After losing two in a row, the Bruins are now winners of three straight. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (19-3, 3-0 MPSF) left the desert with two more conference wins, beating No. 8 Arizona State (10-8, 1-2) and No. 22 Indiana (5-12, 0-4) by scores of 12-9 and 16-2, respectively. “Overall, this past week […]
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USC, Stanford among universities embroiled in athletic admissions scandal
The federal investigation into admission and recruiting violations has found its way to UCLA, but several other athletics departments are implicated in the situation as well. Sailing, rowing, soccer and tennis programs across the country have been discovered to have been falsifying test scores and athletic experience to help prospective students gain admission to top […]
Jack’s Facts: USC water polo coach indicted, but successful team should still keep titles
Although Jovan Vavic ruled collegiate water polo for years, UCLA should just be glad he’s gone. The former USC men’s and women’s water polo coach was fired from both positions after he was indicted Tuesday for accepting bribes in order to help students get into USC through the athletics department. This brings an end to […]
Women’s water polo defeats Cal, prepares for single-game matches
The Bruins’ win Sunday snapped a three-game losing streak against the Golden Bears. It also snapped the streak of tournaments that made up the majority of No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo’s (17-3, 1-0 MPSF) nonconference schedule, which meant shifting its approach in preparation from tournaments to single-game competition. “The nice thing about a single-game […]
Bruins bounce back against Bears, defeat them in first conference game of season
The Bruins snapped their two-game losing skid. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (17-3, 1-0 MPSF) opened conference play with a 9-7 win over No. 3 California (10-3, 0-1). Last week, the Bruins and Golden Bears squared off at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. Cal got the 7-6 win in overtime to take third place in […]
Weekend in Preview: March 1
Beach volleyball Jacqueline Dzwonczyk, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins remain undefeated after their six opening matches, five of which were against ranked opponents – something they have never done before. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (6-0) will look to continue its winning streak in Tucson, Arizona, where it will compete in the Pac-12 South tournament. […]
Women’s water polo wins some, loses some in nonconference invitational
The Bruins wrapped up their nonconference schedule in Irvine this weekend. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (16-3) battled No. 17 Long Beach State (4-8), No. 6 Michigan (8-7) and No. 2 Stanford (10-1) and finished in fourth place after a 7-6 overtime loss to No. 4 California (10-2) at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. “As […]