UCLA men’s water polo is accustomed to winning. Heading into the NCAA championship tournament as the top seed with a record of 27-3, the Bruins finished off the regular season undefeated in conference play, defeating a No. Read more...
Photo: After accumulating a national best record of 27-3, including a perfect 8-0 in conference play, UCLA men’s water polo heads into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Finding itself in an unfamiliar position this weekend, the UCLA men’s water polo team put together a dominant victory over USC on Sunday. Following a major upset loss to Long Beach State in Saturday’s semifinal, UCLA quickly bounced back with a wire-to-wire win in the third-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship Tournament. Read more...
Photo: Despite losing to Long Beach State in the MPSF conference tournament, UCLA still was named the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament after winning the third-place game against USC Sunday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With its sweep of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season complete, the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team will start as the top seed at the MPSF Championship Tournament, which starts on Friday at Long Beach State. Read more...
Photo: Freshman utility Alex Roelse said that preparing for the MPSF tournament is going to be more “intense,” and the Bruins will have to be on their toes throughout the entire event. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
With a career full of achievements, it is easy to lose track of everything that Adam Wright has accomplished as both a water polo player and coach. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo coach Adam Wright brings his experience as a longtime national team player to his role as coach. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The season finale of UCLA men’s water polo’s regular season on Saturday night against Long Beach State might have been the program’s Senior Night, but the Bruins were more focused on preparing for their upcoming postseason opportunities. Read more...
Photo: Senior Cristiano Mirarchi earned a hat trick in what could be his final game at Spieker Aquatics Center on Senior Night. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Senior Night is usually an evening focused on endings, but not for this year’s UCLA men’s water polo team. While the eight Bruin seniors said that the regular season finale against Long Beach State will be an emotional final home game, they’re taking it as just another opportunity to fine-tune their play on the way to the playoffs. Read more...
With the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team sitting on top of both national and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rankings, as well as having clinched at least a tie for the regular season MPSF championship, it’s easy to look past this weekend’s game against No. Read more...
Photo: (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
