Coach Brandon Brooks said the atmosphere during the final seconds of the UC Irvine Invitational championship game was tense. Sitting on the edge of his seat, Brooks watched as the clock slowly ran down and his team captured a 7-6 double-overtime victory over No.1 Stanford. “To get to overtime, we had to make a couple […]
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Women’s water polo beats top teams to win UCI Invitational
Coming off two decisive victories against No. 18 Loyola Marymount and No. 7 Hawai’i on Saturday, No. 2 UCLA had plenty of momentum entering the second day of the four-game UC Irvine Invitational. However, the Bruins then faced their toughest opponents this season: No. 3 USC and No. 1 Stanford. After defeating the Trojans in […]
Women’s water polo waves goodbye to invitational format this weekend
There’s something about playing at home that ignites a fire within a team. Hearing pandemonium in the stands can give a team encouragement and support that allows them to potentially come out with a win. The UCLA women’s water polo team has been undefeated at home thus far this season. Though the Bruins have only […]
Olympic hopeful Sami Hill strengthens UCLA women’s water polo
Sami Hill never imagined she would play water polo for a program as prestigious as UCLA’s. Yet Hill – now a redshirt senior – has not only asserted herself as a team leader for UCLA, but also positioned herself as an Olympic hopeful. Hill came from an athletic household – her mother played basketball at […]
UCLA women’s water polo records three wins at Stanford Invitational
Tied at the half with four goals apiece against Cal on Saturday, the UCLA women’s water polo team faced its biggest competition thus far in the early season at the Stanford Invitational. Playing against another team that put up similar offensive numbers gave the Bruins a challenge. After a much needed regrouping, the Bruins were […]
Women’s water polo faces bigger challenges with the Cal, Hawai’i
This weekend, No. 2 UCLA will face the biggest threat to its undefeated record. After facing its first high-level competition against No. 11 Long Beach State and No. 14 UC Santa Barbara last week, the waters will become even tougher to tread this weekend with No. 4 Cal and No. 8 Hawai’i. After winning all […]
Women’s water polo maintains win streak at UCSB Winter Invitational
On a two-day, four-game stretch, exhaustion begins to set in and an athlete’s homesickness surfaces. However, whether a team is at home or on the road, the season progresses, and the team has to face the challenges that they’re presented with. In doing so, team dynamics begin to emerge, players begin to understand what their […]