Felix Brozyna-Vilim and Tommy Gruwell
Felix Brozyna-Vilim photo by Joy Hong; Tommy Gruwell photo by Ross Turteltaub.

Bruins Sweep MPSF/KAP7 Weekly Awards Again

October 14, 2019 | Men's Water Polo


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WOODLAND, Calif. -- The UCLA Bruins have swept the weekly MPSF/KAP7 awards as announced by the league office today. Felix Brozyna-Vilim (Santa Monica, Calif./Harvard-Westlake School) was named the MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week while Tommy Gruwell (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS) was named the MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week.

Brozyna-Vilim tallied a first-half hat trick on three shots to lift the Bruins to an 8-2 halftime lead and an eventual 15-11 win over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 11). The outcome marked the second win over top-five UCSB in a 13-day span. Brozyna-Vilim also drew an incredible six exclusions through the contest, three of which led to penalty shots. The three goals tied his season-high (also had three in a win at Navy in the opening weekend of the season) and marked his fifth multiple-goal game of the season and his second hat trick of the year (fifth of his career). The six drawn exclusions were a single-game best for him. Brozyna-Vilim leads the team in shooting percentage (.762, 16 goals on 21 shots) and in drawn exclusions (42). This is the first career MPSF weekly award for Brozyna-Vilim.
Others Nominated: Garrett Dunn (CAL); Bennett Williams (STAN).

Gruwell did a little of everything to help the Bruins post the 15-11 win over No. 5 UCSB as UCLA improved to 11-1 on the year. UCLA led wire-to-wire in defeating the Gauchos for the second time on its current nine-game homestand. Gruwell scored two goals on three shots and tallied two assists, two steals, one field block, and won a sprint. It marked his fourth multiple goal game of the year. Gruwell has scored at least one goal in each of his last eight games and in 11 of the 12 games on the year (tied for second-best on the team). He is second on the team in assists (11), third in goals (17) and field blocks (five) and fourth in shooting percentage (.586, 17 goals on 29 shots). This is the first career MPSF award for Gruwell.
Others Nominated: Garrett Dunn (CAL).

No. 2 UCLA returns to action on Friday, Oct. 18 when they host No. 3 Pacific at 7:00 p.m. PT at Spieker Aquatics Center. Admission is free.
 

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Felix Brozyna-Vilim

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Tommy Gruwell

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