This post was updated August 30 at 3:48 p.m. For the past four years, the UCLA men’s water polo team solidified its foundation through the depth of its senior class. Read more...
Photo: National player Max Irving will be one of three seniors leading the charge for the Bruins this year after the team lost many core members of its roster. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The winningest coach in Westwood will now be on the pool deck twice as often. Adam Wright, who has coached the men’s water polo team for the last eight seasons, was also named coach of the UCLA women’s water polo team Thursday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s national search for a new women’s water polo coach concluded in Westwood. Adam Wright, who already coaches the men’s team, will now also coach the women’s team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA often attracts the best recruits in the nation, supporting the athletic department’s claim that champions are made in Westwood. And while some athletes’ time as Bruins have expired, Daily Bruin Sports gives its suggestions on which returning athletes fans should watch out for next year. Read more...
Photo: With Cutino Award winner Garrett Danner set to graduate, redshirt sophomore Alex Wolf is slated to be the next goalkeeper for the UCLA men’s water polo program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The numbers are crunched and the awards are listed, but now it’s time to see who the Daily Bruin Sports editors think are UCLA’s most valuable coaches. Read more...
Photo: Coach Valorie Kondos Field is one of the most accomplished coaches at UCLA with six NCAA titles on her resume. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s water polo Michael Hull, assistant Sports editor The rankings released Wednesday made it official. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Maddie Musselman was named to her sixth MPSF Newcomer of the Week award Wednesday, breaking the all-time conference record for most Newcomer of the Week honors in a single season. She was previously tied with Stanford’s Jordan Raney, who in 2015 was named Newcomer of the Week five times. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin contributor)
For the second year in a row, UCLA men’s water polo alumni dominated the stat lines in the USA Water Polo National League championship game. 2016 scoring leader Patrick Fellner and Paul Reynolds, the fourth-most scoring Bruin in program history, suited up for the Olympic Club against the reigning champion, the New York Athletic Club. Read more...
Photo: Recent men’s water polo alumnus Chancellor Ramirez led all scorers in the USA Water Polo National League Championship game with four goals, as the New York Athletic Club won its second consecutive title. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s water polo After the first weekend of competition, two teams from USA Water Polo’s National League have jumped out to undefeated starts. Read more...
Photo: 2016 scoring leader Patrick Fellner led the Olympic Club in its game against the Los Angeles Athletic Club with three goals in regulation and the game-winning five-meter after the game went to penalty shots. USA Water Polo’s National League resumes play in Irvine two weeks from now. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
