Saturday, June 21

Around the League: Long Beach to challenge USC water polo, Bruin nominated for CLASS award

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 The last time No. Read more...

Photo: USC water polo coach Jovan Vavic holds the record for most team titles of any USC head coach in history with 14 national championships. Vavic enters his 22nd season at the helm of the Trojan’s water polo program and has guided the team to a 15-1 start and a number three ranking this year. (Creative Commons photo by Kevin Tsukii/Neon Tommy via Flickr)


Patrick Fellner’s trend-defying journey from NorCal to UCLA water polo

There’s somewhat of an iron grip on the North. Of all the blue-chip recruits on current Big Four rosters that come out of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, two-thirds of them go to Cal or Stanford. Read more...

Photo: Not many players from Northern California make their way south to one of the two Big Four schools in Los Angeles, but senior attacker Patrick Fellner did four years ago, and he’s now UCLA’s top scorer. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo Editor)



Bruins grind out 10-7 win against No. 7 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

There could be such a thing as unlucky sevens when it comes to the UCLA men’s water polo team. At then-No. 7 Long Beach State, the Bruins were pushed out of their ordinary groove and forced to play their opponent’s game in front of a large away crowd before taking the game in double-overtime. Read more...

Photo: Senior attacker Joey Fuentes had a goal, assist and steal in No. 1 UCLA’s 10-7 win over No. 7 Santa Barbara. He stepped up to take senior Ryder Roberts’ role in UCLA’s system when the attacker got his second exclusion of the game. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Alex Roelse returns from Rio, brings Olympic experience to Westwood

Alex Roelse didn’t have a typical off-season. The junior utility had just returned from Olympics duty to rejoin the UCLA water polo team for the 2016 season. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility Alex Roelse played for U.S. men’s senior national team in Rio this summer, the culmination of months of intense water polo training that has turned him into one of UCLA’s most dominant players in the water. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Around the League: USC, Stanford stand out in water polo, Colorado dominates women’s soccer

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 editorIn the world of Big Four water polo, UCLA’s record-setting weekend was the biggest news. Read more...

Photo: UCLA sophomore midfielder Jackson Yueill remains in the top 10 nationally in assists per game and total assists with .60 and six, respectively. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s water polo coach Adam Wright hits 200th career win

Among all of the clamor about a new NCAA record, another milestone marker went nearly unnoticed – even by the man himself. “To be honest I didn’t even know,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Adam Wright cemented his 200th career win Sunday as the men’s water polo program’s head coach. The same victory also set the new NCAA consecutive wins record. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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