2020-21 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Pulice, Tanner
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Jersey Number 23
Tanner Pulice
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Corona del Mar HS
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021)
โข MPSF All-Academic Team (2021)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
โข MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021)
2021
Played in 18 games โฆ finished the season with 17 goals on 26 shots, converting at a 65.4 percent rate (highest on the team)ย โฆ tallied six assists on the year to finish 10th on the team in total points (23)ย โฆ scored at least one goal in nine games and had multiple-goal games twice during the year, including two hat tricks โฆ scored his season- and career-high three goals in a win over Biola to open the season (Sept. 4) and in a win over No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 11)ย โฆ won eight sprints which ranked third on the team and seventh in the MPSFย โฆ was 8-4 in sprints (.667)ย โฆย was ninth on the squad in steals (10) and recorded five field blocks and drew seven exclusions.
2020
Played in 14 games โฆ named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1) after scoring two goals and assisting on two others to rack up four points in the Bruins' 15-9 win over No. 5 Pepperdine (Jan. 30)ย โฆ finished the season with 10 goals on 27 shots, converting at a 37.0 percent rate โฆ scored at least one goal in eight games and had five multiple-goal games, including a season-high two goals in a loss to No. 1 USC (Jan. 23) and in the win over the Wavesย โฆ was third on the team in drawn exclusions (15) and tied for fourth in steals (12)ย โฆ won seven sprints which ranked third on the team and eighth in the MPSFย โฆ his .875 sprint winning percentage (7-of-8) was the best highest percentage in the league by anyone that won more than two sprintsย โฆ also added seven assists on the year.
Team USA
Competed on U.S. Development, Cadet and Youth National Teams โฆ helped the Youth National Team win gold at the UANA Youth Pan-American Championships in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019 โฆ was a member of the 2018 UANA Junior Pan-American 19U Championships that won silver in Florida โฆ was a member of the Cadet Menโs National Team that won gold at the 15U Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in 2017 โฆ earned USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American honors.
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High School/Club
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Corona del Mar High School โฆ earned Orange County Player of the Year honors in 2019 after finishing his senior season with 129 goals (school record) on 49% shooting, 86 drawn exclusions, 34 assists and 31 steals โฆ led the Sea Kings to a third-place finish in the Surf League and a quarterfinal finish in the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs in 2019 โฆ named to the Daily Pilotโs Dream Team โฆ earned first-team all-league and first-team all-CIF honors โฆ won teamโs most valuable player in 2018 and 2019 for water polo and most outstanding swimmer in 2017, 2018 and 2019 after making finals at CIF Championships โฆ served as a team captain for his club team at Corona del Mar Water Polo.
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Personal
Full name: Tanner Dane Pulice โฆ born in Marin, Calif. โฆ his mother is Lisa Rae Pulice โฆ late older brother is Tobyn โฆ says he chose UCLA because he fell in love with UCLA athleticsย after attending a swim camp at UCLA when he was nine-years-old โฆ lists his greatest athletic thrill as โwinning the 2017 Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in Serbiaโ โฆ lists Tony Azevedo, Michael Phelps, and the late Kobe Bryant as the athletes he admires most โฆ lists watching sports, learning about body mechanics and fitness and hanging out with his 21-pound cat as his hobbies โฆ lists a peanut butter, honey, and banana sandwich and a glass of milk as his pre-game meal โฆ has yet to declare a major.
ย
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021)
โข MPSF All-Academic Team (2021)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
โข MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021)
2021
Played in 18 games โฆ finished the season with 17 goals on 26 shots, converting at a 65.4 percent rate (highest on the team)ย โฆ tallied six assists on the year to finish 10th on the team in total points (23)ย โฆ scored at least one goal in nine games and had multiple-goal games twice during the year, including two hat tricks โฆ scored his season- and career-high three goals in a win over Biola to open the season (Sept. 4) and in a win over No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 11)ย โฆ won eight sprints which ranked third on the team and seventh in the MPSFย โฆ was 8-4 in sprints (.667)ย โฆย was ninth on the squad in steals (10) and recorded five field blocks and drew seven exclusions.
2020
Played in 14 games โฆ named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1) after scoring two goals and assisting on two others to rack up four points in the Bruins' 15-9 win over No. 5 Pepperdine (Jan. 30)ย โฆ finished the season with 10 goals on 27 shots, converting at a 37.0 percent rate โฆ scored at least one goal in eight games and had five multiple-goal games, including a season-high two goals in a loss to No. 1 USC (Jan. 23) and in the win over the Wavesย โฆ was third on the team in drawn exclusions (15) and tied for fourth in steals (12)ย โฆ won seven sprints which ranked third on the team and eighth in the MPSFย โฆ his .875 sprint winning percentage (7-of-8) was the best highest percentage in the league by anyone that won more than two sprintsย โฆ also added seven assists on the year.
Team USA
Competed on U.S. Development, Cadet and Youth National Teams โฆ helped the Youth National Team win gold at the UANA Youth Pan-American Championships in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019 โฆ was a member of the 2018 UANA Junior Pan-American 19U Championships that won silver in Florida โฆ was a member of the Cadet Menโs National Team that won gold at the 15U Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in 2017 โฆ earned USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American honors.
ย
High School/Club
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Corona del Mar High School โฆ earned Orange County Player of the Year honors in 2019 after finishing his senior season with 129 goals (school record) on 49% shooting, 86 drawn exclusions, 34 assists and 31 steals โฆ led the Sea Kings to a third-place finish in the Surf League and a quarterfinal finish in the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs in 2019 โฆ named to the Daily Pilotโs Dream Team โฆ earned first-team all-league and first-team all-CIF honors โฆ won teamโs most valuable player in 2018 and 2019 for water polo and most outstanding swimmer in 2017, 2018 and 2019 after making finals at CIF Championships โฆ served as a team captain for his club team at Corona del Mar Water Polo.
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Personal
Full name: Tanner Dane Pulice โฆ born in Marin, Calif. โฆ his mother is Lisa Rae Pulice โฆ late older brother is Tobyn โฆ says he chose UCLA because he fell in love with UCLA athleticsย after attending a swim camp at UCLA when he was nine-years-old โฆ lists his greatest athletic thrill as โwinning the 2017 Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in Serbiaโ โฆ lists Tony Azevedo, Michael Phelps, and the late Kobe Bryant as the athletes he admires most โฆ lists watching sports, learning about body mechanics and fitness and hanging out with his 21-pound cat as his hobbies โฆ lists a peanut butter, honey, and banana sandwich and a glass of milk as his pre-game meal โฆ has yet to declare a major.
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| Tanner Pulice's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 | 27 | .370 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 | 17 | 26 | .654 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals | 32 | 27 | 53 | .509 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 22 |
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