16 Cristian Pang
Cristian Pang
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    157
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Arcadia, CA
  • High School:
    Harvard-Westlake
  • Position:
    ATT
  • Major:
    Economics / Accounting
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna
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Bio



At CMS
Finished career with 120 goals and 68 assists for 188 points in three seasons, while adding 43 steals. 

2023-24 (Senior)
ACWPC Division III National Player of the Year ... First-Team ACWPC Division III All-American ... First-Team All-SCIAC ...
Finished the year with 53 goals and 31 assists for 84 points, while helping CMS win the USA Water Polo Division III national title ... Had a goal in a 6-5 win over Redlands in the national championship, as well as a field block on a potential tying Redlands goal in the closing seconds, before running out the clock with the ball in his hands ... Had two goals and two assists against Augustana in the national semifinals ... Scored two goals in a 9-4 win over Redlands in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament championship game, while adding two steals defensively ... Had five goals in a game twice, in wins over Biola and Caltech ... Had four goals and two assists in a one-goal loss to No. 12 UC San Diego ... Also had a four-goal, two-assist game against Westcliff ... Scored four times in a win over CSU Fullerton ... Had three goals against No. 5 UC Davis ... Had 16 multi-goal games on the year, including eight with three or more. 

2022-23 (Junior)
Second-Team All-SCIAC ...
Scored 36 goals and added 25 assists ... Had a season-high foal goals in a road game at Occidental ... Had three goals and an assist in a game against Division I powerhouse USC ... Had a goal and two assists against UC Santa Barbara and scored goals against both UCLA and Stanford ... Had two goals and three assists in a win over Whittier ... Tallied two goals and two assists in a win at Redlands ... Matched the same stat line of two goals and three assists in consecutive wins over Fresno Pacific and Johns Hopkins ... Had a season-high four steals against Westcliff. 

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Honorable mention ACWPC Division III All-American ... 
Had 31 goals in his debut season ... Scored four goals in the USA Water Polo Division III national championship game against Pomona-Pitzer, including the tying goal in the fourth quarter that forced overtime before the Stags finished as runner-up ... Finished strong with 12 goals over his final six games, including four multi-goal contests ... Scored twice in a national semifinal win over Johns Hopkins ... Had three straight two-goal games in wins over Redlands, Chapman and La Verne ... Had a pair of key goals in a 10-9 win over Occidental ... Finished the year with 11 multi-goal games. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Harvard-Westlake, where he was a member of a powerhouse water polo program that went 31-2 and won the CIF Division I Championship in 2019, after also winning the state title in 2018 ... Also played club water polo for LA Premier.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in economics and accounting. 

Cristian Pang posed shot

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 8 Chapman W, 16-5
Nov 11 at Redlands L, 11-10
Nov 17 Chapman W, 12-5
Nov 19 Redlands W, 9-4
Dec 2 at Augustana W, 12-4
Dec 3 vs. Redlands W, 6-5
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Date Opponent Score g a stl to ed blk sh sh%
Sep 2 vs. Ottawa (Ariz.) W, 18-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. Johns Hopkins W, 20-8 - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 vs. UC Davis L, 15-5 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Long Beach St. L, 11-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Concordia W, 20-11 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 UC Santa Barbara L, 17-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 UC San Diego L, 15-11 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. Air Force W, 10-8 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. Biola W, 16-11 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. Austin W, 20-5 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Cal St. Fullerton W, 13-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Chapman W, 16-5 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Pacific L, 13-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Wagner W, 11-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Westcliff W, 17-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Pepperdine L, 13-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 13-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Occidental W, 15-11 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Redlands W, 9-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 10-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Whittier W, 21-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Caltech W, 16-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 12-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Cal Lutheran W, 16-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Occidental W, 22-5 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Chapman W, 16-5 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Redlands L, 11-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Chapman W, 12-5 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Redlands W, 9-4 - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Augustana W, 12-4 - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 vs. Redlands W, 6-5 - - - - - - - -
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2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - - -
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News Mentions

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Cristian Pang Named ACWPC Division III National Player of the Year, Lonzo Wins Coach of Year

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior attacker Cristian Pang earned the Division III National Player of the Year award, and Head Coach Greg Lonzo earned...

