Saturday, December 20

Men’s water polo’s offense lagging despite continued success

The defense keeps the team in games, but the offense has been what’s making them games in the first place. The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team is in the middle of its third straight title run, has won 54 straight matches and took down No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior attacker Max Irving and the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team are 21-0 on the season after the victory against No. 2 Cal, but the game showed how the offense hasn’t been nearly as productive as it has in years past. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)


No. 1 men’s water polo buoyed by defense in close win at No. 2 Cal

The score was close, the players were close, the fans were close – some sat along the deck of the pool. No. 2 California (14-2, 1-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has gotten closer than any other team to upending No. Read more...

Photo: Senior goalie Garrett Danner (right) recorded 11 saves in Saturday’s defense-heavy 7-6 win over No. 2 California. Over the last two seasons, three of the Bruins’ closest victories have been by one goal against the Bears. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


In the Cage: Episode III

“This is Goliath versus Goliath, this is an unstoppable force against an immovable object.” It’s the first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of UCLA’s season. Water polo beat writers Brent Troop and Michael Hull preview the impending No. Read more...


Men’s water polo to enter rematch against the Cal Bears

The idea of a winning streak is nothing new for the Bruins. They enter conference play this weekend with a 53-game winning streak, and it’s been four years since No. Read more...

Photo: Senior center Patrick Woepse and the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team travel to Berkeley to face No. 2 California in a highly anticipated matchup. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Around the League: Long Beach to challenge USC water polo, Bruin nominated for CLASS award

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Men’s Water PoloMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor The last time No. Read more...

Photo: USC water polo coach Jovan Vavic holds the record for most team titles of any USC head coach in history with 14 national championships. Vavic enters his 22nd season at the helm of the Trojan’s water polo program and has guided the team to a 15-1 start and a number three ranking this year. (Creative Commons photo by Kevin Tsukii/Neon Tommy via Flickr)


Patrick Fellner’s trend-defying journey from NorCal to UCLA water polo

There’s somewhat of an iron grip on the North. Of all the blue-chip recruits on current Big Four rosters that come out of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, two-thirds of them go to Cal or Stanford. Read more...

Photo: Not many players from Northern California make their way south to one of the two Big Four schools in Los Angeles, but senior attacker Patrick Fellner did four years ago, and he’s now UCLA’s top scorer. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo Editor)




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