Men's Water Polo
May 14, 2024 2:39 p.m.
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)
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.
By Joseph Crosby
Men's Water Polo
Dec. 3, 2023 6:26 p.m.This post was updated Dec. 3 at 11:04 p.m.
UCLA defeated California three times in 2023.
Once in September and twice in October, the Bruins enacted revenge on the team that previously served them seven straight losses entering the year.
By Ava Abrishamchian
Men's Water Polo
Dec. 2, 2023 4:50 p.m.UCLA men’s water polo advances to NCAA Championship with victory over Princeton
The fate of an entire season rested within the bounds of six minutes.
Senior attacker Makoto Kenney pump-faked a shot from the center of the pool but instead passed to MPSF Player of the Year, Rafael Real Vergara.
By Kai Dizon
Men's Water Polo
Nov. 29, 2023 12:25 p.m.UCLA men’s water polo 2023 NCAA tournament predictions
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 11:45 p.m.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (24-2, 7-0 MPSF) enters the NCAA tournament on a two-game skid from the MPSF tournament – its first two losses of the season.
By Benjamin Royer, Kai Dizon, Lamar Tuker, and Ava Abrishamchian
Men's Water Polo
Nov. 20, 2023 1:14 p.m.UCLA men’s water polo drops second straight in MPSF tournament third-place game
The Bruins had the chance to relight the spark of their undefeated season but ultimately failed to exit the loss column.
“We can really see that if we don’t play the right way and play the way we need to, the result that shows,” said senior goalkeeper Garret Griggs.
By Ava Abrishamchian
Men's Water Polo
Nov. 19, 2023 10:26 a.m.Falling to USC, UCLA men’s water polo loses chance at conference title
Deja vu is the feeling of having already experienced the present situation.
In 2022, UCLA defeated USC in double overtime to conclude its regular season. It then beat Washington & Jefferson, scoring 25 goals, in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament.
By Kai Dizon
Men's Water Polo
Nov. 18, 2023 12:23 p.m.Men’s water polo coasts to victory in quarterfinals, advances to semifinals
The Bruins coasted to their second-largest victory of the year and lowered their magic number for the conference title to two.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (24-0, 6-0 MPSF) wafted over No.
By Lamar Tuker
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