Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Over four playing seasons, scored 129 goals in 100 games ... Became the 43rd Wave to score 100 career goals and finished 27th on the program’s all-time list.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Received All-GCC honorable mention status as a senior ... Posted 42 goals and 32 assists, both second on the team ... Played in 26 games ... Fourth in the GCC in steals (35), tied for fifth in assists and was eighth in points (74) ... Had a season-high five goals vs. Occidental (9/5) ... Scored three goals in a game three times and had 13 multiple-goal games ... Had a two-goal, five-assist effort in the win vs. #2 California (10/3) ... GCC All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Made the All-GCC second team as a junior ... Was fourth on the team with 17 goals ...  Scored three goals against both Air Force (1/23) and San Jose State (3/7) ... 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic ... GCC All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in all 33 games as a sophomore ... Scored 30 goals and assisted on 27 more for a total of 57 points, good for fifth on the team ... Scored three goals against UC Santa Barbara (9/19) and had multiple goals in a game seven times ... Tallied four goals in the GCC Tournament ... Scored three goals in the NCAA Tournament.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Had a breakout freshman campaign and started all 27 games ... Scored 40 goals and assisted on 15 more for a total of 55 points, third on the team ... Scored three goals four times (9/2 vs. Brown, 9/8 vs. LMU, 9/9 vs. Redlands, 10/28 vs. Princeton) ... Had multiple goals in a game 14 times.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Francis High School, located in Mountain View, Calif., in 2018 ... Played three years of varsity water polo ... Named to All-WCAL second team ... Won CIF NorCal D2 championship ... Scored 72 goals, had 82 steals, 53 assists, 10 blocks and 11 exclusions drawn as a senior ... Also lettered in basketball and swim ... Earned Academic Honor Roll.
 
CLUB: Played for Stanford Water Polo Club (2014-18) ... 2017 Futures champions ... 2018 Kap 7 and Newport Invitational champions ... Played in four Junior Olympics and won gold twice (2016-17)
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in advertising ... Son of Richard and Kristine Ferrari ... Has one sister, Nikole ... Chose Pepperdine because “from the first moment I walked on campus, I felt a great sense of community and wanted to be a part of it. Pepperdine felt like home.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing basketball, surfing, snowboarding, golfing and traveling ... Favorites include Klay Thompson (pro athlete), Golden State Warriors (pro team), The Great Gatsby (book), Anchorman (movie), Game of Thrones (TV show), Travis Scott (musical artist), New York steak (food) and basketball (sport besides water polo) ... Favorite part about water polo is “its physicality and team dynamics. Scoring goals, stealing balls and creating offense from defense, contributing to the overall success of the team and the friendships that are formed.”