Women’s water polo clinches third place in NCAA tournament

UCLA’s two-goal lead was down to one, and Michigan’s Kim Johnson broke away from the Bruin defense for a one-on-one opportunity against senior goalie Alex Musselman. Johnson, with the opportunity to tie the game, fired a low shot at the goal, but Musselman was there for the stop. The Bruins were able to maintain their […]

UCLA women’s water polo falls to Stanford in NCAA semifinal match

The hopes to secure the 2016 NCAA women’s water polo title were gone in a total of 32 minutes Saturday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Center. There were 52 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of UCLA’s NCAA semifinal game and the home team was looking at a three-goal deficit to Stanford. The back-and-forth battle throughout […]

UCLA women’s water polo advances to NCAA semifinal after UCSD win

On a normal day, students living on the Hill can head over to the facilities in and around Sunset Canyon Recreation Center to swim, play tennis, or enjoy a peaceful, relaxing afternoon. This weekend is a different story. Collegiate sports fans from around the country have descended on Spieker Aquatic Center and the adjacent Sunset […]

Women’s water polo to go up against Tritons in NCAA quarterfinal

Since the inception of the NCAA championship for women’s water polo, the Bruins have played in the title match 10 times. In the 16 years of the tournament, only UCLA, USC and Stanford have ever taken home hardware. And it doesn’t look like this year will be any different. The Bruins (24-4, 5-1 Mountain Pacific […]

UCLA women’s water polo misses championship, earns third place

It’s been a fairly busy week for UCLA women’s water polo. The Bruins capped off the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament with a third-place victory, earned an NCAA Tournament berth and had five players named to All-MPSF teams. The team’s third-highest scorer, junior utility Mackenzie Barr, was the sole UCLA player named as first-team All-MPSF. […]

Women’s water polo sinks Cal to claim third in MPSF tournament

The final game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament was a mirror image of last year’s matchup with just one slight difference. Instead of dueling it out for the championship title like last season, both No. 2 UCLA (24-4, 5-1 MPSF) and No. 6 California (21-10, 2-4) were trying to secure the third-place finish […]

Women’s water polo coasts past CSU Bakersfield in MPSF quarterfinals

CSU Bakersfield notched three goals early on in Friday’s matchup and the Roadrunners initially seemed to pose a legitimate threat to No. 2-seeded UCLA women’s water polo. That quickly faded. After the second quarter, CSU Bakersfield would not score another point. The Bruins dictated the rest of their 10-3 victory at the Mountain Pacific Sports […]