2022 M. Water Polo Roster
Knez, Antonio
Jersey Number 1
Antonio Knez
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- High School:
- Gimnazia Dubrovnik
Bio
Awards:
Honorable Mention All-America (2022)
First Team All-NWPC (2022)
NWPC All-Tournament Second Team (2019, 2021, 2022)
Second Team All-NWPC (2019)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (2019, 2020)
NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2019, Oct. 7, 2019, Sept. 6, 2021, Oct. 11, 2021, Nov. 22, 2021, Sept. 12, 2022, Oct. 10, 2022, Oct. 24, 2022, Dec. 5, 2022)
NWPC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
2022: Posted 13 victories with 178 saves and a .538 save percentage … Stopped 12 shots vs. Wagner (Sept. 9) … Made eight saves vs. No. 17 Fordham (Sept. 11) … Corralled 18 stops vs. No. 12 UC Irvine (Sept. 18) … Impressive 19 saves at No. 20 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 8) … Contributed 13 saves at LMU (Oct. 20) … Consecutive games with at least 13 stops vs. No. 16 Cal Baptist (Oct. 22) and vs. No. 3 Stanford (Oct. 23) … Put up 10 saves in the NWPC Championship vs. No. 18 St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 21).
2021: Saw action in 21 games, making 21 starts … Secured a 14-7 record with 199 saves and a .517 save percentage … Added 17 steals and 10 assists … Secured 22 saves vs. George Washington (Sept. 4) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6) … Nabbed 15 stops vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 5) … Dropped in 13 saves at SFC Brooklyn (Oct. 9) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) … Stopped 16 attempts at Brown (Oct. 31) … Contributed 15 saves in the NWPC Championship vs. No. 19 SFC Brooklyn (Nov. 21).
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019: Three-time NWPC Defensive Player of the Week Winner (Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 15) … Led the team in wins (11), saves (210) and save percentage (.600) … Began collegiate career with six saves vs. La Salle (Sept. 7) … Dropped in 16 saves vs. No. 15 George Washington (Sept. 15) … Followed that with two straight contests with at least 10 saves vs. Wagner (Sept. 21) and Navy (Sept. 21) … Denied 16 shots vs. Brown (Oct. 6) … Season-best 20 saves vs. No. 16 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 13) … Blocked 10 shots at MIT (Nov. 3).
Before Princeton:
Club: Led VK Jug to the Croatian Junior National Cup title in 2015 before three second-place finishes in the Croatian Junior National Championships … VK Jug also nabbed two runner-up spots in the Olympic Hopeful Invitational … Won the Croatian 1B League crown with VK Bellvue for three straight years.
Academic: Academic Excellence Award from the Teacher's Council three straight years.
Career Stats:
Honorable Mention All-America (2022)
First Team All-NWPC (2022)
NWPC All-Tournament Second Team (2019, 2021, 2022)
Second Team All-NWPC (2019)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (2019, 2020)
NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2019, Oct. 7, 2019, Sept. 6, 2021, Oct. 11, 2021, Nov. 22, 2021, Sept. 12, 2022, Oct. 10, 2022, Oct. 24, 2022, Dec. 5, 2022)
NWPC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
2022: Posted 13 victories with 178 saves and a .538 save percentage … Stopped 12 shots vs. Wagner (Sept. 9) … Made eight saves vs. No. 17 Fordham (Sept. 11) … Corralled 18 stops vs. No. 12 UC Irvine (Sept. 18) … Impressive 19 saves at No. 20 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 8) … Contributed 13 saves at LMU (Oct. 20) … Consecutive games with at least 13 stops vs. No. 16 Cal Baptist (Oct. 22) and vs. No. 3 Stanford (Oct. 23) … Put up 10 saves in the NWPC Championship vs. No. 18 St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 21).
2021: Saw action in 21 games, making 21 starts … Secured a 14-7 record with 199 saves and a .517 save percentage … Added 17 steals and 10 assists … Secured 22 saves vs. George Washington (Sept. 4) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6) … Nabbed 15 stops vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 5) … Dropped in 13 saves at SFC Brooklyn (Oct. 9) … NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) … Stopped 16 attempts at Brown (Oct. 31) … Contributed 15 saves in the NWPC Championship vs. No. 19 SFC Brooklyn (Nov. 21).
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019: Three-time NWPC Defensive Player of the Week Winner (Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 15) … Led the team in wins (11), saves (210) and save percentage (.600) … Began collegiate career with six saves vs. La Salle (Sept. 7) … Dropped in 16 saves vs. No. 15 George Washington (Sept. 15) … Followed that with two straight contests with at least 10 saves vs. Wagner (Sept. 21) and Navy (Sept. 21) … Denied 16 shots vs. Brown (Oct. 6) … Season-best 20 saves vs. No. 16 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 13) … Blocked 10 shots at MIT (Nov. 3).
Before Princeton:
Club: Led VK Jug to the Croatian Junior National Cup title in 2015 before three second-place finishes in the Croatian Junior National Championships … VK Jug also nabbed two runner-up spots in the Olympic Hopeful Invitational … Won the Croatian 1B League crown with VK Bellvue for three straight years.
Academic: Academic Excellence Award from the Teacher's Council three straight years.
Career Stats:
| Season | GP | Record | GA | Saves | Save % | Assists | Steals |
| 2019 | 24 | 11-8 | 140 | 210 | .600 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 | 14-7 | 186 | 199 | .517 | 10 | 17 |
| 2022 | 18 | 13-4 | 153 | 178 | .538 | 13 | 12 |
| Career | 63 | 38-19 | 479 | 587 | .551 | 32 | 43 |
| Career Highs | |
| Saves | 22, vs. George Washington (9/4/21) |
| Assists | 3, 2x - MR - at No. 15 Harvard (11/6/22) |
| Steals | 5, vs. Johns Hopkins (9/5/21) |
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