UCLA women’s water polo traveled to its farthest-away games of the 2016 season this weekend, sweeping the competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The No. 2 Bruins (15-2) won both games Saturday against No. 15 Loyola Marymount 17-4 and George Washington 22-5. The following day, UCLA was able to continue its dominance, capping off a 9-5 […]
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Women’s water polo heads to Michigan bolstered by strong record
UCLA women’s water polo has competed in seven Wolverine Invitationals historically and has only lost once. The Bruins have struggled in some of their nationwide invitationals over the program’s 17 seasons, but it seems that their weekends in Ann Arbor, Michigan, aren’t among those. No. 2 UCLA (11-2) hasn’t competed in the event since 2013, […]
Women’s water polo player brings national team experience to Bruins
It is rare to find someone in Canada playing water polo. The pools are located inside due to the cold, rain, and snow. There are swimming leagues in the summer, but the window to compete is small. So when redshirt Alexa Tielmann took up the sport, she was surprised how much she took to it. […]
No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo secures victory against UCI
Coming off an 8-6 loss to crosstown rival No. 1 USC last week, UCLA women’s water polo was able to regroup this weekend securing an 11-6 win over UC Irvine on Friday night. The No. 2 Bruins (8-1) secured their 20th straight victory against the No. 9 Anteaters (6-5), but it would be a highly […]
Women’s water polo looks to stay perfect at Triton Invitational
The 2016 women’s water polo team – off to a 4-0 start and up to the No. 1 spot in the national polls – looks in control after sweeping the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invitational from Jan. 23 to 24. After a week’s rest, UCLA will travel to the Triton Invitational for another four-game, two-day […]
Women’s water polo falls to familiar faces on Team USA in scrimmage
Familiar faces swarmed the pool at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center in Saturday’s scrimmage between the UCLA women’s water polo team and the USA National Team, but many were no longer wearing the same caps and suits. All in all, a total of seven Bruins threw on a cap that had an American flag imprinted on […]
Women’s water polo enters new season aiming for eighth NCAA title
Stanford women’s water polo is the dark cloud that looms over UCLA. The past two consecutive NCAA finals have had an all-too-familiar ending for the Bruins – a loss at the hands of the Cardinal. “I think that the feeling that we have when we play Stanford should fuel our fire for every single game […]