Toward the end of Tuesday night’s practice in Spieker Aquatics Center, UCLA men’s water polo coach Adam Wright gathered his team and gave it a passionate and stern chalk talk. Read more...
Photo: Even though No. 1 UCLA will be facing a team on a five-game hot streak in No. 10 Princeton on Thursday, senior attacker Ryder Roberts said the Bruins’ mentality remains focused on themselves. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s water polo takes an undefeated record and the top spot in national rankings into this week of competition, which includes a matchup with Princeton on Thursday and the SoCal Tournament this weekend. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo’s ability to blow games out of the water has given the team a chance to feature more of its players in game-time situations, something that coach Adam Wright said would help them prepare for the postseason. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The main scoreboard at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center lost power early in the first quarter, and it remained the talking point at the pool deck for the rest of the game, especially since the Bruins were in control from start to finish. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Chris Fahlsing said that the scoreboard going out during Saturday’s game turned out to be a blessing in disguise as his team was able to just focus on playing water polo. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Thirteen games into the season, UCLA men’s water polo has yet to stumble. The team has handily beaten all but USC and Stanford, who the Bruins still managed to beat by two each. Read more...
Photo: After going 13-0 in the season, UCLA men’s water polo will look to add more victories toward their conference standing over the weekend. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For most of the season so far, the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team has started most games explosively and jumped to an early lead that the team continued to build on throughout the match. Read more...
Over the years, the Woepse family name has become somewhat of a staple in UCLA Athletics. The first was Elizabeth Woepse – UCLA pole vaulter from 2005-2008. Read more...
Photo: Despite growing up in a family with a storied history in UCLA pole vault, redshirt sophomore center Patrick Woepse decided not to embark on the same path his three siblings followed and instead forge his own legacy with UCLA water polo. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In what proved to be a perfect weekend for UCLA Athletics – with collective wins from women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s soccer – men’s water polo capped off the quadruple sweep with a championship victory at the Kap7 NorCal Classic hosted by Pacific. Read more...
