This post was updated June 13 at 7:25 p.m. The 2025-26 year saw momentous occasion after momentous occasion take place for UCLA Athletics. From championship banners to program records, Westwood saw another year of history being made. Read more...
Photo: (Photos by Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin senior staff, Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin senior staff. Design by Ava Johnson/Daily Bruin senior staff.)
I don’t know where to begin. How does one characterize this year of UCLA sports? Broken records. Banners raised. Players drafted. It would be an understatement to say this past year was a period of unprecedented success. Read more...
Photo: Left to right: Redshirt sophomore defender Max Matthews celebrates winning the 2025 NCAA men’s water polo championship. Senior guard Gabriela Jaquez lifts the 2026 NCAA women’s basketball championship trophy. UCLA beach volleyball players celebrate on the sand after winning the 2026 NCAA beach volleyball championship. (Left to right: Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin senior staff. Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff.Courtesy of UCLA Athletics.)
Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Thrice is a pattern. But what does it mean when it happens 14 times? That is the number of national championships UCLA men’s water polo has won, which accounts for over 10% of UCLA’s 125 NCAA titles. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo smiles for a group picture around the 2025 national championship trophy. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
125. That is how many national champion plaques UCLA now boasts on its storied walls. And No. 2 seed UCLA men’s water polo (27-2, 5-1 MPSF) has been responsible for the most recent two, capturing the national championship for its second straight season against No. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s water polo cheer as the national championship trophy is thrust into the air. The squad captured the victory with just a second left, defeating its crosstown rival for the second time this season. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Saturday evening was familiar territory for the Bruins. Not just the actual location – which is the same as the MPSF tournament – but the circumstances as well: a competitive in-state foe in the way of an opportunity to get back to the national championship. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Ryder Dodd holds the ball behind his head to keep it away from a Cardinal defender. Dodd scored two of the Bruins’ nine goals in the match. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
With the start of December comes the month of giving. And the Bruins may have gotten the first item on their wishlist. Reigning national champions and No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior attacker Frederico Jucá Carsalade rises and holds the ball in his hand as he prepares to throw it. Carsaladale finished the Princeton victory with four goals. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 2 seed UCLA (24-2, 5-1 MPSF) will have the opportunity to protect the national title starting Friday at Avery Aquatic Center in Palo Alto, California. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo stands by the pool during a match. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)
