No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo faced No. 1 Stanford Friday in a matchup that held a lot of weight for postseason potential, and the atmosphere at Spieker Aquatics Center reflected that fact. Bruins supporters showed up in typical big game fashion: the cheers of a rowdy student section interspersed with spirited numbers from the […]
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UCLA men’s water polo looks to avenge loss against Stanford
For the No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo team, Friday’s game against No. 1 Stanford will be a chance to avenge its second loss of the season. That loss was less than two weeks ago, in the last game of the SoCal Tournament, just hours after UCLA had fallen to USC. In that game, Stanford […]
Men’s water polo gears up for Stanford, UCSB matchups
The No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team is preparing for this weekend’s matchups with No. 3 Stanford and No. 8 UC Santa Barbara against the backdrop of a long history of excellent water polo from all three schools, especially Stanford and UCLA. The Cardinal has won 10 national championships, second only to the Cal […]
UCLA men’s water polo redeems first losses of season with win over Cal
The name of the aquatics complex may have been similar, but the outcome could not have been more different for UCLA men’s water polo when it faced Cal on the road at Berkeley’s Spieker Aquatics Complex on Saturday. The Bruins will look to climb back up in the national standings after a resounding 13-8 victory […]
Men’s water polo seeks redemption in upcoming Cal game
UCLA football isn’t the only team from Westwood traveling to Berkeley with the goal of getting its season back on track. This weekend, the No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team heads to Northern California to take on No. 2 Cal, the runners-up to last weekend’s SoCal Tournament hosted by UCLA. UCLA dropped its first […]
International players give men’s water polo team new edge
As men’s water polo practice winds down in Spieker Aquatics Center, team members clamber from the pool onto the deck, shivering slightly in the cool fall air. In their practice wear, some members represent their high schools, hometown clubs or the Bruins. In contrast, sophomore center Gordon Marshall’s suit is emblazoned with one word: “Australia.” […]
Men’s water polo drops undefeated record to USC, loses to Stanford
The song during a timeout in the fourth quarter made allusions to going up and getting higher, but the UCLA men’s water polo team simply couldn’t elevate its game on Sunday despite its ambitions of defeating two national championship contenders in one day. “It was a huge challenge, but it didn’t contribute to our struggles,” […]