2020-21 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Bernardo Maurizi
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Florence, Italy
- High School:
- Salesiani Firenze
UCLA Career Highlights
โข 3-time ACWPCย All-American (Second Team - 2020, 2022, Third Team - 2021)
โข 3-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2022, Second Team - 2020, Honorable Mention - 2021)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2020)
โข 4-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2019, Superior- 2020, 2021, 2023)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2022)
โข 4-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
โข 10-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023)
โข 2-time MPSFย Playerย of the Week (Sept. 5, 2022, Oct. 3, 2022)
โข MPSFย Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 9, 2019)
2023
Played in four games at goalkeeper, making one startย โฆ had a record of 2-0ย on the year โฆย had a 5.10ย goals against average โฆ had 27ย total savesย โฆ had a season-high 17 saves in a win over Washington & Jefferson in the first round of the MPSF Championshipย on Nov. 17ย โฆ also recorded four assists on the year.
2022
Played in 22ย games at goalkeeper, making 21ย startsย โฆ had a record of 16-5ย on the year โฆย had an 8.40ย goals against average โฆ led the team and was third in the MPSF in total saves (189)ย while his 9.51 saves per game ranked fourth in the MPSF โฆ had a save percentage of .530 which ranked first on the squad and fifthย in the leagueย โฆ had a season-high 15ย saves three timesย (in a loss vs. No. 2ย California (Oct. 29), in a win vs. No. 3 USC (Nov. 11), and in a loss vs. No. 1 California (Nov. 20))ย โฆ led the squad with 31ย steals ... also recorded four assists on the year.
2021
Played in 13 games at goalkeeper, making 13 startsย โฆ had a record of 9-4 on the year โฆย had an 8.79 goals against average, which was second on the team and ranked third in the MPSF โฆ led the team and was fourth in the MPSF in total saves (118)ย while his 9.1ย saves per game ranked third in the MPSF โฆ had a save percentage of .527 which ranked second on the squad and fourth in the leagueย โฆ had a season-high 16 saves twice (in the MPFS-openingย 8-6 win over No. 3 Stanford on Oct. 9, and in an overtime semifinal loss to eventual NCAA Champion California on Dec. 4)ย โฆ also had seven steals and three assists on the year.
2020
Played in 14 games at goalkeeper, making 14 startsย โฆ had a record of 9-5 on the year โฆย was second on the team and in the MPSF and third in the NCAA in steals (26)ย โฆ had a 10.32ย goals against average, which ranked fifth in the MPSF โฆ his 143 saves led the MPSF and the NCAA while his 10.2 saves per game ranked second in the MPSF and fifth in the NCAAย โฆ also had a save percentage of .520 which ranked second in the league fourth in the NCAAย โฆ had a season-high 18 saves in a loss to No. 2 California (Feb. 6) at the USC Round Robinย โฆ also had eight assists on the year.
2019
Played in nine games at goalkeeper, making five startsย โฆ had a record of 3-1 on the yearย โฆย Maurizi helped the Bruins go 4-0 to kick-off the season at the Navy Open (Sept. 7-8) and was named the MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week on Sept. 9ย He racked up 40 saves (16.00 SPG), while recording a goals-against average of 4.00. Maurizi tallied 13 saves while allowing three goals in his debut vs. Fordham โฆ he played the second half of the win over Navy, registering eight stops while allowing five goals โฆ he then made a record-setting appearance in a win over La Salle, recording a UCLA freshman record 19 saves, while giving up just two scoresย (it marked the most saves by a Bruin in four years --ย Garrett Danner-21; Nov. 22, 2015 --ย and was the most for a UCLA regulation game in a decade -- Chay Lapin-21; Nov. 1, 2009)ย โฆ played 26.0958 quarters on the year, allowing 45 goalsย for a goals against average of 6.90, which ranked fourth in the MPSF โฆ averaged 11.96 saves per game and had a save percentage of .634 which ranked fourth in the league, but was tops in the MPSFย for all goalies with nine or more appearancesย โฆ his 78 goals on the year (6.52395 games) ranked sixth in the leagueย โฆ also had 10 steals.
Was a multi-sport standout in Florence, Italy, at Salesiani Firenze competing for Rari Nantes Florentia, one of the oldest water polo club programs in Serieย A1 di pallamanoย maschile, the premier division of Italian water poloย โฆ served as captain of the Rari Nantes Florentia men's water polo team in three age groups (U13, U15, and U17) and was named the Best Italian Water Polo Goalkeeper at both the U13 and U15 Italian Men's Water Polo National Championshipsย โฆ won an Italian National Championship at the U15sย in 2015 and placed third at the U17s in 2017ย โฆ recently served as the starting goalie for Italy at the FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in 2018 (Aug. 19)ย in Szombathely, Hungary as the Italians placed seventh with a 12-6 win over Australia in the seventh-place gameย โฆ was a three-time regional championship winner at U13s and U15sย and also served as the starting goalkeeper for the Italian National Water Polo Team during the U17 European Championship in Malta as Italy placed sixth, falling to Serbia (7-4) in the fifth-place gameย โฆ most recently (Sept. 2, 2018), he was a backup goalie for Italy at the U19 European Championship in Minsk, Belarus, where Italy fell to the eventual champions Greece in the quarterfinals (9-8), but rallied to defeat Russia (11-4) and Serbia (8-4) to place fifth.
Personal
Full name: Bernardo Maurizi โฆ born in Florence, Italy โฆ his parents are Massimo and Daniela Maurizi โฆ has two older brothers, Niccolo and Filippo, and one younger brother, Tommasoย โฆ an all-around athlete, he enjoys playing basketball and soccer and won back-to-backย long jump titles in track and field (athletics)ย โฆ comes from an athletic family as his grandfather, Mauro, was an amateur cyclo-crossย National Champion in Italy, while his mother, Daniela, was a regional cross-country skiing championย โฆ his father, Massimo, is an ultra runner and his brother, Filippo, has also played water polo for seven yearsย โฆ hisย brother, Niccolo, is an amateur polo champion (horse) and Tommaso is a regional amateur basketball championย โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "I loved the school and the campus. I am convinced UCLA is the best place to achieve my goals, both athletically and academically." โฆ lists LeBron Jamesย as the athlete he most admiresย โฆ lists travelingย with his friends around the world, playing basketball and soccer, watching NBA games, and reading detective story novels as his favorite hobbies โฆ majoring in business economics.
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| Bernardo Maurizi's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Record | SV | GA | GAA | MP | ||
| 2019 | 9/5 | 3-1 | 78 | 45 | 6.90 | 208:46 | ||
| 2020 | 14/14 | 9-5 | 143 | 132 | 10.32 | 409:10 | ||
| 2021 | 13/13 | 9-4 | 118 | 106 | 8.79 | 386:05 | ||
| 2022 | 22/21 | 16-5 | 189 | 106 | 8.40 | 636:00 | ||
| 2023 | 4/1 | 2-0 | 27 | 11 | 5.10 | 69:00 | ||
| Totals | 62/54 | 39-15 | 555 | 461 | 8.63 | 1709:01 | ||
