University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA Women's Water Polo

Brooks, the 2015 MPSF Coach of the Year, has coached UCLA to three MPSF Tournament titles in six seasons (2010, 2012, 2015). In addition, the Bruins have advanced to the MPSF Tournament championship match five times during his tenure.  Last season, UCLA edged Michigan 5-4 in the NCAA Championships third-place game after falling to Stanford 7-4 in the semis.  In the conference championships, the Bruins downed Cal 7-5 to finish third in the MPSF.  Brooks coached seven Bruins to All-America honors and five to All-MPSF honors.  First Team All-American and All-MPSF member Mackenzie Barr was also a 2016 Cutino Award finalist.  Excelling out of the pool as well, nine Bruins earned MPSF All-Academic honors.  Two seasons ago, the Bruins edged out Cal, 9-8, in the MPSF Championship. The victory gave the Bruins their third conference title since 2010 and 10th overall, a conference high. The Bruins earned an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Championship, where they downed UC San Diego, 9-2, in the quarterfinals and beat Cal, 9-5, in the semis. UCLAs season ended with a 7-6 loss to Stanford in the NCAA title match.  Rachel Fattal and Sami Hill earned first-team All-Tournament accolades, while Emily Donohoe secured second-team acclaim.  Brooks guided the Bruins to a 26-3 record on the year (.897).         In 2014, the Bruins advanced to the finals of the NCAA Championship before falling in the championship match. UCLA beat UC San Diego in the quarterfinals and USC in the semifinals to play for their first national championship in Brooks tenure. UCLAs runner-up finish marked their fourth consecutive podium finish at the NCAA Championship, and also continued their consecutive appearances at the NCAA Tournament to 11. The Bruins completed the season with an overall record of 27-5, and were ranked No.2 in the final AWCPC rankings. UCLA also finished second in the 2014 MPSF league standings with a 5-1 record. Fourth-year junior Sami Hill emerged as one of the premier goalkeepers in the country, capturing First-Team ACWPC All-America honors, and winning MPSF Player of the Year honors. She led a contingent of UCLA players, five of whom earned All-America acclaim and another five who were named to various All-MPSF Teams.     Academically, the Bruins continued to excel in 2014. Five players received All-Academic honors from the AWCPC, eight were named to the MPSF All-Academic Team and 31 earned spots on the UCLA Directors Honor Roll. Three years ago, the Bruins finished in third place in the NCAA Tournamnt for the third straight season. UCLA defeated Hawaii in the third-place match after beating Princeton in the opening round. In the MPSF Tournament that season, the Bruins won two of three matches to record their fourth consecutive podium finish. Individually for the Bruins in 2013, five players earned All-America honors, including first-team selection Rachel Fattal, a freshman. Fattal was also named the 2013 MPSF Freshman of the Year, and three additional UCLA players received All-MPSF acclaim. In 2012, UCLA finished in third place in the NCAA Tournament, defeating UC Irvine in the third-place match after having downed USC in that contest in 2011.  Brooks guided the Bruins to a 23-4 record, including a 5-2 mark in MPSF action. UCLA logged consecutive wins over San Diego State, USC and previously-undefeated Stanford to win its second MPSF Tournament title in three years. In 2011, Brooks guided UCLA to a 26-7 overall record, including a 4-3 mark in conference play. He helped propel the Bruins to the championship match of the MPSF Tournament after UCLA won its final four regular-season matches (including three MPSF contests). UCLA defeated USC, 12-10, in the first round of the MPSF Tournament. The next day, the Bruins handed top-ranked Stanford its first loss of the season, advancing to the tournaments championship match. Despite losing a 7-6 decision in the title game to California, UCLA had firmly secured an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.     UCLA used a balanced attack in 2011, with Priscilla Orozco (58 goals), KK Clark (50 goals) and Grace Reynolds (35 goals) leading the way. Goalkeepers Caitlin Dement and Sami Hill split time in the cage, with Dement securing second-team All-MPSF honors at the conclusion of the season. In 2010, Brooks helped UCLA post a 22-8 overall record, including a 4-3 MPSF mark. Three players earned All-MPSF Team honors, highlighted by first-team selection Priscilla Orozco. Five players captured ACWPC All-Academic acclaim and five secured MPSF All-Academic honors. Along the way, Brooks helped with the development of Dement, who set a single-season UCLA saves record of 264, which was broken in 2013 by Hill. Dement registered a program-record 22 saves in an 8-3 win over UC Davis on Feb. 21, 2010. At seasons end, she earned second-team All-MPSF honors. Brooks served as an assistant coach with the UCLA mens and womens water polo teams for three seasons prior to his appointment as the head coach of the womens program (mens assistant in 2006, 2007 and 2008; womens assistant in 2007, 2008 and 2009). He also served as an undergraduate assistant coach with the mens program in 2004. Brooks helped lead the womens program to NCAA championships each spring and guided the mens program to the 2004 NCAA title. In his three seasons as an assistant coach with the womens program, Brooks work with goalkeepers Emily Feher (2007) and Brittany Fullen (2008, 2009) proved instrumental to UCLAs national championship finishes. Fullen made 237 saves in 2008, a single season school record at the time. The previous season, Feher recorded a 4.96 goals against average in 25 games before securing First-Team ACWPC All-America honors for the third consecutive season. An undergraduate assistant on the mens water polo coaching staff in 2004, Brooks helped Joe Axelrad develop into the one of the nations premier goalkeepers, leading UCLA to the NCAA