The Tigers were reeling. After falling to No. 3 USC the week before 15-7, the team showed up Saturday looking to assert itself in its second top-five nontournament matchup. But the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team (18-0) wouldn’t have it, defeating No. 4 Pacific (12-4) in Stockton, California, on Saturday 9-5, and tying […]
Category Archives: Men’s Water Polo
In the Cage: Episode I
The No. 1 Bruins are headed to NorCal looking for an NCAA record this weekend against the Pacific Tigers and UC Davis Aggies, so the Daily Bruin men’s water polo writers take the time to talk about everything from the major conference shake-up that happened over the winter to whether the best streak in UCLA […]
Men’s water polo faces No. 4 Pacific with NCAA record on the line
The men’s water polo team makes its way north this weekend with a chance to write its name into the history books – again. The squad can tie the 1985-1987 Stanford Cardinal’s NCAA-record 51-match winning streak against No. 4 Pacific (12-3) on Saturday and can set a new mark against No. 11 UC Davis (12-3) […]
Q&A: Pacifican sports editor weighs in on upcoming men’s water polo showdown
The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team will be trying to break the program record and tie the all-time NCAA water polo record of 51 straight wins Saturday – but it’ll have to get through No. 4 Pacific. Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Pacifican’s sports editor, Zach Withrow, to see what’s waiting […]
Around the League: Pac-12 teams stiff competition for women’s volleyball, men’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. Women’s volleyball David Gottlieb, assistant Sports editor Three teams dominated the preseason landscape in the Pac-12: Stanford, UCLA and Washington. This made Washington State’s schedule going into conference play look terrifying. The Cougars […]
No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo claims 50th consecutive win
It’s been three years in the making, but in front of dozens of alumni Saturday, the Bruins finally matched a 48-year-old school record. The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team (17-0) reached 50 straight wins with a 17-4 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the second game of a triple-header Saturday, a mark that hasn’t been […]
Men’s water polo aims to keep consistency as it nears record win streak
After escaping the Mountain Pacific Invitational with their win streak intact, the Bruins will look to tie a program-record 50 straight victories this weekend. The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team (15-0) hosts No. 13 UC Irvine (7-5) and unranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-8) before playing an exhibition match against former UCLA men’s water polo players […]