The Bruins’ power play let them down on both sides of the pool. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo (21-4) fell to No. 1 seed Stanford (19-2) 9-7 in the semifinal of the MPSF tournament at Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s water polo made a comeback in the third quarter after sophomore attacker Nicolas Saveljic scored three goals in the period. The Bruins could not complete the comeback, however, and they fell to Stanford in the MPSF tournament semifinals. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

In their first postseason game of the season, the Bruins avoided an upset. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo (21-3, 1-2 MPSF) steamrolled No. 5 seed Penn State Behrend (4-18) 18-1 in the quarterfinal of the MPSF tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Michael Graner netted two goals and drew four exclusions in UCLA men’s water polo’s blowout over Penn State Behrend on Friday afternoon. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)

The Bruins will see new faces and old rivals this weekend. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo (20-3, 1-2 MPSF) will face the winner of the No. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Warren Snyder said UCLA men’s water polo has improved its 6-on-5 since the last time it faced Stanford. The Bruins will face the Cardinal in the MPSF Championship semifinal Saturday should they win Friday. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)

After over two months of games, the Bruins face missing out on the NCAA tournament. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (20-3, 1-2 MPSF) wrapped up its regular season Saturday with a loss against No. Read more...

Photo: Senior attacker Austin Rone said he is pleased with the progression that UCLA men’s water polo has shown in recent weeks despite a few losses. Rone has 25 goals in 23 games this season for the Bruins. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)

A late surge by the Bruins wasn’t enough to get a win in their last regular season game. The Woolsey fire filled the skies over Uytengsu Aquatics Center with smoke Saturday and caused ash to fall into the pool as No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Jake Cavano registered his third goal before the second period was even over, logging a hat trick in UCLA men’s water polo’s 12-11 loss to No. 1 USC in the annual Crosstown Splashdown. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Nov. 11 ar 9:56 a.m. The Crosstown Splashdown has arrived. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (20-2, 1-1 MPSF) will face No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Evan Rosenfeld and UCLA men’s water polo will face crosstown rival USC in the teams’ final regular season contest. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)