Thursday, May 15

Splashing Success


After four losses to top-ranked Stanford in the regular season, the UCLA women's water polo team beat the odds with a 5-4 win on Sunday to bring home the first-ever NCAA Championship for women's water polo

Photos by DAVE HILL/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Women’s Water
Polo Head Coach Adam Krikorian gets thrown in the
water by team members when the clock winds down and the buzzer
sounds, signifying their win. The entire UCLA team stands in
anticipation while being introduced to the crowd, minutes before
the game against Stanford begins. Coralie Simmons
(left) breaks past Stanford’s Julie Gardner
as she shoots UCLA’s championship-winning goal, putting the
Bruins up 5-4. UCLA’s Eleanor Murphy reacts
to a shot by Stanford during the second half on Sunday. Senior
Coralie Simmons tastes the defense of
Stanford’s Margie Dingelde on her way across
the pool during the first half of the game. During the first half,
goalkeeper Jamie Hipp rises out of the water to
save a would-be goal for Stanford.


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