CAREER: Through four seasons, has 48 goals and 61 assists in 95 games.
PEPPERDINE 2023: Played in all 31 games during his senior season … Scored 12 goals and dished out 16 assists for a total of 28 points … Collected 19 steals, nine field blocks and drew six exclusions … Had a two-goal game at Loyola Marymount (9/9) … Had two assists four different times.
PEPPERDINE 2022: Scored 17 goals and added 26 assists as a junior … Appeared in 25 games … Posted a season-high six goals vs. Whittier (9/3) … Had two games with four assists vs. Whittier (9/3) and vs. Concordia (10/1).
PEPPERDINE 2021: Tallied 16 goals and 14 assists as a sophomore ... Appeared in all 27 games ... Posted a season-high three goals at UC San Diego (9/4) ... Had two goals on four other occasions ... Had three assists in a game vs. California Baptist (9/4).
PEPPERDINE 2020: Played in 12 games as a freshman ... Scored three goals ... All three goals came against Air Force, twice on 2/27 and once on 1/23 ... 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palos Verdes (Calif.) High School in 2020 ... Was named captain of the varsity team and scored 59 goals as a senior ... Named to All-CIF second team three years in a row (2017-19) ... Scored 56 goals as a junior.
CLUB: Played for SoCal Water Polo from 2016-20 and Trojan Water Polo Club from 2010-16 ... Won Junior Olympics in 2017 with SoCal Water Polo club ... Scored go-ahead goal in the final game ... Won 2018 Kap-7 championship.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Son of Amy and Anthony D’Ambra ... Younger brother to Elizabeth and Caroline ... Cousin, Roy Cootes, played golf for Pepperdine ... Chose Pepperdine because “Pepperdine was the first recruiting trip that I went on and it was hard to compare any other schools. I love being close to the ocean, the weather, the frisbee golf course and the size of the school. I think it is a perfect fit for me.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach, hiking, camping, fishing and playing pick-up basketball and volleyball ... Favorites include Kobe Bryant (pro athlete), Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings (pro sports teams), The Alchemist (book), Avatar (movie), Outer Banks and Parks and Rec (TV shows), Luke Combs (musical artist), Italian (food) and volleyball, ultimate frisbee and basketball (sports besides water polo).
