Howerton Named GCC Player of the Week

MALIBU, California – Jake Howerton of the #8 Pepperdine men's water polo team was named the Golden Coast Conference's Player of the Week after he scored 11 goals in three wins this past weekend, including a career-high five in the Waves' victory over #2 California.

After scoring two goals against #17 Pomona-Pitzer, Howerton put in a career-high four later Saturday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. He came back with his second career high in as many days with five goals against the Golden Bears on Sunday.

Howerton had four first-half goals as the Waves built an 11-7 halftime lead against Cal. His fifth goal came in the fourth quarter just after Cal had tied the game at 13. That started a 3-0 run that saw the Waves go on to a 16-14 win. The victory was Pepperdine's first against a team ranked in the top two since 2008 (#2 Stanford), and extended the Waves' winning streak to four games.

Howerton (Cardiff, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS) is tied for second on the team with 27 goals.

Pepperdine plays two games at California Baptist's Lancer Joust Tournament this Saturday (Oct. 9), facing the host Lancers at 10 a.m. and Concordia at 2:30 p.m.

Players Mentioned

Jake Howerton

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