Men's Water Polo

Jackson Boettner of UC San Diego Selected as Player of the Week After Versatile Performance

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Men's Water Polo Player of the Week 
Jackson Boettner, UC San Diego | Sophomore • Utility • San Jose, Calif.
  • 8138UC San Diego utility Jackson Boettner produced 14 points across three consecutive days of action to capture The Big West Men’s Water Polo Player of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 28, presented by Kap7 International. This is the first weekly distinction of Boettner's career.

  • Boettner opened the weekend with a team co-high five points in a 16-15 Big West road victory over No. 6 UC Irvine. The utility recorded a hat trick, two assists, one steal, one field block and a drawn exclusion to help the Tritons secure the one-goal win.

  • The San Jose, Calif., native followed with two goals and a career-high five assists in a 16-14 overtime victory against No. 8 LMU. The seven-point outing matched a single-game career high, while Boettner also tied another personal best with four steals. Two more goals, one steal and one field block against No. 2 Stanford lifted Boettner’s team-leading season total to 51 goals.

  • No. 11 UC San Diego went 2-1 during the three days, earning consecutive victories over nationally ranked UC Irvine and LMU.
Also Nominated: Dustin Drobeck (Cal State Fullerton), Frederico Gulisano (Long Beach State), Andrea Nuzzo (California Baptist), Wyatt Pieretti (UC Santa Barbara)