As the final buzzer sounded at Uytengsu Aquatics Center last weekend, there was disappointment on the faces of the Bruins. Coach Adam Wright said after the game that the loss to the Trojans showed that the team that had reeled off of 57 straight wins had plenty to work on. This weekend at the Mountain […]
Category Archives: Men’s Water Polo
In the Cage: Episode VII with Tanner Walters
It’s been a while since UCLA’s lost – two years in fact, back when the Daily Bruin’s current editor-in-chief was a beat reporter for the men’s water polo team. Tanner Walters joins In the Cage to dissect what went wrong in last Saturday’s matchup against the Trojans, who are now the unanimous No. 1 pick, […]
Around the League: Men’s water polo avoids upset, soccer teams compete in postseason play
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Men’s water poloMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor There were nearly two upsets in the collegiate water polo world last weekend. In addition to No. 2 USC upending UCLA’s 57-game win streak, No. 6 […]
UCLA loss to USC sends ripples through water polo world
The most exciting men’s water polo games in the past two seasons have all been at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Last year, it was the championship game at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference tournament, the most competitive water polo contest in the country according to UCLA coach Adam Wright. The Bruins’ unbeaten record was […]
NCAA record run ends as men’s water polo falls 8-7 to USC
Number one of the win streak started with a 10-5 win over crosstown rival USC back in November 2014. A much different number one came today, at the hands of the same program. No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (24-1, 2-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) saw its 57-game win streak come to a halt as […]
No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo to face No. 2 USC first time this season Saturday
UCLA and USC have met each other a lot in the pool – four times in 2015, five times in 2014 and twice in the past two national championship games. But for the first time since 2005, the Crosstown Splashdown – the scheduled conference match between the two rivals – will be the first game […]
In the Cage: Episode VI with Alex Roelse
Some are small, some are huge – each game No. 1 UCLA plays it likes to approach the same way. But for everyone outside the water, this weekend’s Crosstown Splashdown is the most anticipated match-up of the season. No. 2 USC has surged on offense, on defense and in the rankings, and the Trojans are […]