After taking a Halloween trip to the Bay Area, the Bruins were left spooked.
No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (17-3, 2-3 MPSF) suffered its first pair of back-to-back losses since 2023, falling 12-14 to No.

With a few races under their belts, the Bruins will return to Wisconsin to usher in the postseason.
UCLA cross country will compete in the Big Ten Championships on Friday morning at Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Verona, Wisconsin.

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UCLA men’s water polo returned to No. 1 in the rankings after dropping to second for two weeks.

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While the momentum from the Bruins’ last campaign has come to a halt, they now have one more chance to get back on track in the fall.

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With two of the nation’s top three teams set to battle it out, fans on both sides of the crosstown showdown likely expected a nail-biter.

Lancers were historically cavalry soldiers who rode into battle at full speed on horseback.
And while they charged into Spieker Aquatics Center to take an early 1-0 lead over the Bruins, that would be their only taste of victory all night.

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The score is 10-10.
Attacker Ryder Dodd swings the ball to his teammate on the left side of the pool, whose last-second shot finds the back of the net.

After starting the 2026 campaign undefeated through 20 games, UCLA men’s volleyball seemed poised to breeze through the postseason and capture its third national championship in four years.

We could be witnessing a dynasty in the making.
Only six UCLA programs have ever won three straight national championships. The feat has not been accomplished in nearly two decades: the most recent squad to join the list was women’s water polo following a dominant stretch from 2005 to 2009.

Week two was anything but a straight line for the Bruins.
But adapting to change may be the best way for the squad to find its identity ahead of conference play.