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- Hometown:
- Atherton, CA
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- High School:
- Menlo-Atherton
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- Position:
- GK
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- Major:
- Computer Science
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- College:
- Harvey Mudd
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Bio
At CMS
2021 (Senior)
Second-Team ACWPC All-American ... SCIAC Defensive Player of the Year ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... Two-time SCIAC Defensive Player of the Week ... Had a 15-12 record and a 9.97 goals against average, to go along with a .513 save percentage ... Had a .543 save percentage and a 9.10 goals against average in SCIAC matches ... Had a career-high 18 saves and allowed only six goals in a SCIAC Semifinal win over Cal Lutheran, which clinched a USA Water Polo Division III Championship bid ... Had 17 saves in a win over Concordia (Irvine) ... Closed out the regular season with 16 saves and only seven goals allowed in a win over Whittier ... Tallied 15 saves and only three goals allowed in a win over Johns Hopkins ... Had seven steals against Ottawa ... Picked up four steals in the national championship game against Pomona-Pitzer ... Had 14 assists on the year, including three in a win over McKendree.
2019 (Sophomore)
Second-Team All-SCIAC Selection ... Honorable Mention ACWPC Division III All-American ... Started all 30 matches for CMS on the season, finishing with an 18-11 record ... Had a 9.21 goals against average and a .515 save percentage ... Two-time SCIAC Defensive Player of the Week ... Had an impressive performance at the USA Water Polo Division III National Championships, with a season-high 15 saves in a semifinal win over Johns Hopkins and 13 saves and only five goals allowed in a finals loss (5-3) to Whittier ... Had 13 saves in a one-goal loss to Division I UC Irvine ... Had nine saves, five in the fourth quarter, of a 9-8 win over Pomona-Pitzer ... Had 11 saves in a SCIAC Semifinal win over Pomona-Pitzer, which earned CMS a USA Water Polo Division III Championship berth.
2018 (First-Year)
Played in all 27 matches in goal for the Stags, playing the second half of all matches in a platoon with classmate Matt Tran ... Had a 9.28 goals against average and a .516 save percentage ... Had a .572 save percentage in SCIAC matches ... Had a season-high nine saves in a home win over Johns Hopkins, allowing only four goals ... Had five saves and allowed only two goals to get the win in a SCIAC semifinal victory over Whittier ... Had seven saves and a season-high three steals in a win over Caltech.
Prior to CMS
Attended Menlo Atherton High School, where he was a member of the water polo team ... Also played for Stanford Water Polo club ... Named his league's Most Valuable Goalie as a senior, as well as an All-CCS third-team selection ... First-team all-league and first-team All-CCS as a junior, when he helped his team to a CCS DI runner-up finish ... Earned USAWP Junior Olympics MVP Award in both 2015 and 2017. Part of a PAL Championship team as a freshman ... USA Water Polo academic All-American all four years of high school ... CSF Life Member
Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd ... Mother, Tina Niu Smith, ran track at Stanford ... Also a classical pianist ... Member of jazz band in high school, where he started a water polo scholarship fund ... Chose CMS "because it combines high level athletics with rigorous classes."
Player Profile
Recent Games | ||
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Nov 6 | Redlands | W, 14-8 |
Nov 10 | at Whittier | W, 16-7 |
Nov 19 | at Cal Lutheran | W, 15-10 |
Nov 21 | at Pomona-Pitzer | L, 12-8 |
Dec 4 | vs. Johns Hopkins | W, 15-10 |
Dec 5 | at Pomona-Pitzer | L, 13-12 |
Overall | Conf | |||
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Games | - | - | ||
Points | 0 | 0 | ||
Goals | - | - | ||
Assists | - | - | ||
Shots | - | - | ||
Shooting percentage | - | - | ||
Steals | - | - | ||
Turnovers | - | - | ||
Blocks | - | - | ||
Exclusions Drawn | - | - | ||
Exclusions | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | sh | sh% |
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Sep 4 | at Air Force | L, 15-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 4 | vs. McKendree | W, 10-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 5 | vs. Cal Lutheran | L, 15-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 5 | vs. Ottawa (Ariz.) | W, 15-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 11 | Concordia | W, 11-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 11 | Long Beach St. | L, 13-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 12 | USC | L, 16-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 12 | UC Irvine | L, 13-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 18 | Caltech | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Sep 18 | Pomona-Pitzer | L, 11-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 22 | at Occidental | W, 14-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 29 | Cal Lutheran | L, 12-11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 1 | Navy | W, 12-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 1 | Johns Hopkins | W, 9-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 2 | Washington & Jefferson | W, 13-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 2 | Pepperdine | L, 15-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 6 | Whittier | L, 7-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 9 | at Redlands | W, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 13 | at Chapman | W, 16-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 16 | La Verne | W, 13-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 23 | at Caltech | W, 15-11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 27 | Occidental | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 30 | at Pomona-Pitzer | L, 12-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 3 | at Cal Lutheran | W, 10-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 6 | Redlands | W, 14-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 10 | at Whittier | W, 16-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 19 | at Cal Lutheran | W, 15-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 21 | at Pomona-Pitzer | L, 12-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 4 | vs. Johns Hopkins | W, 15-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 5 | at Pomona-Pitzer | L, 13-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | gs | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | ex | sh | sh% | ||
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Event | Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News Mentions

