Author Archives: Vincent Lim

With the start of the postseason less than a month away, UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian acknowledged that he is concerned about his team’s state of mind, despite a pair of victories over UC Irvine, 14-4, and Arizona State, 12-0, this past Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Because of the Bruins’ much-publicized success in […]

Few opposing coaches will admit it, but UCLA coach Adam Krikorian believes he knows exactly what they’re thinking. He realizes there may be envy among other coaches of the surplus of talent UCLA has at its disposal every time the Bruins jump in the pool. “I’m sure all coaches are jealous,” Krikorian said. “If I […]

It’s a friendly rivalry in the truest sense. Cal State Northridge women’s water polo coach Molly Barnes and UCLA coach Adam Krikorian, roommates in college at UCLA, continue to remain close friends today, despite the fact that they now coach for different universities. But just because Barnes, a member of the 1996 and 1997 UCLA […]

In what many of the UCLA women’s water polo players deemed the biggest home game of the season, the conference clash on Saturday between top-ranked UCLA and No. 2 USC was filled with anticipation and expectations. UCLA found itself in unknown territory early, though. Down by two goals in the opening three minutes of play […]

The top-ranked UCLA women’s water polo team seems to understand how important it is to make a good first impression. The Bruins have dominated the opening period of every game they have played this season, holding their opponents to only four goals and outscoring them by a 27-goal margin. And Sunday’s home opener against No. […]

This weekend’s Stanford Invitational will be more than just another indicator of how dominant this year’s top-ranked UCLA women’s water polo team may be. For the Bruins, who tasted defeat at the hands of Stanford in the waning moments of last season’s semifinal of the MPSF tournament, playing against the No. 3 Cardinal in their […]