A close loss derailed the Bruins’ perfect conference record – but the team bounced back. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (21-4, 4-1 MPSF) split two weekend games, falling 7-6 to No. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Bronte Halligan logged four of UCLA women’s water polo’s 13 goals against San Jose State this weekend. The Bruins won 13-3 on the road. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins are on the road for the final time in the regular season. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s last two undefeated teams will duke it out when No. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Rachel Whitelegge – who has 13 goals on the season – said the team was able to focus more on film for individual teams once the nonconference tournaments were over. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo will face No. 1 Stanford and No. 18 San Jose State on the road this weekend. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
After losing two in a row, the Bruins are now winners of three straight. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (19-3, 3-0 MPSF) left the desert with two more conference wins, beating No. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Kelsey Blacker said UCLA women’s water polo took advantage of its opponents’ zone defenses to improve its passing and shooting. UCLA defeated Arizona State and Indiana on the road Saturday afternoon. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
The federal investigation into admission and recruiting violations has found its way to UCLA, but several other athletics departments are implicated in the situation as well. Read more...
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Although Jovan Vavic ruled collegiate water polo for years, UCLA should just be glad he’s gone. The former USC men’s and women’s water polo coach was fired from both positions after he was indicted Tuesday for accepting bribes in order to help students get into USC through the athletics department. Read more...
Photo: Former USC men’s and women’s water polo coach Jovan Vavic was a five-time National Coach of the Year and 13-time MPSF Coach of the Year. Vavic was fired Tuesday as a result of the racketeering allegations related to the college bribery scandal. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
The Bruins’ win Sunday snapped a three-game losing streak against the Golden Bears. It also snapped the streak of tournaments that made up the majority of No. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Bronte Halligan has recorded 16 goals in 18 games played this season, including a season-high three goals against Hawai’i in February. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins snapped their two-game losing skid. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (17-3, 1-0 MPSF) opened conference play with a 9-7 win over No. 3 California (10-3, 0-1). Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Bella Baia finished with a goal in the first quarter to give No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo an early lead. The Bruins defeated No. 3 California 9-7 on Sunday afternoon in their first conference game of the season. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
