After a long stretch of traveling for away games, the women’s water polo team will finally be able to play on its home turf, Spieker Aquatic Center. Read more...
Photo: No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo has won six straight matches. After a week off, they continue MPSF play against San Jose State on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — UCLA women’s water polo came out firing in the third quarter against Cal Friday after a slow offensive start. On the Bruins’ first possession of the half, senior center India Forster sailed one past the goalkeeper and junior attacker Kelsey O’Brien followed soon after to build their lead to 3-1. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Charlotte Pratt helped to keep UCLA’s matchup with Cal close, tallying a second-half score that helped the Bruins emerge victorious from the low-scoring battle. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Swim lanes were rolled up, water polo nets were flung into the pool and the local water polo club began warming up for practice. Four-year-old Rachel Fattal floated amidst the activity, waiting for her parents to pick her up from a swimming lesson. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Rachel Fattal is in the midst of an Olympic redshirt season, nabbing a roster spot on the national team headed to Rio. Fattal was a major offensive threat for the Bruins before taking her talents to the next level. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA women’s water polo traveled to its farthest-away games of the 2016 season this weekend, sweeping the competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The No. 2 Bruins (15-2) won both games Saturday against No. Read more...
Photo: Senior center India Forster helped spark a struggling UCLA offense against Michigan last weekend. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s water polo has competed in seven Wolverine Invitationals historically and has only lost once. The Bruins have struggled in some of their nationwide invitationals over the program’s 17 seasons, but it seems that their weekends in Ann Arbor, Michigan, aren’t among those. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Ashley Zwirner netted three goals against Michigan last weekend at the UC Irvine Invitational. UCLA will look to rely on her scoring again this week as they take on the Wolverines for a second time. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
It is rare to find someone in Canada playing water polo. The pools are located inside due to the cold, rain, and snow. There are swimming leagues in the summer, but the window to compete is small. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior center Alexa Tielmann spent the 2015 season training and competing with the Canadian National Team. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
As the season continues to heat up, UCLA women’s water polo found itself competing against familiar opponents in its third invitational of the year. This weekend, the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Devin Grab described losing to USC as one of the worst feelings. The Bruins fell to the Trojans in the title match of the weekend’s UC Irvine Invitational. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
