No. 2 UCLA Travels to No. 9 Pepperdine

SOCIAL MEDIA: MWP on Twitter | MWP on Facebook | MWP on Instagram

ON DECK THIS WEEK
No. 2 UCLA (12-1), travels to No. 9 Pepperdine (13-7) for a non-conference game in its only match of the week on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 12:00 p.m. PT at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.

SERIES HISTORY
This is the 77-31-1 110th meeting between UCLA and Pepperdine with the Bruins leading the series 77-31-1. UCLA swept the season series last year, winning 9-3 at home on Sept. 16 and then 11-5 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Pacific Invitational in Berkeley, Calif., on Sept. 24. Patrick Fellner scored a total of six goals in the two games to lead the Bruins.

REHASHING LAST WEEK
Top-ranked UCLA dropped its first game of the 2017 season with a 9-8 setback at No. 7 UC Irvine at the Anteaters Aquatics Complex on Saturday (Sept. 30) afternoon. The Bruins slipped to 12-1 on the year while the Anteaters improved to 9-4. With the win, the Anteaters snapped a 13-game losing streak to UCLA, which is now 76-60-1 all-time against UC Irvine.

COACHING CHANGES
The UCLA men's water polo team has hired Bruin standout Ryder Roberts to the post of assistant coach and has promoted Jason Falitz to associate head coach, head coach Adam Wright announced on Aug. 16, 2017.

SUDDEN IMPACT
UCLA head men's water polo coach Adam Wright assembled a stellar class for 2017, featuring nine freshmen and one junior college transfer. Headlining the group is Nicolas Saveljic (6-7, ATK, Kotor, Montenegro). The class also includes three players from Harvard-Westlake High School, two from Huntington Beach High School and one each from Damien High School, Palm Desert High School and Las Lomas High School. The student-athletes from Harvard-Westlake include Evan Rosenfeld (6-3, UTL, Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Luke Henriksson (5-10, ATK, Bell Canyon, Calif.) and Felix Brozyna-Vilim (6-5, UTL, Santa Monica, Calif.). The two student-athletes from Huntington Beach HS include Patrick Saunders (6-2, GK, Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Quinten Osborne (6-4, CTR, Huntington Beach, Calif.). Bailey Jarvis (6-4, DEF, Walnut Creek, Calif., Las Lomas HS), Chasen Travisano (6-2, ATK, Glendora, Calif., Damien HS), and Ryan Sawyer (6-1, ATK, Palm Desert, Calif.) round out the eight freshmen in the class for 2017. The class also includes a sophomore transfer from Golden West College in Peter Lovas (6-3, ATK, Budapest, Hungary).

THE WRIGHT STUFF
Adam Wright is in his ninth season as UCLA's head men's water polo coach in 2017 with an overall record of 218-34 (.865) and an MPSF mark of 50-10 (.833). His teams earned perfect APR (Academic Progress Rate) scores of 1,000 in 2014 and 2015 while winning the school's 112th and 113th NCAA Championships. On July 20, 2017, UCLA Director of Athletics, Dan Guerrero, announced that Wright will now guide both the UCLA men's and women's water polo teams.

KEEPERS OF THE STREAK
During the 2016 season, UCLA set school, conference and national records for consecutive wins (57) in collegiate men's water polo. The 57-game winning streak was the second-longest streak among all sports at UCLA (men's basketball won 88 consecutive games from 1971-74). The Bruins finished the season 25-3 overall. The 57 straight victories dated back to the 2014 campaign, UCLA's first of two consecutive national titles. The Bruins also won an MPSF and UCLA record 26 straight league games dating back to the 2013 season.

Recent Results

Upcoming Events

No. 2 UCLA Travels to No. 9 Pepperdine

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Felix Brozyna-Vilim

Patrick Fellner

Luke Henriksson

Bailey Jarvis

Peter Lovas

Quinten Osborne

Ryder Roberts

Evan Rosenfeld

Patrick Saunders

Nicolas Saveljic

Ryan Sawyer

Chasen Travisano

University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics

No. 2 UCLA Travels to No. 9 Pepperdine

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Felix Brozyna-Vilim

Patrick Fellner

Luke Henriksson

Bailey Jarvis

Peter Lovas

Quinten Osborne

Ryder Roberts

Evan Rosenfeld

Patrick Saunders

Nicolas Saveljic

Ryan Sawyer

Chasen Travisano

Related Videos