In their first postseason game of the season, the Bruins avoided an upset. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo (21-3, 1-2 MPSF) steamrolled No. 5 seed Penn State Behrend (4-18) 18-1 in the quarterfinal of the MPSF tournament. The Bruins scored their first goal just 16 seconds into the game by sophomore utility Felix […]
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Men’s water polo aims for back-to-back MSPF championships and NCAA berth
The Bruins will see new faces and old rivals this weekend. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo (20-3, 1-2 MPSF) will face the winner of the No. 5 seed Penn State Behrend (3-17) and No. 6 seed Austin College (1-12) matchup – both Division III teams – on Friday at Uytengsu Aquatics Center in […]
Men’s water polo looks to recreate success it saw in 2017 postseason
After over two months of games, the Bruins face missing out on the NCAA tournament. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (20-3, 1-2 MPSF) wrapped up its regular season Saturday with a loss against No. 1 USC (28-1, 2-1). The Bruins fell 12-11 – their second loss by one goal this year. The Bruins had […]
Men’s water polo falls to USC in annual Crosstown Splashdown
A late surge by the Bruins wasn’t enough to get a win in their last regular season game. The Woolsey fire filled the skies over Uytengsu Aquatics Center with smoke Saturday and caused ash to fall into the pool as No. 1 USC (28-1, 2-1 MPSF) defeated No. 2 UCLA (20-3, 1-2) 12-11. Despite the […]
Men’s water polo heads into Crosstown Splashdown with MPSF seedings at stake
This post was updated Nov. 11 ar 9:56 a.m. The Crosstown Splashdown has arrived. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (20-2, 1-1 MPSF) will face No. 1 USC (27-1, 1-1) in both teams’ regular season finale. The Bruins played five times at Uytengsu Aquatics Center last year, winning all five games including two over the […]
The Rundown: Nov. 8
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 11:02 p.m. Men’s water polo Joy Hong, assistant Sports editor Nicolas Saveljic was named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week for the first time in his career after leading the Bruins to an undefeated home record Saturday. The sophomore attacker logged a game-high and career-high-tying four goals in then-No. […]
Water polo player Jake Cavano hones his craft on the pottery wheel and in the pool
As Jake Cavano walked out of the Broad Art Center, he stopped by the lab technician’s office to ask about taking a class: ceramics. The UCLA men’s water polo freshman attacker said that after experiencing the wheel for the first time as a Bruin, he remembered how peaceful it was to throw a block of […]