Coach Adam Wright is entering Sunday with a chance to claim his fifth national championship since taking over the program in 2009. But on Saturday, after UCLA men’s water polo earned an NCAA championship berth, the 15-year coach shared that since midseason, he’s been grieving the death of his father – unsure of what the next day brings.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (24-2, 7-0 MPSF) enters the NCAA tournament on a two-game skid from the MPSF tournament – its first two losses of the season.
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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.