Bruins hope to climb rankings during UCI Invitational

The UCLA women’s water polo team has earned its ranking as the third best team in the nation. The team has beaten No. 4 California and No. 5 Irvine, and lost to No. 2 Stanford. It was also third at last years’ NCAA tournament. Impressive though that ranking may be to an outsider, coach Brandon […]

No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo focuses on zone offense

With 13 games behind them, the No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo players sit comfortably near the top of the rankings. The road to the team’s 12-1 record, however, has not always been smooth. While UCLA easily handled its first nine games, it took a last-minute goal in double overtime to push past No. 4 […]

UCLA women’s water polo slips by UCI

With 24 seconds left to play, sophomore attacker Kodi Hill swiped the ball from a UC Irvine player, preventing a UCI comeback and sealing the 19th consecutive victory over UCI for the UCLA women’s water polo team. About a minute earlier, the game had seemed to be set to go to overtime, tied 5-5. A […]

Women’s water polo to try killer instinct on UCI defense

It’s been 11 days since the UCLA women’s water polo team played its last game, an 8-4 loss to Stanford. In that week and a half off, UCLA (11-1) has had time to reflect on the loss and prepare to play No. 5 UC Irvine (9-3) on the road Thursday night. After losing to Stanford, […]

Women’s water polo recruits to add offensive power for 2015

While the eyes of many were trained on fax machines in collegiate athletic offices across the country for football’s National Signing Day Feb. 5, UCLA women’s water polo coach Brandon Brooks announced that four players had signed national letters of intent with the team. The four recruits, who signed in November but were only announced […]

UCLA women’s water polo finishes 2-1 at Stanford Invitational

Three weeks into the season, the UCLA women’s water polo team is still a bit rough around the edges. While the team easily handled its first nine opponents, two tougher opponents showed some chinks in the Bruins’ armor during the Stanford Invitational last weekend. While No. 3 UCLA (11-1) easily dispatched Michigan and San Jose […]

Against Stanford, UCLA women’s water polo suffers first loss

The tables were turned for the UCLA women’s water polo team this weekend. After starting the season with 11 straight wins, UCLA lost 8-4 to Stanford in the last of four games the team played this weekend. No. 3 UCLA started the weekend with a 12-3 victory over then-No. 14 Michigan in a performance that […]