{"id":89496,"date":"2025-12-10T19:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/89496\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:46:07","slug":"wilson-alum-long-beach-natives-win-ncaa-water-polo-title-with-ucla-the562-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/89496\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson Alum, Long Beach Natives Win NCAA Water Polo Title With UCLA \u2013 The562.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo by Ross Turteltaub, UCLA Athletics<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no city in the country with the water polo history that Long Beach has. The nation\u2019s Olympic wheelhouse has once again produced champions, as last week UCLA claimed the NCAA men\u2019s water polo title in an instant classic thriller with USC, in a win powered by several Long Beach natives.<\/p>\n

Wilson alum Gray Carson was a part of the back-to-back NCAA titles for the Bruins as were Long Beach natives Ryder and Chase Dodd (the Dodds attended high school in Orange County). The Bruins\u2019 head coach, Adam Wright, claimed his sixth NCAA title as head coach of the UCLA men\u2019s and women\u2019s programs. Wright is a Wilson alum and Long Beach native, and assistant coaches Jason Falitz and Matt Kubeck both played at Long Beach State.<\/p>\n

The Bruins wrapped up a 27-2 season and won their second consecutive NCAA title as the two-seed in the tournament, which was hosted at Stanford. They defeated top-seeded USC, their rival, 12-11 after a thrilling game.<\/p>\n

The title is UCLA\u2019s 125th in school history, with 14 of those belonging to the men\u2019s water polo team. In addition to Wright\u2019s six titles as men\u2019s head coach (all against USC) he won two as a player and another as the head coach of the women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

Long Beach native Ryder Dodd had a team-high three goals in the game, with his brother Chase scoring two. Federico Juc\u00e1 Carsalade scored the game-winner, which came off of an assist by Ryder Dodd, and found the net as the buzzer expired on the game.<\/p>\n

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