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Jersey Number 5
Matthew Kacura
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
2019
Played in 22 matches, making 12 starts … made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring quarter … led the Bruins in scoring after totaling nine goals over four games at the Navy Open (Sept. 7-8), earning MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Sept. 9) … registered a career-high six goals in a 20-2 victory over La Salle (Sept. 8), which tied the most by a Bruin in two years … helped No. 2 UCLA edge out No. 1 UCSB (Sept. 28), 9-8, by scoring two goals and registering the game-sealing steal, which gave the Bruins their ninth consecutive win … logged the game-tying goal in a 10-9 victory over No. 8 Cal (Nov. 2) to help No. 2 UCLA overcome an early 4-2 deficit to win its league-opener … finished the season with 23 goals on 43 shots, converting at a 53.5 percent rate … scored in 13 of the 22 matches he played, including six multiple-goal games … was one of five players that played in every match … finished tied for fourth on the team in steals (16) … added six assists, six field blocks, and three exclusions drawn.
2018
Played in 28 matches, making nine starts … earned ACWPC All-Academic "excellent" honors while making the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall quarter … scored 13 goals on 45 shots, converting at a 28.9 percent rate … scored in nine of the 28 contests he played, including three multiple goal games … scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-10 win over No. 17 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 1) … also registered four assists, 13 steals, 10 field blocks (tied for third on the team) and drew four exclusions.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner for the Lancers of Orange Lutheran High School and head coach Steve Carrera … he was named a second-team All-Trinity League player in 2014, 2015 and 2017 and was a first-team pick as a junior in 2016 … he was also named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons and named first-team OC Register All-County in 2017 … he played in 115 games in his prep career, registering 240 goals while recording 164 steals, 75 assists, 54 exclusions drawn and 26 field blocks … he was named Orange Lutheran's Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 and was the Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 … in 2014, he was OLU's Rookie of the Year as a freshman on the varsity squad … was a member of the Lancers' CIF Championship team in 2016 … played his club ball for Northwood Water Polo Club and was a Junior Olympic champion in 2015 and was part of a third-place team in 2016 … Kacura has been a constant member of U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams from 2013-16 … also named a fifth-team California/Hawaii All-American in 2017.
Personal
Full name: Matthew Charles Kacura … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … his parents are Denise and Brett Kacura … has one younger brother, Seth … his father attended UCLA for graduate school … lists Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the athletes he most admires … lists playing soccer and basketball and surfing and hunting as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it has the top athletics and academic programs in the country" … lists his biggest athletic thrills as, "when he scored in the CIF-SS finals and committed to UCLA" … has yet to declare a major.
Played in 22 matches, making 12 starts … made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring quarter … led the Bruins in scoring after totaling nine goals over four games at the Navy Open (Sept. 7-8), earning MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Sept. 9) … registered a career-high six goals in a 20-2 victory over La Salle (Sept. 8), which tied the most by a Bruin in two years … helped No. 2 UCLA edge out No. 1 UCSB (Sept. 28), 9-8, by scoring two goals and registering the game-sealing steal, which gave the Bruins their ninth consecutive win … logged the game-tying goal in a 10-9 victory over No. 8 Cal (Nov. 2) to help No. 2 UCLA overcome an early 4-2 deficit to win its league-opener … finished the season with 23 goals on 43 shots, converting at a 53.5 percent rate … scored in 13 of the 22 matches he played, including six multiple-goal games … was one of five players that played in every match … finished tied for fourth on the team in steals (16) … added six assists, six field blocks, and three exclusions drawn.
2018
Played in 28 matches, making nine starts … earned ACWPC All-Academic "excellent" honors while making the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall quarter … scored 13 goals on 45 shots, converting at a 28.9 percent rate … scored in nine of the 28 contests he played, including three multiple goal games … scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-10 win over No. 17 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 1) … also registered four assists, 13 steals, 10 field blocks (tied for third on the team) and drew four exclusions.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner for the Lancers of Orange Lutheran High School and head coach Steve Carrera … he was named a second-team All-Trinity League player in 2014, 2015 and 2017 and was a first-team pick as a junior in 2016 … he was also named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons and named first-team OC Register All-County in 2017 … he played in 115 games in his prep career, registering 240 goals while recording 164 steals, 75 assists, 54 exclusions drawn and 26 field blocks … he was named Orange Lutheran's Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 and was the Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 … in 2014, he was OLU's Rookie of the Year as a freshman on the varsity squad … was a member of the Lancers' CIF Championship team in 2016 … played his club ball for Northwood Water Polo Club and was a Junior Olympic champion in 2015 and was part of a third-place team in 2016 … Kacura has been a constant member of U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams from 2013-16 … also named a fifth-team California/Hawaii All-American in 2017.
Personal
Full name: Matthew Charles Kacura … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … his parents are Denise and Brett Kacura … has one younger brother, Seth … his father attended UCLA for graduate school … lists Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the athletes he most admires … lists playing soccer and basketball and surfing and hunting as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it has the top athletics and academic programs in the country" … lists his biggest athletic thrills as, "when he scored in the CIF-SS finals and committed to UCLA" … has yet to declare a major.
| Matthew Kacura's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2018 | 28/9 | 13 | 45 | .289 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 2019 | 22/12 | 23 | 43 | .535 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| Totals | 50/21 | 36 | 88 | .409 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 7 |
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