Women’s water polo aims to push past recent losses in MPSF championship opener

The Bruins will have an opportunity to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (21-5, 4-2 MPSF) will play at Stanford on Friday against No. 6 Arizona State (12-11, 1-5) in the MPSF championship. Should the Bruins win the championship, they will receive an automatic bid to play […]

Women’s water polo looks to improve on power play opportunities in postseason

The Bruins are sinking during their 6-on-5 opportunities. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (21-5, 4-2 MPSF) will head into the postseason with a trend of inefficient power play offense against top-ranked teams. UCLA has played three Mountain Pacific Sports Federation games against their top-four rivals: No. 1 Stanford (19-1, 6-0), No. 2 USC (23-1, […]

Women’s water polo fails to mount a comeback, falling in final home match to USC

The Bruins came up just short of beating their crosstown rivals for the first time since 2017. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (21-5, 4-2 MPSF) lost to No. 2 USC (23-1, 5-1) 9-8 in its regular season finale at Spieker Aquatics Center. This is the Bruins’ sixth straight loss to the Trojans under coach […]

Weekend in Preview: April 19

Beach volleyball Jack Perez, Daily Bruin staff For the first time in program history, the Bruins will be finishing their regular season right at home. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (26-1) will close out its regular season with home duals against No. 10 Long Beach State (17-7) and No. 15 Grand Canyon (19-9) at Sunset […]

Women’s water polo uses lessons from last season to improve performance this year

It’s been deja vu for the Bruins in the pool. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (21-4, 4-1 MPSF) has an identical record as it did at this point last season in coach Adam Wright’s second year with the team. Wright said although his team may be in the same spot after its loss against […]

Women’s water polo barely outdone by Cardinal, blows Spartans out of the pool

A close loss derailed the Bruins’ perfect conference record – but the team bounced back. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (21-4, 4-1 MPSF) split two weekend games, falling 7-6 to No. 1 Stanford (16-1, 4-0) on Saturday before winning 13-3 at No. 18 San Jose State (9-12, 1-3) on Sunday. The Bruins took the […]

Women’s water polo aims to snap losing streak to Stanford, remain unbeaten in MPSF

The Bruins are on the road for the final time in the regular season. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s last two undefeated teams will duke it out when No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (20-3, 3-0 MPSF) visits No. 1 Stanford (15-1, 3-0) on Saturday. The Bruins will then conclude the road trip against the […]