Adam Wright said the Bruins faced their toughest opponent yet, but he was happy with the defensive improvement. “UCSB, at this point, has presented the biggest challenge for us,” the coach said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Quinten Osborne led the Bruins in scoring with two goals Thursday night against No. 7 UCSB. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Winning a national championship causes some teams to become complacent in the early parts of a new season. For the Bruins, that hasn’t been the case. Read more...
Photo: Freshman goalkeeper Danny Roland logged a combined 39 saves at the Princeton Invitational last weekend. The rookie from San Rafael, California, registered a season-high 13 saves in the UCLA men’s water polo win over Air Force. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 8:19 p.m. The Bruins never trailed, but Adam Wright said their defense needs some polishing. “The big thing is, defensively, we have to get better (because) we’re giving up too many goals,” the coach said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore utility Felix Brozyna-Vilim logged 5 goals at the UCLA Invitational on Saturday, after registering just 7 goals total on the season last year. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins captured the national championship last season after what should have been a rebuilding year. This year will be no different. “It would be easy to think (that) because we were successful last year, we’re in the position to be the team to beat,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Austin Rone scored 12 goals last season, started in 12 games, and had at least one goal in eight of the 25 games he played. Rone will be one of four seniors on the coach Adam Wright’s 29-player roster. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Adam Wright made some changes to both of his coaching staffs. As the coach of both UCLA men’s and women’s water polo, Wright announced the addition of an assistant coach to each program July 31 and August 1, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright had gaps to fill in his coaching staff. He hired Jack Grover and Christopher Lee as new assistant coaches for UCLA men’s and women’s water polo. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
As temperatures shoot up, the Bruins are ready to heat up too. The heat wave of Los Angeles County hit 117 degrees Friday – a warm welcome for UCLA men’s water polo, which will be striving for UCLA’s 117th NCAA championship this fall. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright will be working with another young squad this upcoming season. UCLA men’s water polo had 10 freshmen on last year’s roster and graduated seven seniors. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
UCLA Athletics inducted eight former Bruins into its Athletic Hall of Fame on June 6. The 2018 Hall of Fame class garnered a total of 12 NCAA championships earned either as players or coaches. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin)
