Three Panthers earn ACWPC All-America honors

ORANGE, Calif. – Three members of the Chapman University men's water polo earned Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-America honors earlier this morning. Sophomore Graham Asalone headlined the awards, earning Second Team honors.

Senior Wes Hertel and sophomore Evan Belli also earned recognition, landing All-America Honorable Mention.

Asalone led the SCIAC with 131 points, scoring a career-high 93 goals and dishing out 38 assists. The attacker's 93 goals led the conference while his 38 assists ranked second. He also tallied 27 steals and 55 earned exclusions as he helped the Panthers to a fifth place finish in the SCIAC standings. This is Asalone's second consecutive All-America Second Team honor and comes after the Carlsbad native earned All-SCIAC First team honors earlier this season.

Hertel has been a staple between the pipes for the Panthers for the last three seasons. This is the senior's second All-America Honorable Mention award after earning the distinction in the 2017 season. Hertel ranked second in the SCIAC with 251 saves. He led the conference for the second year in a row with 57 total steals and posted a .450 save percentage in his final season as a Panther.

Belli ranked second on the squad with 116 points. His 33 assists ranked fifth in the SCIAC and he ranked second at Chapman with 40 goals. The driver also tallied 40 steals to rank third in the conference. This is the Fresno native's first career All-America honor.

by Katie Bell
Sports Information Assistant

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