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The Cal men's water polo team looks to claim the proverbial crown against No.1 USC and shake off its mid-season slump in Los Angeles.

After starting the season with a dominant 13-0 showing, the Cal men’s water polo team went 1-1 in the weekend trip down in Southern California.

The Bears topped No. 13 UC Irvine 17-7 on Saturday before dropping a 16-12 contest against No. 12 Pepperdine Sunday.

Q&A with Cal men’s water polo head coach Kirk Everist Catharyn Hayne/KLC Photos/Courtesy Last Updated April 29, 2021 Editor’s note: The following is a Q&A between Justin Kim, men’s water polo beat reporter of The Daily Californian, and Kirk Everist, head coach of Cal men’s water polo. The interview has been edited for clarity and length. Justin Kim: How was adjusting to the COVID-19 season? What were some things that changed or stayed the same? Kirk Everist: The testing wore on the players, but the thing that changed the most was how we had to flow our workouts, as the players did not...

Bears punch their ticket to NCAA Championships with 1-1 weekend Catharyn Hayne/Courtesy Here’s a recap of Cal’s two games this past weekend. USC The No.1 Bears fended off No. 4 Trojans to advance to the MPSF championship game with an 11-8 victory. Like every other game between these two teams this season, it was decided by three points. The blue and gold found themselves in a 3-1 hole early on but scored three straight and never looked back. Regardless of the sport, championship-caliber teams usually have plenty of depth to rely on, and the Bears’ depth was put on full display Saturday....