This post was updated June 9 at 5:49 p.m. UCLA Athletics’ first year in the Big Ten didn’t affect its ability to win conference – and national honors. Read more...
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In its first year in the Big Ten, UCLA Athletics had its fair share of glory-filled moments. Whether it was perfect 10s, buzzer beaters or last-minute thrillers, these nine athletes forever cemented themself in Bruin history. Read more...
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This post was updated April 21 at 4:45 p.m. Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of alleged instances of sexual penetration against a minor. UCLA men’s water polo recruited a player who has admitted to the offense of sexual penetration with a foreign object against a minor, according to the Southern California News Group. The 17-year-old athlete was arrested in February 2024 and admitted in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court in November to the offense of sexual penetration with a foreign object against a minor as a high school student at Harvard-Westlake School, according to an investigation by SCNG. Read more...
Photo: Spieker Aquatics Center, where the UCLA men’s water polo team plays, is pictured. (Jacqueline Jacobo/Daily Bruin)
Revenge is best served cold. But the Bruins fought with fire Sunday afternoon. No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (26-2, 5-1 MPSF) took down No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior attacker Chase Dodd extends his arm to shoot the ball. The Paris Olympian notched two goals in UCLA men’s water polo’s win over USC in the NCAA championship. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
It was the last four minutes of the game that decided the future of the Bruins’ season. But a penalty goal from freshman attacker Ryder Dodd placed the team in a two-point lead that only widened in the final plays of the game. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Ryder Dodd lifts his arm to throw the ball. Dodd notched six points in the team’s win over Stanford in the NCAA semifinals. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 11:09 p.m. After suffering just its second loss of this season in the final of the MPSF West Championships, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo stands at the side of the pool. The top-seeded team fell to the Trojans in the final of the MPSF West Championships last weekend. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 11:46 p.m. History repeats itself. No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (23-2) suffered a 15-13 upset to No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright stands on the side of the pool. The coach’s third consecutive chance at an MPSF West Championship title was dimmed by the Trojans on Sunday. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
