Defensive woes hurt men’s water polo team against USC in NCAA Championship

It is a tradition that the winners of the NCAA water polo title jump in the pool immediately as the final buzzer sounds. Not just players, but head coach, assistants ““ everyone.

This weekend, UCLA walked away from the title game all too dry.

Bruins gear up to take on the Waves at MPSF Tournament

Now, everyone starts over. No more thinking about the 20-4 record that the men’s water polo team carried through the season. No more worrying about the standings, or the seedings or the rankings. This weekend, all the slates are erased as eight teams battle for who will end atop the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and win an automatic bid to the four-team NCAA Tournament.