Men's Water Polo

Bennett Axline of UC San Diego Boasts First Career Weekly Honor

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Men's Water Polo Player of the Week 
Bennett Axline, UC San Diego | Senior • Utility • Rancho Bernardo, Calif. 

  • 8138UC San Diego senior Bennett Axline earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Tritons to a 4-1 record, with all four wins over nationally ranked opponents.  

  • Axline totaled 14 points on 13 goals and an assist, scoring multiple goals in four of five outings and netting the game-winner against LMU at the MPSF Invitational. 

  • The senior posted five goals against Princeton in a thrilling 14-13 OT triumph, finishing just one shy of a career high, while drawing 19 exclusions throughout the week. 

  • Axline matched a career best with eight drawn exclusions in the victory over UC Davis, helping UC San Diego secure fifth place in the 16-team tournament. 


Also Nominated: Danilo Dragovic (UC Santa Barbara), Ethan MacLeod (Cal State Fullerton), Oleg Shatskikh (UC Davis)