Coming off two overwhelming victories last Saturday, UCLA women’s water polo looks to continue its momentum, while yet again participating in another tournament. Unlike the UCLA Invitational however, the Bruins will be facing four teams within a two-day period. Read more...
Photo: After scoring five goals in last weekend’s UCLA Invitational, junior attacker Rachel Fattal and the Bruins will be tested with a two-day four-game road trip at Santa Barbara. Daily Bruin File Photo
UCLA women’s water polo opened its 2015 season with two wins over Cal Baptist and Loyola Marymount University during the UCLA Invitational at Spieker Aquatics Center. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Rachel Fattal netted seven goals in the Bruins’ two victories this weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA women’s water polo will begin its season Saturday at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center, facing both California Baptist University and Loyola Marymount University. In both of their encounters with the Lancers and the Lions last year, the Bruins were able to emerge victorious. Read more...
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After seeing a 5-2 lead in the national championship game turn into a 9-5 loss, then-sophomore UCLA attacker Rachel Fattal was already thinking ahead to the next season. Read more...
Photo: Although UCLA women’s water polo’s last season ended in a disappointing 9-5 loss in the NCAA championships, sophomore utility Mackenzie Barr said “things change every year” and the Bruins expect “different experiences” for their potential Stanford rematch in 2015. (Daily Bruin file photo)
While the NCAA season may be over, two women from the UCLA women’s water polo team still saw some playing time in the pool. This time, they were joined up with some of their collegiate foes in a collective effort to help the USA Women’s Senior National Team compete against seven other nations for top spot in the FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sami Hill was one of two UCLA women’s water polo players who was called up to be a part of the USA Women’s Senior National Team in the FINA World League Super Final. Hill blocked seven shots in the gold medal match against Italy in which the Americans won 10-8. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Earlier this season, after his team’s first loss to Stanford, UCLA women’s water polo coach Brandon Brooks said that his team needed to hone its “killer instinct” toward the end of tough games if it wanted to win a national title. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA women’s water polo team look on as the Bruins watched their 5-2 lead turn into a 9-5 loss in the NCAA championship game against Stanford. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After 5-2 lead in the first half, UCLA women’s water polo fell 9-5 to the Stanford Cardinal in the NCAA championship, held at USC Sunday. The victory crowns Stanford with its fourth national title and leaves UCLA barren since its 2005-2009, five-title win streak under then-coach Adam Krikorian. Read more...
