2016 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Ryder Roberts
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vista, Calif.
- High School:
- Vista HS
2016
Played in 23ย matches, making 20ย starts ... was named a First Team All-American for the second year in a row andย First Team All-MPSF in 2016ย ... earned NCAAย First Team All-Tournament honorsย ... was named to the 2016 MPSF/KAP7 All-Tournament Teamย ... was 2nd onย the team and finishedย 10thย in the league in scoring with 35ย goals on 87ย attempts, converting at a 40.2ย percent rate ... finished the season seventh on the UCLA all-time scoring list with 158 career goals ...ย scored a season-high fourย goals in a 14-4ย win over No. 17 Cal Baptistย (Sept. 3) ... was 2nd on the team in scoring in the postseason with five goals in three gamesย ... he scored at least one goal in 20ย of 23ย games he played, including 11ย multiple goal games ( a team high) ... tied forย 2nd on the teamย in consecutive games scored (8) ... also had 29ย assists (3rd on the team), 38ย steals (led the team), 15ย field blocks (led the team) and 12ย earned exclusions (6th on the team) ... was third on the team in sprints won with 16.
2015
Played in 27 matches, making 26 starts ... was named a First Team All-American and a First Team All-MPSF in 2015 ... earned Most Valuable Player of the 2015 NCAA Championship, earning First Team All-Tournament as wellย ... was selected to the MPSF/KAP7 All-Tournament Team ... was named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 12) after scoring a team-high 10 goals including 4 against USC (Oct. 11) in the title game of the 2015 SoCal Tournament at Pepperdineย ...ย led the team and finished 5th in the league in scoring with 57 goals on 121 attempts, converting at a 47.1 percent rate ...ย scored a season- and career-high seven goals in a 18-8 win at Pepperdine (Oct. 2) ... he scored at least one goal in 26 of 27 games he played, including 18 multiple goal games ... tied for the team lead in consecutive games scored (12) ... also had 41 assists (led team), 29 steals (3rd on the team), 19 field blocks (led the team) and 21 earned exclusionsย ... was first on the team in sprints won with 24.
2014
Played in 25 matches, making 19 starts ... was selected as a Third Team All-American and a Second Team All-MPSF in 2014ย ... was one of only four sophomores to be named either First Team or Second Team All-MPSFย ... missed seven games, but still managed to finish fifth on the team in scoring with 30 goals on 59 attempts, converting at a 50.8 percent rate ...ย scored a season-high three goals in a 10-8 win at No. 3 USC (Nov. 2) ... he scored at least one goal in 19 of 25 games he played, including a team-high-tying five goals at the MPSF Tournamentย ... also had 37 assists (2nd on the team), 27 steals (3rd on the team), 17 field blocks (led the team) andย seven earned exclusions ... was third on the team in sprints won with 17.
2013
Played in 31 matches, making 23 starts ... scored 36 goals (tied for 3rd on the team) on 72 attempts, converting at a 50.0 percent rate ...ย scored a season-high four goals in a home win over No. 1 Concordia (Nov. 1) ... had at least one goal in 23 matches (including in 10 of his last 11 on the year), scoring multiple goals eight times ... was second on the team in assists with 43 and third in steals with 36ย ...ย also registered eight field blocks and four earned exclusions.
Team USA
2015:ย Started in all eight games (217 minutes) for Team USA at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea (July 2-14) ... he led the team in scoring with 19 goals on 47 shots, converting at a 40.4 percent rateย ... he tied for 9th in scoring in the tournament and led the field in scoring from the front court (eight goals) and was tied for fifth in penalty scoring (3-for-3)ย ... he scored at least one goal in every match including scoring multiple goals six timesย ... he scored four goals (on six shots) in a 12-8 win over Turkey in pool playย ...ย also tallied a team-high eight assists, a team-high nine steals and added two field blocks as the United States captured bronze at the World University Games.ย 2013:ย Played in all eight games (103 minutes) for Team USA at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia (July 6-17) ... he scored six goals on 16 shots, converting at a 37.5 percent rate ... also registered four assists, two field blocks and one steal as the United States captured fifth place at the World University Games ... he also helped the USA to a fifth-place finish at the 2013 FINA Menโs Junior World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary (Aug. 12-18) ... the Americans went 5-2 at the Junior Worlds ... he played in six of the seven games and tallied 11 goals (including four games with multiple goals) and one field block.
High School
Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner (2009-12) for head coach Dave Spence ... also a four-year letterwinner in swimming (2010-13) for Coach Spence ... was a three-time first team All-CIF performer (2010-12) ... also a three-time first team All-Avocado League selection (2010-12) ... named the CIF SDS (San Diego Section) D-I MVP in 2012 ... also named Vista HS MVP in 2010 and 2012 and was a Co-MVP in 2011 ... was the San Diego County Player of the Year in 2012 after leading the Panthers to a 25-5 record and a CIF SDS D-I title ... scored three goals in a 9-8 win over Carlsbad in the state finals ... first team California/Hawaii All-American in 2012 ... also the coaches pick for the CIF Player of the Year in all divisions in 2011 after leading VHS to the CIF SDS D-I championship (scored the game-winning goal in a 6-5 double overtime win over Carlsbad) ... Vista lost 10-9 to Carlsbad in the 2010 CIF SDS D-I finals ... VHS finished as Avocado League Champions in his sophomore (2010) and junior (2011) seasons ... served as team captain in 2011 and 2012 and he was named Vista High Schoolโs Male Athlete of the Year in 2012-13 ... set Vista HS career records in goals (391) and steals (335) ... also set a VHS single-season mark for goals with 143 as a senior in 2012 ... in swimming, he was the CIF SDS D-I champion in the 50 Freestyle in 2013 ... he also won a CIF SDS D-I title in 2010 as part of the 50 Freestyle Relay ... a talented athlete, he competed in football, basketball, baseball and wrestling before a knee injury lured him into the water ... was a World Body Surfing Champion in 2010 and was on the Little League state championship team in 2006.
International/Club
Competed with the North San Diego Stars Water Polo Club and the Del Mar Water Polo Club ... USA Menโs Junior National Team, MJNT (2013, 2012) ... in 2011, he became the first-ever North San Diego Stars athlete to make a U.S. National team when he was named to the USA Menโs Youth National Team, MYNT (2012, 2011) ... named the U-16 MVP of the IRONMAN League in 2011 ... finished as the leading scorer in the 2013 IRONMAN League ... led Team USA in scoring with 14 goals in seven games as the USA MYNT finished 8th at the 2012 FINA World Youth Water Polo Championships in Perth, Australia.
Personal
Full name: Ryder James Roberts ... born Nov. 8, 1994 in Encinitas, Calif. ... his parents are James and Rebecca Roberts ... has one older brother, Wyatt, and one younger brother, Brody ... his grandfather is legendary surfer, LJ Richards, who won the West Coast Surfing Championship in 1963 ... says his biggest thrill so far in his athletic career is, โwinning the CIF Championship twiceโ ... lists surfing, snowboarding and fishing as his hobbies ... majoring in geography/environmental studies.
| Ryder Roberts' Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2013 | 31/23 | 36 | 72 | .500 | 43 | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| 2014 | 25/19 | 30 | 59 | .508 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
| 2015 | 27/26 | 57 | 121 | .471 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 21 |
| 2016 | 23/20 | 35 | 87 | .402 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 12 |
| Totals | 106/88 | 158 | 339 | .466 | 150 | 130 | 59 | 44 |
