Ryan Melosini

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Goalie
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
High School:
Santa Margarita Catholic

At Princeton:
2018: Appeared in 25 games, making 24 starts … Finished with a 10-6 record, 127 saves and .494 save percentage … Began the opening weekend with two victories (Johns Hopkins and Navy) at the Navy Invitational (Sept. 1-2) … Secured seven saves vs. Santa Clara (Sept. 7) … Stopped nine shots vs. Cal Baptist (Sept. 8) … Had consecutive games with eight saves vs. Brown (Oct. 7) and Claremont Mudd-Scripps (Oct. 13) … Posted seven stops vs. Whittier (Oct. 27) … Made 10 saves in his final collegiate appearance in the first round of the NWPC Tournament vs. Iona (Nov. 16).

2017: Played in five games, making four starts … Broke the single-game record with 22 saves vs. Salem International (Sept. 2) … Stopped 11 shots vs. MIT (Oct. 11) … Almost tied his own single-game record with 21 saves vs. Wagner (Oct. 14).
2016: Saw time in nine games and made six starts as the backup goalie … Appeared three times out of the net, scoring a goal vs. Salem International (Sept. 4) … Opened up the season with three starts (Sept. 3-4) … Season-best 10 saves along with two assists vs. Fordham in the season-opener (Sept. 3) … Allowed just one goal in 30 minutes vs PSU Behrend (Sept. 3) … Played three quarters vs. Iona (Sept. 30) and MIT (Oct. 2), both wins for the Tigers … Stopped eight shots and posted a season-high three assists in victory vs. MIT (Nov. 5).

2015: Saw time in 13 games, making two starts … Began the season with five saves against Cal Lutheran (Sept. 5) … Made 12 saves in first start vs. Gannon (Sept. 6) … Participated in five games before making second start of the year vs. Gannon (Oct. 24), making 11 saves … Stopped 10 shots vs. Gannon (Nov. 6) in 16 minutes.

Before Princeton:
Santa Margarita Catholic: Four-year letterwinner… school’s recordholder for career saves… helped to guide the Eagles to Steve Pal Tournament Championships (2012-14)… a three-time All-League second team selection (2011, 2012, 2014).

Club Team: Spent the last four years with the SoCAL Water Polo Club… Junior Olympic first team All-America selection in 2011… helped SoCAL to a second place finish in 2012, national championship in 2013 and fifth-place showing in 2014… also played for the SET Water Polo Club.

National Experience: ODP National Team Selection Camp (2013)

Academic: Scholar-athlete honoree (2011-14)… also participated in mock trial, theater and choir at Santa Margarita Catholic.

Season	GP	Record	GA	Saves	Save %	Assists	Steals
2015	13	2-0	34	59	.634	2	3
2016	9	6-0	35	47	.573	5	5
2017	5	4-0	41	71	.634	4	7
2018	25	10-6	130	127	.494	6	14
Career	52	22-6	240	304	.559	17	29