The No. 2 ranked Bruins managed to conquer the No. 1 Trojans and take the third-place title. It was the UCLA's first win over USC since September 2009. Read more...

Though the No. 2 UCLA men's water polo team is nearing the season's halfway mark with only one tally in their loss column, Wright has no reason to rely on the team's success. Read more...

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Junior attacker Griffin White (5) and the No. 2 men’s water polo team bring a 7-1 record into the SoCal Tournament this weekend in Los Alamitos. All the men’s water polo teams in the MPSF will participate in the tournament.

Three Bruins on the men's water polo team traded in their blue and gold caps for ones with red, white and blue this summer as they represented the United States at the FINA Junior Water Polo Championships in Greece. Read more...

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Redshirt sophomore utility player Chris Wendt was one of three Bruins to represent the United States at the FINA Junior Water Polo Championships in Greece this summer.

The way Adam Wright tells it, everything he has learned about the sport of water polo starts and ends with training. As a water polo coach, he talks about it. He knows training renews focus in a team "“ like his 2009 UCLA team, which reached the NCAA Championship game after changing its training regimen. Read more...

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Along with coaching the UCLA men’s water polo team, Adam Wright is also a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team, enabling him to bring a player’s mentality to the deck when he coaches.

Despair hasn't creeped up on the UCLA men's water polo team. After all, a majority of the Bruins were there last year when they suddenly won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, earning them an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Though 2010 has had its ups and downs, the importance of last season hasn't been lost on the young guys. Read more...

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Freshman Cristiano Mirarchi attempts a shot against Long Beach State.