2018 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Saito, Morio

Jersey Number 16
Morio Saito
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Harvard-Westlake School
Bio
2019
Was on the team at the beginning of the year but didn't see any action.
2018
Played in four matches … made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall quarter ... only took one shot on the year … registered four steals and one assist and won his only sprint of the season.
High School/Club
Earned four varsity letters (2012-15) in water polo as an attacker at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, Calif. for head coach Brian Flacks ... helped lead Harvard-Westlake to just its second and third Division I CIF Southern Section Championships in school history in boy's water polo in 2013 and 2014 ... upset Mater Dei HS, 9-6, denying the Monarchs a chance for a sixth consecutive title in 2013 ... the Wolverines set a school-record in wins in 2013 (26-3) and earned the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. in 2013-14 (totalwaterpolo.com) ... all three of the Wolverines' defeats in his sophomore year were to Mater Dei during the regular season ... Harvard-Westlake also won its first Mission League title since 2007 with a perfect 6-0 mark in 2013 ... in 2014, the Wolverines repeated as CIF-SS Division I champions, defeating Mater Dei in the finals, 10-7 ... played his club ball with the Bruin Water Polo Club.
Personal
Full name: Morris Morio Saito, prefers Morio … his parents are Erika and Motomu Saito … has two younger brothers, Kyuta and Mirai … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it has been my dream school since I was little. They also have an excellent water polo program and a great psychology department." ... lists reading, designing clothing and playing League of Legends as something he does in his spare time … majoring in psychology.
Was on the team at the beginning of the year but didn't see any action.
2018
Played in four matches … made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall quarter ... only took one shot on the year … registered four steals and one assist and won his only sprint of the season.
High School/Club
Earned four varsity letters (2012-15) in water polo as an attacker at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, Calif. for head coach Brian Flacks ... helped lead Harvard-Westlake to just its second and third Division I CIF Southern Section Championships in school history in boy's water polo in 2013 and 2014 ... upset Mater Dei HS, 9-6, denying the Monarchs a chance for a sixth consecutive title in 2013 ... the Wolverines set a school-record in wins in 2013 (26-3) and earned the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. in 2013-14 (totalwaterpolo.com) ... all three of the Wolverines' defeats in his sophomore year were to Mater Dei during the regular season ... Harvard-Westlake also won its first Mission League title since 2007 with a perfect 6-0 mark in 2013 ... in 2014, the Wolverines repeated as CIF-SS Division I champions, defeating Mater Dei in the finals, 10-7 ... played his club ball with the Bruin Water Polo Club.
Personal
Full name: Morris Morio Saito, prefers Morio … his parents are Erika and Motomu Saito … has two younger brothers, Kyuta and Mirai … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it has been my dream school since I was little. They also have an excellent water polo program and a great psychology department." ... lists reading, designing clothing and playing League of Legends as something he does in his spare time … majoring in psychology.
Morio Saito's Career Statistics | ||||||||
Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
2018 | 4/0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 4/0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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