Coming off an 8-6 loss to crosstown rival No. 1 USC last week, UCLA women’s water polo was able to regroup this weekend securing an 11-6 win over UC Irvine on Friday night. The No. 2 Bruins (8-1) secured their 20th straight victory against the No. 9 Anteaters (6-5), but it would be a highly […]
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Women’s water polo to regroup for Irvine matchup following loss to USC
UCLA women’s water polo isn’t used to losing – the Bruins lost only one conference game last season. Before last weekend, the team’s only loss since the NCAA championship came against the women’s national team. Now, however, No. 2 UCLA (7-1) is regrouping after its loss to No. 1 USC in the final of last […]
Women’s water polo emerges from Triton Invitational with loss to USC
This past weekend, the Bruins traveled to La Jolla for what would be the toughest test of the season thus far. After dominant victories in the first three rounds of the Triton Invitational, No. 1 UCLA (7-1) fell 8-6 to No. 2 USC (6-0) in the championship game Sunday. The Bruins opened the weekend with […]
Women’s water polo looks to stay perfect at Triton Invitational
The 2016 women’s water polo team – off to a 4-0 start and up to the No. 1 spot in the national polls – looks in control after sweeping the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invitational from Jan. 23 to 24. After a week’s rest, UCLA will travel to the Triton Invitational for another four-game, two-day […]
Women’s water polo falls to familiar faces on Team USA in scrimmage
Familiar faces swarmed the pool at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center in Saturday’s scrimmage between the UCLA women’s water polo team and the USA National Team, but many were no longer wearing the same caps and suits. All in all, a total of seven Bruins threw on a cap that had an American flag imprinted on […]
No. 2 women’s water polo sweeps at UCSB Winter Invitational
No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo headed to Santa Barbara this weekend for a preliminary test early in the 2016 season. By Sunday afternoon, the Bruins had staunchly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Going toe-to-toe with strong opponents at the UCSB Winter Invitational, the Bruins (4-0) swept their competition with four […]
Women’s water polo enters new season aiming for eighth NCAA title
Stanford women’s water polo is the dark cloud that looms over UCLA. The past two consecutive NCAA finals have had an all-too-familiar ending for the Bruins – a loss at the hands of the Cardinal. “I think that the feeling that we have when we play Stanford should fuel our fire for every single game […]