Malibu, Calif. –The No.5 Pepperdine men's water polo team heads north for a tough weekend of games against two top-5 teams. On Saturday, the Waves face off against #3 Pacific in a Golden Coast Conference matchup before taking on the nation's top team in Stanford on Sunday.
 
Game #23: Saturday (Oct. 26) at 12 p.m. at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool Complex in Stockton, Calif.: No. 5 Pepperdine (17-5, 1-0 GCC) at #3 Pacific  (12-3, 1-0 GCC).
 
Game #24: Sunday (Oct. 27) at 12 p.m. at Avery Aquatics Center in Palo Alto, Calif.: No. 5 Pepperdine vs. #1 Stanford (14-1).
 
Conference Leaders: Balazs Kosa leads all Golden Coast Conference players in goals scored (64) and points (92) and is second in assists with 28. Curtis Jarvis is also in the top 10 in goals (32), assists (24) and total points (56). Marko Asic has 43 goals, good for third in the GCC and 53 points, good for sixth.  
 
Follow:  Both games will have live video and live stats via the FOSH, with links posted on pepperdinewaves.com. To keep up with the team, follow Pepperdine men's water polo on Twitter (@PeppWaterPolo) and Facebook (PeppWaterPolo).
 
Last Week: The Waves stayed perfect in October last week with two wins. GCC play began with a 14-10 win over UC Irvine on Friday night before the Waves took on USC on Saturday, defeating the Trojans 13-12, marking the first time since 2005. 
 
Notable: The Waves have two hallmark wins thus far in 2019: On Oct. 12, Pepperdine defeated #6 California 13-12 for the first time since 2008. Then one week later, the Waves defeated USC 13-12 for the first time since 2005 ... Marko Asic has been steadily climbing the all-time goal scoring ranks this year, and is currently tied for fifth all-time with 225 goals. He is just 14 goals behind his father Pero on the list, who has 239.
 
Player of the Week: Two members of the team have earned Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks. Balazs Kosa earned it on 10/10 after his performances against Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and Marko Asic brought home the honors on 10/17 after helping the Waves over Cal.