Men’s water polo Ryan Smith, assistant Sports editor The country’s top four men’s water polo teams went undefeated this past week. No. 2 UCLA returned its winning ways by taking down No. 9 Pepperdine 8-7 behind a three-goal performance from freshman attacker Chasen Travisano. It was the second hat trick of Travisano’s young career. The […]
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Men’s water polo staves off Pepperdine comeback for one-goal victory
It was a tale of two halves in UCLA men’s water polo’s victory over Pepperdine. “I think in the first half we did a good job of coming out with energy and then in the second half we let up a little bit,” said senior attacker Max Irving. “That gave them the ability to come […]
Men’s water polo prepares to face Pepperdine after surprising loss
After losing its first game of the year to No. 6 UC Irvine last weekend, No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo spent the week focused on addressing the inconsistencies that continue to haunt the team. “We have been more focused this week for sure because we can’t afford to waste any more time,” said senior […]
Men’s golf looks forward to upcoming tournaments with skilled roster
UCLA men’s golf returned all eight golfers from its roster a season ago, but the additions of freshmen Eddy Lai and Devon Bling have given the team even more depth. “We are definitely deeper than last year,” said coach Derek Freeman. “We had two freshmen in the lineup this week and both of those guys […]
UCLA men’s golf finishes second at Marquette Intercollegiate
UCLA men’s golf took home a second place finish at the Marquette Intercollegiate this week. The Bruins finished 13-over-par for the tournament and were within a single stroke of No. 2 Texas A&M entering the back nine Tuesday. Despite coming in second, coach Derek Freeman said he was happy with what his players were able […]
UCLA women’s golf earns second place in season’s first tournament
In its first tournament of the 2017 season, UCLA women’s golf finished second at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The Bruins finished 12 strokes behind first place No. 1 Arkansas and 10 strokes ahead of third place Stanford. Before the tournament, junior standout Lilia Vu failed to qualify, leaving the door open for some of […]
UCLA men’s water polo looks to fix inconsistencies with young team
After claiming the No. 1 spot in the NCAA men’s water polo rankings, UCLA coach Adam Wright is still searching for one thing out of his young team – consistency. The Bruins dropped their first game of the season to No. 7 UC Irvine on Saturday and the inexperience of the team was a glaring […]