Men’s water poloRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor UCLA men’s water polo will take on a top-five team for the third straight week when it visits Stanford on Saturday. The No. 4 Cardinal (15-3, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) enter the matchup riding a nine-game win streak while the No. 3 Bruins (16-2, 0-1) are fresh […]
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UCLA men’s water polo finds team cohesion in win over Pacific
It’s been the same story for UCLA men’s water polo – lack of consistency, trouble on 6-on-5 opportunities and a young team learning to fill the void of a missing veteran presence. This past weekend would prove otherwise. “We were a completely different team,” said coach Adam Wright. No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo (16-2, […]
Men’s water polo stops furious fourth-quarter Pacific comeback to win
The last time UCLA faced No. 5 Pacific, they were trying to stave off an upset. This time it would be different. No. 3 UCLA (16-2, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) never trailed Pacific (14-4) in its second match-up against the Tigers this season, securing a 12-11 win. “We were a completely different team today,” […]
Weekend in Preview: Men’s water polo prepares for Pacific, women’s volleyball faces Washington
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 12:04 p.m. Cross Country Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor The No. 14 men’s cross country team has covered 40,000 meters to get to this point, and the women have raced across 25,000. Now it’s time for postseason cross country, which kicks off this weekend with the 2017 […]
Stagnating offense, inconsistency impairs men’s water polo’s efficacy
Statistically, UCLA men’s water polo has seen a decrease in productivity on both sides of the ball this season. Through 17 games, the No. 2 Bruins (15-2, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) are scoring more than a full goal less per game than they have at this time last season. They are allowing nearly two […]
Around the League: Stanford men’s soccer remains strong in rankings, first in Pac-12
Men’s soccer Nicholas Yekikian, Assistant Sports editor With the last bout of conference play looming over the Pac-12, this season’s leaders and losers are starting to take shape. Of the five men’s soccer teams in the Pac-12, the consummate leader remains the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal (12-2-1, 6-0-1 Pac-12). Stanford’s offense has been uncontainable so […]
UCLA men’s water polo falls to Cal in MPSF conference opener
The last time the Bruins and Bears met was the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Invitational in late September where then-No.4 UCLA took down then-No.1 California 9-8 in double overtime. The Bruins only had one day to prepare for that match. With a whole week to prepare before Saturday’s meeting, No. 2 UCLA (15-2, 0-1 […]