The Bruins will face their first top-10 test this weekend. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (5-0) will stay local when traveling to face No. 6 Pepperdine (9-2) on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Jack White has scored in all five of UCLA’s games against NCAA teams and is tied for the team lead in goals (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin).
The Bruins were in Stanford, California, this weekend, but they weren’t facing their in-conference foe. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (5-0) defeated No. 18 San Jose State (0-3) 15-10 Saturday morning to kick off the Stanford Invitational. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman attacker Ryan Sawyer scored six goals in the Bruins’ 13-11 exhibition win over Olympic Club. Sawyer didn’t score in UCLA’s 15-10 defeat of No. 18 San Jose State, but nine other Bruins found the back of the net. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin).
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Bruins started their 2019 season with four wins on the East Coast. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (4-0) defeated Fordham (3-1), Navy (2-2) and La Salle (1-3) by double-digit margins, and No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo freshman attacker Tommy Gruwell recorded a hat trick in his first game as a Bruin, a 15-3 victory against Fordham, one of six players who scored their first collegiate goal in the game. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
A last-second loss ended the Bruins’ season last year, but it inspired an offseason dedicated to changing the program. “As soon as the season ended last December we had to take a look at ourselves,” said No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo sophomore attacker Ashworth Molthen was the third leading scorer in 2018. After losing in the semifinals last year, the Bruins took a hard look at their program. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Four new Bruins will be in the pool this fall. Utility Giorgio Alessandria, goalkeeper Bernardo Maurizi, center Gabe Discipulo and attacker Tommy Gruwell will all join UCLA men’s water polo as freshmen for the 2019 season. Read more...
Photo: After four seniors graduated from UCLA men’s water polo’s 2018 roster, coach Adam Wright brought in four recruits for the 2019 season. Tommy Gruwell, Giorgio Alessandria and Gabe Discipulo are from California while Bernardo Maurizi grew up and played in Italy. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Eight current and 10 former UCLA athletes represented teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, from July 26 to Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior forward Michaela Onyenwere led Team USA to the women’s basketball final of the Pan American Games. Team USA won the silver medal, one of the overall 293 medals Team USA won in Lima. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
The 2019 schedule for UCLA men’s water polo was released Monday, featuring a home match against reigning champion USC on Nov. 9. The Bruins will participate in three regular season tournaments this season, including hosting the SoCal Invitational from Sept. Read more...
Photo: Nicolas Saveljic led UCLA men’s water polo by netting 51 goals a season ago — including four in the conference match against USC. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
