2018 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Zach Slaughter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Trabuco Canyon, CA
- High School:
- JSerra Catholic
- Major:
- Sport, Event & Hospitality Management
2018
Put together a productive senior season with a career-high 20 goals to help the Colonials earn a repeat MAWPC title and their first NCAA victory...Totaled 16 assists for 36 points in all to match his career best...Also tallied 24 steals, 20 ejections drawn and nine field blocks...Connected on 20 of 43 shots for the season (46.5 percent)...Scored first goal of the season in the win over La Salle (9/2)...Posted a goal, a field block and a steal at then-No. 18 Cal Baptist (9/14)...Dished out three assists in the win at La Salle (9/22)...Tallied three points (2G, 1A) in the home win over La Salle (9/28)...Scored twice in the win over Austin College (10/12)...Set a career high for goals (4), points (6) and ejections drawn (4) in the win over Connecticut College (10/14)...Added two goals in the home win over Navy (10/19)...Posted two assists and two steals in the win over McKendree to begin the MAWPC Championship (11/16)...Tallied a goal and assisted on Atakan Destici's buzzer-beater to force OT in the MAWPC final win over Bucknell (11/18)...Found the net in the fourth quarter of the NCAA victory at Princeton (11/24)...Also scored in the NCAA quarterfinal matchup vs. No. 2 UCLA (11/29).
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2017
Totaled 34 points via 14 goals and 20 assists in helping the Colonials to earn their first MAWPC title and NCAA Tournament berth in program history....His 20 assists ranked third among Colonials, while his 34 points ranked seventh...Converted 14 of 28 attempts for the season....Added 21 steals and nine field blocks....Provided three assists and two steals in a win over Washington & Jefferson (9/3)...Scored first goal of the season in a win over Salem International (9/3)...Tallied a season-high three steals in the win over Mercyhurst (9/17)...Scored a season-high three goals against St. Francis Brooklyn at the Harvard Invitational (10/14)...Tied his season-high with three assists in the home win over Johns Hopkins (10/20)...Recorded a goal and an assist in the regular season finale at Fordham (11/4)...Finished with a goal and an assist in the opener of the MAWPC Championship against Gannon (11/17).
2016
Scored 14 goals and added nine assists, while tallying 21 steals and seven ejections drawn on the year ... had three goals, an ejection drawn and a steal in a win over Wagner (Oct. 2) ... had two goals, two assists, four steals and an ejection drawn in a win over La Salle (Oct. 9) ... had a steal and an assist at No. 4 Pacific (Oct. 20) ... came up with a pair of steals at San Jose State (Oct. 22) ... led GW with a pair of goals and added an assist and ejection drawn at No. 9 UC Davis ... scored two goals and added a steal in a home win over Navy (10/29).
2015
Scored 16 goals and added 11 assists for 27 points during his rookie campaign ... Ranked fifth on the team with 21 ejections drawn ... Also recorded 23 steals and two field blocks ... Took 44 shots for a .364 shooting percentage ... Dished out an assist in his collegiate debut against Occidental at the Bruno Classic (Sept. 5) ... Scored his first career goal the next day at No. 11 Brown (Sept. 6) ... Had a goal, a steal and two ejections drawn against No. 17 Johns Hopkins (Sept. 25) ... Tallied an assist, two steals and two field blocks the next day against No. 15 Bucknell (Sept. 26) ... Scored twice and added a steal and an ejection drawn against La Verne at the Gary Troyer Memorial Tournament (Oct. 3) ... Tallied three points on two goals and an assist and added three steals and an ejection drawn at Johns Hopkins (Oct. 16) ... Notched his first career hat trick against Iona (Oct. 24) ... Scored a career-high four points on two goals and two assists and recorded a career-high four steals plus two ejections drawn against Monmouth College at the CWPA Southern Division Championship (Nov. 6) ... Tallied three points (2g, 1a) and added a steal and two ejections drawn against Washington & Jefferson in the Southern Division fifth-place game (Nov. 8) ... Had three steals and a career-high three ejections drawn in the season finale against Fordham at the CWPA Championship (Nov. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time team captain ... Tallied 46 goals, 49 assists and 23 steals as a senior... Received the Coaches Award ... Honor roll student ... Six-time Junior Olympics participant.
PERSONAL
Zachary Jon Slaughter ... Born Sept. 17, 1996, in Laguna Hills, California ... Son of Debra and Randy Slaughter ... Has an older brother, Michael ...Majoring in Business Administration.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Goals | 4 | vs. Connecticut College (10/14/18) |
| Assists | 3 | 3x, Last at La Salle (9/22/18) |
| Points | 6 | vs. Connecticut College (10/14/18) |
| Steals | 4 | vs. La Salle (10/9/16) |
| Ejections Drawn | 4 | vs. Connecticut College (10/14/18) |
| Field Blocks | 2 | 4x, Last vs. Connecticut College (10/14/18) |
| CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Pct. | Steals | ED | Blocks | |||||||
| 2015 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 44 | .364 | 23 | 21 | 2 | |||||||
| 2016 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 36 | .389 | 21 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
| 2017 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 | .500 | 21 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| 2018 | 20 | 16 | 34 | 43 | .465 | 24 | 20 | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 64 | 56 | 118 | 151 | .407 | 89 | 56 | 22 | |||||||
