2022 Men's Water Polo Roster
Real Vergara, Rafael
Jersey Number 7
Rafael Real Vergara
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Business Economics
- Hometown:
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Prev School:
- Colegio Modular
Bio
Career: Starts the season with 119 goals scored, ranked 24th in school history and one of 30 players to score 100 career goals at the Beach.
Long Beach State (2021): A first-team AWPCA All-American and the Golden Coast Conference Player of the Year … Led both Long Beach State and the Golden Coast Conference with 70 goals scored on the season … 70 goals ranked fifth in single-season history at Long Beach State … Also led the Beach with 20 assists on the year, totaling 90 points on the year … Shared the team lead with 20 steals and was third in drawn exclusions … Was also selected for the GCC All-Tournament Team after leading Long Beach State to the championship … Was the team’s leading scorer in 10 games on the year … Opened the season with four goals against Whittier … Matched a career-high with six goals against Pomona-Pitzer … Scored five in the following game against Claremont … Had a pair of goals with an assist in a crucial win against No. 4 UC Santa Barbara in league play … Scored four goals against San Jose State also in GCC action … Chipped in three goals against Pacific … Led LBSU with a career-high six goals against No. 10 Pepperdine … Led Long Beach State with four goals in a 9-8 overtime loss in the NCAA Tournament … An Academic All-GCC selection.
(2020): Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
(2019): Earned spot on All-GCC First Team and All-Freshman Team … Named GCC Player of the Week on Nov. 21 … Appeared in 19 games his freshman year … Scored 43 goals and had 15 assists and 15 steals … Scored a career-high six goals against Stanford (Sept. 28) … Had 12 multi-goal games.
High School: Participated in the UANA Pan American Junior Water Polo Championships for Brazil where he was awarded MVP and top scorer of the tournament.
Major: Business Economics
Long Beach State (2021): A first-team AWPCA All-American and the Golden Coast Conference Player of the Year … Led both Long Beach State and the Golden Coast Conference with 70 goals scored on the season … 70 goals ranked fifth in single-season history at Long Beach State … Also led the Beach with 20 assists on the year, totaling 90 points on the year … Shared the team lead with 20 steals and was third in drawn exclusions … Was also selected for the GCC All-Tournament Team after leading Long Beach State to the championship … Was the team’s leading scorer in 10 games on the year … Opened the season with four goals against Whittier … Matched a career-high with six goals against Pomona-Pitzer … Scored five in the following game against Claremont … Had a pair of goals with an assist in a crucial win against No. 4 UC Santa Barbara in league play … Scored four goals against San Jose State also in GCC action … Chipped in three goals against Pacific … Led LBSU with a career-high six goals against No. 10 Pepperdine … Led Long Beach State with four goals in a 9-8 overtime loss in the NCAA Tournament … An Academic All-GCC selection.
(2020): Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
(2019): Earned spot on All-GCC First Team and All-Freshman Team … Named GCC Player of the Week on Nov. 21 … Appeared in 19 games his freshman year … Scored 43 goals and had 15 assists and 15 steals … Scored a career-high six goals against Stanford (Sept. 28) … Had 12 multi-goal games.
High School: Participated in the UANA Pan American Junior Water Polo Championships for Brazil where he was awarded MVP and top scorer of the tournament.
Major: Business Economics
MWP vs. Pomona-Pitzer Highlights
Saturday, November 24
2018 Golden Coast Conference Champions
Sunday, November 18
LBSU Fast 5 Austin Stevenson
Wednesday, November 30
LBSU Fast 5 Jacob Fujioka
Wednesday, November 16
