Balint Meszaros

Balint Meszaros in the MPSF Men's Water Polo Tournament match against Pacific at McDonalds Swim Stadium on the campus of USC, Sun., Nov. 25, 2012.

Balint Meszaros in the MPSF Men's Water Polo Tournament match against Santa Barbara at McDonalds Swim Stadium on the campus of USC, Sat., Nov. 24, 2012.

Balint Meszaros barely gets a hand on a ball against UC Irvine Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Campus Pool.

Balint Meszaros gets a hand on the ball against UC Irvine Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Campus Pool.

Balint Meszaros with a save against UC Irvine Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Campus Pool.

Balint Meszaros in the Men's MPSF Conference Water Polo match against Pacific at the 49er Campus Pool, Long Beach, Calif., Sun., Nov. 4, 2012.

Balint Meszros, Zacchary Kappos, and Nolan McConnell in the MPSF conference match against UCLA Saturday November 3, 2012, at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Balint Meszaros and Carter Taylor in the MPSF conference match against UCLA Saturday November 3, 2012, at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Balint Meszaros in the MPSF conference match against UCLA Saturday November 3, 2012, at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Balint Meszaros in the non-conference match against Loyola Marymount at the 49er Campus Pool, Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.

Balint Meszaros in the Annual Alumni Water Polo match at the 49er Campus pool, Sat. Sept., 22, 2012

Position:
GK
Height:
6-4
Class:
Sophomore
Major:
American Studies
Hometown:
Budakala'sz, Hungary
Prev School:
West Valley College

2012: Finished first season at Long Beach State with 284 saves while starting 30-of-32 matches ... Owns the single-season saves record at LBSU with 284 saves ... Currently 12th on the all-time career-saves leader board at Long Beach State ... Named to both All-MPSF and All-America Honorable Mention teams ... Finished fifth in the league in saves ... Grabbed a season-high 16 saves against No. 16 Air Force, good for eight all-time ... Recorded double-digit saves in 14 games ... Had 11 saves in LBSU's 11-10 upset of No. 5 Cal ... Followed up the next day with seven saves in 12-11 loss to No. 4 Stanford on the road ... Notched 13 saves in 14-13 loss in sudden victory to No. 7 Pacific ... Kept the 49ers within striking distance in 14-13 sudden victory loss to No. 4 Stanford in the opening round of the MPSF Tournament.

WEST VALLEY COLLEGE: Ended season with 22 steals, eight assists, and 162 blocks in 25 games ... Collected 20 saves in the California Community College Athletic Association Men[apos]s State Semi-Final game against Long Beach City ... Snatched 11 saves in a loss to Diablo Valley in the third-place game at the CCCAA State Championships ... Earned Dean's List honors for both semesters.

HUNGARY: Attended Veres Peter High School in Budapest, Hungary ... High school coach was Ja'nos Horua'th ... Part of the Hungarian U19 water polo championship team ... Averaged nine saves per game while playing 35 games.

MAJOR: American Studies