Olympians, the highest-powered offense vs. a tested defense – the narratives for the yearly Crosstown Splashdown between UCLA and USC continue to stack up. And so, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to one of the Daily Trojan’s men’s water polo beat writers, […]
In the Cage: Episode V with Patrick Woepse
It’s senior day on Saturday – there’s two games for No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo at Spieker Aquatics center between Whittier and San Jose State. So, senior center Patrick Woepse joins Daily Bruin beat writers Michael Hull and Brent Troop to recap the incredibly close Stanford game, diagnose the Bruins’ offense and review the […]
Around the League: Pac-12 competition heats up for soccer, men’s water polo
Men’s soccerGrant Sugimura, assistant Sports editor The Pac-12 is still up for grabs. No. 11 Washington toppled No. 9 Stanford 1-0 in an overtime victory. With the victory, UW moves on to UCLA Thursday while Stanford can still clinch this weekend. Three teams were ranked in the NSCAA top-25 poll for the third consecutive week. […]
The Hull Shebang: NCAA should relax ban on seasonal fantasy leagues for student-athletes
I beat my roommate this weekend in fantasy football. He was pretty mad. Every week he plays the team in our league that scores the most points. Eight games deep in the season, he’s put up nearly 110 points a game but has 73.5 more points scored against him than any other team. No matter […]
In the Cage: Episode IV with Danny McClintick
The Bruins have been competing on the road for nearly three weeks. This Saturday however, No. 6 Stanford rolls into Westwood, and undergraduate assistant coach Danny McClintick joins the Daily Bruin beat writers to preview the homecoming and what the Cardinal brings to the table. [Related: In the Cage: Episode III]
Men’s water polo faces Stanford in first home game since setting record
Upperclassmen play a critical part on any collegiate team. On the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team (21-0, 1-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), the seven seniors in the field account for over 41 percent of the 25-man roster’s total scoring. As for the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal (12-3, 0-1), the Bruins’ lone opponent this […]