UCLA roundup: Going for championship #101 today

Women’s water polo: UCLA is playing in the NCAA championship game today against USC. The UCLA women’s water polo team famously won the school’s 100th NCAA Championship a year ago and is looking for a four-peat, having won every title since 2005.

The Bruins are 32-0 this year, but even though they’re undefeated, a win today won’t come easy. They beat USC three times during the season by scores of 8-4, 8-7 and 8-7, two of those games coming down to the wire. Saturday, UCLA won their semifinal 11-4 over UC Davis, but the game was much closer than that — it was only a 3-2 lead at halftime. By beating Stanford 10-6, USC improves to 21-7.

Today’s game is televised live at 6 p.m. on CBS College Sports (formerly known as CSTV). There’s also an audio broadcast at uclabruins.com.

Women’s tennis: The Bruins won their NCAA second-round match on Saturday 4-0 over Denver. UCLA, the No. 7 seed nationally, advances to the Sweet 16 to face No. 10 USC on Thursday at Tulsa, Okla.

Men’s tennis: UCLA beat Eastern Washington  4-0 in their first-round NCAA Tournament match on Saturday, and will host Wisconsin today in the second round. (1 p.m., live stats available here)

Women’s golf: The Bruins won the NCAA Central Regional on Saturday, advancing to the NCAA Championships (starting May 20). They are ranked #3 in the nation, and have to be among the favorites to win it all.

Softball: UCLA finished the regular season on Saturday with a 5-1 win over Oregon State. Selection Sunday is today (7 p.m. ESPNU, 7:30 p.m. ESPNEWS) and the NCAA Tournament begins either Thursday or Friday. The Bruins are #3 in the country and finished one game behind Arizona State in the Pac-10.

Baseball: UCLA beat Oregon State 11-4 on Saturday, evening a huge series for the Bruins’ postseason chances. I’m sure ryebreadraz at Bruins Nation will have a recap of this game very soon. The rubber game is today.