Despite a second straight loss to a Big Four opponent, UCLA men’s water polo is experiencing the growth it has been waiting for. “I think one of the more positive things for me is seeing the team grow over the last two weeks,” said senior utility Alex Roelse. “We’ve had two good weeks of workouts […]
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Women’s golf makes third-round comeback to win Battle at the Beach
UCLA women’s golf rounded out its fall schedule with its third straight victory Sunday afternoon in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. UCLA shot 12-under-par on day three to surge past second-place Oklahoma, which entered the round leading UCLA by five strokes. Junior Lilia Vu also claimed her first individual victory of the season. Coach Carrie […]
Weekend in Preview: Women’s volleyball, swimming and diving seek improvement in Arizona
Men’s water poloRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor UCLA men’s water polo will take on a top-five team for the third straight week when it visits Stanford on Saturday. The No. 4 Cardinal (15-3, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) enter the matchup riding a nine-game win streak while the No. 3 Bruins (16-2, 0-1) are fresh […]
UCLA men’s golf ends fall season with fourth-place finish in Hawaii
UCLA men’s golf finished fourth at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational in Hawaii – its final tournament of fall. The Bruins shot 37-under-par as a team to claim their fourth top-five finish in as many tries this season. UCLA shot 20-under-par on day two following a 9-under performance on day one, but could not finish […]
Stagnating offense, inconsistency impairs men’s water polo’s efficacy
Statistically, UCLA men’s water polo has seen a decrease in productivity on both sides of the ball this season. Through 17 games, the No. 2 Bruins (15-2, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) are scoring more than a full goal less per game than they have at this time last season. They are allowing nearly two […]
UCLA women’s golf finishes first at Nanea Pac-12 Preview in two rounds
UCLA women’s golf won its second-straight tournament Tuesday, after the third round of the Nanea Pac-12 Preview, held in Hawaii, was cancelled by stormy weather. Rounds one and two were completed Monday. The No. 3 Bruins finished at 20-under-par, 11 strokes ahead of second place Stanford, which finished 9-under-par. Coach Carrie Forsyth was hoping that […]
UCLA men’s water polo falls to Cal in MPSF conference opener
The last time the Bruins and Bears met was the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Invitational in late September where then-No.4 UCLA took down then-No.1 California 9-8 in double overtime. The Bruins only had one day to prepare for that match. With a whole week to prepare before Saturday’s meeting, No. 2 UCLA (15-2, 0-1 […]