By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sunday afternoon the UC San Diego men’s water polo team of the Western Water Polo Association lost 11-2 to the UCLA Bruins of the mighty Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in the finals of the NCAA Championship. Read more...

  MICHAEL ROSS WACHT/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Kristee Porter battles at the net against a Morgan State player in the Bruins’ three-game sweep Saturday. UCLA beat Michigan St. Read more...

  ROSETTE GONZALEZ Michelle Quon sets the ball for Ella Harley in a game against Arizona. Women’s Volleyball PREVIEW vs. NCAA Finals-First Round Saturday 7 p.m. Read more...

UCLA’S ALL-TIME RECORDS AND FINISHES The Bruin program is only eight years old. Year   Conference Record   National Finish   1993 10-6-1 — 1994 11-4-3 — 1995 14-4-2 T-17 1996 11-7-1 — 1997 19-3-0 T-5 1998 17-4-1 T-17 1999 15-5-1 T-9 Original graphic by VICTOR CHEN Web adaptation by MICHAEL PARKER By Amanda Fletcher Daily Bruin Senior Staff Junior defender Bethany Bogart tells a story of the first time the team met current head coach Jill Ellis almost two years ago. Read more...

By Rekha Rao Daily Bruin Contributor For the second year in a row, the UCLA men’s water polo team is going to the NCAA Championship tournament. Read more...

UCLA MEN’S WATER POLO FINISHES UNDER HEAD COACH GUY BAKER The Bruins have won three national championships under Baker. Year   Conference Record   National Finish   1991 3-3 — 1992 0-6 — 1993 5-5 — 1994 2-6 — 1995 8-0 NCAA CHAMPS 1996 6-2 NCAA CHAMPS 1997 4-4 — 1998 6-2 — 1999 8-0 NCAA CHAMPS Original graphic by VICTOR CHEN Web adaptation by MICHAEL PARKER By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff Last year after the UCLA men’s volleyball team won the program’s 18th national championship ““ the second such title for the outgoing class ““ then-senior setter Brandon Taliaferro mentioned that he had a contest going on with some of the men’s water polo players, including Andy Bailey, who Taliaferro had known since childhood. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Ray Young elevates himself over UCSB players during a game on Wednesday. Men’s Basketball PREVIEW vs. at Wooden Classic Saturday Noon at Anaheim, Calif. Read more...