UCLA and USC have met each other a lot in the pool – four times in 2015, five times in 2014 and twice in the past two national championship games. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalie Garrett Danner has come up big in past Crosstown Splashdowns, and will be the last line of defense once again this weekend against the most lucrative offense in the nation. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Some are small, some are huge – each game No. 1 UCLA plays it likes to approach the same way. But for everyone outside the water, this weekend’s Crosstown Splashdown is the most anticipated match-up of the season. Read more...
It’s No. 1 vs. No. 2, a national championship rematch, with Olympians facing Olympians, the highest-powered offense vs. a tested defense – the narratives for the yearly Crosstown Splashdown between UCLA and USC continue to stack up. Read more...
Photo: According to Daily Trojan water polo beat writer Keith Demolder, No. 2 USC has a trend of giving up catch-and-shoot goals from center, where UCLA senior Gordon Marshall thrives. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The two matches on men’s water polo’s senior day both ended in victory, but each came in a starkly different manner. On Saturday, No. 1 UCLA (24-0, 2-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) took down San Jose State and Whittier 10-3 and 18-5 respectively, to add to an NCAA-record 57-game winning streak. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Austin Rone had three goals over two games Saturday as the No. 1 Bruins ran their winning streak to 57 games. The 18 goals in the second game against Whittier tied for the team’s best offensive output in over a month and a half. (Frank To/Daily Bruin)
The American water polo recruiting “radar” is most attuned to California – players from the state go on to play for schools all over the country. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior center Matt Farmer is one of five centers on the UCLA men’s water polo team, and the only player on any of the Big Four teams from Illinois’ storied water polo tradition. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s senior day on Saturday – there’s two games for No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo at Spieker Aquatics center between Whittier and San Jose State. Read more...
There were 12-and-a-half minutes of scoreless water polo. The ensemble of blue that was filtered throughout the stands clamored in the bleachers, anxiously waiting for a team to score. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Patrick Fellner finished the day with a hat trick, as well as the eventual game-winning shot, during UCLA’s 7-6 victory over Stanford. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
