There could be such a thing as unlucky sevens when it comes to the UCLA men’s water polo team. At then-No. 7 Long Beach State, the Bruins were pushed out of their ordinary groove and forced to play their opponent’s game in front of a large away crowd before taking the game in double-overtime. Read more...

Photo: Senior attacker Joey Fuentes had a goal, assist and steal in No. 1 UCLA’s 10-7 win over No. 7 Santa Barbara. He stepped up to take senior Ryder Roberts’ role in UCLA’s system when the attacker got his second exclusion of the game. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Tigers were reeling. After falling to No. 3 USC the week before 15-7, the team showed up Saturday looking to assert itself in its second top-five nontournament matchup. Read more...

Photo: Junior attacker Max Irving had three of the Bruins nine goals in their first nontournament victory against a top-five team. It’s been 51 games since UCLA last lost, which ties the NCAA water polo record. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)