2019 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Kacura, Matthew
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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
Bio
2019
Played in 22 matches, making 12 starts โฆ made the Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll in the spring quarter โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ helped No. 2 UCLA edge out No. 1 UCSBย (Sept. 28), 9-8, by scoring two goals and registering the game-sealing steal, which gave the Bruins their ninth consecutive win โฆ 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 โฆ finished the season with 23 goals on 43 shots, converting at a 53.5 percent rate โฆ scored in 13 of the 22 matches he played, including six multiple-goal games โฆ was one of five players that played in every match โฆ finished tied for fourth on the team in steals (16) โฆ added six assists, six field blocks, and three exclusions drawn.
2018
Played in 28 matches, making nine starts โฆ earnedย ACWPC All-Academic "excellent" honors while making the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall quarter โฆ scored 13 goals on 45 shots, converting at a 28.9 percent rate โฆ scored in nine of the 28 contests he played, including three multiple goal games โฆ scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-10 win over No. 17 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 1) โฆ 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 letterwinnerย for the Lancers of Orange Lutheran High School and head coach Steve Carreraย โฆ 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 2016ย โฆย he was also named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons andย named first-team OC Registerย All-County in 2017ย โฆย he played in 115 games in his prep career, registering 240 goals while recording 164 steals, 75 assists, 54 exclusions drawn and 26 field blocksย โฆย he was named Orange Lutheran's Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 and was the Offensive Player of the Year in 2015ย โฆ in 2014, he was OLU'sย Rookie of the Year as a freshman on the varsity squadย โฆ was a member of the Lancers' CIF Championship team in 2016ย โฆ played his club ball for Northwood Water Polo Club and was aย Junior Olympic champion in 2015 and was part of a third-place team in 2016ย โฆ Kacura has been a constant member of U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams from 2013-16 โฆ also named a fifth-team California/Hawaii All-American in 2017.
Personal
Full name: Matthew Charles Kacuraย โฆ born in Los Angeles, Calif.ย โฆ his parents are Denise and Brett Kacuraย โฆ has one younger brother, Seth โฆ his father attended UCLA for graduate school โฆ lists Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovicย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists playing soccer and basketball and surfing and hunting as his favorite hobbies โฆ says he chose to attend UCLA because,ย "it has the top athletics and academic programs in the country" โฆ lists his biggest athletic thrills as, "when he scored in the CIF-SS finals and committed to UCLA" โฆ has yet to declare a major. ย
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Played in 22 matches, making 12 starts โฆ made the Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll in the spring quarter โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ helped No. 2 UCLA edge out No. 1 UCSBย (Sept. 28), 9-8, by scoring two goals and registering the game-sealing steal, which gave the Bruins their ninth consecutive win โฆ 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 โฆ finished the season with 23 goals on 43 shots, converting at a 53.5 percent rate โฆ scored in 13 of the 22 matches he played, including six multiple-goal games โฆ was one of five players that played in every match โฆ finished tied for fourth on the team in steals (16) โฆ added six assists, six field blocks, and three exclusions drawn.
2018
Played in 28 matches, making nine starts โฆ earnedย ACWPC All-Academic "excellent" honors while making the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall quarter โฆ scored 13 goals on 45 shots, converting at a 28.9 percent rate โฆ scored in nine of the 28 contests he played, including three multiple goal games โฆ scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-10 win over No. 17 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 1) โฆ 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 letterwinnerย for the Lancers of Orange Lutheran High School and head coach Steve Carreraย โฆ 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 2016ย โฆย he was also named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons andย named first-team OC Registerย All-County in 2017ย โฆย he played in 115 games in his prep career, registering 240 goals while recording 164 steals, 75 assists, 54 exclusions drawn and 26 field blocksย โฆย he was named Orange Lutheran's Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 and was the Offensive Player of the Year in 2015ย โฆ in 2014, he was OLU'sย Rookie of the Year as a freshman on the varsity squadย โฆ was a member of the Lancers' CIF Championship team in 2016ย โฆ played his club ball for Northwood Water Polo Club and was aย Junior Olympic champion in 2015 and was part of a third-place team in 2016ย โฆ Kacura has been a constant member of U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams from 2013-16 โฆ also named a fifth-team California/Hawaii All-American in 2017.
Personal
Full name: Matthew Charles Kacuraย โฆ born in Los Angeles, Calif.ย โฆ his parents are Denise and Brett Kacuraย โฆ has one younger brother, Seth โฆ his father attended UCLA for graduate school โฆ lists Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovicย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists playing soccer and basketball and surfing and hunting as his favorite hobbies โฆ says he chose to attend UCLA because,ย "it has the top athletics and academic programs in the country" โฆ lists his biggest athletic thrills as, "when he scored in the CIF-SS finals and committed to UCLA" โฆ has yet to declare a major. ย
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| 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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