After seeing a 5-2 lead in the national championship game turn into a 9-5 loss, then-sophomore UCLA attacker Rachel Fattal was already thinking ahead to the next season. Read more...
Photo: Although UCLA women’s water polo’s last season ended in a disappointing 9-5 loss in the NCAA championships, sophomore utility Mackenzie Barr said “things change every year” and the Bruins expect “different experiences” for their potential Stanford rematch in 2015. (Daily Bruin file photo)
While the NCAA season may be over, two women from the UCLA women’s water polo team still saw some playing time in the pool. This time, they were joined up with some of their collegiate foes in a collective effort to help the USA Women’s Senior National Team compete against seven other nations for top spot in the FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sami Hill was one of two UCLA women’s water polo players who was called up to be a part of the USA Women’s Senior National Team in the FINA World League Super Final. Hill blocked seven shots in the gold medal match against Italy in which the Americans won 10-8. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Earlier this season, after his team’s first loss to Stanford, UCLA women’s water polo coach Brandon Brooks said that his team needed to hone its “killer instinct” toward the end of tough games if it wanted to win a national title. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA women’s water polo team look on as the Bruins watched their 5-2 lead turn into a 9-5 loss in the NCAA championship game against Stanford. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After 5-2 lead in the first half, UCLA women’s water polo fell 9-5 to the Stanford Cardinal in the NCAA championship, held at USC Sunday. The victory crowns Stanford with its fourth national title and leaves UCLA barren since its 2005-2009, five-title win streak under then-coach Adam Krikorian. Read more...
Nervous, anxious, excited. If the UCLA women’s water polo players had to put it into words, those three nicely sum up the emotion heading to the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Emily Donohoe will rely on the support of her teammates this weekend in order to find “quiet” amid the adrenaline-filled competition of the NCAA tournament. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
The only thing that is remaining between UCLA and national championship No. 111 is three water polo games. The UCLA women’s water polo team will play in the NCAA tournament this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defender Alys Williams and the Bruins have been playing with more intensity in practice to prepare for this weekend’s NCAA championships. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
With only four losses, the UCLA women’s water polo team has had a very strong year, resulting in its No. 2 ranking going into the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: After falling to Stanford, senior utility player Becca Dorst said that the UCLA women’s water polo team did not lose its confidence and is looking forward to the competition it will face in the upcoming NCAA tournament. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
