PLAYER PROFILES
GIORGIO
letterwinner on the swimming team … as a senior, was named the Moore League Player of the Year and to the Southern California All-Varsity Water Polo Team … also named the Press Telegram Dream Team Player of the Year in 2018 … first-team Moore League water polo team member in 2017 … Moore League Swimmer of the Year in 2017 and 2018 … fouryear CIF Finalist in swimming (2016-19) … named first-team Moore League in swimming in 2016 and 2019 … member of two school record relay teams (Men’s 4x50 freestyle relay and Men’s Medley Relay) … participated with the Long Beach Shore Aquatics club program.
ALESSANDRIA 6-3 / Redshirt Freshman Utility Lafayette, Calif. Campolindo HS
Personal Full name: Max Everett Berg … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Christie and Eric Berg … has one older brother, Jack … enjoys surfing, sailing, and skiing … has performed on stage at Carnegie Hall (saxophone) … names Kobe Bryant and Tony Azevedo as athletes he most admires … plans to major in physiological sciences and pursue a career in orthopedic medicine.
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Career Statistics
2019
Year
Redshirted the season … was on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for two quarters (winter, spring).
2019 Totals
GP/GS
G
ATT
PCT
AST
STL
BLK
EE
18/0 18/0
8 8
14 14
.571 .571
5 5
2 2
5 5
6 6
High School/Club Was a four-year letterwinner for the Cougars of Campolindo HS as a utility in water polo for head coach Miles Price … named first team All-Diablo Athletic League as a senior in 2018 as Campolindo HS won the 2018 CIF North Coast Section Open Division Championship with a 15-3 win over San Ramon Valley in the finals … scored three goals in the title game … selected as a third team All-American in 2017 and was named first team All-DAL and first team All-CIFNCS … picked up All-America honors in 2017 from the Futures Tournament and second team All-DAL honors in 2016 … named third team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons and named first team OC Register All-County in 2017 … tallied 40 goals as a junior and added 30 assists, 75 steals, 17 field blocks and drew nine exclusions … also registered 14 goals, 20 assists, 57 steals, 10 field blocks and drew eight exclusions as a sophomore … the Cougars also won the North Coast Section title during his freshman season in 2015 as a six seed (19-9), upsetting previously undefeated and top-seeded Sir Francis Drake (29-1) in the finals, 5-4 … he played his club ball for Contra Costa United and is a two-time Junior Olympic All-American (2017 and 2015) … his team placed sixth in the Championship Division at the 16U Junior Olympics in 2017 and fifth in 2016 … CCU also placed seventh at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2015 … he was a USA Water Polo ODP 16U Cadet Team member in 2016 and in 2018, was a member of the ODP Men’s Youth Academy Team, winning silver at the Junior Pan American games in Florida.
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Personal Full name: Giorgio Alessandria, Jr. … born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … his parents are Michelle and George Alessandria … has one older sister, Amanda, who is currently on the UCLA rowing team … says he chose UCLA because, “I attended a water polo camp in eighth grade at UCLA and decided this was the school for me. I also wanted to play for the best school in the United States.” … lists LeBron James as the athlete he most admires … lists cooking as his favorite hobby … has yet to declare a major.
BROZYNA-VILIM 6-5 / Senior Utility Santa Monica, Calif. Harvard-Westlake School
MAX
BERG
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5-10 / Sophomore Attacker Seal Beach, Calif. Long Beach Wilson HS
2019
Played in 18 matches, making zero starts … earned ACWPC All-Academic “outstanding” honors … made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters (fall, winter, and spring) … found the back of the net twice in his collegiate debut, helping No. 2 UCLA to a 20-2 victory over La Salle on Sept. 8 … registered a career-high four goals against Penn St. Behrend in the MPSF Tournament (Nov. 22) … scored in four of the 18 games he played … finished the season scoring eight goals on 14 shots, converting at a 57.1 percent rate … added six exclusions drawn (one penalty), five assists, five field blocks, and two steals.
Played in 21 matches, making 18 starts … named first-team All-American, first-team All-MPSF … also garnered MPSF All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic “excellent” honors … on Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters (fall, winter, and spring) … named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14) … Brozyna-Vilim tallied a first-half hat trick on three shots to lift the Bruins to an 8-2 halftime lead and an eventual 15-11 win over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 11) … the outcome marked the second win over topfive UCSB in a 13-day span … he also drew six exclusions (single-game best for him and team-high for the season) in the contest against the Gauchos, three of which led to penalty shots … was third on the team in scoring with 33 goals on 48 attempts, converting at a team-best 68.8 percent rate … scored a season-high four goals twice in the same weekend, in a 14-10 home win over No. 3 Pacific (Oct. 18) and in a 12-6 win over No. 20 California Baptist University (Oct. 19) … he scored at least one goal in 16 of the 21 games he played, including 10 multiple goal games, and five games with a hat trick or more … led the team in exclusions drawn (73) and in penalty shots earned (19, rest of team, 13) … also had 10 steals, nine field blocks, and three assists … his six steals in the three league games were tops on the team and second in the MPSF.
High School/Club
2018
Was a four-year starter for the Long Beach Wilson HS water polo team, and a four-year
Played in 28 matches, making 13 starts … made the Director’s Honor Roll in the spring
14 2019
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