There’s somewhat of an iron grip on the North. Of all the blue-chip recruits on current Big Four rosters that come out of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, two-thirds of them go to Cal or Stanford. There is one, however, that slipped through the gauntlet, and he’s the scoring leader for the No. 1 […]
Category Archives: Men’s Water Polo
In the Cage: Episode II
The No. 1 Bruins have the weekend off after breaking the NCAA consecutive wins record in the last one and a rare Thursday game in Santa Barbara. To fill the vacuum in the absence of scheduled matches, the Daily Bruin water polo writers serve up 11 minutes of shop talk to catch you up on […]
Bruins grind out 10-7 win against No. 7 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
There could be such a thing as unlucky sevens when it comes to the UCLA men’s water polo team. At then-No. 7 Long Beach State, the Bruins were pushed out of their ordinary groove and forced to play their opponent’s game in front of a large away crowd before taking the game in double-overtime. In […]
Alex Roelse returns from Rio, brings Olympic experience to Westwood
Alex Roelse didn’t have a typical off-season. The junior utility had just returned from Olympics duty to rejoin the UCLA water polo team for the 2016 season. In the Bruins’ home opener against the Pepperdine Waves, he rose up from the water from way beyond the 5-meter line, and with defenders’ arms draped all over […]
Around the League: USC, Stanford stand out in water polo, Colorado dominates women’s soccer
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 editorIn the world of Big Four water polo, UCLA’s record-setting weekend was the biggest news. But outside of all things Westwood, two other teams had less noteworthy, […]
Men’s water polo coach Adam Wright hits 200th career win
Among all of the clamor about a new NCAA record, another milestone marker went nearly unnoticed – even by the man himself. “To be honest I didn’t even know,” said coach Adam Wright. “So there you go. That’s how I feel; I literally had no clue.” The historic afternoon of the Sunday game against No. […]
Men’s water polo breaks record against UC Davis with 52nd straight win
It’s been 687 days since the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team last lost. Two national championships and nearly two years later, the Bruins – all of them – claimed outright ownership of the NCAA consecutive wins record with their 52nd straight victory Sunday afternoon. “The thing that I was happy about was that […]