The Trojans scored five goals in the opening quarter, and the Bruins were never able to recover from the deficit despite a strong second half. “The game got away there in the first half, but in the second half we locked it in and we played a great second half,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Junior goalie Carlee Kapana ended the game with 10 saves. No. 4 seed UCLA’s season was ended by a loss to No. 1 seed USC in the NCAA semifinals Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruin defense was able to hold Pacific to just 4 goals in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal. “The hallmark of UCLA women’s water polo has absolutely been attention to defense and we’ve seen it a lot here today,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Devin Grab scored two goals in the Bruins’ 8-4 win in the NCAA quarterfinal Friday. No. 4 UCLA will next face No. 1 USC on Saturday in its semifinal. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will have a chance to win their eighth program title this weekend. No. 4 seed UCLA women’s water polo (22-7, 2-3 MPSF) earned a bye in the first round and will begin its journey in the NCAA tournament by facing Pacific (18-7, 7-0 West Coast Conference) in the quarterfinals Friday at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Maddie Musselman leads the Bruins with 53 goals and 31 assists on the season so far. UCLA women’s water polo will play Pacific in the quarterfinals of the NCAA championship Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Of the top-four collegiate women’s water polo teams, the Bruins are seeded fourth. Before UCLA takes on its top-four companions – No.1 seed USC, No. 2 seed Stanford and No. Read more...
Photo: Brooke Maxson said the Bruins need to work on being both mentally and physically stronger as they head into the NCAA tournament next weekend. The sophomore attacker has scored 11 goals this season and has posted multiple goals in three games. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Beach volleyball Angie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Of the nine Pac-12 beach volleyball programs, two qualified for the NCAA tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Junior Nicole McNamara has led the Bruins to earn the top seed in the NCAA tournament, alongside junior Megan McNamara on court one. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins dropped their second match of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships, this time to the Golden Bears. “We could have been more aggressive,” said junior attacker Lizette Rozeboom. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Lizette Rozeboom said the Bruins should have been more successful in their Sunday third-place game. UCLA lost to California to finish fourth at the MPSF Tournament. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s water polo failed to best crosstown rival USC for the third time this season. In doing so, it also failed to defend its 2017 conference title. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Bronte Halligan led the Bruins with 4 goals in UCLA’s 13-10 loss to USC in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation semifinal. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
