Head coach Keith Wilbur with Luca Pagano
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Senior Day: Jack Wall, Keaton Fox, Nate Miller, Ryan Werner, Keith Wilbur, Luca Pagano, Mac Carey, Patrick Kirk, Shane Hughes and Claire Linney
Luca Pagano

4 Luca Pagano

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Emerald Hills, Calif.
  • High School:
    St. Francis
  • Position:
    Utility

• Two-Time WWPA All-Academic Team

A four-year utility player who saw action in 88 career games, starting in two ... played in every game his final two seasons ... accumulated 24 goals, 36 assists and 25 steals during his career.

AS A SENIOR (2019): Played in all 28 games as a reserve… posted 15 goals, 18 assists and eight steals … also accumulated 12 kickouts drawn and eight field blocks … member of the WWPA All-Academic Team … had a career-high four assists against Cal Lutheran (Oct. 4) … had a career-high two kickouts drawn against Cal Baptist (Oct. 24) and Brown (Oct. 27).

AS A JUNIOR (2018): Played in all 25 games, starting in two … posted six goals, six assists, and seven steals … accumulated seven field blocks, two drawn exclusions and two five-meters drawn … member of the WWPA All-Academic team ... had a career-high three goals against Air Force (Oct. 14).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in 22 games, all as a reserve … posted two goals, 10 assists and seven steals … accumulated four kickouts drawn and two field blocks ... had a career-high two assists against Fresno Pacific (Nov. 4) and a career-best two steals against LMU (Nov. 18) and Princeton (Sept. 9).

AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Played in 13 games, all as a reserve … recorded one goal, two assists, three steals ... posted two kickouts drawn and one field block … tallied an assist vs. Pacific (Sept. 17) ... scored his first-career goal and had an assist vs. Harvard (Oct. 23) ... posted a career-best two steals vs. Wagner (Oct. 22).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at St. Francis High School … team was 2016 CCS runner-up and 2015 CCS Champions … 2016 fifth-team All-American ... 2016 first-team all-league choice … 2016 all-section second team ... played for Stanford Water Polo Club ... 2015 USA Academic All-American.

PERSONAL:  From Emerald Hills, California … parents are Joseph and Jennifer Pagano … has a younger sister, Nina … recipient of the Scholar-Athlete award in high school from 2014-16 … member of the high school Honor Roll from 2013-16 ... hobbies include surfing, music, art, ceramics and guitar ... a psychology major.

CAREER HIGHS:

  • Goals: 3 vs. Air Force (Oct. 14, 2018)
  • Assists: 4 vs. Cal Lutheran (Oct. 4, 2019)
  • Steals: 2, 4 times (last: Concordia, Oct. 25, 2018)
  • Kickouts Drawn: 2 vs. Brown (Oct. 27, 2019); 2 vs. Cal Baptist (Oct. 24, 2019)