Welcome home, Courtney Mathewson, USA Water Polo Olympic Gold Medalist!
The water polo team scheduled 11 home games and three conference games against Stanford and at California and USC will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Stanford game is same night as the Pauley Pavilion basketball game against Indiana St. (reopening of Pauley) BTW: Both Sept. 1 and 2 can't be Saturday as indicated on the pdf schedule.
Senior Female Player of the Year: KK Clark, according to the Daily Bruin. Daily Bruin Story UCLA water polo player was named as the Female Player of the Year today by the paper.
Congratulations to our Water Polo team members. Caitlin Dement, UCLA Goalkeeper, Player of the Year Brandon Brooks, UCLA, Coach of the Year First Team: Caitlin Dement (#1) Senior, Goalkeeper, UCLA, Chino, CA/Ayala HS KK Clark (#7) Senior, Utility ,UCLA, Atherton, CA/Sacred Heart Prep Honorable mention: Emily Greenwood (2) Junior, Utility, UCLA, Sanger, CA/Buchanan HS Becca Dorst (25) Sophomore, Utility, UCLA, Menlo Park, CA/Menlo-Atherton HS Sarah Orozco (5) Senior, Utility, UCLA, Commerce, CA/Montebello HS Newcomer: Emily Donohoe (24) Freshman, Attacker, UCLA, Upland, CA/St. Lucy's HS
Women's water polo: The Bruins won a hard fought victory over LMU in OT, 7-6. Ralph Irvin traveled to LMU for this exciting contest. Next Saturday is big contest aginst Stanford at Spieker Center, game time is 6:30 pm.
"BERKELEY- The No. 5 California women's water polo team upset No. 1 UCLA, 8-6, on Saturday afternoon at Spieker Aquatic Complex. With the key Mountain Pacific Sports Federation victory over the Bruins (16-2, 5-1), the Golden Bears improve to 17-6 overall, 4-2 in conference play and finish up their home schedule undefeated at 8-0. The loss ended a 10-game UCLA winning streak and handed the Bruins their first loss in conference play this season."
UCLA defeated ASU 8-6, with KK Clark, Emily Greenwood and HC Brandon Brooks. Ralph Irvin of UCLABruins.com provides report.
Again, the UCLA women's water polo came from behind to defeat San Jose State 7-5 at Spieker Center Saturday afternoon.
Bruins overcome late 5-4 deficit by outscoring Women of Troy, 2-0, in final quarter