When faced with the chance to take a year off from school to train alongside the United States women’s senior national water polo team, a pipeline to the Olympics, goalkeeper Sami Hill jumped at the opportunity.
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Constructive repetition key for women’s water polo as NCAAs approach
Repetition: before the denouement of this long season, that is what UCLA women’s water polo will depend on to tie up loose ends and taper workouts before NCAAs.
UCLA water polo welcomes Becca Dorst’s return for MPSF tournament
Becca Dorst returned to the pool for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament this past weekend – and not a moment too soon. With the UCLA women’s water polo team excited at the prospect of NCAA Championships just around the corner, the junior utility is glad to be back and playing with her No. 3-seeded […]
Women’s water polo moves on from USC loss, focuses on MPSF tournament
If UCLA women’s water polo learned anything from Friday’s 11-6 loss to USC, it’s that work needs to be done and that, luckily, the team has an appetite for improvement. Several small errors led to the loss to the Trojans in the regular season finale. “We have to move on. We have to focus on […]
Women’s water polo falls to USC in last conference game
A loss to USC, a loss on Senior Day and a loss in the last conference game before the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament would each be reason for frustration from the women’s water polo team. On Friday, the No. 4 Bruins combined all three. After suffering an 11-6 loss at the hands of the […]
Women’s water polo gears up for last home game, USC rematch
Treading water may be integral to water polo, but the UCLA women are using this week’s practices to send a strong “don’t tread on me” message to USC. The team, in preparation for Friday’s game, tailored this week’s practices to the goal of beating the No. 1 Trojans in the last conference game of the […]
Women’s water polo dominates weekend with strong offensive efforts
There were only 20 seconds left in Friday’s game, but it was just enough time for UCLA goalkeeper Sami Hill to send the ball on a golden, across-the-pool arch straight into Loyola Marymount’s cage. “We practiced (the full-court shot) in practice and I never thought I’d actually shoot it but the goalie was way out […]