Club

Water polo wins season openers Last Sunday, the
UCLA men’s club water polo team, No. 3 in the national
collegiate club polls, won its first two games of the season.
Against Cal Maritime, UCLA got an early lead that it maintained for
the rest of the game. Cal Maritime staged a small comeback in the
third quarter, narrowing the deficit to three, but the Bruins were
able to hold on for a 12-8 victory. In the second game against Cal
Tech, the game was close for the first quarter and a half, but a
defensive shift in the second half allowed the Bruins to blow the
game wide open and run to a 16-7 win. The Bruins’ leading
scorer for the day was Nathan Hanning. Other scorers included Nick
Celano, Geoff Huntington, Tim Christian, James Rock, Noah Bookman
and Herb Kimmons. Both Evan Schubert and first-year player Cristian
Munden played in the goal. “We also have a lot of guys who
are going to be solid role players,” said Bookman, club
president and captain. The team is coached by former player Mike
Stanley. The club water polo team competes in the Collegiate Water
Polo Association (www.collegiatewaterpolo.org),
a national league. UCLA is in the Pacific Coast Division, which
covers the entire state of California. Their toughest opponents are
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chico State and Cal Maritime. Last year,
the team finished second in the Pacific Coast Division and fourth
in the national club poll. The remaining tournament schedule
includes the Pacific Coast Regionals in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
(Oct. 13-15), the Pacific Coast Championships in San Luis Obispo,
(Nov. 4-5), and the Club Nationals (Nov. 17-19).

Field hockey to play this weekend The UCLA
women’s field hockey team has two games this Saturday, the
first at 10 a.m. and the second at 12:30 p.m. on the IM field. The
Bruins take on Pepperdine first, then Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Those interested in joining the team can e-mail Marissa Sandoval
at [email protected]. Visit
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/fieldhockey
for more information. The Club Update runs every Thursday. Club
presidents can e-mail information to [email protected] before
Wednesday, 2 p.m. if they wish to have it printed in that
week’s issue.