M. WATER POLO Today, 3 p.m. v. Long Beach State Sunset Rec Sunday, 1 p.m. v. UC Irvine Sunset Rec The UCLA men’s water polo team will wrap up its regular season this weekend with home games against Long Beach State today and UC Irvine on Sunday. The games come after six straight road games […]
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Water polo brings home two more conference victories
The UCLA men’s water polo team wrapped up a series of six straight road games this weekend, earning conference victories over Pepperdine and UC Santa Barbara. The third-ranked Bruins routed the ninth-ranked Waves, 18-5, in Malibu on Saturday, then edged out the sixth-ranked Gauchos, 7-6, in overtime on Sunday in Santa Barbara. The wins improve […]
Weekend road games to test water polo
This weekend the UCLA men’s water polo team will head North for a pair of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation road games that could go a long way toward determining the Bruins’ seeding in the conference’s postseason tournament. The Bruins will visit No. 2 Cal on Saturday afternoon for a 1:30 game, then head to Stockton […]
Water polo’s dominating defense drowns Lions
The UCLA men’s water polo team got back to its winning ways Saturday, posting a 7-3 victory over Loyola Marymount. The game featured strong team defense and a balanced scoring attack by the Bruins. The third-ranked Bruins were coming off a tough 9-8 loss to top-ranked USC last weekend, and were playing in their second […]
Despite defeat by Trojans, Bruins keep treading water
After narrowly losing Saturday’s game against top-ranked USC in overtime, the UCLA men’s water polo team has more than a few things to be proud of. They survived a mid-game, and possibly mid-season, gut check by climbing back after trailing 6-3 early in the third quarter. In USC’s packed McDonald’s Swim Center, they battled to […]
Bruins dissatisfied with No. 3 finish
After an up-and-down weekend at the Mountain Pacific Southern California Tournament, the UCLA men’s water polo team has a few things to be proud of and a few more areas for improvement heading into this Saturday’s game against top-ranked USC. Despite a third-place finish, the Bruins are by no means satisfied with the weekend’s results. […]
Water polo’s best teams meet at SoCal
M. POLO Saturday, Sunday Tournament at USC If the UCLA men’s water polo team is to win this weekend’s Southern California Tournament, the team will have to overcome a familiar opponent and what could potentially be one of the most challenging draws ever handed out at a tournament. To quote junior center Marco Santos, “the […]