2018 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Josh Yardley
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sellersville, PA
- High School:
- Pennridge
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Bio
2019
Tallied 14 goals and a career-high 30 assists for 44 points as a sophomore..Added 10 steals and 10 field blocks on the defensive end...Posted a goal and two assist for three points in season-opening win at Air Force (9/7)...Dished out three assists in win over Salem (9/7)...Found the net in win over then-No. 12 Princeton (9/15)...Scored twice and added an assist vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (9/21)...Recorded a goal, two assists and two field blocks in win over Salem (9/22)...Set a career high with six points via three goals and three assists in win at La Salle (9/29)...Posted a goal and two assists in win vs. MIT (10/19)...Tallied a goal, three assists and two steals vs. Johns Hopkins (11/2).
2018
Emerged as a reliable contributor in his debut campaign for the Colonials, who earned a repeat MAWPC title and their first NCAA victory...Ranked second among GW first-years in goals (22), assists (14) and points (36)...Converted 22 of 37 attempts, good for a .594 shooting percentage...Also tallied 15 steals, three field blocks and three ejections drawn...Recognized as MAWPC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 3 after the NCAA matchup vs. UCLA...Tallied a season-high five points (2G, 3A) on the opening day of the season in a win over Salem International (9/1)...Scored a season-high four goals and grabbed a season-high five steals the next day in a win over La Salle and later added three goals and an assist in a defeat of Iona (9/2)...Tallied three goals on as many attempts in a win at Iona (9/22)...Posted two goals and two assists in the home win over La Salle (9/29)...Scored twice at Bucknell (10/7)...Recorded four points via two goals and two assists in the win over Austin College (10/12)...Notched a goal and two assists in the regular season finale at Navy (11/10)...Posted two assists in the win over McKendree to begin the MAWPC Championship (11/16)...Found the net in the MAWPC Championship final win over Bucknell (11/18)...Recorded a field block in the NCAA quarterfinal matchup vs. No. 2 UCLA.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named first-team all-state as a senior captain at Pennridge High School… Posted 98 goals, 44 assists, 73 steals and 48 field blocks in final prep season…Led Rams to state championship tournament three times…Two-time Pennridge Offensive Player of the Year honoree… Tabbed to Pennsylvania Public School All-Star Team…Earned third-team all-state recognition as a junior…Recognized on all-state freshman team in 2014-2015…Three-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American…Member of Key Club and National Honor Society…U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award winner…Also competed with Kingfish Water Polo Club (2015-2016) and Princeton Tigers Water Polo Club (2017-2018).
PERSONAL
Born Joshua Berkenstock Yardley on May 19, 2000, in Abington, Pa... Son of Christine and Kevin Yardley…Has an older sister, Elizabeth, a younger sister, Rebecca, and a younger brother, Zachary… Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering.
Tallied 14 goals and a career-high 30 assists for 44 points as a sophomore..Added 10 steals and 10 field blocks on the defensive end...Posted a goal and two assist for three points in season-opening win at Air Force (9/7)...Dished out three assists in win over Salem (9/7)...Found the net in win over then-No. 12 Princeton (9/15)...Scored twice and added an assist vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (9/21)...Recorded a goal, two assists and two field blocks in win over Salem (9/22)...Set a career high with six points via three goals and three assists in win at La Salle (9/29)...Posted a goal and two assists in win vs. MIT (10/19)...Tallied a goal, three assists and two steals vs. Johns Hopkins (11/2).
2018
Emerged as a reliable contributor in his debut campaign for the Colonials, who earned a repeat MAWPC title and their first NCAA victory...Ranked second among GW first-years in goals (22), assists (14) and points (36)...Converted 22 of 37 attempts, good for a .594 shooting percentage...Also tallied 15 steals, three field blocks and three ejections drawn...Recognized as MAWPC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 3 after the NCAA matchup vs. UCLA...Tallied a season-high five points (2G, 3A) on the opening day of the season in a win over Salem International (9/1)...Scored a season-high four goals and grabbed a season-high five steals the next day in a win over La Salle and later added three goals and an assist in a defeat of Iona (9/2)...Tallied three goals on as many attempts in a win at Iona (9/22)...Posted two goals and two assists in the home win over La Salle (9/29)...Scored twice at Bucknell (10/7)...Recorded four points via two goals and two assists in the win over Austin College (10/12)...Notched a goal and two assists in the regular season finale at Navy (11/10)...Posted two assists in the win over McKendree to begin the MAWPC Championship (11/16)...Found the net in the MAWPC Championship final win over Bucknell (11/18)...Recorded a field block in the NCAA quarterfinal matchup vs. No. 2 UCLA.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named first-team all-state as a senior captain at Pennridge High School… Posted 98 goals, 44 assists, 73 steals and 48 field blocks in final prep season…Led Rams to state championship tournament three times…Two-time Pennridge Offensive Player of the Year honoree… Tabbed to Pennsylvania Public School All-Star Team…Earned third-team all-state recognition as a junior…Recognized on all-state freshman team in 2014-2015…Three-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American…Member of Key Club and National Honor Society…U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award winner…Also competed with Kingfish Water Polo Club (2015-2016) and Princeton Tigers Water Polo Club (2017-2018).
PERSONAL
Born Joshua Berkenstock Yardley on May 19, 2000, in Abington, Pa... Son of Christine and Kevin Yardley…Has an older sister, Elizabeth, a younger sister, Rebecca, and a younger brother, Zachary… Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Goals | 4 | vs. La Salle (9/2/18) |
| Assists | 3 | 4x, Last vs. Johns Hopkins (11/2/19) |
| Points | 6 | at La Salle (9/29/19) |
| Steals | 5 | vs. La Salle (9/2/18) |
| Blocks | 2 | 2x, Last vs. La Salle (9/29/19) |
| CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Pct. | Steals | ED | Blocks | |||||||
| 2018 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 37 | .594 | 15 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 2019 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 54 | .259 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
| Total | 36 | 44 | 80 | 91 | .396 | 25 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
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