This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Men’s volleyball USA vs. France It looked like Team USA wasn’t going to get the win […]
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Rio recap: Aug. 9
This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Women’s gymnastics: Team Final This U.S. women’s gymnastics team might just be the best ever. In […]
USA women’s water polo defeats Russian team after IOC announcement
In Adam Krikorian’s eyes, Sunday’s Russian team played with edge and confidence. This came as a surprise to the former Bruin and current U.S. women’s national water polo coach, considering the news released hours before match time. “They seemed a little bit better today than they did last time,” Krikorian said. “I’m sure it’s been […]
Eight Bruins to join UCLA Athletics 2016 Hall of Fame
Eight UCLA alumni will be inducted in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The new members have a combined 26 NCAA team and individual championships and six Olympic medals over their careers. The group of 2016 inductees also includes an NBA All-Star, Super Bowl champion and a Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding […]
Five Bruins selected to 2016 Olympic roster for US women’s water polo
Five UCLA water polo players and one coach punched their tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games, USA Water Polo announced Thursday morning. Redshirt junior Rachel Fattal will play alongside alums KK Clark, Sami Hill and Courtney Mathewson in Rio de Janeiro. The top-ranked recruit in the nation, incoming freshman Maddie Musselman, and former player and coach […]
Bruins pitch in as US women’s water polo wins third World League title
The U.S. women’s water polo team rolled through another tune-up event heading into the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The defending gold medalists won their third consecutive World League Super Final title and their third title of the year while only dropping two matches this season. The U.S. team, led by former UCLA coach […]
After third-place-finish, women’s water polo looks to replenish lineup
The Bruins’ season wrapped up its year this weekend. But coach Brandon Brooks has plenty to be proud of and to look forward to. With a 7-4 loss Saturday to No. 2 Stanford, the No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo team (26-5, 5-1) had to relinquish its hopes of making it to the championship game […]