SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Santa Clara University men's water polo freshman utility player Riccardo De Simon was named the KAP7 West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Week Monday for the week of Sept. 9-15 after he scored a team-leading 11 goals across four games at the Princeton Invitational.
 
De Simon's 11 goals last weekend helped lead No. 19 Santa Clara to its best performance at the Princeton Invitational in six years. He had multiple goals in three games, including a season-high five Saturday in the Broncos' 20-16 win over Bucknell. It was De Simon's back-to-back goals four minutes into the first period Saturday versus Bucknell that put the Broncos up for good, erasing a 3-2 Bisons lead and making it 4-3 at the time. He added six steals and four assists on the weekend.
 
Pacific's Mihailo Vukazic was named the KAP7 WCC Player of the Week, alongside De Simon.
 
De Simon and the Broncos returns home this week to begin a two-game homestand. They host rival San Jose State in their WCC opener on Friday, then host George Washington in a non-conference game at noon Saturday. Fans can purchase tickets and find all live coverage links on SantaClaraBroncos.com.