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Members of UCLA women’s water polo stand at the side of the pool. The team earned a No. 2 seed for this year’s NCAA tournament. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

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UCLA women&#039;s water polo 2025 NCAA tournament predictions - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s water polo 2025 NCAA tournament predictions

O’Farrell is a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor on the beach volleyball, rowing, men’s water polo and women’s water polo beats. She was previously a contributor on the women’s volleyball and women’s water polo beats. She is also a second-year English student.

Una O'Farrell

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This post was updated May 8 at 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.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/05/08/ucla-womens-water-polo-2025-ncaa-tournament-predictions/

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Members of UCLA women’s water polo gather around coach Adam Wright at the side of the pool. The Bruins fell to the Cardinal in the MPSF championship final Sunday afternoon. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

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UCLA women’s water polo falters in overtime, surrenders MPSF title to Stanford - Daily Bruin

UCLA women’s water polo falters in overtime, surrenders MPSF title to Stanford

Keller is the 2024-2025 internal Outreach director and Sports senior staff. She was previously an assistant Sports editor on the men’s soccer, swim and dive, women’s water polo, and softball beats and a contributor in the News and Photo sections. Keller is a third-year sociology student from San Jose, California.

Felicia Keller

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.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/27/ucla-womens-water-polo-falters-in-overtime-surrenders-mpsf-title-to-stanford/

Members of UCLA women’s water polo gather in a huddle at the side of the pool. The Bruins took down the Golden Bears to send themselves to the MPSF championship final match. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

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1-point win over California secures MPSF final berth for UCLA women&#039;s water polo - Daily Bruin

1-point win over California secures MPSF final berth for UCLA women&#8217;s water polo

Rahaf Abumansour

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.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/26/1-point-win-over-california-secures-mpsf-final-berth-for-ucla-womens-water-polo/

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Members of UCLA women&#039;s water polo pose for a photo after their Senior Day victory over the Trojans. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA women&#039;s water polo 2025 MPSF tournament predictions - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s water polo 2025 MPSF tournament predictions

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.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/24/ucla-womens-water-polo-2025-mpsf-tournament-predictions/

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Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Steele raises her arm to pass the ball. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA women&#039;s water polo sinks USC to clinch No. 1 seed in MPSF tournament - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s water polo sinks USC to clinch No. 1 seed in MPSF tournament

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.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/21/ucla-womens-water-polo-sinks-usc-to-clinch-no-1-seed-in-mpsf-tournament/

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Junior utility Anna Pearson prepares to shoot the ball. Pearson led the team in scoring with four goals against the Rainbow Warriors. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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UCLA women&#039;s water polo looks ahead to redeem season series against USC - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s water polo looks ahead to redeem season series against USC

Jacob Nguyen

It is certain that teams want to head into the postseason on a good note. And what could be better than a win over your archrival to round out the regular season?

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/18/ucla-womens-water-polo-looks-ahead-to-redeem-season-series-against-usc/

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Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Steele raises her arm to pass the ball. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)

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Women&#039;s water polo rounds out non-conference play with revenge win over Hawaiʻi - Daily Bruin

Women&#8217;s water polo rounds out non-conference play with revenge win over Hawaiʻi

The word “patience” echoed out across Spieker Aquatics Center, a statement repeated by Hawaiʻi coach James Robinson from his team’s bench. But patience wasn’t enough for the Rainbow Wahine to overcome the Bruins.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/14/womens-water-polo-rounds-out-non-conference-play-with-revenge-win-over-hawaii/

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UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Wright yells out near the pool. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA women&#039;s water polo adds three victories to conference winning streak - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s water polo adds three victories to conference winning streak

The Bruins earned their fourth conference win of the season and tacked on two more wins. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (16-3, 4-0 MPSF) added three wins to its season record, starting with a win over No.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/03/19/ucla-womens-water-polo-adds-three-victories-to-conference-winning-streak/

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Junior attaccker Taylor Smith raises her arm to shoot the ball. Smith notched four goals apiece in the Bruins&#039; two matches against California and Indiana over the weekend. (Chelsea Lee/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA women&#039;s water polo looks to ride wave of successful defense against Princeton - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s water polo looks to ride wave of successful defense against Princeton

As the timeless mantra goes, “Defense wins championships.” And while the Bruins have yet to prove this in the postseason, it has largely contributed to their current three-game winning streak.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/03/12/ucla-womens-water-polo-looks-to-ride-wave-of-successful-defense-against-princeton/

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Junior utility Genoa Rossi raises her arm to pass the ball. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)

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UCLA women&#039;s water polo bounces back with 2 conference victories - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s water polo bounces back with 2 conference victories

The Bruins stumbled at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational two weeks ago, with historic losses to No. 1 Stanford and No. 3 Hawaii. But now with two more MPSF wins under their belt, last year’s reigning national champions appear to be back on track.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/03/10/ucla-womens-water-polo-bounces-back-with-2-conference-victories/

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