No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo closes out strong season

The UCLA women’s water polo team wrapped up its 2014-2015 season taking second place in the NCAA Tournament after an assessed penalty shot decided the 7-6 Stanford victory. The Bruins ended with a 26-3 record which includes a 9-2 win over UC San Diego in the NCAA quarterfinals and a 9-5 victory over California in […]

Stanford breaks tie in final seconds to win NCAA championship

With 11 seconds remaining in the NCAA women’s water polo championship game, Stanford driver Kiley Neushul wound up for a penalty shot. A title match that was tied up at six goals apiece would be decided within a matter of seconds. Neushul sent the shot soaring into the back of UCLA’s cage, converting the 5-meter […]

Women’s water polo defeats Cal, advances to NCAA championship game

PALO ALTO — During the NCAA semifinal game, the California Golden Bears were closing in on UCLA women’s water polo’s lead with three consecutive goals. In the third quarter, an exclusion on the Bears gave the Bruins a six-on-five advantage and the ball settled into the hands of junior Rachel Fattal. The attacker’s skip shot […]

Women’s water polo dominates UCSD in NCAA quarterfinal, enters semis

STANFORD — Within the first minute of the NCAA quarterfinal’s opening sprint, junior defender Alys Williams sent a skip shot into the lower right corner of the net putting the UCLA women’s water polo team on the scoreboard first. From that point on, the momentum never left the Bruins. Having set a strong tone at […]

Women’s water polo parallels 2009 team as it prepares for NCAAs

Upsets and unlikely heroes characterized the 2009 NCAA women’s water polo tournament as UCLA finished with its fifth consecutive national title. On paper, the No. 3 seed Bruins were not expected to win. After capturing their third NCAA title in the last three seasons, UCLA seniors Anne Belden, Tanya Gandy, Katie Rulon and Brittany Fullen […]

Women’s water polo to begin NCAA championship run against UC San Diego

The UCLA women’s water polo team enters this weekend as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champions with hopes of earning an even greater title. No. 1 UCLA (24-2) will begin its run to the NCAA championship Friday at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center with a game against No. 20 UC San Diego (19-18). A victory on […]