December 22, 2023

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Kennedy, Nettekoven, Pang Earn First-Team All-America; Rosser, Weigle on Second Team

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team, which won the USA Water Polo Division III national title, had five players...

December 19, 2023

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National Champions! CMS Comes Back for Dramatic 6-5 Win over Redlands in USA Water Polo National Finals

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Donovan Davidson scored on back-to-back possessions in the final 1:41, breaking a tie with 48 seconds left, as the Claremont-M...

December 3, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Defeats Augustana 12-4 to Advance to National Championship Match

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Cristian Pang and Nick Kennedy each had two goals and two assists as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team broke...

December 2, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Heads to Augustana in Pursuit of National Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team will be the top seed in the USA Water Polo Division III national championship...

November 30, 2023

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SCIAC Champs! CMS Men's Water Polo Uses Dominant Second Half to Take League Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After trailing 3-2 at the half, the CMS men's water polo team scored on its first four possessions of the second half and went...

November 19, 2023

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Kennedy Earns SCIAC Men's Water Polo Newcomer of the Year; Four Stags Earn All-SCIAC

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year attacker Nick Kennedy earned the SCIAC Newcomer of the Year Award and was joined on the All-SCIAC first team by...

November 16, 2023

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Stags Water Polo Moves to 10-0 in SCIAC with 22-5 Win over Occidental

EAGLE ROCK, Calif. - Nick Kennedy, Cristian Pang, Hassen Hove and Luke (Bear) Weigle each had hat tricks as the top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

November 4, 2023

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Huge First-Half Run Carries Stags Water Polo Past Cal Lutheran

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team scored 11 goals in a row to close out the first half and take an...

November 1, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Takes Senior Day Win over Caltech

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team honored its nine-member senior class and then went on to capture a 16-2 win...

October 21, 2023

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Top-Ranked CMS Men's Water Polo Rolls Past Whittier 21-10

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team, ranked No. 1 in Division III, remained perfect in SCIAC with a 21-10 win...

October 19, 2023

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Top-Ranked CMS Men's Water Polo Stays Perfect in SCIAC with 15-11 Win over Occidental

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team, ranked No. 1 in Division III (and No. 20 in all divisions), built a 12-4...

October 7, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Escapes with Dramatic 13-12 Overtime Win at Cal Lutheran

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Auggie Aliaga, who put on a goalie cap as an extra attacker for the final offensive possession with 10 seconds left...

October 4, 2023

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Stags Water Polo Closes Non-Conference Play with Split at Gary Troyer Tournament

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Len Korol had a career-high six goals as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team defeated Westcliff 17-13 in its...

October 1, 2023

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Top-Ranked CMS Men's Water Polo Cruises Past Chapman 16-5 in SCIAC Opener

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team, which moved into the top spot in the NCAA Division III rankings earlier in...

September 27, 2023

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Stags Water Polo Completes 4-0 Weekend With Wins Over Austin, CSU Fullerton

Fullerton, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team took a 20-5 win over Austin in its first game of the day at the Fullerton...

September 24, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Defeats Air Force, Biola at Fullerton Invitational

FULLERTON, Calif. - Nick Kennedy had a hat trick as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team earned a 10-8 win over Air Force in its first...

September 22, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Continues Solid Start Against Top Division I Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team slipped to 3-4 on the young season with a pair of losses on Sunday at the...

September 10, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Splits in Strong Showing on First Day of Inland Empire Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team battled No. 8 Long Beach State to a tight match before falling 11-6, and then...

September 9, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Opens With Wins Over Ottawa, Johns Hopkins

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team opened up the 2023 season with a pair of wins, defeating Ottawa (Ariz.)...

September 3, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Falls to No. 5 UC Davis at Air Force Tourney

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team tested itself against UC Davis, the No. 5 ranked team in Division I, and...

September 3, 2023

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CMS Men's Water Polo Opens This Weekend as Preseason No. 3 Team in DIII

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team gets its 2023 season underway this weekend when it travels to the Rare Air...

August 31, 2023