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 Senior Grant Muenter led UC Davis in assists and steals during his senior year, earning him All-WWPA first-team honors. (Wayne Tilcock, Davis Enterprise) |
Nov. 22, 2008
DAVIS, Calif. - Senior driver Grant Muenter earned a first-team nod while seniors Adam Bennett and Adam Lindsay picked up second-team and honorable-mention accolades on the 2008 All-Western Water Polo Association team, it was announced during the conference tournament.
Additionally, Luke Collins was selected to the WWPA All-Freshman Team. Only true freshmen are eligible for that honor, excluding UC Davis standout goalkeeper Kevin Peat, who redshirted the 2007 season.
Muenter had 13 goals and a school-record 40 assists entering the WWPA Championship. He also led all Aggies with 27 steals for the season. Bennett posted 54 goals during the regular season, and ranked second to Muenter with 21 assists. Lindsay had 13 goals with five assists on offense, while providing 34 drawn exclusions at 2-meter defense.
LMU swept the conference's top honors: Goalkeeper Andy Stevens won Player of the Year honors, driver Edgaras Asajavicius was named Newcomer of the Year and LMU mentor John Loughran captured Coach of the Year acclaim.
UC Davis entered the WWPA Championship as the third seed. The Aggies will face Santa Clara for the third-place game on Sunday afternoon.
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