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)
The Bruins have been competing on the road for nearly three weeks. This Saturday however, No. 6 Stanford rolls into Westwood, and undergraduate assistant coach Danny McClintick joins the Daily Bruin beat writers to preview the homecoming and what the Cardinal brings to the table. Read more...
Upperclassmen play a critical part on any collegiate team. On the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team (21-0, 1-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), the seven seniors in the field account for over 41 percent of the 25-man roster’s total scoring. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Jack Grover and the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team takes on No. 6 Stanford this Saturday. Grover had one of the tie-breaking goals in the fourth quarter against No. 2 California last weekend. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
