The Bruins ended their regular season undefeated for the first time since 2015. However, the finish was not as clean-cut as the Bruins had hoped, said coach Adam Wright.
Under ordinary circumstances, a team that has already clinched the top seed in its conference tournament could see the final game of the regular season as a formality.
Spieker Aquatics Center harbored Friday’s senior night, a day of celebration as the season nears its conclusion. Graduating Bruins – one by one – were honored by coach Adam Wright and UCLA men’s water polo for their collegiate careers in Westwood.
It was in the quiet before the storm where Rafael Real Vergara found his flow. “I think they were pressing me more in the beginning, and then our players were also getting goals or getting balls to the center,” the senior attacker said.