In six seasons as UCLA’s women’s water polo coach, Brandon Brooks has led the Bruins to three Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament titles. This upcoming weekend, Brooks aims to make it his fourth. “We go out there and try to play as well as we can and if that results in a conference championship, then […]
Category Archives: Women’s Water Polo
No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo powers past No. 3 Stanford in overtime
Just 30 seconds into UCLA women’s water polo’s first sudden-death overtime of the season, sophomore attacker Devin Grab was given the opportunity to secure the win. Without hesitation, Grab approached the 5-meter line and powered the ball just past Stanford’s Julia Hermann. “I wasn’t going to do anything fancy, wasn’t going to do anything new […]
Women’s Water Polo: Senior Sendoff
Saturday marks the final home game for women’s water polo at Spieker Aquatics Center. Three seniors – Charlotte Pratt, India Forster and Alex Musselman – will be honored for their contributions to the team over the past four years. Here are their stories.
Women’s water polo senior goalie exhibits leadership during Bruin career
Influence in the pool is often not measured by playing time or goals scored but by the lasting impressions a player is able to leave on her teammates. Senior goalie Alex Musselman of the UCLA women’s water polo team is one player with that level of influence. In her first three seasons with the Bruins, […]
Women’s water polo ace India Forster prepares for life after UCLA
It was India Forster’s freshman year at Agoura Hills High School and it was time to run the mile after volleyball practice. Forster hated running and looked for any way to avoid the mandatory mile, and luckily for her, there happened to be an alternative. “You didn’t have to run the mile if you played […]
Women’s water polo senior reflects on triumphs, memories as a Bruin
Intensely demanding and physically arduous, United States Navy SEALs training regimens are not for the faint of heart. Thankfully, senior defender Charlotte Pratt is anything but faint hearted. During Pratt’s sophomore year, the entire team spent three days going through Navy SEALs training in Coronado, California. Although it pushed them all to their limits, the […]
Bruins trounce Sun Devils 16-6 in front of full stadium
The stands in Spieker Aquatics Center were full for the first time this season. The sea of blue clashed with the red ASU Sun Devil T-shirts filling the stands. Players from the U.S. Women’s National water polo team sat front row and the UCLA Alumni Band played the summer time classic “Sweet Caroline.” “That atmosphere […]