For what could be the final rendition of In the Cage, the men’s water polo writers mustered together a live studio audience. Some laughed, some cried, but all were intent on hearing the forecast for the biggest weekend of all – the NCAA championships.

The American water polo recruiting “radar” is most attuned to California – players from the state go on to play for schools all over the country.

It’s senior day on Saturday – there’s two games for No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo at Spieker Aquatics center between Whittier and San Jose State.

The Bruins have been competing on the road for nearly three weeks.
This Saturday however, No. 6 Stanford rolls into Westwood, and undergraduate assistant coach Danny McClintick joins the Daily Bruin beat writers to preview the homecoming and what the Cardinal brings to the table.

“This is Goliath versus Goliath, this is an unstoppable force against an immovable object.”
It’s the first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of UCLA’s season. Water polo beat writers Brent Troop and Michael Hull preview the impending No.

The No. 1 Bruins have the weekend off after breaking the NCAA consecutive wins record in the last one and a rare Thursday game in Santa Barbara.

The Tigers were reeling.
After falling to No. 3 USC the week before 15-7, the team showed up Saturday looking to assert itself in its second top-five nontournament matchup.

After escaping the Mountain Pacific Invitational with their win streak intact, the Bruins will look to tie a program-record 50 straight victories this weekend.
The No.

UCLA started the Women’s College World Series in the same struggling fashion that it started the super regionals. Auburn University needed only one hit off UCLA to score five runs in the first inning.

UCLA softball’s nine-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Saturday evening.
The No.12 Bruins (38-14-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) were hit hard in the first game of the super regional series against the No.