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2022 Men's Water Polo Roster

David Bernal/UC San Diego

1 Alexander Nemeth

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Los Altos, Calif.
  • High School Sacred Heart Prep
  • Major International Business
  • College Muir

Biography

MEDIA
Postgame Interview (11/10/22)

AS A SENIOR IN 2022
All-WWPA Honorable Mention ... All-WWPA Tournament Team ... UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (11/21).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2021
All-WWPA Second Team ... Posted a 13-8 record over 22 games with 18 starts ... Made 176 saves and carried a .485 save percentage ... Led the team with 22 steals ... Made 10 or more saves in 10 games ... Established a new career-high with 14 saves at UC Davis (9/24) ... Had a career-best four steals against California Baptist (10/15) ... Had multiple steals in five matches ... Registered an assist against Concordia in the opening round of the WWPA Championship.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2020
Season canceled due to pandemic.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2019
Played in three games and earned one start against Wagner (10/5) ... Recorded 13 saves and allowed eight goals ... Tallied one assist in the Wagner match.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
Redshirted his first season on campus.

CLUB
Played with Stanford ... Won a gold medal in U16 at the 2017 National Junior Olympics.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, Calif. ... Recorded 283 saves with 25 wins and a .605 save percentage as a senior ... A First Team All-West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) selection as a senior ... Named to the CIF-Central Coast Section All-Star Team in 2017 ... Led the Gators to four-straight CIF Central Coast Section Open Division championships and four-consecutive WCAL titles ... Helped Sacred Heart Prep reach the CIF Northern California Division I championship game as a senior. 

PERSONAL
Born: Aug. 30 in Mountain View, Calif.
Major: International business major with a minor in environmental studies
College: Muir
Future plans: Take time to enjoy San Diego, possibly a gap year to travel, then look for a job in a technology company in California or potentially playing professional water polo in Europe
Most memorable water polo moment: Defeating LMU on a buzzer-beater at home in 2021
Favorite UC San Diego memory: Winning the WWPA Championship and advancing in the NCAA Tournament in his freshman year
Hobbies: Surfing, traveling
Cheers for: Golden State Warriors and San Francisco 49ers and Giants
Favorite athlete: Deebo Samuel
Favorite movie: The Batman
Listens to: Post Malone, Drake, Lil Baby
Favorite food: Poke
Top social media outlet: Instagram
Fun fact: Used to take voice lessons when he was younger and thinks he has a pretty good singing voice 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Saves 19 vs. LMU 9/21/22
Goals Against 20 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4/22
Goals 0 - -
Assists 4 vs. UC Irvine 11/10/22
Points 4 vs. UC Irvine 11/10/22
Shots 1 6 times 10/6/22 at California Baptist
Steals 4 vs. California Baptist 10/15/21
Field Blocks 0 - -
Drawn Exclusions 0 - -
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP MIN GA SV SV% SH G A P EX DEX STL FB
2021 22 586:36 187 176 .485 2 0 3 3 5 0 22 0
2019 3 24:07 8 13 .619 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 610:43 195 189 .492 3 0 4 4 5 0 22 0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    6'2" 182 lbs
  • 1

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    6'2" 182 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    6'2" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    6'2" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022Senior

    Goalkeeper
    6'2" 0 lbs
    1

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