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2022 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Jersey Number 6
Joe Molina
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Senior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-0 / 185
- Hometown:
- Orange Park Acres, Calif.
- High School:
- Foothill
- Major:
- Undeclared
At Cal
2022 (Sr.)
National
High School/Club
Personal
2022 (Sr.)
- Won his second national championship while ranking 10th on the team with 16 goals
- Contributed to 10 goals in his first two appearances as he began the year on a four-game scoring streak
- Tied his career high with four goals in a 24-8 win over Navy
- Tallied nine assists, seven drawn exclusions, four field blocks and three steals
- Solid member of the playing rotation with eight goals, 11 assists, 15 steals and seven field blocks
- Had a three-point game in the season-opening win over No. 19 Navy
- Had two goals in a win over No. 17 Bucknell
- Ranked fourth on the team with 17 points (11 goals, six assists)
- Opened the season with a five-point game in a win over UCLA (2 goals, 3 assists)
- Scored six goals in the Bears' first four games
- Played in all 25 matches as a sophomore & totaled 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists)
- Tallied 15 steals, 10 drawn exclusions & five field blocks
- Registered his only two multi-goal performances in consecutive matches vs. UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 27) & UCLA (Nov. 2)
- Dished out two assists against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 7) & UC Irvine (Nov. 10)
- Scored once vs. Stanford in the MPSF Championship (Nov. 24)
- Key utility player during first season of collegiate water polo
- Ranked ninth on the team with 12 goals scored
- Added 12 ejections earned, 11 steals & eight assists
- Netted a season-high four goals in a win over Austin College on Nov. 16
- Contributed two key goals in a 10-8 win over Pacific at the Aggie Roundup on Sept. 15
- Had a two-goal performance in a win vs. San Jose State on Sept. 22
National
- Member of the 2018 USA Water Polo Youth National Team
High School/Club
- Graduated from Foothill High School in 2018
- Named CIF D2 Player of the Year, Knight of the Year (school award) & earned league MVP honors as a senior
- Earned All-America Second Team honors as a junior (2017) & added an All-CIF D1 First Team selection
- Had the ninth-best scoring season in school history with 95 goals in one season
- Played club for Cozy Boyz & led the team to a 2018 Junior Olympics title
- Excelled in the classroom, earning Foothill Principal Honor Roll recognition in four consecutive semesters
- Three-year letterman for the Foothill swim team
Personal
- Full name is Joseph Arthur Molina
- Son of Jessica Quesada
- Double-majoring in Sociology and Psychology
- Has one sibling, Alesia
- Enjoys fishing, kayaking & stand-up paddle boarding in his free time
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