Championship that fall. Brooks starred on the mens water polo team from 1999-2002, leading the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA championships in 1999 and 2000, before excelling in the international water polo ranks and participating in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games for the USA Mens National Team. In the summer of 2008, Brooks and former teammate Adam Wright (UCLAs current mens water polo head coach) helped lead the USA Mens National Team to a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Brooks, Wright and former teammate Brett Ormsby also competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Brooks was head coach of the Los Angeles Water Polo Clubs boys 16-and-under team from 2006-08. In 2006, he coached the club team to an undefeated season, culminating in the Junior Olympic Championship. He helped develop 15 Division I mens water polo student-athletes in his tenure as head coach. Additionally, Brooks served on the coaching staff of the 2012 U.S. Womens National Team, alongside Krikorian. One of the nations premier goalkeepers in four seasons at UCLA, Brooks helped lead the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA titles (1999, 2000) in his first two years. He continued his stellar play in his final two seasons, earning All-America and All-MPSF honors each year. Brooks ranks second on UCLAs all-time saves list with 700 stops in four seasons. A key goalkeeper on the USA National Team, Brooks led Team USA to the gold medal at the 2001 and 2003 Pan American Games. He served as the starting goalkeeper at the 2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona), the 2004 Olympics (Athens) and the 2005 FINA World Championships (Montreal). Brooks, 35, graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a degree in Sociology. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Brooks is the oldest of three children and has 25-year-old twin sisters (Nicole and Jessica).  He is married to his wife, Jessica, with whom he has a daughter, Charlotte. /

Cahill helped guide the Bruins to the MPSF Tournament title in 2010, 2012, and again in 2015, after having served as an undergraduate assistant coach in 2008. Cahill has helped guide the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament for the last 12 consecutive years. Likewise, she has lifted UCLA to the NCAA championship in five of her 10 previous seasons: three as a student-athlete (2005-07) and one as undergraduate assistant coach in 2008. Last season, UCLA edged Michigan 5-4 in the NCAA Championships third-place game after falling to Stanford 7-4 in the semis.  In the conference championships, the Bruins downed Cal 7-5 to finish third in the MPSF.  Cahill helped coach seven Bruins to All-America honors and five to All-MPSF honors.  First Team All-American and All-MPSF member Mackenzie Barr was also a 2016 Cutino Award finalist. Excelling out of the pool as well, nine Bruins earned MPSF All-Academic honors. Two seasons ago, the Bruins edged out Cal, 9-8, in the MPSF Championship. The victory gave the Bruins their third conference title since 2010 and 10th overall, a conference high.  The Bruins earned an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Championship, where they downed UC San Diego, 9-2, in the quarterfinals and beat Cal, 9-5, in the semis. UCLA's season ended with a 7-6 loss to Stanford in the NCAA title match.  Rachel Fattal and Sami Hill earned first-team All-Tournament accolades, while Emily Donohoe secured second-team acclaim.  Cahill helped guide the Bruins to a 24-2 record on the year (.923). Two years ago, Cahill assisted in the Bruins' run to the NCAA championship match. UCLA was the runner-up at season's end, but its 27-5 overall record represented its most successful season with Brooks and Cahill on the staff. The Bruins handed Stanford a 9-6 loss on Feb. 23, and beat USC twice at season's end, including a 5-3 triumph in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. In 2013, the Bruins recorded a third place national finish and also captured third at the NCAAs that season. The Bruins posted a 28-7 overall record, the highest number of victories in her five seasons as an assistant coach. In 2012, Chaill helped guide the Bruins to a third place finish at the NCAA Championship and their second MPSF Tournament title under Brooks' tutelage. UCLA posted a 23-4 overall record, 5-2 in the MPSF regular season race. In 2011, Cahill worked alongside head coach Brandon Brooks for the second consecutive year. The Bruins went 26-7, finishing third at the NCAA Tournament after posting a second-place finish at the MPSF Tournament. In 2010, Cahill helped a young team, devoid of any seniors on the roster, improve over the course of the season and win the MPSF Tournament title as the conference's fifth-seeded team. The Bruins defeated No. 4-seed Hawai'i and No. 1-seed Stanford before taking down No. 2-seed USC in the tournament's title match at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center. Serving as an undergraduate assistant coach in 2008, Cahill helped guide the Bruins to their fourth consecutive NCAA title - a streak that she helped start during her sophomore season in 2005. UCLA posted a perfect 33-0 record that season, duplicating a feat the program had accomplished in 2005. In four seasons as a UCLA student-athlete, Cahill scored 95 goals on 260 attempts and played in all 123 matches. She earned MPSF All-Academic Team honors her final three seasons (2005-07). Cahill was recognized as an ACWPC All-Academic "excellent" selection in 2005. A senior in 2007, Cahill logged 26 goals on 52 attempts, collecting 12 steals and 11 assists. She scored 14 goals on 35 attempts her junior season (2006) and added 17 goals on 38 attempts as a sophomore (2005). The native of Santa Barbara, Calif., registered a career-best 38 goals on 135 attempts as a freshman (2004) before earning MPSF All-Freshman Team honors that spring. Cahill graduated from UCLA in 2008 with a degree in History. /