The Bruins recorded their third straight win against a top-10 opponent. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (12-1) defeated No. 3 University of Pacific (11-3) on Friday at Spieker Aquatics Center by a score of 14-10, finishing its six-game streak against top-10 teams with a 5-1 record. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Jake Cavano scored four goals in the first 11 minutes of No. 2 UCLA water polo’s 14-10 win over University of Pacific on Friday. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
The Bruins are facing a top-three team this week. And like the Bruins, the Tigers’ only losses have come at the hands of No. 1 Stanford. Read more...
Photo: No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo freshman attacker Jack White is coming off a hat trick in the Bruins’ last game, a 15-11 win over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara. White said the team’s focus has been on defense and shooting angles ahead of its matchup against No. 3 Pacific on Friday night. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
For the second time this season, the Bruins have defeated the Gauchos. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (11-1) faced off against No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (15-4) and came away with a 15-11 victory. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Felix Brozyna-Vilim was one of three Bruins to record a hat trick against UC Santa Barbara and drew more than half of the Bruins’ exclusions. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins are locking down on defense. The last time No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (10-1) faced No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (15-3), it ended the Gauchos’ 15-game undefeated start to the season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman defender/utility Cameron Reagan said what will make the difference in the Bruins’ second matchup with the Gauchos this season will come down to which defense can best protect its goalkeepers from open shots. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins have gotten a lot of their production from freshmen, but that doesn’t mean they’ve been without veteran leaders. Buoyed by five goals from two true freshmen and one redshirt, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo freshman attacker Tommy Gruwell is third on the Bruins this season with 15 goals through 11 games. Gruwell is one of 13 freshmen or redshirt freshmen on the Bruins’ 2019 squad, compared to seven last season. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 12:49 a.m. The Bruins returned to the win column. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (10-1) defeated No. 8 Long Beach State (10-7) on Oct. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Alex Wolf recorded 12 saves in No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo’s winning effort against No. 8 Long Beach State. Wolf has started four straight games for the Bruins after starting only two of the first six. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins won’t get a break from top competition. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (9-1) will stay at home for the second straight weekend when it takes on No. Read more...
Photo: Sohomore attacker Jake Cavano is second on UCLA men’s water polo with 20 goals this season, but said he and the rest of the team cannot get too caught up in working only on scoring goals. UCLA was held to nine goals in each of its last two games against UC Santa Barbara and Stanford (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff).
