2017 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Lovas, Peter

Peter Lovas
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Budapest, Hungary
- High School:
- Csik Ferenc Secondary Grammar School
Bio
2017
Peter Lovasย redshirted the season.
Golden West College
Lovasย played his freshman season (2016) season at Golden West College before transferring to UCLA โฆ played in 29 of 31ย matches, makingย 26ย starts โฆ the Rustlers went 31-0 en route to winning the program's 24thย California Community College Athletic Association State Championship, defeating Long Beach City College, 15-8, in the finals โฆ he was named tournament MVP after leading all scorers with five goals and adding two steals in the title game โฆ he also led GWC in the 2016 SoCal Regional Championships, scoring four goals against Riverside City College in the semis and three goals in the finals over LBCC โฆ the Rustlers claimed their 28th consecutive Orange Empire Championship in 2016, going 5-0 โฆ scored 80 goals on the year and added 41 assists, 40 steals, seven exclusions drawn and one field block โฆ scored a season-high six goals and added a season-high-tying five assists in a 16-2 win over Los Angeles Valley College (Nov. 11) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 28 of the 29 games he played, including 23 multiple goal games.
High School
Lovasย attended Csik Ferenc Secondary Grammar School โฆ the school was named after a Hungarian Olympic champion, Ferenc Csik, who won the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle in Berlin in 1936 โฆ played his club ball for UVSE Water Polo Sports Club, at which his father served as the chairman โฆ it is located in Budapest, Hungary, and has the largest youth water polo club in the country.
Personal
Full name: Peter Benedek Lovasย โฆ born June 22, 1996 in Budapest, Hungaryย โฆ his parents are Peter Lovas and Rita Villanyiย โฆ has one younger brother, Marton, one older sister, Juliaย and one younger sister, Franciska โฆ lists Conor McGregorย and Michael Phelpsย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists listening to music, watching movies, cooking and hanging with friendsย as his favorite hobbiesย โฆ says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it is highly competitive in both academics and athletics" โฆ lists winning a U18 World Championship with the Hungarian National Teamย as his biggest athletic thrill to date โฆย says an interesting thing about him is that he is 21 and has never driven a carย โฆ has yet to declare a major.
Peter Lovasย redshirted the season.
Golden West College
Lovasย played his freshman season (2016) season at Golden West College before transferring to UCLA โฆ played in 29 of 31ย matches, makingย 26ย starts โฆ the Rustlers went 31-0 en route to winning the program's 24thย California Community College Athletic Association State Championship, defeating Long Beach City College, 15-8, in the finals โฆ he was named tournament MVP after leading all scorers with five goals and adding two steals in the title game โฆ he also led GWC in the 2016 SoCal Regional Championships, scoring four goals against Riverside City College in the semis and three goals in the finals over LBCC โฆ the Rustlers claimed their 28th consecutive Orange Empire Championship in 2016, going 5-0 โฆ scored 80 goals on the year and added 41 assists, 40 steals, seven exclusions drawn and one field block โฆ scored a season-high six goals and added a season-high-tying five assists in a 16-2 win over Los Angeles Valley College (Nov. 11) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 28 of the 29 games he played, including 23 multiple goal games.
High School
Lovasย attended Csik Ferenc Secondary Grammar School โฆ the school was named after a Hungarian Olympic champion, Ferenc Csik, who won the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle in Berlin in 1936 โฆ played his club ball for UVSE Water Polo Sports Club, at which his father served as the chairman โฆ it is located in Budapest, Hungary, and has the largest youth water polo club in the country.
Personal
Full name: Peter Benedek Lovasย โฆ born June 22, 1996 in Budapest, Hungaryย โฆ his parents are Peter Lovas and Rita Villanyiย โฆ has one younger brother, Marton, one older sister, Juliaย and one younger sister, Franciska โฆ lists Conor McGregorย and Michael Phelpsย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists listening to music, watching movies, cooking and hanging with friendsย as his favorite hobbiesย โฆ says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it is highly competitive in both academics and athletics" โฆ lists winning a U18 World Championship with the Hungarian National Teamย as his biggest athletic thrill to date โฆย says an interesting thing about him is that he is 21 and has never driven a carย โฆ has yet to declare a major.
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