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2025 Men's Water Polo Roster

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8 Harrison Villella

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Bainbridge Island, Wash.
  • High School Bainbridge HS
  • Position Center

Biography

WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Bronze" Honors (2024-25)

AT SANTA CLARA: Completed a four-year stretch with the program in 2025 after playing three seasons as a regular part of the rotation (2023-25) ... Earned "Bronze" honors on the 2024-25 West Coast Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Finished his career with 37 goals, 45 drawn exclusions, eight assists, eight steals, seven field blocks and two sprint wins over 71 appearances ... Scored a career-high three goals twice as a redshirt sophomore in 2024.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025): Appeared in all 23 of the Broncos' games as part of the rotation at the center position ... Scored six goals and had a career-high six assists on the season ... Also added seven drawn exclusions, two field blocks and a steal ... Had two multi-point games with a goal and assist in each, one versus Redlands (Sept. 20) and another versus No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 3) ... Also scored goals versus No. 18 George Washington (Sept. 5), No. 9 UC Davis (Sept. 27), No. 11 Long Beach State (Oct. 11) and No. 8 Pepperdine in the WCC Championship Tournament (Nov. 21) ... Won two sprints on the year -- versus No. 14 UC Santa Barbara and at Air Force (Nov. 8).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024): Garnered "Bronze" honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Played in all 24 games ... Totaled 18 goals, 28 drawn exclusions, five steals, five field blocks and an assist ... Scored a career-high three goals twice, in the season opener versus Fresno Pacific (Sept. 7) and versus Bucknell (Sept. 14) ... Also had multiple goals versus Wagner (Sept. 15) and versus California (Oct. 17) ... Scored single goals in eight other games, including versus California Baptist at the West Coast Conference Tournament (Nov. 22) ... Drew a career-high four exclusions versus George Washington (Sept. 21).

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023): Played in 24 of 26 games where he tallied 13 goals, nine drawn exclusions and a pair of steals ... Logged three games with two scores -- UC Merced (Sept. 2), Fresno Pacific (Sept. 2) and Princeton (Sept. 9) ... Drew a season-best three exclusions against Fresno Pacific (Oct. 7).

AS A FRESHMAN (2022): Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time all-state selection in four years of varsity water polo at Bainbridge High School in Bainbridge, Wash. ... Scored 41 goals with eight assists en route to earning first team D1 All-League and All-State honors as a senior in 2021 ... Was also named the Washington State Offensive MVP and earned a spot on the PNW ODP Team as a senior ... Scored 35 goals with 10 assists in the covid-shortened 2020 season, and earned a spot on the PNW ODP Team and the first team D1 All-League Team ... As a sophomore in 2019, he was a second team all-state pick, first team D1 all-league and a member of the PNW ODP Team ... Scored 57 goals with 14 assists in that sophomore season ... Earned All-America honors for setting a new record for swimming in the 200 freestyle relay ... Helped lead his team to both the league and state championship titles in 2021, and in 2020, the team was undefeated in league play.

GET TO KNOW HARRISON: Plans on majoring in history/communication ... Ran his own mowing/landscape business for six years.

CAREER HIGHS:
Goals -- 3, twice, vs. Bucknell (Sept. 14, 2025) / vs. Fresno Pacific (Sept. 7, 2025)
Assists -- 1, many times, last vs. Pepperdine (Nov. 14, 2025)
Steals -- 1, many times, last vs. #11 Long Beach State (Oct. 11, 2025)
Kickouts Drawn -- 4, vs. George Washington (Sept. 21, 2024)
Field Blocks -- 2, vs. Biola (Oct. 12, 2024)

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2022Freshman

    Utility
    6'2" 210 lbs
    24
  • 19

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Utility
    6'3" 205 lbs
    19
  • 3

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Center
    6'3" 205 lbs
    3
  • 8

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Center
    6'3" 205 lbs
    8