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Jersey Number 22
Peter Lovas
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Budapest, Hungary
- High School:
- Csik Ferenc Secondary Grammar School
2017
Peter Lovas redshirted the season.
Golden West College
Lovas played his freshman season (2016) season at Golden West College before transferring to UCLA … played in 29 of 31 matches, making 26 starts … the Rustlers went 31-0 en route to winning the program's 24th California Community College Athletic Association State Championship, defeating Long Beach City College, 15-8, in the finals … he was named tournament MVP after leading all scorers with five goals and adding two steals in the title game … he also led GWC in the 2016 SoCal Regional Championships, scoring four goals against Riverside City College in the semis and three goals in the finals over LBCC … the Rustlers claimed their 28th consecutive Orange Empire Championship in 2016, going 5-0 … scored 80 goals on the year and added 41 assists, 40 steals, seven exclusions drawn and one field block … scored a season-high six goals and added a season-high-tying five assists in a 16-2 win over Los Angeles Valley College (Nov. 11) … he scored at least one goal in 28 of the 29 games he played, including 23 multiple goal games.
High School
Lovas attended Csik Ferenc Secondary Grammar School … the school was named after a Hungarian Olympic champion, Ferenc Csik, who won the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle in Berlin in 1936 … played his club ball for UVSE Water Polo Sports Club, at which his father served as the chairman … it is located in Budapest, Hungary, and has the largest youth water polo club in the country.
Personal
Full name: Peter Benedek Lovas … born June 22, 1996 in Budapest, Hungary … his parents are Peter Lovas and Rita Villanyi … has one younger brother, Marton, one older sister, Julia and one younger sister, Franciska … lists Conor McGregor and Michael Phelps as the athletes he most admires … lists listening to music, watching movies, cooking and hanging with friends as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it is highly competitive in both academics and athletics" … lists winning a U18 World Championship with the Hungarian National Team as his biggest athletic thrill to date … says an interesting thing about him is that he is 21 and has never driven a car … has yet to declare a major.
Peter Lovas redshirted the season.
Golden West College
Lovas played his freshman season (2016) season at Golden West College before transferring to UCLA … played in 29 of 31 matches, making 26 starts … the Rustlers went 31-0 en route to winning the program's 24th California Community College Athletic Association State Championship, defeating Long Beach City College, 15-8, in the finals … he was named tournament MVP after leading all scorers with five goals and adding two steals in the title game … he also led GWC in the 2016 SoCal Regional Championships, scoring four goals against Riverside City College in the semis and three goals in the finals over LBCC … the Rustlers claimed their 28th consecutive Orange Empire Championship in 2016, going 5-0 … scored 80 goals on the year and added 41 assists, 40 steals, seven exclusions drawn and one field block … scored a season-high six goals and added a season-high-tying five assists in a 16-2 win over Los Angeles Valley College (Nov. 11) … he scored at least one goal in 28 of the 29 games he played, including 23 multiple goal games.
High School
Lovas attended Csik Ferenc Secondary Grammar School … the school was named after a Hungarian Olympic champion, Ferenc Csik, who won the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle in Berlin in 1936 … played his club ball for UVSE Water Polo Sports Club, at which his father served as the chairman … it is located in Budapest, Hungary, and has the largest youth water polo club in the country.
Personal
Full name: Peter Benedek Lovas … born June 22, 1996 in Budapest, Hungary … his parents are Peter Lovas and Rita Villanyi … has one younger brother, Marton, one older sister, Julia and one younger sister, Franciska … lists Conor McGregor and Michael Phelps as the athletes he most admires … lists listening to music, watching movies, cooking and hanging with friends as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it is highly competitive in both academics and athletics" … lists winning a U18 World Championship with the Hungarian National Team as his biggest athletic thrill to date … says an interesting thing about him is that he is 21 and has never driven a car … has yet to declare a major.
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