With the 2021-2022 season for UCLA Athletics beginning this month, the Daily Bruin Sports staff takes a look at the expectations for all 21 varsity teams, discussing the best- and worst-case scenarios for each club along with one key storyline surrounding each roster. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:06 p.m. Three Bruins completed the three-peat for Team USA. The U.S. women’s water polo team won its third consecutive Olympic gold medal Saturday, beating Spain 14-5 – the largest margin of victory ever posted in an Olympic final. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s water polo redshirt senior attacker Maddie Musselman won the second Olympic gold medal of her career Saturday, finishing with 18 goals in seven games in Tokyo. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 25 at 9:47 p.m. With the 2020 Tokyo Games officially underway, Daily Bruin Sports looks at the 43 Bruin athletes – and handful of coaches – who are currently in Japan representing the blue and gold of UCLA, along with their countries’ colors. Read more...
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This post was updated July 5 at 11:48 p.m. As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full-swing, with many Bruin alums representing. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin and 2013-2014 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team member Zach LaVine is one of more than nine UCLA alums who are set to compete at the Summer 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. The guard is coming off his first All-Star season in the NBA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA has been a huge part of my life from a young age. My mom is a proud UCLA alum who bleeds blue and gold. I was fortunate to have John Wooden’s terminology and wisdom enriched within both my school curriculum and water polo foundation. Read more...
Photo: Brooke Maxson played five seasons for UCLA women’s water polo from 2017-2021 after graduating from Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin staff)
Female Athlete of the Year: Rachel Garcia Coral Smith, Daily Bruin senior staff After her phenomenal 2019 season, one might have thought we had witnessed the greatest year of Rachel Garcia’s UCLA career. Read more...
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Championship teams are not built overnight. Seeking its first NCAA title since 2009, No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo (15-5, 9-3 MPSF) suffered a wire-to-wire 18-9 defeat at the hands of No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s water polo earned its first NCAA championship game appearance since 2017, but fell to USC 18-9. None of the Bruins who played in the contest had experience competing in a title game. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin staff)
