The Bruins start the postseason Friday against last year’s defending champions. Fresh off a triple-overtime victory against their cross-town rival on Saturday, No. 3-seeded UCLA (18-3, 1-2 MPSF) faces No. 2-seeded California (18-2, 2-1) at the MPSF tournament Friday. UCLA has split a pair of games with Cal this season, with the Bruins winning 9-8 […]
Category Archives: Men’s Water Polo
Men’s water polo looks to high-scoring veterans for upcoming Cal game
Through all the nuances of water polo, from defensive schemes to a double helix counterattack, one aspect never changes: scoring goals. Two Bruins have shown this ability across all four years. Senior utility Alex Roelse and senior attacker Max Irving are prepping for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, looking for their third collegiate title […]
Crosstown Clash: UCLA men’s water polo topples USC in triple overtime
UCLA beat USC 12-11 in triple overtime.
Men’s water polo emerges victorious against USC in triple overtime
After four quarters, two overtime periods and 22 combined goals, it all came down to one five-meter penalty. With 2 minutes, 38 seconds left in the third overtime period, senior center Matt Farmer was fouled, and the refs called it: a penalty for the Bruins. Senior utility Alex Roelse converted the shot for his fourth […]
UCLA men’s water polo team to take USC in rivalry match Saturday
The Bruins conclude the regular season Saturday against their crosstown rival. After winning their last matchup, No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo (17-3, 0-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) faces rival No. 2 USC (22-2, 1-1) at home in a game that could impact playoff seedings. This is the last piece of game action either team […]
UCLA men’s water polo sees growth, remains hopeful after recent losses
Despite a second straight loss to a Big Four opponent, UCLA men’s water polo is experiencing the growth it has been waiting for. “I think one of the more positive things for me is seeing the team grow over the last two weeks,” said senior utility Alex Roelse. “We’ve had two good weeks of workouts […]
Men’s water polo sinks to Stanford 7-5, comes back 14-6 against SJSU
There was a little over a minute left to play in the fourth quarter, and UCLA men’s water polo found itself down by two goals against Stanford. The deficit proved to be too large to overcome. The No. 3 Bruins (17-3, 0-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) dropped their second conference game of the season 7-5 to […]