2019 Men's Water Polo Roster
Bernardo Maurizi
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Florence, Italy
- High School:
- Salesiani Firenze
UCLA Career Highlights
• 3-time ACWPC All-American (Second Team - 2020, 2022, Third Team - 2021)
• 3-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2022, Second Team - 2020, Honorable Mention - 2021)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2020)
• 4-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2019, Superior- 2020, 2021, 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2022)
• 4-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 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)
• 2-time MPSF Player of the Week (Sept. 5, 2022, Oct. 3, 2022)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 9, 2019)
2023
Played in four games at goalkeeper, making one start … had a record of 2-0 on the year … had a 5.10 goals against average … had 27 total saves … had a season-high 17 saves in a win over Washington & Jefferson in the first round of the MPSF Championship on Nov. 17 … also recorded four assists on the year.
2022
Played in 22 games at goalkeeper, making 21 starts … had a record of 16-5 on the year … had an 8.40 goals against average … led the team and was third in the MPSF in total saves (189) while his 9.51 saves per game ranked fourth in the MPSF … had a save percentage of .530 which ranked first on the squad and fifth in the league … had a season-high 15 saves three times (in a loss vs. No. 2 California (Oct. 29), in a win vs. No. 3 USC (Nov. 11), and in a loss vs. No. 1 California (Nov. 20)) … led the squad with 31 steals ... also recorded four assists on the year.
2021
Played in 13 games at goalkeeper, making 13 starts … had a record of 9-4 on the year … had an 8.79 goals against average, which was second on the team and ranked third in the MPSF … led the team and was fourth in the MPSF in total saves (118) while his 9.1 saves per game ranked third in the MPSF … had a save percentage of .527 which ranked second on the squad and fourth in the league … had a season-high 16 saves twice (in the MPFS-opening 8-6 win over No. 3 Stanford on Oct. 9, and in an overtime semifinal loss to eventual NCAA Champion California on Dec. 4) … also had seven steals and three assists on the year.
2020
Played in 14 games at goalkeeper, making 14 starts … had a record of 9-5 on the year … was second on the team and in the MPSF and third in the NCAA in steals (26) … had a 10.32 goals against average, which ranked fifth in the MPSF … 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 NCAA … also had a save percentage of .520 which ranked second in the league fourth in the NCAA … had a season-high 18 saves in a loss to No. 2 California (Feb. 6) at the USC Round Robin … also had eight assists on the year.
2019
Played in nine games at goalkeeper, making five starts … had a record of 3-1 on the year … 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. 9 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 … he played the second half of the win over Navy, registering eight stops while allowing five goals … 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 scores (it marked the most saves by a Bruin in four years -- Garrett Danner-21; Nov. 22, 2015 -- and was the most for a UCLA regulation game in a decade -- Chay Lapin-21; Nov. 1, 2009) … played 26.0958 quarters on the year, allowing 45 goals for a goals against average of 6.90, which ranked fourth in the MPSF … averaged 11.96 saves per game and had a save percentage of .634 which ranked fourth in the league, but was tops in the MPSF for all goalies with nine or more appearances … his 78 goals on the year (6.52395 games) ranked sixth in the league … 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 Serie A1 di pallamano maschile, the premier division of Italian water polo … 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 Championships … won an Italian National Championship at the U15s in 2015 and placed third at the U17s in 2017 … recently served as the starting goalie for Italy at the FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in 2018 (Aug. 19) in Szombathely, Hungary as the Italians placed seventh with a 12-6 win over Australia in the seventh-place game … was a three-time regional championship winner at U13s and U15s 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 game … 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 … born in Florence, Italy … his parents are Massimo and Daniela Maurizi … has two older brothers, Niccolo and Filippo, and one younger brother, Tommaso … an all-around athlete, he enjoys playing basketball and soccer and won back-to-back long jump titles in track and field (athletics) … comes from an athletic family as his grandfather, Mauro, was an amateur cyclo-cross National Champion in Italy, while his mother, Daniela, was a regional cross-country skiing champion … his father, Massimo, is an ultra runner and his brother, Filippo, has also played water polo for seven years … his brother, Niccolo, is an amateur polo champion (horse) and Tommaso is a regional amateur basketball champion … 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." … lists LeBron James as the athlete he most admires … lists traveling with his friends around the world, playing basketball and soccer, watching NBA games, and reading detective story novels as his favorite hobbies … majoring in business economics.
| 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 | ||
