The fate of an entire season rested within the bounds of six minutes. Senior attacker Makoto Kenney pump-faked a shot from the center of the pool but instead passed to MPSF Player of the Year, Rafael Real Vergara. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Makoto Kenney lifts the ball into the air with his right hand. Kenney finished with a career-high eight assists against Princeton. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The NCAA men’s water polo tournament featured a true David versus Goliath matchup. Fortunately for the Bruins, Friday’s first-round bout would be one of few surprises. No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore center Grant Loth shoots against Biola at Uytengsu Aquatics Center in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday afternoon. Loth finished the game with four goals. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 11:30 p.m. The Bruins are heading into the NCAA championships with a wake-up call. That’s according to Noah Rowe, at least. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior utility Giorgio Alessandria swings his arm back while he holds the ball. Alessandria scored one goal the last time UCLA played against Biola. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 11:45 p.m. No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (24-2, 7-0 MPSF) enters the NCAA tournament on a two-game skid from the MPSF tournament – its first two losses of the season. Read more...
Photo: No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo receives instruction from coach Adam Wright. The Bruins kick off the NCAA tournament with a first-round game against Biola. (Juliet Zhang/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins had the chance to relight the spark of their undefeated season but ultimately failed to exit the loss column. “We can really see that if we don’t play the right way and play the way we need to, the result that shows,” said senior goalkeeper Garret Griggs. Read more...
Photo: Senior goalkeeper Garret Griggs makes a save. Griggs allowed 11 goals against Stanford on Sunday afternoon in the MPSF tournament third-place game. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Deja vu is the feeling of having already experienced the present situation. In 2022, UCLA defeated USC in double overtime to conclude its regular season. It then beat Washington & Jefferson, scoring 25 goals, in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman attacker Frederico Jucá Carsalade raises the ball with his right hand. Jucá Carsalade scored a career-high four goals in UCLA’s MPSF tournament semifinal loss against USC. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins coasted to their second-largest victory of the year and lowered their magic number for the conference title to two. No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (24-0, 6-0 MPSF) wafted over No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore center Grant Loth pulls the ball back. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
