WCC Announcement
 
LOS ANGELES – The 2025 West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Awards have been announced. LMU received two first team All-WCC members, two honorable mention All-WCC members, and the WCC Newcomer of the Year in Alika Naone. The Lions are the only school with two members of the All-WCC First Team.
 
Naone joined the Lions this season in his final season of competition. He becomes LMU's first major award winner since the WCC began sponsoring Men's Water Polo ahead of the 2023 season. He also earned Honorable Mention All-WCC honors after finishing with 51 goals, 29 assists, 80 points, 14 steals, and his 20 sprint wins were fifth-most in the conference.
 
A First Team All-WCC performer in 2023, Tommaso Baldineti returns to the conference's top team in 2025 after coming back from his injury that caused him to miss most of the 2024 campaign. This season, Baldineti ranked sixth in the WCC in goals with 65, second in assists with 57, fourth in points with 122, and tied for fourth in steals with 30.
 
Abel Romero Corbalan moved up from the 2024 All-WCC Second Team to the 2025 All-WCC First Team after his play this season. Romero Corbalan ranked seventh in the conference in goals with 59 and ranked second on the Lions with 83 assists and 18 steals.
 
Bence Barics earns his first conference postseason award with his inclusion on the All-WCC Honorable Mention Team. The sophomore scored 19 goals with six assists for 25 points and led LMU with 39 drawn exclusions from the center position.
 
2025 West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Awards

COACH OF THE YEAR
James Graham	Pacific

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brendon Gyapjas	San José State

 

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Alika Naone	LMU

 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Apostolos Georgaras	Pacific

   
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

NAME	SCHOOL
Tommaso Baldineti	LMU
Riccardo De Simon	Santa Clara
Apostolos Georgaras	Pacific
Brendon Gyapjas	San José State
Tom Leggett	Air Force
Andrea Nuzzo	California Baptist
Abel Romero Corbalan	LMU

 
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

NAME	SCHOOL
Samu Biros	San José State
Ori Buzaglo	Pacific
Henry Engs	Santa Clara
Erik Ionescu	Pepperdine
Borisz Kasa-Gal	Pacific
Samuel Keightley	San José State
Max Smirnov	Pepperdine

 
 WEST COAST CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

NAME	SCHOOL
Whitley Beamon	California Baptist
Csanád Bella	Pepperdine
Kiss Gergely	Pacific
Apostolos Georgaras	Pacific
Borisz Kasa-Gal	Pacific
Samuel Keightley	San José State
Imme van der Schaaf	Santa Clara

 
 
HONORABLE MENTION

NAME	SCHOOL
Bence Barics	LMU
Mateja Bosic	San José State
Jon Carcarey	Pepperdine
Sandor Gal	Pepperdine
Kiss Gergely	Pacific
Dane Howell	Pepperdine
Reese Jenican	Santa Clara
Rafael Martinez	California Baptist
Alika Naone	LMU
Jack Richards	Air Force
Alex Righetti	California Baptist
Daniel Viscia	Pacific
Matty Walsh	Pepperdine

 
 
 
The Lions will now travel to the West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Tournament hosted by the United States Air Force Academy.
 
Information on how to access the base can be found here. Parking will be free and is found in the East Lot, either in front of the Falcon Athletic Center/Cadet Fieldhouse or to the east side of the Field House. Entrance to the Cadet Gymnasium, where the Cadet Natatorium can be found, is by the outdoor tennis courts located to the west of the Falcon Athletic Center. You can also purchase tickets today here.

Note: You will just need to apply for base access once for the whole tournament. You will need to show your approval message when you arrive at the base gates. Due to an Air Force football game on Saturday, the base gates might be slower to get through compared to normal so please plan accordingly. 

*All times in MT

Day 1: Games 1-3 | Friday, November 21
12:00 PM	Game 1: #2 San José State vs. #7 Air Force	ESPN+
2:00 PM	Game 2: #3 Pepperdine vs. #6 Santa Clara	ESPN+
4:00 PM	Game 3: #4 LMU vs. #5 California Baptist	ESPN+
Day 2: Games 4-5 | Saturday, November 22
1:00 PM	Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2	ESPN+
3:00 PM	Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. #1 Pacific	ESPN+
Day 3: Championship Game | Sunday, November 23
1:00 PM	Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5	ESPN+