Three Waves Earn ACWPC All-American Awards
12/22/2023 5:42:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
MALIBU, Calif. – Ryan Brosnan, Antonio Knez and Adam Csapo of the Pepperdine men's water polo team, earned All-American honors, as announced by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. Brosnan and Knez garnered a spot on the third team, while Csapo picked up an honorable mention nod.
This is the first honor of its kind for Brosnan (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS/UC Santa Barbara), a graduate driver who ended the 2023 campaign with 104 points, leading the Waves with 47 assists. He also tallied 23 steals and 57 goals on a .452 shooting percentage.
Knez (Dubrovnik, Croatia/Gimnazija Dubrovnik/Princeton), a graduate goalie, finished the 2023 season with a 22-6 record and 294 saves with an impressive .524 save percentage. He also had a goals against average of 9.74 and led Pepperdine with 37 steals. Knez had garnered All-American status while playing at Princeton as well, picking up honorable mention acclaim in 2022.
Csapo (Budapest, Hungary/BME International Secondary School), a sophomore attacker, ended the 2023 season with 89 points, leading the waves with 61 goals on a .430 shooting percentage. He also dished out 28 assists and collected 22 steals. Csapo earned All-American status in his first season at Pepperdine as he picked up an honorable mention nod in 2022.
All three Waves received All-WCC postseason acclaim this season, as Brosnan and Knez earned first team honors and Csapo picked up a second team award.
Pepperdine ended the 2023 season ranked #7 in the country. The Waves earned the top seed in the inaugural WCC Tournament, where they eventually fell to California Baptist in the semifinals.
This is the first honor of its kind for Brosnan (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS/UC Santa Barbara), a graduate driver who ended the 2023 campaign with 104 points, leading the Waves with 47 assists. He also tallied 23 steals and 57 goals on a .452 shooting percentage.
Knez (Dubrovnik, Croatia/Gimnazija Dubrovnik/Princeton), a graduate goalie, finished the 2023 season with a 22-6 record and 294 saves with an impressive .524 save percentage. He also had a goals against average of 9.74 and led Pepperdine with 37 steals. Knez had garnered All-American status while playing at Princeton as well, picking up honorable mention acclaim in 2022.
Csapo (Budapest, Hungary/BME International Secondary School), a sophomore attacker, ended the 2023 season with 89 points, leading the waves with 61 goals on a .430 shooting percentage. He also dished out 28 assists and collected 22 steals. Csapo earned All-American status in his first season at Pepperdine as he picked up an honorable mention nod in 2022.
All three Waves received All-WCC postseason acclaim this season, as Brosnan and Knez earned first team honors and Csapo picked up a second team award.
Pepperdine ended the 2023 season ranked #7 in the country. The Waves earned the top seed in the inaugural WCC Tournament, where they eventually fell to California Baptist in the semifinals.
