2021 M. Water Polo Roster
Motherway, Billy
Jersey Number 1
Billy Motherway
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santa Ana, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei
Bio
Awards:
NWPC All-Tournament First Team (2018)
Best Rookie of the NWPC Tournament (2018)
2021: Appeared in 14 games, making 12 starts … Went 11-1 with 136 saves and a .544 save percentage … Denied 12 shots at No. 17 LMU (Sept. 18) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 20) … Contributed 14 saves at No. 13 UC Irvine (Sept. 19) … Stopped 14 attempts at Iona (Oct. 9) … Stopped nine shots vs. No. 16 Fordham in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019: Saw action in 20 games, making 14 starts … Went 5-7 with 173 saves and .546 save percentage … Began the season with a win vs. La Salle (Sept. 7) adding 10 saves … Stopped 10 shots vs. No. 2 UCLA (Sept. 7) … Put up 12 stops vs. No. 9 UC San Diego (Sept. 13) … Made 12 stoppages vs. Air Force (Sept. 28) and Harvard (Oct. 5) … Season-best 17 saves at Iona (Oct. 12) … Collected 16 saves vs. No. 9 Harvard in NWPC Championship Game (Nov. 24).
2018: Saw action in 28 games, making six starts … Went 9-5 with 196 saves and a .531 save percentage … Stopped 10 shots in collegiate debut vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 1) … Earned first collegiate victory vs. Wagner (Sept. 1) … NWPC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 4) … Stole three passes vs. Cal Baptist (Sept. 8) … Denied 12 shots vs. Wagner (Sept. 19) … Picked up victory vs. No. 17 Bucknell (Oct. 14) … Wrapped up the season with at least 11 saves in four straight games (Nov. 4-24) … Made 11 saves vs. No. 18 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov. 4) … Sent away 13 attempts vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn in the NWPC Semifinals (Nov. 17) … Secured 12 saves vs. No. 12 Harvard in the NWPC Championship Game (Nov. 18) … NWPC Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week (Nov. 19) … Season-best 16 saves vs. No. 16 George Washington in the NCAA Tournament Play-In Game (Nov. 24) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 26).
Before Princeton:
High School: Senior captain that was All-CIF, All-Trinity and OC Register first team … All-Trinity second team in 2016 … Was selected as team MVP in 2017 and Defensive Team MVP in 2016 … School won the CIF Division I and Trinity League crows in 2015 and 2017
Academic: Member of the National Honor Society … California Scholar Federation honors
Personal: Son of Julia and Michael Motherway ’90 … Has a sister, Cecilia … Father, Michael, play football at Princeton in 1987 … Uncle, Ryan, played football at UCLA … Uncle, Matt, played football at Stanford.
Why I chose Princeton:
I chose Princeton because my father attended there and I really liked the campus,” said Motherway. “I’m excited for the academics that will certainly expand my mind.”
Career Stats:
NWPC All-Tournament First Team (2018)
Best Rookie of the NWPC Tournament (2018)
2021: Appeared in 14 games, making 12 starts … Went 11-1 with 136 saves and a .544 save percentage … Denied 12 shots at No. 17 LMU (Sept. 18) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 20) … Contributed 14 saves at No. 13 UC Irvine (Sept. 19) … Stopped 14 attempts at Iona (Oct. 9) … Stopped nine shots vs. No. 16 Fordham in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019: Saw action in 20 games, making 14 starts … Went 5-7 with 173 saves and .546 save percentage … Began the season with a win vs. La Salle (Sept. 7) adding 10 saves … Stopped 10 shots vs. No. 2 UCLA (Sept. 7) … Put up 12 stops vs. No. 9 UC San Diego (Sept. 13) … Made 12 stoppages vs. Air Force (Sept. 28) and Harvard (Oct. 5) … Season-best 17 saves at Iona (Oct. 12) … Collected 16 saves vs. No. 9 Harvard in NWPC Championship Game (Nov. 24).
2018: Saw action in 28 games, making six starts … Went 9-5 with 196 saves and a .531 save percentage … Stopped 10 shots in collegiate debut vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 1) … Earned first collegiate victory vs. Wagner (Sept. 1) … NWPC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 4) … Stole three passes vs. Cal Baptist (Sept. 8) … Denied 12 shots vs. Wagner (Sept. 19) … Picked up victory vs. No. 17 Bucknell (Oct. 14) … Wrapped up the season with at least 11 saves in four straight games (Nov. 4-24) … Made 11 saves vs. No. 18 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov. 4) … Sent away 13 attempts vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn in the NWPC Semifinals (Nov. 17) … Secured 12 saves vs. No. 12 Harvard in the NWPC Championship Game (Nov. 18) … NWPC Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week (Nov. 19) … Season-best 16 saves vs. No. 16 George Washington in the NCAA Tournament Play-In Game (Nov. 24) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 26).
Before Princeton:
High School: Senior captain that was All-CIF, All-Trinity and OC Register first team … All-Trinity second team in 2016 … Was selected as team MVP in 2017 and Defensive Team MVP in 2016 … School won the CIF Division I and Trinity League crows in 2015 and 2017
Academic: Member of the National Honor Society … California Scholar Federation honors
Personal: Son of Julia and Michael Motherway ’90 … Has a sister, Cecilia … Father, Michael, play football at Princeton in 1987 … Uncle, Ryan, played football at UCLA … Uncle, Matt, played football at Stanford.
Why I chose Princeton:
I chose Princeton because my father attended there and I really liked the campus,” said Motherway. “I’m excited for the academics that will certainly expand my mind.”
Career Stats:
| Season | GP | Record | GA | Saves | Save % | Assists | Steals |
| 2018 | 28 | 9-5 | 173 | 196 | .531 | 2 | 24 |
| 2019 | 20 | 5-7 | 144 | 173 | .546 | 8 | 16 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11-1 | 114 | 136 | .544 | 8 | 8 |
| Career | 48 | 25-13 | 431 | 505 | .540 | 18 | 48 |
| Career Highs | |
| Saves | 17, at Iona (10/12/19) |
| Assists | 2, 3x - MR - vs No.16 Fordham (11/27/21) |
| Steals | 3, 5x - MR - at Iona (10/9/21) |
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