The No. 1 Bruins’ second regular season conference matchup comes at home Saturday when UCLA hosts No. 6 Stanford. Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Stanford Daily’s Laura Sussman, the desk editor for men’s water polo, to preview the top-5 contest. Read more...
Photo: Since 2013, senior goalie Garrett Danner’s first season in the cage for UCLA, the Bruins have had a 5-3 record against Stanford. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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 polo Michael Hull, assistant Sports editor Last weekend was No. Read more...
Photo: No. 17 Stanford is the last team to defeat Pac-12 leader No. 7 Washington – following a five-set win in late September, the Cardinal swept the Huskies 3-0 Wednesday evening. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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)
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)
“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...
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)
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)
