Coming into the season, UCLA men’s water polo had everything going for it. Seven returning All-Americans, a returning Cutino Award-winning goalie, a Rio Olympian and, perhaps most importantly, years of playing alongside one another. Read more...
Photo: (Charlotte Gautier/Daily Bruin)
The last two years that the UCLA men’s water polo team was in the NCAA Tournament, it had a relatively easy path to the championship game. Read more...
Photo: All that’s left in the 2016 men’s water polo season for redshirt senior center Alec Zwaneveld and No. 2 UCLA are two games in one of the sport’s biggest spotlights – the NCAA Tournament, where the Bruins are looking to earn a third straight and UCLA’s 114th national championship. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The dust is settled. Nothing but the NCAA Tournament remains in the 2016 men’s water polo season, and there’s less than a week on the clock until the biggest game of the year for whoever makes the show. Read more...
For the greater part of the season, No. 2 UCLA has been clicking. But in the past ten days, the Bruins have had three games where their communication and poise has been subpar. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright and the No. 2 Bruins took second place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships this past weekend, suffering a three-goal loss to No. 1 USC in the championship game. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
It’s been a wild fall quarter for sports at UCLA – and a lot of them took a beating last weekend – but there’s still a lot to be thankful for ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Read more...
Photo: It’s been a season full of frustration for UCLA football, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to be thankful for. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
Storm clouds loomed over Spieker Aquatics Center at the end of the first quarter – then the rain started to pour. Even before the weather matched the tone on the pool deck, the dark and stormy day for UCLA had already begun. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defender Warren Snyder threw down a 6-on-5 goal from the 2-meter line late in the fourth quarter to pull No. 2 UCLA within two goals of No. 1 USC, before eventually losing by three. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s water polo, for the entirety of its 57-game win streak and against USC last weekend, had never trailed after three quarters. It trailed No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalie Garrett Danner had multiple one-on-one opportunities with the Bears, including one where he saved the potential game-winning shot with less than 20 seconds to go in the game. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
