2018 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Sam Paur
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Poway, Calif.
- High School:
- Poway HS
PEPPERDINE 2018: In his final season in Malibu, scored 34 goals and assisted on 18 more, good for 52 points … Tied for third on the team with 20 steals … Was second on the team in drawn exclusions with 10 … Scored three goals five times (9/9 vs Pomona Pitzer, 9/15 vs UCLA, 10/5 vs Long Beach State, 10/6 vs. Pomona Pitzer and 10/20 vs. UC Irvine).
PEPPERDINE 2017: Scored 20 goals in 28 games as a junior ... ... Chosen the GCC Player of the Week on 9/14 following a nine-goal weekend that included a season-high four against Concordia (9/10) and three against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (9/10) ... Scored three goals in the GCC Tournament vs. Long Beach State (11/19).
PEPPERDINE 2016: Played in 24 games for the Waves in his redshirt sophomore season … Scored 11 goals and assisted on five more … Had a season-high three goals against Air Force (10/9) and two assists against Redlands (9/11).
PEPPERDINE 2015: Did not play in 2015.
PEPPERDINE 2014: Appeared in 22 of 26 matches as a freshman ... Scored one goal vs. #13 LMU (9/12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Poway (Calif.) High School ... Played three varsity seasons for head coach John Giulianotti ... Named All-CIF Division 2 second team as a senior ... Was a two-time All-Palomar League second team honoree ... Selected to the Senior All-Star team for San Diego ... Was the offensive team MVP as a senior and defensive team MVP as a junior ... Also played varsity lacrosse for three years ... Named the Distinguished Athlete of the Year for all of Poway High School.
CLUB: Played for Poway Valley Water Polo Club for six years and for Del Mar Water Polo for one year.
PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif. ... Son of Mark and Kathy Paur ... Has three siblings: Ally, Matt and Ryan ... Majoring in business administration ... Chose Pepperdine because "the team felt like a family and I could get a great education."
FAVORITES: Favorites include San Diego Chargers (pro team), Let's Be Cops (movie), Psych (TV show), pizza (food) and football (sport other than water polo).
