Nearly 50 UCLA student-athletes and coaches made the trip from Westwood to Gwangju, South Korea, for this summer’s World University Games. Over the next week, Bruins representing three countries across seven sports will compete for gold. Read more...
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July 6, 1:36 am
Graphic: Bruins at the 2015 Summer World University Games
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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June 29, 1:56 am
Men’s water polo aims to prove itself in World University Games
Rare opportunities are the outgrowth of self-generated success. Entrepreneurs and businesspeople know that. So does UCLA men’s water polo. The 2014 national championship trophy has been sitting in the J.D. Read more...
Photo: With goalie Garrett Danner sidelined with an injury, rising junior attacker Ryder Roberts said that the U.S. veterans are confident in the team’s youth. Roberts helped the team to a fifth-place finish in 2013. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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June 7, 10:20 pm
‘Great Eight’ leave men’s water polo with NCAA title, legacy of leadership
The clock was ticking. With less than a minute to play in the 2014 men’s water polo national championship game, the careers of eight graduating Bruins hung in the balance. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright hoists the NCAA title, the first national trophy for UCLA men’s water polo since 2004. The team’s ninth NCAA championship win snapped the USC Trojans’ six-year national title streak. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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December 11, 12:00 pm
Men’s water polo breaks losing streak, defeats six-time champion USC
As the Bruin crowd erupted into frenzied cheering at Canyonview Aquatic Center, the entire UCLA bench made the customary mad dash to the pool. Within seconds, the players, coaching staff and a few elusive fans were in the water, celebrating the program’s ninth NCAA title and leaving a decade-long championship drought behind them. Read more...
Photo: The men’s water polo team brought UCLA its 112th national championship by defeating No. 3 USC in the national championship Sunday. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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December 7, 9:48 pm
Men’s water polo brings home UCLA’s 112th NCAA championship
The scoreline stood at eight goals apiece as the clock wound down on the NCAA championship between UCLA men’s water polo and USC Sunday night. The tide had turned after the Bruins opened the final period comfortably leading 7-4, now finding themselves in a scenario with which UCLA was all too familiar. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo won the Bruins’ 112th national championship after sophomore center Gordon Marshall’s goal proved to be the difference-maker between UCLA and USC. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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December 6, 4:12 pm
UCLA advances to NCAA final against USC with 15-6 win over UCSD
Cristiano Mirarchi is no stranger to the pressure of the postseason, having served as a go-to scorer for UCLA men’s water polo in previous Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and NCAA tournaments. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Cristiano Mirarchi scored three goals in the team’s 15-6 blowout over UCSD. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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December 5, 11:40 am
UCLA men’s water polo aims to break dry spell in NCAA championships
The last time UCLA men’s water polo team went to San Diego, it was untested, with a number of players who had never played a game of collegiate water polo. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore goalkeeper Garrett Danner and the No. 1-seeded Bruins are searching for their first NCAA title since 2004 this weekend in San Diego. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)