With a weekend of emotional, unconventional gameplay coming to a close, UCLA men’s water polo is back to its conventions. The team, which checked off three combined wins on Friday and Sunday, will now return to its regular routine – a routine coach Adam Wright said doesn’t change. Read more...
Photo: After a 12-10 victory over No. 3 Pacific Sunday, UCLA has increased confidence in running their system.
An electrified University of the Pacific men’s water polo team hopped into the Spieker Aquatics Center pool on Sunday and immediately sent shots flying around a subdued UCLA team. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright said UCLA was emotional before its game against Pacific. Goalkeepers James Hartshorne and Stephen White demonstrated this from the bench.Photo credit: Katie Meyers.
Constantly swimming back and forth, repeating counterattack drills over and over again, men’s water polo players displayed a palpable intensity at Wednesday’s practice. “The emphasis this week has been getting the intensity level back up,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Chris Fahlsing and the rest of the men’s water polo team hope to up the intensity of their gameplay and return to the successes of their early season, following losses to USC and Stanford.
The UCLA men’s water polo season is reaching its peak as there are just nine games left before the postseason, all but two being conference games. Read more...
Photo: Despite losing two games in two weeks, UCLA men’s water polo has become a closer unit of late.
UCLA men’s water polo saw an old problem come back to haunt it in its game against Stanford, a problem it felt great improvement in over the past month. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Christiano Mirarchi identified UCLA’s struggles in 6-on-5 opportunities as one factor in its loss.
With an expected crowd of more than 2,000 trickling into the Avery Aquatic Center before the Stanford vs. UCLA football game, the stakes will be higher than normal and the game more intense for UCLA men’s water polo. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo suffered its first loss of the season to USC last week, but the Bruins are looking to bounce back this weekend as they face Stanford on Saturday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin)
With only 12 games remaining in the regular season, one thing still plaguing the UCLA men’s water polo team is the challenge of recovering after a setback. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore utility Danny McClintick (above) look to rebound from their last-minute loss against USC in this weekend’s game against Stanford. McClintick said the game against the Cardinal “will be a battle like it always is with them.”
