Ben Forer and Illias Angelopoulos Collect West Division Weekly Awards
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Stanford’s Ben Forer was named the Delfina Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Men’s Water Polo West Division Player of the Week after leading No. 2 Stanford to a pair of top-20 road wins. Cal’s Ilias Angelopoulos was tabbed the S&R Sport MPSF Men’s Water Polo West Division Newcomer of the Week after guiding the No. 4 Golden Bears to two decisive wins over top-20 opponents at home.
MPSF WEST DELFINA PLAYER OF THE WEEK – BEN FORER, STANFORD
Stanford’s Ben Forer scored seven goals in two key road victories for the Cardinal over the weekend. On Friday, Forer posted four goals, including two in overtime to lead Stanford to an 18-15 win at No. 9 Long Beach State. He netted the game-winning score in overtime and added a second goal later in the extra session as the Cardinal pulled out the overtime win. In Sunday’s 15-8 victory at No. 11 UC San Diego, Forer scored three times to go along with a steal and a drawn exclusion.
Also Nominated: Beso Akhvlediani, California; Strahinja Krstic, USC
MPSF WEST S&R SPORT NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – ILLIAS ANGELOPOULOS, CALIFORNIA
In a pair of home wins over top-20 opponents, freshman Ilias Angelopoulos guided the Bears with five goals and three drawn exclusions, while playing the first three quarters only in each contest. In the 19-4 win over No. 6 Princeton on Wednesday, the center connected on two of his four shot attempts and drew three exclusions. In Friday’s 22-11 victory over No. 16 Pepperdine, Angelopoulos recorded a hat trick in the first quarter and added a field block.
Also Nominated: Dimitris Chatzis, Stanford