With 11 seconds remaining in the NCAA women’s water polo championship game, Stanford driver Kiley Neushul wound up for a penalty shot. A title match that was tied up at six goals apiece would be decided within a matter of seconds. Read more...
Photo: Women’s water polo coach Brandon Brooks and redshirt senior goalkeeper Sami Hill console each other following a 7-6 loss to Stanford. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PALO ALTO — During the NCAA semifinal game, the California Golden Bears were closing in on UCLA women’s water polo’s lead with three consecutive goals. In the third quarter, an exclusion on the Bears gave the Bruins a six-on-five advantage and the ball settled into the hands of junior Rachel Fattal. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Rachel Fattal helped UCLA defeat a fourth-seeded California, powering the Bruins to a 9-5 win and a spot in the NCAA title match. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
STANFORD — Within the first minute of the NCAA quarterfinal’s opening sprint, junior defender Alys Williams sent a skip shot into the lower right corner of the net putting the UCLA women’s water polo team on the scoreboard first. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Emily Donohoe tied for the UCLA team lead with two goals scored in the Bruins’ 9-2 win over the UC San Diego Tritons in the NCAA quarterfinal on Friday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Upsets and unlikely heroes characterized the 2009 NCAA women’s water polo tournament as UCLA finished with its fifth consecutive national title. On paper, the No. 3 seed Bruins were not expected to win. Read more...
Photo: Tanya Gandy was one of three senior leaders in UCLA women’s water polo’s lineup during its last championship-winning season in 2009. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA women’s water polo team enters this weekend as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champions with hopes of earning an even greater title. No. 1 UCLA (24-2) will begin its run to the NCAA championship Friday at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center with a game against No. Read more...
Photo: USC senior attacker Monica Vavic (back) fouls UCLA junior attacker Kodi Hill during the April 18 matchup between the Bruins and the Trojans. UCLA has gone 3-0 against USC this year, and could potentially play the Trojans a fourth time this weekend in the NCAA final. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Upsets and unlikely heroes characterized the 2009 NCAA women’s water polo tournament as UCLA finished with its fifth consecutive national title. On paper, the No. 3 seed Bruins were not expected to win. Read more...
Photo: Tanya Gandy was one of three senior leaders in UCLA women’s water polo’s lineup during its last championship-winning season in 2009. (Daily Bruin file photo)
After capturing a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship title, the UCLA women’s water polo team now has its sights set on the next task at hand: the NCAAs. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sami Hill said an asset that has come in handy throughout UCLA women’s water polo’s season is its ability to adapt to different situations. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
