Safak Simsek - Men's Water Polo - California Golden Bears Athletics

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Accolades

At Cal
2019 (Sr.)

Finished his decorated collegiate career with a team-best 74 points as a senior
Named a third team All-American by the ACWPC for the second straight year
Earned his second consecutive All-MPSF Second Team & MPSF All-Tournament Team honors
Set a career high with 52 goals scored & added 22 assists
Drew 13 ejections to go along with nine steals & five field blocks
Held scoreless in just two of his 24 matches played
Scored multiple goals in each of Cal's first nine matches & had six four-goal efforts
Ended his collegiate career in standout fashion, totaling seven points (four goals, three assists) vs. Stanford in the MPSF Championship (Nov. 24)
Netted his 150th career goal in a four-goal performance vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 10)
Dished out a season-high three assists on two occasions (Whittier College, Sept. 7; Stanford, Nov. 24)
Scored twice, including a key penalty-shot goal in the final minute of Cal's upset win over top-seeded USC in the MPSF Championship semifinals (Nov. 23)

2018 (Jr.)

Hauled in ACWPC All-America Third Team & All-MPSF Second Team accolades after an impressive junior season
Ranked second on the team with 47 goals scored & 52 assists
Added nine steals, 10 blocks & six ejections earned
Named to the MPSF All-Tournament Team
Delivered one of the season's signature moments, scoring the game-winning goal with six seconds left to defeat USC 10-9 in the MPSF Championship semifinals
Named MPSF Player of the Week on Sept. 10 after scoring five goals in road wins at UC Davis & Pacific
Scored a season-high four goals on three separate occasions (Harvard, USC, Stanford)

2017 (So.)

Left-handed attacker notched 26 goals to rank fourth on the team as a sophomore
Added 23 assists, 10 steals & five field blocks
Led Cal in scoring with four goals against USC in the NCAA Tournament semifinals
Scored a season-high six goals in Cal's win over Penn State Behrend at the MPSF Tournament
Recorded seven multi-goal performances

2016 (Fr.)

Capped a memorable freshman season with a hat trick in Cal's NCAA-title-clinching win over USC
Ranked second on the team & among MPSF freshmen with 34 goals
Named MPSF Newcomer of the Week on Sept. 19 after tallying 10 goals over a four-match stretch
Tallied a season-best four goals vs. Santa Clara on Sept. 17
Totaled five goals in two NCAA Tournament matches (two goals vs. UCLA in NCAA semifinals)
Scored twice against Pomona-Pitzer in Cal's NCAA Tournament Play-In game

High School / National / Club

Played for Turkish League Division I champion Galatasaray Water Polo Club from 2012-15
Led Galatasaray in scoring & to the U20 league title in 2015
Helped Galatasaray win the Federation Cup, Summer Cup & the Division I title
Competed for the Turkey Junior Men's National Team (2015), U18 National Team (2014) & U17 National Team (2013)

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