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Thursday, October 30, 1997

Waterpolo notebook

UCLA to face Cal, Stanford

The UCLA men's waterpolo team (10-7 overall, 3-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) heads into two key games this weekend, including one conference game against No. 3 Stanford (12-4 overall, 3-1 MPSF). The other game will be against No. 4-ranked Cal.

The Bruins will be looking to avenge heartbreaking losses against a Golden Bear team that defeated them last weekend. Stanford has defeated the Bruins twice this season and will be an extremely tough and tiring match two days before Cal.

The game against the Cardinal will be on Saturday at noon.

Bruins on a streak

Freshmen Sean Kern and Adam Wright are leading the Bruins in scoring with 27 and 23 points respectively. In addition, senior Brett Stern has a six game scoring streak and is a consistent force on a young team that needs leadership. His leadership was evident against Cal at the end of the third quarter, when he had two steals and stopped the onslaught of the Bears' offense by a goal of his own. He is also tied for assist leader on the team with eight.

In the Bruins' other game against Pacific, juniors Sam Grayeli and Matt Armato emerged and contributed three points each after a disappointing game against Cal.

MPSF standings

For the MPSF Regular Season Conference Championship, the Pepperdine Waves are controlling their own destiny, holding the top spot in the conference. USC, California, and Stanford are following closely behind the Waves tied for second, with the Bruins in third place.

The Bruin's hopes are resting in the MPSF Conference tournament where the winner of the tournament will increase their chances of receiving a bid for the NCAA tournament.

Compiled by Arin Aboulian, Daily Bruin Contributor.

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