The NCAA Tournament did not pan out the way UCLA men’s water polo wanted. Its finish was an ending that would have seemed unfathomable after a 24-0 start to the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Chancellor Ramirez and the rest of the UCLA men’s water polo senior class broke and set records in Westwood, but didn’t have enough to close their careers out as three-time national champions after an early exit from the tournament Saturday. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
BERKELEY — The similarity between tonight’s NCAA semifinal and the last time No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 California played each other was eerie. UCLA clawed back from a three-goal deficit to force overtime, key players on both teams were out because of foul trouble – the one difference, however, was what mattered in the end. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Ryder Roberts led the Bruins with two goals in what would become his final collegiate game. The lefty finished his career with the seventh-most goals in UCLA men’s water polo history. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
For what could be the final rendition of In the Cage, the men’s water polo writers mustered together a live studio audience. Some laughed, some cried, but all were intent on hearing the forecast for the biggest weekend of all – the NCAA championships. Read more...
Coming into the season, UCLA men’s water polo had everything going for it. Seven returning All-Americans, a returning Cutino Award-winning goalie, a Rio Olympian and, perhaps most importantly, years of playing alongside one another. Read more...
Photo: (Charlotte Gautier/Daily Bruin)
The last two years that the UCLA men’s water polo team was in the NCAA Tournament, it had a relatively easy path to the championship game. Read more...
Photo: All that’s left in the 2016 men’s water polo season for redshirt senior center Alec Zwaneveld and No. 2 UCLA are two games in one of the sport’s biggest spotlights – the NCAA Tournament, where the Bruins are looking to earn a third straight and UCLA’s 114th national championship. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The dust is settled. Nothing but the NCAA Tournament remains in the 2016 men’s water polo season, and there’s less than a week on the clock until the biggest game of the year for whoever makes the show. Read more...
For the greater part of the season, No. 2 UCLA has been clicking. But in the past ten days, the Bruins have had three games where their communication and poise has been subpar. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright and the No. 2 Bruins took second place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships this past weekend, suffering a three-goal loss to No. 1 USC in the championship game. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
