In the last regular season home game for UCLA men’s water polo, fans stood on the top level of the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center parking garage overlooking the pool far below. The jam-packed stands, highlighted by clashing colors of red and blue, along with the line of fans who stood atop the parking structure, brought […]
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Men’s water polo to focus on finer points of play for rivalry game
The temperature in Los Angeles has plummeted into the low 60s during the evenings and, consequently, a chill has settled over Spieker Aquatics Center. Fog clouds the lights towering above the deck, and the blue and gold beanies have emerged from storage. The only source of warmth is Dirks Pool, where the kinks and mistakes […]
History of UCLA, USC men’s water polo rivalry spans more than 50 years
Believe it or not, there was a time when the historically excellent UCLA men’s water polo program was not as prominent in the world of the sport as it is today. It was a time before NCAA regulated collegiate water polo, before a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and before seasons that lasted more than twenty […]
Men’s water polo rides second period momentum to back-to-back victories
Under the lights of Spieker Aquatics Center, UCLA battled to gain the upper hand over league foe UC Santa Barbara in the opening eight minutes of Friday’s matchup. The early back-and-forth duel turned into a second period Bruin tempest as the temperature dropped and UCLA’s 2-1 lead quickly skyrocketed. A steal from sophomore utility Alex […]
Men’s water polo faces pair of top-10 foes as regular season winds down
Even as the UCLA men’s water polo team continues to add to its 22-game winning streak, the No. 1 team in the country is still focused on getting all the pieces to finally come together. This weekend’s games against No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (14-8, 3-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) and No. 8 Long Beach […]
Sophomore attacker Max Irving establishes himself as offensive threat
Moving from the 14th-leading scorer in last year’s campaign to the second-leading scorer this year, sophomore attacker Max Irving has stepped into one of the leading offensive roles for No. 1 UCLA (22-0, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation). Irving has established himself as one of the biggest offensive threats for the undefeated Bruins and has […]
Men’s water polo honors legacy of 1995 championship team
Top-ranked UCLA, sporting identical blue and yellow robes, lined up in front of a glossy pool and an audience of Bruin and Golden Bear fans on Oct. 24. For a group of middle-aged men, all wearing identical blue T-shirts and watching from across the pool, the scene was nostalgic. Twenty years ago, they had stood […]