Adam Wright made some changes to both of his coaching staffs. As the coach of both UCLA men’s and women’s water polo, Wright announced the addition of an assistant coach to each program July 31 and August 1, respectively. Former Bruin standout Jack Grover will replace Ryder Roberts – who voluntarily left to pursue a […]
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The Rundown: May 31
Men’s basketballGabriel McCarthy, Daily Bruin reporter Former UCLA men’s basketball’s point guard Lonzo Ball was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team for the 2017-2018 season. Ball played in 52 out of the 82 regular season games and started 50. He averaged 10.2 points, 7.2 assists and 6.9 rebounds in 34.2 minutes played per game. […]
Despite loss to USC in semifinals, women’s water polo sees future potential
UCLA women’s water polo’s season ended in the NCAA semifinals for the second time in three years. The No. 4-seeded Bruins (23-8, 2-3 MPSF) played their last game of the season Saturday and lost to the No. 1-seeded USC Trojans (26-1, 5-0). USC went on to take down No. 2-seeded Stanford (20-4) the following day […]
UCLA women’s water polo falls 10-6 to USC in NCAA semifinals
The Trojans scored five goals in the opening quarter, and the Bruins were never able to recover from the deficit despite a strong second half. “The game got away there in the first half, but in the second half we locked it in and we played a great second half,” said coach Adam Wright. “It […]
Women’s water polo submerges Pacific in NCAA quarterfinal, will face USC
The Bruin defense was able to hold Pacific to just 4 goals in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal. “The hallmark of UCLA women’s water polo has absolutely been attention to defense and we’ve seen it a lot here today,” said coach Adam Wright. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo bested Pacific 8-4 at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics […]
Women’s water polo sees consistency as key as NCAA tournament campaign begins
The Bruins will have a chance to win their eighth program title this weekend. No. 4 seed UCLA women’s water polo (22-7, 2-3 MPSF) earned a bye in the first round and will begin its journey in the NCAA tournament by facing Pacific (18-7, 7-0 West Coast Conference) in the quarterfinals Friday at USC’s Uytengsu […]
UCLA women’s water polo enters NCAA tournament as fourth seed
Of the top-four collegiate women’s water polo teams, the Bruins are seeded fourth. Before UCLA takes on its top-four companions – No.1 seed USC, No. 2 seed Stanford and No. 3 seed California – it will be making some changes to its training. The only three teams that the No. 4 seed UCLA women’s water […]