University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Senior Max Irving scored nine goals last weekend, including a career-high six in the win at No. 2 USC.
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Irving Named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week
September 25, 2017 | Men's Water Polo
The senior attacker led the Bruins in scoring last week with nine goals at the Mountain Pacific Invitational.
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Irving accumulated nine goals as the Bruins defeated four ranked teams to win the Mountain Pacific Invitational (Sept. 22-24) for the second straight year. He scored at least one goal in all four games, including one each in a 7-4 win at No. 20 Loyola Marymount, in a 9-8 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Pacific, and in a 9-8 overtime semifinal win over No. 1 California.
In the title game, Irving exploded for a career-high and 2017 MPSF single-game high six goals to pace the Bruins to a 13-11 win at No. 2 USC. He added four steals, two assists, one field block and one drawn exclusion through the invitational. This is Irving's first career MPSF weekly award.
Others Nominated: Johnny Hooper (Cal); Kyle Frerichs (PSB); Lachlan Edwards (USC).
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