This post was updated August 7 at 8:38 p.m. Adam Wright’s accomplishments as a player are enough to fill a trophy case. Two NCAA championships. Three-time Olympian. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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July 7, 8:04 pm
Current, former UCLA water polo players make splash at FINA World Championships
This post was updated July 10 at 11:32 p.m. With 49 seconds remaining and her team up by one, Maddie Musselman swam to the five-meter line. Read more...
Photo: Maddie Musselman winds up in a game against USC on April 16. The recent graduate scored five goals in the gold medal match against Hungary to secure a win for Team USA. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
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December 4, 7:21 pm
UCLA men’s water polo ends NCAA tournament run with overtime loss to California
Down one goal with three seconds remaining, graduate student attacker Nicolas Saveljic lobbed the ball toward center pool with sophomore attacker Makoto Kenney lurking. Kenney drilled a line drive into the right side of the goal to knot the contest at 12 and force overtime. Scoreless until that point, two-time MPSF Player of the Year and Golden Bear center Nikolaos Papanikolaou shoveled a shot in the first overtime period and tipped in another in the subsequent period to give California a multi-goal advantage. Senior attacker/utility Jake Cavano responded with a goal of his own, but the Golden Bears’ goal with 13 seconds to play all but ended the contest. No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo junior goalkeeper Bernardo Maurizi comes up short of a save against a shot from California center Nikolaos Papanikolaou. The goal gave the Golden Bears a lead in the second overtime period. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
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December 2, 5:40 pm
UCLA men’s water polo advances to NCAA semifinals with win over Princeton
The Bruins’ season will live another day. No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (20-3, 1-2 MPSF) defeated No. 11 Princeton (26-8, 8-2 NWPC) by a score of 12-6 at Spieker Aquatics Center on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Tommy Gruwell scored a hat trick in the first half to lead No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo in scoring Thursday as the blue and gold conquered No. 11 Princeton, advancing to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)
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December 2, 2:57 pm
Men’s water polo NCAA tournament predictions
No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (19-3, 1-2 MPSF) will begin its title defense with a quarterfinal matchup against No. 11 Princeton (26-7, 8-2 NWPC) before potentially facing No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo returned to the top of the national rankings in the latest poll but was left without a bye in the NCAA tournament, meaning the Bruins will have to win three games in four days to defend their title. (Alexia Saigh/Daily Bruin)
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December 2, 12:26 am
UCLA men’s water polo anticipates NCAA tournament-opening matchups
For the second year in a row, the Bruins’ path to a national championship will require three wins in four days. Fresh off a victory in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship game, No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior utility Evan Rosenfeld lines up for a pass. Rosenfeld and No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo will begin their title defense in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament against Princeton on Thursday. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
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November 21, 4:27 pm
UCLA men’s water polo wins MPSF tournament, prepares for NCAA championship
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 12:28 p.m. The Bruins are Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champions for the first time in six years. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo (19-3, 1-2 MPSF) toppled No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior utility Felix Brozyna-Vilim scored the game-winning goal for No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo Sunday as the Bruins beat No. 4 seed Stanford to claim their first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship since 2015. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)