Struggling to stay afloat after a three-game losing streak, the UCLA men’s water polo team needed a win or two over the four-game weekend to regain some momentum.
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Bruins to play crucial games
The number 13 seems to be an unlucky one for the UCLA men’s water polo team, which has been stuck on 12 wins for almost two weeks.
UCLA unicyclist dominates sport
Spencer Hochberg wrote the book on unicycling.
School rivalries bolster college athletic spirit
The best rivalries in collegiate sports are those that are sustained by proximity: The campuses of Duke and North Carolina lie eight miles apart on Tobacco Road; the Holy War between Utah and BYU encapsulates Salt Lake City and its surroundings; and, of course, the UCLA-USC rivalry divides Los Angeles multiple times a year.
Veterans play, work out despite wounds
They’ve run tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere in between.
Water polo aims to gain from opportunities
Shutting down an opposing water polo team’s 20 seconds of 5-on-6 action, an event that occurs when a player is sent out of play for an exclusion penalty, can be a morale booster for the defending team and a momentum killer for the squad that fails to capitalize on the man advantage.
Men’s water polo unable to come back against Bears
Despite getting the chance to play in front of a raucous home crowd at Spieker Aquatics Center for only the second time this season, the UCLA men’s water polo team was unable to match the aggression and execution of its opponents as it fell to California 7-6 on Friday night.