This post was updated May 11 at 10:05 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS – A rivalry as old as time took center stage once again, and this time, it felt like a fairy tale unfolding – complete with heroes, villains and an electric crowd.

INDIANAPOLIS – It wasn’t Spieker Aquatics Center, nor was it the west coast the Bruins have grown accustomed to competing in across their season – but the Eight Clap echoed loud and clear as the team geared up for their first round of NCAA play.

This post was updated May 9 at 7:16 a.m.
After an overtime loss in the MPSF finals, reigning national champion and No. 2 seed UCLA (19-5, 5-1 MPSF) heads into the NCAA tournament with a chance at its first back-to-back titles since 2009.

This post was updated April 27 at 11:25 p.m.
As the seconds counted down on the shot and game clocks, sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Steele blocked the ball three consecutive times to send the Bruins to overtime – an opportunity to defend their reigning conference title.

For a team accustomed to large leads, Saturday’s MPSF semifinal was anything but routine.
No. 1 seed UCLA women’s water polo (19-4, 6-1 MPSF) hosted No.

Defending MPSF champions No. 1 seed UCLA women’s water polo (18-4, 5-1 MPSF) will return to Spieker Aquatics Center for the final time this season to defend its MPSF title.

Beating your crosstown rivals is always sweet.
Beating them by a large enough margin to earn the No. 1 overall seed in the MPSF tournament? Even sweeter.