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.

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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.

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Carly Hendrickson’s hip was wrapped the last time she donned the blue and gold – two years ago.

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.

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.

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Some games can blend into the background.
But not a rematch of last year’s national championship.
In the rivalry’s 80th edition, No.

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Repeating perfection was never going to be an easy task.
But with three losses just halfway through the 2025 campaign, coach Adam Wright said the Bruins have a problem.

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After retiring their cleats from Wallis Annenberg Stadium, a lineup of former Bruins will now step onto the professional stage.

The Anteater Aquatics Complex pushed the Bruins to the brink barely a week ago.
They managed to escape by a point over the Anteaters – a razor-thin 16-15 win – for their smallest margin of victory since April 2023.