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2024 Men's Water Polo Roster

1B Sam Monette

1B Sam Monette

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    190
  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Major:
    Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
  • Hometown:
    Irvine, Calif.
  • High School:
    Beckman HS

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
  • 2023 ACWPC Excellent Academic All-American

2024: Appeared in goal for the Aggies for one game, logging 16 minutes and grabbing one save.

2023: 
ACWPC Excellent Academic All-American… Played in five games this season, earning a win over Santa Clara (9/16)… Made nine saves and had two assists in the game… Scored a goal in a win over Cal Lutheran (9/2)… Finished the year with 22 saves and 19 goals allowed for a .537 save percentage.

2022:
Protected the goal in four games this season, logging 13 saves in 70 minutes of game time… Picked up an assist against Fresno Pacific (10/16) and had four saves in just eight minutes in a win over Concordia.

BECKMAN HS ’21
Four-year letter winner in water polo for the Patriots… Helped lead Beckman HS to a Pacific Coast League title as a senior… Named the PCL Goalkeeper of the Year and was an All-CIF Southern Section first team selection as a junior… Set school career and single-season record for saves as a junior, averaging 10.10 saves per game and stopping 59 percent of the shots against him that year… Second-team All-Pacific Coast League selection as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Has two brothers, one is a twin… Played club for Northwood Water Polo Club and Patriot Water Polo Club from 2013-21… Twice finished among the top four at the Junior Olympics… SoPac Zone Cadet Team member and Cadet National Team selection camp invitee in 2017-18… SoPac Zone Youth Team member in 2019-20 and two-time Youth National Team Selection Camp invitee, also in 2018-20… Three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American from 2018-21… Sports hero is Marcus Rashford and his bucket list items include attending a Manchester Derby, UCL Final, and El Clasico.

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Historical Player Information

  • RS

    2021Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'10" 170 lbs
    RS
  • 1B

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    5'10" 170 lbs
    1B
  • 1B

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'10" 170 lbs
    1B
  • 1B

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'10" 190 lbs
    1B