The 2014 UCLA men’s water polo team flawlessly followed in the footsteps of its 2013 counterpart for 78 days. The script from last season called for 18 straight wins to start the season, back-to-back losses to USC and Stanford and an undefeated record for the rest of regular season play before stumbling in the Mountain […]
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Men’s water polo enters championship optimistic with MPSF success
UCLA men’s water polo is accustomed to winning. Heading into the NCAA championship tournament as the top seed with a record of 27-3, the Bruins finished off the regular season undefeated in conference play, defeating a No. 1 Stanford team twice along the way. After an uncharacteristic loss Saturday in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation […]
Bruins’ water polo redeems LBS loss with USC victory
Finding itself in an unfamiliar position this weekend, the UCLA men’s water polo team put together a dominant victory over USC on Sunday. Following a major upset loss to Long Beach State in Saturday’s semifinal, UCLA quickly bounced back with a wire-to-wire win in the third-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship Tournament. […]
UCLA men’s water polo No. 1 heading into MPSF championship tournament
With its sweep of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season complete, the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team will start as the top seed at the MPSF Championship Tournament, which starts on Friday at Long Beach State. The Bruins will either play the No. 7 University of the Pacific Tigers or the No. […]
Coach Adam Wright brings experience to team, leads Bruins to success
With a career full of achievements, it is easy to lose track of everything that Adam Wright has accomplished as both a water polo player and coach. Currently the UCLA men’s water polo head coach, Wright has been winning championships as early as high school. That CIF title at Wilson High School, though, can easily […]
Men’s water polo ends regular season with win over Long Beach State
The season finale of UCLA men’s water polo’s regular season on Saturday night against Long Beach State might have been the program’s Senior Night, but the Bruins were more focused on preparing for their upcoming postseason opportunities. UCLA led from the first minute to the last, but the game felt close from the opening possession, […]
Men’s water polo to use Senior Night for MPSF tourney prep
Senior Night is usually an evening focused on endings, but not for this year’s UCLA men’s water polo team. While the eight Bruin seniors said that the regular season finale against Long Beach State will be an emotional final home game, they’re taking it as just another opportunity to fine-tune their play on the way […]