UCLA men’s water polo has yet to lose, but the Bruins still haven’t won it all. To date, UCLA has won the Kap7 NorCal Invitational, the SoCal tournament, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship and every game in between. However, one more weekend remains, one final chapter before the No. 1 Bruins (28-0, 9-0 MPSF) […]
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Men’s water polo’s Danny McClintick fights back from injury
It’s 5:30 a.m. on a cool morning in early April and both senior utility Danny McClintick and junior center Patrick Woepse are headed to their morning weight training. But the UCLA water polo players won’t make it to their morning workout today. As the two teammates traveled through a green light on a Vespa, a […]
Freshman attacker brings worldly experience to men’s water polo
At any of the UCLA men’s water polo games, you can be sure to hear coach Adam Wright yelling the names of his players as he directs his offense from the opposite end of Dirks Pool. He’s made the names “Fellner,” “Ryder” and “Chance” resound throughout aquatics complexes across the nation for three years and […]
Men’s water polo narrowly defeats Cal to win MPSF championship
A month ago, the Bruins fought to gain a lead against the Golden Bears. On Sunday, the UCLA men’s water polo team fought to keep a lead in the longest game it has played in two years. As the sun set over Uytengsu Aquatics Center, UCLA defeated Cal 12-11 in a dramatic overtime finish to win […]
Men’s water polo defeats USC, advances to MPSF finals
LOS ANGELES – For 22 minutes, the USC Trojans couldn’t find the back of the net, giving the home crowd at Uytengsu Aquatics Center little to cheer about. Driven by dominant defensive efforts in both the frontcourt and the cage, No. 1-seed UCLA (27-0) held its rival scoreless until the end of the third quarter, […]
Men’s water polo looks to satisfy hunger for MPSF tournament success
Chancellor Ramirez’s favorite meal is breakfast. Unfortunately for the junior defender, breakfast is over for the UCLA men’s water polo team. It was a delicious 25-win regular season, but by no means is it enough to satisfy a team as hungry as the No. 1 Bruins (25-0, 9-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation). This weekend is […]
Goalie Garrett Danner continues historic rise with men’s water polo
A large, red USC flag was draped lifeless over the ledge of Spieker Aquatics Center’s upper seating as the fourth period ticked away, held by two pairs of hands that had lost the motivation to wave it. It wasn’t the rain or wind chill that drained the enthusiasm from Trojan fans and player alike over […]