Five UCLA water polo players and one coach punched their tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games, USA Water Polo announced Thursday morning. Redshirt junior Rachel Fattal will play alongside alums KK Clark, Sami Hill and Courtney Mathewson in Rio de Janeiro. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Krikorian led the U.S. women’s water polo team to a gold medal in 2012. The former UCLA player and coach will go for a repeat at the 2016 Olympics alongside five other Bruins. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The U.S. women’s water polo team rolled through another tune-up event heading into the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The defending gold medalists won their third consecutive World League Super Final title and their third title of the year while only dropping two matches this season. Read more...
Photo: Attacker Rachel Fattal scored a goal as the U.S. women’s water polo team won its third consecutive World League Champion title 13-9 over Spain. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins’ season wrapped up its year this weekend. But coach Brandon Brooks has plenty to be proud of and to look forward to. With a 7-4 loss Saturday to No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Alexa Tielmann earned Second-Team All-MPSF after guiding the Bruins to a 26-5 record. The center scored 34 goals over the season. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA’s two-goal lead was down to one, and Michigan’s Kim Johnson broke away from the Bruin defense for a one-on-one opportunity against senior goalie Alex Musselman. Read more...
Photo: Senior goalie Alex Musselman recorded eight saves in the third place game against Michigan, three of which came in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The hopes to secure the 2016 NCAA women’s water polo title were gone in a total of 32 minutes Saturday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Center. There were 52 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of UCLA’s NCAA semifinal game and the home team was looking at a three-goal deficit to Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Senior goalkeeper Alex Musselman had four saves in the UCLA women’s water polo team’s NCAA semifinal loss to Stanford. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
On a normal day, students living on the Hill can head over to the facilities in and around Sunset Canyon Recreation Center to swim, play tennis, or enjoy a peaceful, relaxing afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior center Alexa Tielmann was one of the first Bruins to score in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Since the inception of the NCAA championship for women’s water polo, the Bruins have played in the title match 10 times. In the 16 years of the tournament, only UCLA, USC and Stanford have ever taken home hardware. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Devin Grab and the women’s water polo team have a chance to end a six-year title drought. UCLA battles UC San Diego Friday afternoon for a spot in the semifinal. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
