Men's Water Polo

UC Irvine’s Luka Krstic Captures Fifth Weekly Award of Career

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Men's Water Polo Player of the Week 
Luka Krstic, UC Irvine | Senior • Attacker • Belgrade, Serbia 
  • 8136UC Irvine attacker Luka Krstic stood tall against the Bruins and Trojans last week, earning The Big West Men's Water Polo Player of the Week for the fifth time of the senior's illustrious career (Sept. 11, Oct. 9 & 23, 2024 | Oct. 25, 2023), presented by Kap7. 

  • Krstic scored twice in a 13-7 loss at No. 1 UCLA on Friday, following up with a hat trick in a 13-7 setback at No. 2 USC, finishing as the only Anteater with multiple goals in the contest.
  • The Belgrade, Serbia native notched five goals on 10 shot attempts and added two assists against the top two teams in the nation. 

  • Kristic now leads the team with 15 scores this season, guiding UCI to an impressive 6-2 start.

Also Nominated: Andrew Barnuevo (Cal State Fullerton), Ante Buzov (UC San Diego), Haakon Lacy (UC Santa Barbara), Oleg Shatskikh (UC Davis), Toring Stanley (Long Beach State)