Canepa Named Player of the Week Ahead of Big West Opener

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Six weeks into his freshman season, Luigi Canepa now has more Big West Men's Water Polo Player of the Week awards than any Gaucho before him. UC Santa Barbara's stellar Serbian earned his third weekly honor on Wednesday as the Gauchos prepare to host their conference opener on Saturday. Canepa, who leads The Big West in scoring by both volume (65 total goals) and efficiency (3.1 goals per game), tallied six goals and three assists across a pair of Santa Barbara victories in San Jose last weekend, highlighted by a seven-point performance in the Gauchos' upset...