2023 M. Water Polo Roster
Maloney, Pierce

Jersey Number 8
Pierce Maloney
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Harvard-Westlake
Bio
Awards:
All-NWPC Second-Team (2023)
NWPC All-Tournament Honorable Mention (2019)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
2023: Appeared in every game, adding 33 goals, 41 assists, 42 steals and 34 drawn ejections … Began the season with five steals vs. LIU (Sept. 2) … Hat trick vs. Air Force (Sept. 16) … Hat trick and two drawn ejections vs. No 4 Pepperdine (Sept. 24) … Hat trick at Iona (Oct. 8) and No. 1 UCLA in the NCAA Semifinals (Dec. 2).
2022: Missed just one game, appearing in 32 contests … Contributed 24 goals, 21 assists, 32 steals and 24 drawn ejections … Produced two goals and three helpers vs. George Washington (Sept. 3) … Secured three helpers vs. No. 12 UC Irvine … Four straight games with a goal (Oct. 18-22) … Seven combined steals at No. 17 Santa Clara and vs. Fresno Pacific (Oct. 21-22) … Had two goals and two drawn ejections at Brown (Nov. 5) … Recorded two goals and four steals at Brown in the first round of the NWPC Tournament (Nov. 20).
2021: Contributed 14 goals, 20 assists, 27 drawn ejections and 19 steals … Dropped in two goals at No. 10 Pepperdine (Sept. 18) … Secured two goals and an assist at No. 7 Pacific (Oct. 18) … Corralled a hat trick and two assists vs. No. 16 Fordham in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 27).
2019: Did not miss any action … Produced 27 goals, 19 assists, 28 steals and 17 drawn ejections … Snagged two goals and two assists vs. La Salle (Sept. 7) … Hat trick vs. No. 2 Stanford (Sept. 18) …. Drew three ejections vs. No. 5 USC (Sept. 27) … Scored twice vs. No. 16 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 13) … Snagged five goals, three assists and four steals at No. 11 LMU (Oct. 26) … Registered two goals vs. No. 19 Brown (Nov. 23) in the NWPC Semifinals.
Before Princeton:
High School: Senior captain … Three-time All-CIF SS highlighted by a first-team accolade in 2018 … Team won the 2018 CIF SS D-1 title ... 2018 First Team All-American
Personal: Son of Nicole and Robert Maloney … Has two siblings, Cleo and Keller. Brother, Keller, played on the men's water polo team.
Career Stats:
Career Highs:
Goals: 5, at No. 11 LMU (10/26/19)
Assists: 5, 2x - MR - vs. No. 14 Cal Baptist (9/22/23)
Steals: 5, vs. LIU (9/2/23)
Ej. Drawn: 5, vs. No. 3 Stanford (9/11/21)
Blocks: 2, 3x - MR - at No. 20 St. Francis Brooklyn (10/8/22)
All-NWPC Second-Team (2023)
NWPC All-Tournament Honorable Mention (2019)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
2023: Appeared in every game, adding 33 goals, 41 assists, 42 steals and 34 drawn ejections … Began the season with five steals vs. LIU (Sept. 2) … Hat trick vs. Air Force (Sept. 16) … Hat trick and two drawn ejections vs. No 4 Pepperdine (Sept. 24) … Hat trick at Iona (Oct. 8) and No. 1 UCLA in the NCAA Semifinals (Dec. 2).
2022: Missed just one game, appearing in 32 contests … Contributed 24 goals, 21 assists, 32 steals and 24 drawn ejections … Produced two goals and three helpers vs. George Washington (Sept. 3) … Secured three helpers vs. No. 12 UC Irvine … Four straight games with a goal (Oct. 18-22) … Seven combined steals at No. 17 Santa Clara and vs. Fresno Pacific (Oct. 21-22) … Had two goals and two drawn ejections at Brown (Nov. 5) … Recorded two goals and four steals at Brown in the first round of the NWPC Tournament (Nov. 20).
2021: Contributed 14 goals, 20 assists, 27 drawn ejections and 19 steals … Dropped in two goals at No. 10 Pepperdine (Sept. 18) … Secured two goals and an assist at No. 7 Pacific (Oct. 18) … Corralled a hat trick and two assists vs. No. 16 Fordham in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 27).
2019: Did not miss any action … Produced 27 goals, 19 assists, 28 steals and 17 drawn ejections … Snagged two goals and two assists vs. La Salle (Sept. 7) … Hat trick vs. No. 2 Stanford (Sept. 18) …. Drew three ejections vs. No. 5 USC (Sept. 27) … Scored twice vs. No. 16 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 13) … Snagged five goals, three assists and four steals at No. 11 LMU (Oct. 26) … Registered two goals vs. No. 19 Brown (Nov. 23) in the NWPC Semifinals.
Before Princeton:
High School: Senior captain … Three-time All-CIF SS highlighted by a first-team accolade in 2018 … Team won the 2018 CIF SS D-1 title ... 2018 First Team All-American
Personal: Son of Nicole and Robert Maloney … Has two siblings, Cleo and Keller. Brother, Keller, played on the men's water polo team.
Career Stats:
Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Ejections | Blocks |
2019 | 31 | 27 | 77 | 19 | 28 | 3-7 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
2021 | 14 | 55 | 20 | 19 | 0-1 | 27 | 9 | 7 | |
2022 | 32 | 24 | 63 | 21 | 32 | 0-0 | 24 | 16 | 14 |
2023 | 34 | 33 | 76 | 41 | 42 | 1-1 | 34 | 18 | 7 |
Career | 98 | 271 | 101 | 121 | 4-9 | 102 | 53 | 33 |
Career Highs:
Goals: 5, at No. 11 LMU (10/26/19)
Assists: 5, 2x - MR - vs. No. 14 Cal Baptist (9/22/23)
Steals: 5, vs. LIU (9/2/23)
Ej. Drawn: 5, vs. No. 3 Stanford (9/11/21)
Blocks: 2, 3x - MR - at No. 20 St. Francis Brooklyn (10/8/22)
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