LONG BEACH, Calif. — Fans packed into Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center Saturday night, ready to see the underdog take on the two-time defending champions. The raucous No. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Alex Roelse had two goals for the No. 1 Bruins in a double-overtime victory over No. 7 Long Beach State. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It was a game of spurts. In Friday night’s 9-3 victory for No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (10-0) against No. 9 Pepperdine (6-1), the Bruins came out strong, but failed to get the gears working together as the game went on. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Chancellor Ramirez led the Bruins to their 43rd consecutive win with three goals in the home opener against Pepperdine. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
My teammates and I went to the Kap7 NorCal Invitational every year when I was in high school. On the day that would turn out to be my last high school water polo game, our team went to Berkeley to see the Big Splash – the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Men’s water polo has been cruising for a long time, and more people need to hop on board, says assistant Sports editor Michael Hull. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two-thirds of the men’s water polo home openers since 2001 have been against schools in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. But a couple of major developments in the world of collegiate water polo happened over the off-season, and the first nontournament games this weekend will mark the beginning of a new era. Read more...
Photo: All-American goalie senior Garrett Danner is coming off a restful weekend after sitting out of the Princeton Invitational. (Daily Bruin file photo)
No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team dispatched its four ranked opponents in dominating fashion this weekend. Offense was the name of the game as coach Adam Wright’s squad (9-0) outscored their competition in New Jersey by forty-seven goals. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Jack Fellner was one of four Bruins in Sunday’s match against St. Francis College to record a hat trick in another overpowering weekend from No. 1 UCLA water polo. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Fifty-four. That was the point differential between No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo and the five teams it beat in the season’s first weekend. Against the three teams they are scheduled to play in non-scrimmage games at the upcoming Princeton Invitational, the Bruins’ overall record is a combined 16-0. Read more...
Photo: The No. 1 men’s water polo team will hit the road to Princeton, New Jersey, this weekend for a second consecutive tournament weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
New season, continued dominance was the mantra of this weekend’s Triton and UCLA Invitationals for the No. 1 men’s water polo team. The two-time reigning NCAA champions officially kicked off the year over the weekend. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Ryder Roberts, who had six goals over two games on Saturday, led a balanced attack for the No. 1 Bruins in a dominant opening weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
