SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Mihailo Vukazic of Pacific and Riccardo De Simon from Santa Clara are this week's KAP7 WCC Men's Water Polo weekly awards, announced by the Conference on Tuesday. De Simon was named KAP7 WCC Player of the Week, while De Simon earned KAP7 WCC Newcomer of the Week honors.
KAP7 WCC MEN'S WATER POLO PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MIHAILO VUKAZIC, SR. – PACIFIC
Mihailo Vukazic led No. 7 Pacific to a 4-0 record last weekend helping the Tigers remain unbeaten on the season. It included wins over No. 6 Princeton, No. 17 Navy, George Washington and Wagner. Vukazic netted 13 goals over the four games including a seven-goal performance in the victory over Wagner. He followed it up with a hat trick in the upset against Princeton.
Also Nominated: Adam Csapo, Pepperdine; Riccardo De Simon, Santa Clara; Brendon Gyapjas, San Jose State; Tom Leggett, Air Force
KAP7 WCC MEN'S WATER POLO NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – RICCARDO DE SIMON, FR. – SANTA CLARA
Riccardo De Simon scored 11 goals across four games last week to lead No. 19 Santa Clara to its best performance at the Princeton Invitational in six years. He added four assists and four steals in the tournament's first three games. De Simon had multiple goals in three games, including a season-high five in the Broncos' 20-16 win over Bucknell.
Also Nominated: Samu Biros, San Jose State; Ori Buzaglo, Pacific; Erik Ionescu, Pepperdine
2024 KAP7 WCC Men’s Water Polo Player of the Week
September 10: Jon Carcarey, Pepperdine
September 17: Mihailo Vukazic, Pacific
2024 KAP7 WCC Men’s Water Polo Newcomer of the Week
September 10: Erik Ionescu, Pepperdine
September 17: Riccardo De Simon, Santa Clara