Princeton University Athletics
2025 Men's Water Polo Roster
Tas Palcza
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- JSerra Catholic HS
Awards
NWPC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 16, 2024, Oct. 21, 2024)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (2024)
2025: Played in 30 games and made 18 starts ... scored 24 goals on the season, getting three each against California Baptist (Sept. 5) and Fordham (Sept. 27) ... had 33 assists on the season with a high of four against UC San Diego (Sept. 19) ... 13 steals on the season, getting two each against Cal Baptist (Sept. 5) and USC (Oct. 14) ... four ejections drawn against Salem (Sept. 12) led 15 on the season ... blocked seven shots on the season with two coming against Pepperdine (Sept. 21) ... went 52-18 in sprints on the season, winning four on five occasions during the season.
2024: Appeared in all but one game and made 22 starts for the Tigers…Scored four goals in collegiate debut against Biola (Sept. 7) and followed it up with five against Occidental (Sept. 7)...Hat trick and three drawn ejections versus No. 11/14 UCSD (Sept. 14)…Drew four ejections against No. 5/6 Cal at the MPSF Invite (Sept. 21)…Scored twice and had one helper in MPSF Invite win over No. 9/10 Long Beach (Sept. 22)...Tallied a hat trick in the program’s first ever win over No. 8/9 Cal (Oct. 20)...Record two goals in NWPC Semifinal win over Iona (Nov. 23)
JSerra Catholic HS: CIF Varsity Water Polo Third Team … USA Water Polo All-American First Team … Set school swimming records in the 200Y IM, 200Y Medley Relay, 100Y Breastroke, 400Y Freestyle Relay and 200Y Freestyle Relay … Sunset Conference/Wave High School Swim League MVP … ODP National Youth Team … USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American … Part of JSerra's 30-game winning streak … Squad won State Regional and CIF Open Division, Trinity League titles in 2022 and 2023 … CIF Open Division runner-up and Sunset Conference/Wave High School league title in 2021.
Personal: Son of Whitney Woodward and Zsolt Palcza … Has a sister, Talia.
Career Stats:
| Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Ejections | Blocks |
| 2024 | 31 | 38 | 70 | 20 | 13 | 6-3 | 29 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 30 | 24 | 70 | 33 | 13 | 52-18 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
| Career | 61 | 62 | 140 | 53 | 26 | 58-21 | 44 | 31 | 14 |
| Career Highs | |
| Goals | 5, at Occidental (9/7/24) |
| Assists | 4, vs. UC San Diego (9/19/25) |
| Steals | 2, 6x - MR - at USC (10/14/25) |
| Ej. Drawn | 4, 2x - MR - vs. Salem (9/12/25) |
| Blocks | 2, vs. Pepperdine (9/21/25) |