Six Stags Earn ACWPC All-America Honors; Clark, Thornton Selected to First Team
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Six members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team earned All-America distinction from the Association of...
December 27, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Falls 13-12 in Overtime in National Finals
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cristian Pang's fourth goal tied the score at 12-12 and forced the national championship match into overtime, but Pomona-Pitze...
December 5, 2021

Stags to Compete at USA Water Polo Division III Nationals this Weekend
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team will compete at the USA Water Polo Division III National Championships for...
December 2, 2021

Fourth-Quarter Run Leads Pomona-Pitzer Past CMS for SCIAC Men's Water Polo Title
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Rob Driscoll beat the third-quarter buzzer to tie the score 5-5 and Eric Warmoth gave CMS a 6-5 lead early in the fourth, but...
November 21, 2021

Huge First-Half Run Carries CMS Men's Water Polo Into SCIAC Finals
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Eleven different players scored goals, and senior goalie and league Defensive Player of the Year Noah Smith had a...
November 19, 2021

Smith Wins SCIAC Defensive Player of the Year; Clark, Thornton, Harrison Named All-SCIAC
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior goalie Noah Smith was named the SCIAC Men's Water Polo Defensive Player of the Year, and was joined on the All-SCIAC...
November 17, 2021

Smith Has 16 Saves to Lead Stags to Dominant 16-7 Win over Whittier in Regular Season Finale
WHITTIER, Calif. – Senior goalie Noah Smith had a huge performance with 16 saves, and 10 different Stags scored goals, as the Claremont-Mudd...
November 10, 2021

Noah Smith Earns Defensive Player of the Week Honors for CMS Men's Water Polo
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior goalie Noah Smith celebrated his senior day on Saturday and added to his honors today by earning the SCIAC Defensive...
November 8, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Celebrates Senior Day with 14-8 Win over Redlands
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team honored its eight seniors prior to the game and captured a 14-8 win over...
November 7, 2021

No. 4 CMS Men's Water Polo Earns Huge Road Win over No. 2 Cal Lutheran
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Rob Driscoll had two goals and an assist in a 3-0 run to close out the third quarter, and Noah Smith had nine saves in...
November 3, 2021

Late Run Helps Pomona-Pitzer Pull Away from CMS Men's Water Polo
CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s water polo team started the second half with three straight goals to tie...
October 30, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Holds off Occidental for Key SCIAC Win
CLAREMONT, Calif. - In a game where neither team led by more than one goal until the closing minutes, the CMS men's water polo team was able to...
October 28, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Wins Fourth Straight, Defeats Caltech 15-11
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Will Clark and CJ Box each had hat tricks as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team won its fourth game in a...
October 24, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Pulls Away From Chapman in Second Half for 16-9 Win
ORANGE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team used a 6-0 run spanning both halves, with four of the goals coming from senior...
October 13, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Pulls Away for Key Road Win over Redlands
REDLANDS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team broke open a close contest by scoring the first seven goals of the second half...
October 9, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Can't Overcome Slow Start in 7-5 Loss to Whittier
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team didn't score its first goal until the final two minutes of the first half,...
October 7, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Takes Two Wins on First Day of Troyer
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Christian Thornton had hat tricks in both games and Noah Smith had a combined 27 saves as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's...
October 2, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Drops Heartbreaker in Sudden Death to Cal Lutheran
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team never led in regulation, and nearly came away with the comeback win by taking...
September 30, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Takes 14-8 Road Win Over Occidental
EAGLE ROCK, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team held Occidental scoreless in the first quarter and broke the game open with...
September 23, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Falls 11-8 to Pomona-Pitzer
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS men's water polo team played Pomona-Pitzer tight most of the way in the first of two Sixth Street Rivalry games this...
September 19, 2021

Noah Smith Named SCIAC Men's Water Polo Defensive Player of the Week
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior goalie Noah Smith was named the SCIAC Men's Water Polo Defensive Player of the Week for matches through Sept. 12, the...
September 13, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Defeats Concordia to Earn First-Day Split of Inland Empire Classic
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Noah Smith had 17 saves in goal and Sam Harrison had four goals on offense to lead the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo...
September 11, 2021
CMS Men's Water Polo Opens at Home This Weekend at Inland Empire Classic
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team will be back at Axelrood Pool this weekend for the first time since a...
September 7, 2021

Men's Water Polo Splits on Opening Day at Air Force
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Kyle Ballack had a pair of goals in the season opener for the CMS men's water polo team, but Air Force was able to break...
September 5, 2021

CMS Men's Water Polo Closes Out Rare Air Challenge with 15-6 Win Over Ottawa
COLORADO SPRINGS, Calif. - Sam Harrison and Andrew Wraith each had hat tricks as the CMS men's water polo team closed out the Rare Air Challenge...
September 5, 2021