Coming off two overwhelming victories last Saturday, UCLA women’s water polo looks to continue its momentum, while yet again participating in another tournament. Unlike the UCLA Invitational however, the Bruins will be facing four teams within a two-day period. On Saturday Jan. 24, UCLA will hit the road to face both UC Santa Barbara and […]
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UCLA women’s water polo kicks off season with two wins at invitational
UCLA women’s water polo opened its 2015 season with two wins over Cal Baptist and Loyola Marymount University during the UCLA Invitational at Spieker Aquatics Center. The Bruins won both matches in dominating fashion, overcoming the Lancers 16-5 before trouncing the Lions 21-3. The team looked strong from the opening sprint on Saturday, opening up […]
UCLA women’s water polo kicks off season with invitational
UCLA women’s water polo will begin its season Saturday at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center, facing both California Baptist University and Loyola Marymount University. In both of their encounters with the Lancers and the Lions last year, the Bruins were able to emerge victorious. As UCLA prepares to begin its new season, the team is more […]
UCLA women’s water polo hopes to turn the tides after last season’s defeat
After seeing a 5-2 lead in the national championship game turn into a 9-5 loss, then-sophomore UCLA attacker Rachel Fattal was already thinking ahead to the next season. “I always see us going forward. I can only see us getting better next year, and I can only see this loss as fueling us next year,” […]
USA women’s water polo team beats Italy 10-8 for FINA gold
While the NCAA season may be over, two women from the UCLA women’s water polo team still saw some playing time in the pool. This time, they were joined up with some of their collegiate foes in a collective effort to help the USA Women’s Senior National Team compete against seven other nations for top […]
Stanford rallies, defeats UCLA water polo for NCAA title
Earlier this season, after his team’s first loss to Stanford, UCLA women’s water polo coach Brandon Brooks said that his team needed to hone its “killer instinct” toward the end of tough games if it wanted to win a national title. Facing Stanford once again in Sunday night’s NCAA championship game, UCLA once again fell […]
UCLA women’s water polo loses NCAA title match to Stanford, 9-5
After 5-2 lead in the first half, UCLA women’s water polo fell 9-5 to the Stanford Cardinal in the NCAA championship, held at USC Sunday. The victory crowns Stanford with its fourth national title and leaves UCLA barren since its 2005-2009, five-title win streak under then-coach Adam Krikorian. Coach Brandon Brooks has yet to win […]