2021 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 23
Tanner Pulice
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Corona del Mar HS
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2021)
• 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
• MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021)
2021
Played in 18 games … finished the season with 17 goals on 26 shots, converting at a 65.4 percent rate (highest on the team) … tallied six assists on the year to finish 10th on the team in total points (23) … scored at least one goal in nine games and had multiple-goal games twice during the year, including two hat tricks … scored his season- and career-high three goals in a win over Biola to open the season (Sept. 4) and in a win over No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 11) … won eight sprints which ranked third on the team and seventh in the MPSF … was 8-4 in sprints (.667) … was ninth on the squad in steals (10) and recorded five field blocks and drew seven exclusions.
2020
Played in 14 games … named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1) after scoring two goals and assisting on two others to rack up four points in the Bruins' 15-9 win over No. 5 Pepperdine (Jan. 30) … finished the season with 10 goals on 27 shots, converting at a 37.0 percent rate … scored at least one goal in eight games and had five multiple-goal games, including a season-high two goals in a loss to No. 1 USC (Jan. 23) and in the win over the Waves … was third on the team in drawn exclusions (15) and tied for fourth in steals (12) … won seven sprints which ranked third on the team and eighth in the MPSF … his .875 sprint winning percentage (7-of-8) was the best highest percentage in the league by anyone that won more than two sprints … also added seven assists on the year.
Team USA
Competed on U.S. Development, Cadet and Youth National Teams … helped the Youth National Team win gold at the UANA Youth Pan-American Championships in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019 … was a member of the 2018 UANA Junior Pan-American 19U Championships that won silver in Florida … was a member of the Cadet Men’s National Team that won gold at the 15U Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in 2017 … earned USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American honors.
High School/Club
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Corona del Mar High School … earned Orange County Player of the Year honors in 2019 after finishing his senior season with 129 goals (school record) on 49% shooting, 86 drawn exclusions, 34 assists and 31 steals … led the Sea Kings to a third-place finish in the Surf League and a quarterfinal finish in the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs in 2019 … named to the Daily Pilot’s Dream Team … earned first-team all-league and first-team all-CIF honors … won team’s most valuable player in 2018 and 2019 for water polo and most outstanding swimmer in 2017, 2018 and 2019 after making finals at CIF Championships … served as a team captain for his club team at Corona del Mar Water Polo.
Personal
Full name: Tanner Dane Pulice … born in Marin, Calif. … his mother is Lisa Rae Pulice … late older brother is Tobyn … says he chose UCLA because he fell in love with UCLA athletics after attending a swim camp at UCLA when he was nine-years-old … lists his greatest athletic thrill as “winning the 2017 Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in Serbia” … lists Tony Azevedo, Michael Phelps, and the late Kobe Bryant as the athletes he admires most … lists watching sports, learning about body mechanics and fitness and hanging out with his 21-pound cat as his hobbies … lists a peanut butter, honey, and banana sandwich and a glass of milk as his pre-game meal … has yet to declare a major.
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2021)
• 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
• MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021)
2021
Played in 18 games … finished the season with 17 goals on 26 shots, converting at a 65.4 percent rate (highest on the team) … tallied six assists on the year to finish 10th on the team in total points (23) … scored at least one goal in nine games and had multiple-goal games twice during the year, including two hat tricks … scored his season- and career-high three goals in a win over Biola to open the season (Sept. 4) and in a win over No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 11) … won eight sprints which ranked third on the team and seventh in the MPSF … was 8-4 in sprints (.667) … was ninth on the squad in steals (10) and recorded five field blocks and drew seven exclusions.
2020
Played in 14 games … named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1) after scoring two goals and assisting on two others to rack up four points in the Bruins' 15-9 win over No. 5 Pepperdine (Jan. 30) … finished the season with 10 goals on 27 shots, converting at a 37.0 percent rate … scored at least one goal in eight games and had five multiple-goal games, including a season-high two goals in a loss to No. 1 USC (Jan. 23) and in the win over the Waves … was third on the team in drawn exclusions (15) and tied for fourth in steals (12) … won seven sprints which ranked third on the team and eighth in the MPSF … his .875 sprint winning percentage (7-of-8) was the best highest percentage in the league by anyone that won more than two sprints … also added seven assists on the year.
Team USA
Competed on U.S. Development, Cadet and Youth National Teams … helped the Youth National Team win gold at the UANA Youth Pan-American Championships in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019 … was a member of the 2018 UANA Junior Pan-American 19U Championships that won silver in Florida … was a member of the Cadet Men’s National Team that won gold at the 15U Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in 2017 … earned USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American honors.
High School/Club
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Corona del Mar High School … earned Orange County Player of the Year honors in 2019 after finishing his senior season with 129 goals (school record) on 49% shooting, 86 drawn exclusions, 34 assists and 31 steals … led the Sea Kings to a third-place finish in the Surf League and a quarterfinal finish in the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs in 2019 … named to the Daily Pilot’s Dream Team … earned first-team all-league and first-team all-CIF honors … won team’s most valuable player in 2018 and 2019 for water polo and most outstanding swimmer in 2017, 2018 and 2019 after making finals at CIF Championships … served as a team captain for his club team at Corona del Mar Water Polo.
Personal
Full name: Tanner Dane Pulice … born in Marin, Calif. … his mother is Lisa Rae Pulice … late older brother is Tobyn … says he chose UCLA because he fell in love with UCLA athletics after attending a swim camp at UCLA when he was nine-years-old … lists his greatest athletic thrill as “winning the 2017 Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in Serbia” … lists Tony Azevedo, Michael Phelps, and the late Kobe Bryant as the athletes he admires most … lists watching sports, learning about body mechanics and fitness and hanging out with his 21-pound cat as his hobbies … lists a peanut butter, honey, and banana sandwich and a glass of milk as his pre-game meal … has yet to declare a major.
| Tanner Pulice's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 | 27 | .370 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 | 17 | 26 | .654 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals | 32 | 27 | 53 | .509 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 22 |
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