Friday, October 29
Davis, Calif.
2:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
at
UC Davis
Anthony D'Ambra
Photo by: Jeff Golden
#10 Men's Water Polo Heads North This Weekend
10/27/2021 1:00:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
MALIBU, California — Three weekends remain in the #10 Pepperdine men's water polo team's regular season, and all of them will be spent on the road. This week, the Waves visit #8 UC Davis for a non-conference contest, followed by #9 San Jose State and a Golden Coast Conference tilt.
GAME #23 — Friday (Oct. 29) at the Schaal Aquatics Center in Davis, Calif.: #10 Pepperdine (13-9, 1-1) at #8 UC Davis (14-6) at 2 p.m.
GAME #24 — Saturday (Oct. 30) at the SRAC Pool in San Jose, Calif.: #10 Pepperdine at #9 San Jose State (14-12, 1-2) at 1 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — Links to broadcasts and live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENTS — Pepperdine is 28-4 all-time against UC Davis. The teams are 3-3 in the last six, however, with the Aggies winning at home in the last two meetings there in 2016 and 2017 ... Pepperdine is 21-5 all-time against San Jose State. The Spartans won by a goal at the MPSF Invitational earlier this season. The Waves won four of five in the spring as Pepperdine and SJSU were the only two GCC teams competing.
LAST WEEK — Pepperdine's home schedule came to a close with a 12-10 loss to #6 Pacific on Saturday. The Waves then visited #1 UCLA on Sunday and the result was an 18-10 defeat. Christian Hosea tied his career high four goals against the Tigers. Sean Ferrari had a team-high three goals against the Bruins.
HONORS — Jake Howerton was named GCC Player of the Week on October 7. He had 11 goals in three victories, including a career-high five goals in the win against #2 California.
MILESTONES & MOMENTS — Pepperdine's 16-14 home win over #2 California on October 3 was the program's first over a top-two ranked team since 2008 (#2 Stanford) .. On September 18 against Princeton, Balazs Kosa became the 12th Wave ever to record 200 goals ... On September 16 against UC Santa Barbara, Sean Ferrari became the 43rd Wave to hit the century mark in career goals.
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is first in assists (37), second in points (73) and 10th in goals (36) ... Sean Ferrari is tied for fourth in assists (25) and eighth in points (60) ... Nico Tierney is eighth in assists (22) ... Kyle Thomas is 10th in assists (19) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (164).
KOSA — Senior attacker Balazs Kosa is putting together one of the best careers in Pepperdine history. He's a three-time All-American, making the third team in 2018, the second team in 2019 and the first team in 2020-21. He led the country in scoring during the abbreviated spring 2021 season, scoring 39 times in 14 games. He scored 93 goals in the full 2019 season. Kosa ranks eighth all-time at Pepperdine with 221 career goals.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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GAME #23 — Friday (Oct. 29) at the Schaal Aquatics Center in Davis, Calif.: #10 Pepperdine (13-9, 1-1) at #8 UC Davis (14-6) at 2 p.m.
GAME #24 — Saturday (Oct. 30) at the SRAC Pool in San Jose, Calif.: #10 Pepperdine at #9 San Jose State (14-12, 1-2) at 1 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — Links to broadcasts and live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENTS — Pepperdine is 28-4 all-time against UC Davis. The teams are 3-3 in the last six, however, with the Aggies winning at home in the last two meetings there in 2016 and 2017 ... Pepperdine is 21-5 all-time against San Jose State. The Spartans won by a goal at the MPSF Invitational earlier this season. The Waves won four of five in the spring as Pepperdine and SJSU were the only two GCC teams competing.
LAST WEEK — Pepperdine's home schedule came to a close with a 12-10 loss to #6 Pacific on Saturday. The Waves then visited #1 UCLA on Sunday and the result was an 18-10 defeat. Christian Hosea tied his career high four goals against the Tigers. Sean Ferrari had a team-high three goals against the Bruins.
HONORS — Jake Howerton was named GCC Player of the Week on October 7. He had 11 goals in three victories, including a career-high five goals in the win against #2 California.
MILESTONES & MOMENTS — Pepperdine's 16-14 home win over #2 California on October 3 was the program's first over a top-two ranked team since 2008 (#2 Stanford) .. On September 18 against Princeton, Balazs Kosa became the 12th Wave ever to record 200 goals ... On September 16 against UC Santa Barbara, Sean Ferrari became the 43rd Wave to hit the century mark in career goals.
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is first in assists (37), second in points (73) and 10th in goals (36) ... Sean Ferrari is tied for fourth in assists (25) and eighth in points (60) ... Nico Tierney is eighth in assists (22) ... Kyle Thomas is 10th in assists (19) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (164).
KOSA — Senior attacker Balazs Kosa is putting together one of the best careers in Pepperdine history. He's a three-time All-American, making the third team in 2018, the second team in 2019 and the first team in 2020-21. He led the country in scoring during the abbreviated spring 2021 season, scoring 39 times in 14 games. He scored 93 goals in the full 2019 season. Kosa ranks eighth all-time at Pepperdine with 221 career goals.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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