It was a beautiful Friday afternoon as UCLA women’s water polo team geared up to take on No. 5 University of California Irvine at Spieker Aquatics Center. Read more...
Photo: Goalkeeper Sami Hill played a big role in UCLA’s 8-5 win over UCI. The redshirt senior kept the Anteaters scoreless for the first half of the matchup. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
There’s something about playing at home that ignites a fire within a team. Hearing pandemonium in the stands can give a team encouragement and support that allows them to potentially come out with a win. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Charlotte Pratt said that UCLA needs to focus on maintaining its fast-paced play without rushing. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sami Hill never imagined she would play water polo for a program as prestigious as UCLA’s. Yet Hill – now a redshirt senior – has not only asserted herself as a team leader for UCLA, but also positioned herself as an Olympic hopeful. Read more...
Photo: Goalkeeper Sami Hill has patrolled the waters on the Hill – specifically, at Spieker Aquatics Center – for four of the past five years. During the one year Hill redshirted in 2012, she trained with the USA Women’s National Team. Now in her redshirt senior season, Hill has already broken UCLA’s career saves record and looks to forge an Olympic career afterwards. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tied at the half with four goals apiece against Cal on Saturday, the UCLA women’s water polo team faced its biggest competition thus far in the early season at the Stanford Invitational. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Kodi Hill said despite losing the Stanford Invitational championship to Stanford, the UCLA team is pleased with where it is at this point in the season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This weekend, No. 2 UCLA will face the biggest threat to its undefeated record. After facing its first high-level competition against No. 11 Long Beach State and No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sami Hill is the current MPSF Player of the Week and will look to anchor her team against Cal and Hawai’i (Daily Bruin file photo)
On a two-day, four-game stretch, exhaustion begins to set in and an athlete’s homesickness surfaces. However, whether a team is at home or on the road, the season progresses, and the team has to face the challenges that they’re presented with. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sami Hill ended the UCSB Winter Invitational with 747 career saves, breaking the previous UCLA record. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Coming off two overwhelming victories last Saturday, UCLA women’s water polo looks to continue its momentum, while yet again participating in another tournament. Unlike the UCLA Invitational however, the Bruins will be facing four teams within a two-day period. Read more...
Photo: After scoring five goals in last weekend’s UCLA Invitational, junior attacker Rachel Fattal and the Bruins will be tested with a two-day four-game road trip at Santa Barbara. Daily Bruin File Photo
