Saturday, November 13
Santa Barbara, Calif.
12:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
at
UC Santa Barbara
Sean Ferrari
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Water Polo Ends Regular Season at UCSB
11/11/2021 5:34:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
MALIBU, California — The Pepperdine men's water polo team sees the regular season come to a close this weekend with a trip to UC Santa Barbara.  A win would put the Waves into a tie for third place in the Golden Coast Conference standings.
GAME #26 — Saturday (Nov. 13) at the UCSB Campus Pool in Santa Barbara, Calif.: Pepperdine (14-11, 1-3) at UC Santa Barbara (20-8, 2-2) at 12 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — Links to broadcasts and live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 62-54 all-time against UC Santa Barbara after a 12-9 home loss earlier this season. The Waves' last win in Santa Barbara was in 2014 (three straight losses).
LAST WEEK — The Waves pushed #5 Long Beach State to the final possession, but the Beach clinched the GCC regular-season title with a 12-11 victory on Saturday in Long Beach. Balazs Kosa had a team-high three goals. The Waves were down by two late. They got a goal by Christian Hosea with 58 seconds left and then made a defensive stop, but couldn't convert on their final possession.
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 ... In both of Pepperdine's overtime wins, the Waves trailed by a goal in the final minute of OT. The Waves beat LMU on September 12, 11-10, after scoring goals with 15 seconds left and with one second left. The Waves beat UC Davis, 13-12, on October 29 after scoring goals with 47 seconds and four seconds left to tie it, and then went on to win in sudden death.
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is first in assists (46) and points (90) ... Sean Ferrari is fifth in assists (29) and tied for seventh in points (70) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (200).
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 sixth all-time at Pepperdine with 229 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 #26 — Saturday (Nov. 13) at the UCSB Campus Pool in Santa Barbara, Calif.: Pepperdine (14-11, 1-3) at UC Santa Barbara (20-8, 2-2) at 12 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — Links to broadcasts and live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 62-54 all-time against UC Santa Barbara after a 12-9 home loss earlier this season. The Waves' last win in Santa Barbara was in 2014 (three straight losses).
LAST WEEK — The Waves pushed #5 Long Beach State to the final possession, but the Beach clinched the GCC regular-season title with a 12-11 victory on Saturday in Long Beach. Balazs Kosa had a team-high three goals. The Waves were down by two late. They got a goal by Christian Hosea with 58 seconds left and then made a defensive stop, but couldn't convert on their final possession.
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 ... In both of Pepperdine's overtime wins, the Waves trailed by a goal in the final minute of OT. The Waves beat LMU on September 12, 11-10, after scoring goals with 15 seconds left and with one second left. The Waves beat UC Davis, 13-12, on October 29 after scoring goals with 47 seconds and four seconds left to tie it, and then went on to win in sudden death.
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is first in assists (46) and points (90) ... Sean Ferrari is fifth in assists (29) and tied for seventh in points (70) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (200).
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 sixth all-time at Pepperdine with 229 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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