Andy Stevens (water polo)

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Andrew (Andy) Michael Stevens (born December 4, 1987) is an American water polo goalkeeper. While playing at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, he was a 4-Time All-American. Previously he played for the United States Men's National Team, and most recently competed for Team USA at the 2013 FINA World Championships. [1]

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Andy Stevens
Personal information
Birth nameAndrew Michael Stevens
Born (1987-12-04) December 4, 1987 (age 36)
Arcadia, California
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
SportWater Polo
Turned pro2011

Career

High school

Stevens played water polo at Villa Park High School [2] in Orange County from 2002 to 2005. In 2004 and 2005, he was named to the California-Hawaii All-America first team and in 2005 was also OC Registers All-Orange County Team Goalkeeper. [2] [3]

College

Stevens then went to Loyola Marymount University, where he redshirted the 2006 season. [4]

In 2007, he started 28 games as goalkeeper [5] and had a 7.8 goals against average he finished the season as Honorable Mention All-American, the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Newcomer of the Year including All-WWPA Honorable Mention, WWPA All-Tournament second-team and LMU Athletics' Male Newcomer of the Year.

The following year in 2008, he started 31 games, had a 7.15 goals against average, and was named to was named third-team All-American, first-team All-NCAA Tournament, the WWPA Player of the Year, first-team All-WWPA, MVP of the WWPA Tournament, first-team WWPA All-Tournament as well as LMU Male Athlete of the Year. [6]

Stevens started 28 games in 2009. He had 321 saves and a 6.15 goals against average. Following the season, he was named Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Player of the Year (Making him the first player in his programs history to earn back-to-back Player of The Year Honors), Third-Team All-American, First-Team WWPA All-Conference, WWPA Tournament MVP, First-Team WWPA All-Tournament, First-Team NCAA All-Tournament, LMU Male Co-Athlete of the Year.

In 2010, in his last and final collegiate season he started 29 games, made 305 saves, and had a 6.41 goals against average. His performance helped LMU reach the NCAA Championships for the fourth year in a row. In his last year he finished the season as second-team All-American, first-team All-WWPA, WWPA Tournament MVP, first-team WWPA All-Tournament, and for the third year in a row he was the only goalkeeper to be named first-team NCAA All-Tournament.

He finished his college career with 1,232 total saves, setting a school record. [6]

United States National Team

Stevens has been a goalkeeper for the U.S. National Team since 2005 and most recently competed in the 2013 FINA World Championships, in Barcelona, Spain. [7]

USA Men's Senior National Water Polo Team [7]

USA Junior National Team [7]

Professional Highlights

Stevens previously played for Vaterpolo Klub Radnički Kragujevac located in Kragujevac, Serbia. [8]

Personal

Stevens was born in Arcadia, California, on December 4, 1987. He is 6 feet, 3 inches tall. He resides in Orange, California. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Andrew STEVENS | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. 1 2 ISHOF Celebrates Black History in Aquatics Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "Andy Stevens" Archived July 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Andy Stevens - Men's Water Polo". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  5. ↑ "What They're Saying About Andy Stevens | LMU Magazine". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  6. 1 2 "Andy Stevens" Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine . lmulions.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "USAWATERPOLO.ORG :: Men's Senior National Team". 2016-08-05. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2022-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Andy Stevens". VKRadnicki.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
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