UCLA men’s water polo, for the entirety of its 57-game win streak and against USC last weekend, had never trailed after three quarters. It trailed No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalie Garrett Danner had multiple one-on-one opportunities with the Bears, including one where he saved the potential game-winning shot with less than 20 seconds to go in the game. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
As the final buzzer sounded at Uytengsu Aquatics Center last weekend, there was disappointment on the faces of the Bruins. Coach Adam Wright said after the game that the loss to the Trojans showed that the team that had reeled off of 57 straight wins had plenty to work on. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Chancellor Ramirez and the No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo team will get to face top-five competition at home this weekend for the first – and last – time all year, starting with No. 3 California, in the critical Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship tournament. (Jintak Han/Assistant Sports editor)
It’s been a while since UCLA’s lost – two years in fact, back when the Daily Bruin’s current editor-in-chief was a beat reporter for the men’s water polo team. Read more...
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Men’s water poloMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor There were nearly two upsets in the collegiate water polo world last weekend. Read more...
Photo: In the Big Splash – the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford – the Golden Bears nearly blew a four-goal fourth quarter lead, but held on to hold off the Cardinal 11-10. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
The most exciting men’s water polo games in the past two seasons have all been at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Last year, it was the championship game at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference tournament, the most competitive water polo contest in the country according to UCLA coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jovan Vavic and the No. 2 USC men’s water polo team accomplished something this past weekend that no team had done in 57 games – beat UCLA – but there’s little time for revelry as the postseason begins this weekend. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Number one of the win streak started with a 10-5 win over crosstown rival USC back in November 2014. A much different number one came today, at the hands of the same program. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s NCAA-record 57-game win streak started against USC nearly two years ago, and ended against USC earlier today. The two teams could potentially see each other again next weekend at the conference championships at Spieker Aquatics Center. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
UCLA and USC have met each other a lot in the pool – four times in 2015, five times in 2014 and twice in the past two national championship games. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalie Garrett Danner has come up big in past Crosstown Splashdowns, and will be the last line of defense once again this weekend against the most lucrative offense in the nation. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
