The Bruins are taking things one step at a time in their quest back to the top. UCLA women’s water polo will have the opportunity to bounce back from last season’s semifinal loss and capture its first national title since 2009. Read more...

Photo: Junior attacker Maddie Musselman led UCLA women’s water polo with 53 goals, 31 assists, 41 steals and 30 exclusions drawn during the 2017 to 2018 season. The Bruins will travel to Santa Barbara this week for their first games of the 2019 season. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

UCLA women’s water polo’s season ended in the NCAA semifinals for the second time in three years. The No. 4-seeded Bruins (23-8, 2-3 MPSF) played their last game of the season Saturday and lost to the No. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Bruins’ season ended Saturday after they lost 10-6 to the USC Trojans in the semifinals of the NCAA championships. UCLA will be graduating a trio of seniors, but coach Adam Wright sees potential for next season. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)

The Trojans scored five goals in the opening quarter, and the Bruins were never able to recover from the deficit despite a strong second half. “The game got away there in the first half, but in the second half we locked it in and we played a great second half,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Junior goalie Carlee Kapana ended the game with 10 saves. No. 4 seed UCLA’s season was ended by a loss to No. 1 seed USC in the NCAA semifinals Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)

The Bruin defense was able to hold Pacific to just 4 goals in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal. “The hallmark of UCLA women’s water polo has absolutely been attention to defense and we’ve seen it a lot here today,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Devin Grab scored two goals in the Bruins’ 8-4 win in the NCAA quarterfinal Friday. No. 4 UCLA will next face No. 1 USC on Saturday in its semifinal. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)