This post was updated July 23 at 2:51 p.m. Correction: The original version of this article misspelled Milwaukee in a sentence. The original version of this article also misspelled Karch Kiraly’s last name. Read more...
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This post was updated July 9 at 6:21 p.m. As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many Bruin alumni representing. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA women’s soccer forward Reilyn Turner chases the ball. Now a member of the NWSL’s Racing Louisville FC, Turner’s last-minute goal helped her team tie a match against Seattle Reign FC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA Athletics made its headlines this year – bagging two new pieces of national hardware along the way. With plenty of individual and program milestones, Daily Bruin Sports steers through the top moments of the 2023-2024 year in UCLA sports. Read more...
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Whether their season culminated in glory or not, UCLA’s student-athletes had lots to be proud of throughout the 2023-2024 year. Whether it was a late-game breakthrough or consistency throughout the season, these eight players scribbled their name into Bruin history books. Read more...
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Lauren Steele wrote her victory speech for the national championship while her peers chose prom dresses and decorated their graduation caps. Opting to graduate high school a semester early and eager to bolster UCLA women’s water polo’s pursuit of an eighth national title, the freshman goalkeeper plunged headfirst into college life. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Lauren Steele moves her hand – which holds an illustration of a diploma – while blocking a ball with an illustration of a graduation cap. The goalkeeper was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament. (Photo by Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Mikayla Kwok/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 2 at 11:54 p.m. The national champions have added more star power to their lineup ahead of next season. Hawai’i sophomore center Bia Mantellato Dias announced Thursday on the Total Waterpolo Podcast that she will be transferring to UCLA women’s water polo. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Wright looks over the pool. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 14 at 10:28 p.m. Adam Wright is no stranger to winning the last game of the season. The now-coach of both UCLA men’s and women’s water polo won two national championships as a Bruin and added four more in a seven-year span as coach of the men’s team. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo and coach Adam Wright tread water after jumping into the pool during the celebrations following the NCAA championship win. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
