BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — UCLA women’s water polo came out firing in the third quarter against Cal Friday after a slow offensive start. On the Bruins’ first possession of the half, senior center India Forster sailed one past the goalkeeper and junior attacker Kelsey O’Brien followed soon after to build their lead to 3-1. No. 2 […]
Category Archives: Women’s Water Polo
Lifelong passion for water polo takes Rachel Fattal to Rio 2016
Swim lanes were rolled up, water polo nets were flung into the pool and the local water polo club began warming up for practice. Four-year-old Rachel Fattal floated amidst the activity, waiting for her parents to pick her up from a swimming lesson. The curious kid drifted over to a clump of yellow Mikasa water […]
Women’s water polo sweeps competition at Wolverine Invitational
UCLA women’s water polo traveled to its farthest-away games of the 2016 season this weekend, sweeping the competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The No. 2 Bruins (15-2) won both games Saturday against No. 15 Loyola Marymount 17-4 and George Washington 22-5. The following day, UCLA was able to continue its dominance, capping off a 9-5 […]
Women’s water polo heads to Michigan bolstered by strong record
UCLA women’s water polo has competed in seven Wolverine Invitationals historically and has only lost once. The Bruins have struggled in some of their nationwide invitationals over the program’s 17 seasons, but it seems that their weekends in Ann Arbor, Michigan, aren’t among those. No. 2 UCLA (11-2) hasn’t competed in the event since 2013, […]
Women’s water polo player brings national team experience to Bruins
It is rare to find someone in Canada playing water polo. The pools are located inside due to the cold, rain, and snow. There are swimming leagues in the summer, but the window to compete is small. So when redshirt Alexa Tielmann took up the sport, she was surprised how much she took to it. […]
Women’s water polo ends UC Irvine Invitational with loss to No. 1 USC
As the season continues to heat up, UCLA women’s water polo found itself competing against familiar opponents in its third invitational of the year. This weekend, the No. 2 Bruins (10-1) participated in the UC Irvine Invitational, matching up against a formidable group of teams including No. 1 USC, No. 3 California and No. 4 […]
Women’s water polo to take on top schools at UCI Invitational
No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo will travel to the home of a familiar opponent to battle in the highly competitive UC Irvine Invitational this weekend. In the 11-6 win over No. 9 UC Irvine (6-5) on Feb. 19, the Bruins leapt to an early 8-2 lead but lost momentum and briefly let the Anteaters […]