Player Pro les: Carsalade/Carson/Cavano

PLAYER PROFILES FREDERICO JUCÁ CARSALADE

5-11 / Freshman Attacker Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Escola Nova JAKE CAVANO

6-4 / Graduate Student Attacker/Utility Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach HS

High School/Club

Played water polo at Escola Nova and for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo … on the rstplace team for the Brazil Open and was named the Best Young Player in the Brazil Open … named to the All Star Team in the Brazilian National Championship four times and was the top scorer in the Brazilian National Championship three times … on the championship teams for the 2022 Junior Pan American Games, 2021 South America Cup, and 2021 Junior World Championships. Personal

Full name: Frederico Jucá Carsalade … born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … parents are Fernando Carsalade and Ana Claudia Jucá Carsalade … has an older brother Felipe (24) … his father, Fernando (1985-88) and his uncle, Marcelo Carsalade (1987-89) both attended and played water polo at UCLA … chose UCLA because “It all started with my father who’s a UCLA Alumni and passed me this love for the school. UCLA has always been my dream school and I am beyond proud to represent the Bruins” … greatest athletic thrill was winning the Pan American Championship with Brazil … admires Pelé, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Felipe Perrone … enjoys watching soccer, and playing other sports including soccer, basketball, and volleyball in his spare time … majoring in Business Economics.

GRAY CARSON

6-4 / Freshman Utility Long Beach, Calif. Woodrow Wilson HS

High School/Club

Four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. … was a three-time Moore League Player of the Year, a two-time All-CIF First-Team selection, a three-time First-Team All-Moore League honoree, and a Long Beach Athlete of the Year … played club with SoCal Water Polo … 2022 Junior Olympics Champion (SoCal Black 18U defeated Atherton, 8-7, in the gold medal game). Personal

Full Name: Gray Robert Carson … born in Long Beach, Calif. … parents are Leslie and Steven Carson … has an older sister, Alix (25) … chose UCLA because of the athletic and academic opportunities … athletes he most admires includes Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps … enjoys sur ng, skiing, shing, video games and playing cards in his free time … major is undeclared but he plans for a career in mechanical engineering.

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UCLA Career Highlights

• 4-time ACWPC All-American (Second Team - 2020, Third Team - 2018, 2019, Honorable Mention - 2021) • 4-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2020, Second Team - 2019, Honorable Mention - 2018, 2021) • 2-time NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2020, Second Team - 2021) • 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2019, 2020) • 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021) • 7-time UCLA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2022) • MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Sept. 17, 2018) • 2-time UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18, 2018, Mar. 23, 2021) • Bruin Leadership Award (2021) 2021

Played in 23 of 24 games … earned the Bruin Leadership Award that is given to the student-athletes that have distinguished themselves, going above and beyond the call of duty to make a signi cant impact within the UCLA student-athlete experience … was tied for second on the team in scoring with 31 goals on 71 attempts, converting at a 43.7 percent rate … was fourth on the team in total points (44) with 13 assists … scored a season-high three goals three times on the year (in a loss at No. 3 California on Sept. 25, in a win over No. 9 Pepperdine on Oct. 24 and in an overtime loss to No. 3 California on Dec. 4) … he scored at least one goal in 19 of the 23 games he played, including nine multiple goal games, and three games with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in a personal-best eight straight games to open the season (Sept. 4 to Sept. 17) … was fourth on the team in steals (18) and in eld blocks (six) … also drew 14 exclusions. 2020

Played in 15 games … tallied a season-high and career-high-tying ve goals (on ve shots) in the NCAA First Round win over No. 6 California Baptist University on Mar. 18 … scored the eventual game-winning goal in the Bruins’ 7-6 win at USC to capture the program’s 12th NCAA Championship on Mar. 21 and was named the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Mar. 23) … nished third on the team in scoring with 22 goals on 53 shots, which ranked sixth in the MPSF (1.5 goals per game) … also nished the season with 30 points (eight assists) and added 13 steals, ve exclusions drawn, and three eld blocks … scored in 11 of the 15 contests he played … logged goals in a season-high four consecutive games and registered eight multiple-goal contests. 2019

Played in 22 games, making one start … tallied a season-high four goals three times, in a 12-9 win over No. 7 Cal on Sept. 28, in a 14-10 win over No. 3 Paci c on Oct. 18, and in a 27-4 win over Penn St. Behrend on Nov. 22 … added a hat trick against Navy on Sept. 8 and another one against No. 14 UC Irvine on Oct. 27 … scored the game-winning goal for No. 2 UCLA, defeating No. 8 Cal 10-9 on Nov. 2, giving the Bruins their seventh win in a row … nished rst on the team and tied for eighth in the MPSF in scoring with 42 goals (1.91 gpg) on 85 shots, converting at a 49.4 percent rate … scored in 20 of the 22 contests he played … logged goals in 11 consecutive games and registered a team-best 14 multiple-goal contests … also recorded 16 steals, 11 assists, 10 exclusions drawn, and eight eld blocks on the season. 2018

Played in 18 games, making 17 starts … missed 10 games due to injury … after missing the rst eight games of the season with an injury, he made a stellar collegiate debut the week of Sept. 10-16, leading the Bruins in scoring with 10 goals in three games as No. 2 UCLA improved to 11-0 on the year … he scored his rst collegiate goal in a win at No. 7 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 13 and then had a team-high ve goals (on six shots) in a home win over No. 10 Pepperdine, followed by a team-best four scores (on four shots) in a home win over Loyola Marymount on Sept. 15 … he shot 10-for-14 while recording three assists, three steals and one eld block in the three games and was named the