This post was updated Oct. 6 at 10:44 p.m.
A 75-match streak stood in the balance.
With just under four minutes remaining, center Ilias Angelopoulos gave the Golden Bears back the lead for the first time since early in the third quarter – threatening to hand the Bruins their first two-match losing streak since 2023.

No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (14-0) will dive into MPSF play this weekend at Spieker Aquatics Center to continue its search for a third-straight national championship.

Water polo fans may think they are seeing double.
And rightfully so, as the undefeated Bruins earned two wins this weekend on identical 16-11 scorelines.
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Two close calls later, the Bruins are still undefeated.
No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (12-0) will continue its perfect campaign with a home matchup against No.

This post was updated Sept. 21 at 9:11 p.m.
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.

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.

A slate of undefeated teams will enter Avery Aquatic Center Sept. 18.
Only one can emerge unscathed.
No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (8-0) will head north to Stanford for the Overnght MPSF Invitational this weekend, kicking off a four-game slate with a matchup against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1-5) on Friday afternoon.