Saturday, October 9
Riverside, Calif.
10:00 a.m. PT
Pepperdine University
at
California Baptist
Coleman Carpenter
Photo by: Jeff Golden
#8 Men's Water Polo Has Two Games at Lancer Joust
10/7/2021 10:08:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
MALIBU, California — Riding a four-game winning streak and coming off the program's best win in more than a decade, the #8 Pepperdine men's water polo team heads to Riverside for two games on Saturday at California Baptist's Lancer Joust Tournament. Jake Howerton is the GCC Player of the Week.
GAME #18 — Saturday (Oct. 9) at the Lancer Aquatics Center in Riverside, Calif.: #8 Pepperdine (10-7) at #19 California Baptist (9-8) at 10 a.m.
GAME #19 — Saturday (Oct. 9) at the Lancer Aquatics Center in Riverside, Calif.: #8 Pepperdine vs. Concordia (4-8) at 2:30 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — The Pepperdine-CBU game will be livestreamed by California Baptist. Links to broadcasts and live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENTS — Pepperdine is 9-0 all-time against CBU, including a 12-10 victory in La Jolla to start the season ... Pepperdine is 11-0 all-time against Concordia.
LAST WEEK — Pepperdine won twice at the Gary Troyer Tournament on Saturday, beating #17 Pomona-Pitzer 18-8 and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 15-10. The Waves then came home on Sunday to earn their highest-rated win since 2008 with a 16-14 victory over #2 California. The Waves took a pair of five-goal leads in the first half, but the Golden Bears tied it at 13 early in the fourth quarter. However, Pepperdine scored the next three goals and kept Cal scoreless for nearly 5 1/2 minutes.
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 — 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 ... 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).
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is second in assists (28) and tied for third in points (55) ... Sean Ferrari is fourth in assists (23), tied for fifth in points (53) and tied for eighth in goals (30) ... Kyle Thomas is seventh in assists (18) ... Nico Tierney is tied for eighth in assists (17) and 10th in points (43) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (130).
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 11th all-time at Pepperdine with 212 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 #18 — Saturday (Oct. 9) at the Lancer Aquatics Center in Riverside, Calif.: #8 Pepperdine (10-7) at #19 California Baptist (9-8) at 10 a.m.
GAME #19 — Saturday (Oct. 9) at the Lancer Aquatics Center in Riverside, Calif.: #8 Pepperdine vs. Concordia (4-8) at 2:30 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — The Pepperdine-CBU game will be livestreamed by California Baptist. Links to broadcasts and live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENTS — Pepperdine is 9-0 all-time against CBU, including a 12-10 victory in La Jolla to start the season ... Pepperdine is 11-0 all-time against Concordia.
LAST WEEK — Pepperdine won twice at the Gary Troyer Tournament on Saturday, beating #17 Pomona-Pitzer 18-8 and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 15-10. The Waves then came home on Sunday to earn their highest-rated win since 2008 with a 16-14 victory over #2 California. The Waves took a pair of five-goal leads in the first half, but the Golden Bears tied it at 13 early in the fourth quarter. However, Pepperdine scored the next three goals and kept Cal scoreless for nearly 5 1/2 minutes.
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 — 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 ... 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).
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is second in assists (28) and tied for third in points (55) ... Sean Ferrari is fourth in assists (23), tied for fifth in points (53) and tied for eighth in goals (30) ... Kyle Thomas is seventh in assists (18) ... Nico Tierney is tied for eighth in assists (17) and 10th in points (43) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (130).
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 11th all-time at Pepperdine with 212 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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