October 3, 2007

Men's Water Polo WWPA Conference Weekly Notes

WWPA WEEKLY NOTES
  Western Water Polo Association
Oct. 3, 2007 • Week #5 • Men’s Water Polo
Media Contact: John Shaffer • (310) 338-7643 • wwpamedia@yahoo.com

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WWPA Player of the Week

ANDY STEVENS
Loyola Marymount
Freshman Andy Stevens (LMU) made 36 saves in three games against teams ranked in the nation’s top-20. His performance has earned him Western Water Polo Association Player of the Week honors for Oct. 3.  He had a career-best 16 in the Lions’ 9-4 win on the road at No. 12 UC San Diego. He added 10 against No. 5 Pepperdine and another 10 against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara. On the season, Stevens leads the WWPA with 11.6 saves per game.

Other Nominees: Lucas Zepeda - UC Santa Cruz; Nick Arrigo - UC Davis; Justin Berry - Air Force

Past Winners: Sept. 5 - Adam Bennett, UC Davis; Sept. 12 - Andrew Valdes, Occidental; Sept. 18 - Nick Arrigo, UC Davis; Sept. 25 - Tommy Hendrickson, Santa Clara; Oct. 3 - Andy Stevens, LMU

WWPA Highlights and Notes

TOP PERFORMANCES: Junior Left Hander Lucas Zepeda (UC Santa Cruz), scored four goals in the victory over Fresno Pacific.  He also had two assists in the game against #3 UCLA... Nick Arrigo (UC Davis) scored two goals, including the game-winner with 25 seconds remaining, to help UC Davis post a 7-6 comeback win over Santa Clara. The Aggies finished the game with four unanswered goals (including two by Arrigo) to remain unbeaten against the WWPA... Senior captain Justin Berry, playing in his final regular season home games, led the Falcons to a second-place finish at the East Meets West Tournament this past weekend. Berry, named to the all-tournament team at the end of the weekend, tallied 15 goals in four games, including a weekend-high five goals in an 18-12 win over 19th-ranked Cal Baptist.

This Week in the WWPA   

October 4
Long Beach State at Loyola Marymount    3:00 p.m.
Brown at Claremont    7:00 p.m.

October 5
Cal Lutheran at Claremont Convergence
Claremont hosts Claremont Convergence
Chapman at Claremont Convergence
La Verne at Claremont Convergence
Occidental at Claremont Convergence
Pomona-Pitzer at Claremont Convergence
Redlands at Claremont Convergence
Santa Clara at Claremont Convergence
UC Santa Cruz at Claremont Convergence
Whittier at Claremont Convergence
Pacific at UC Davis    3:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego    6:00 p.m.

October 6
Air Force at UC Davis Shootout
Cal Lutheran at Claremont Convergence
Claremont hosts Claremont Convergence
Chapman at Claremont Convergence
La Verne at Claremont Convergence
Occidental at Claremont Convergence
Pomona-Ptizer at Claremont Convergence
Redlands at Claremont Convergence
Santa Clara at Claremont Convergence
UC Santa Cruz at Claremont Convergence
Whittier at Claremont Convergence
UC Davis hosts UCD Shootout
Long Beach State at UC San Diego    12:00 p.m.

October 7
Air Force at UC Davis Shootout
UC Davis hosts UCD Shootout