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2024 MIT Men's Water Polo Roster

Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
Caden Gilbert

5 Matthew Pryce

  • Position ATK
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Johannesburg, South Africa
  • High School St John's College

Biography

Career Stats:
  • 2023: Goals - 68, Shots - 160, Assists - 28, Ejections Earned - 17, Ejections - 19, Steals - 57, Sprints Won - 6
  • 2024: Goals - 19, Shots - 37, Assists - 5, Ejections Earned - 7, Ejections - 2, Steals - 9, Sprints Won - 0
  • Totals: Goals - 87, Shots - 197, Assists - 33, Ejections Earned - 24, Ejections - 21, Steals - 66, Sprints Won - 6
Career Highs:
  • Goals - 7 vs. LIU (November 19, 2023)
  • Assists - 3 (Four Times) - Most Recently vs. Johns Hopkins (October 22, 2023)
  • Ejections Drawn - 3 vs. Iona (October 1, 2023)
  • Steals - 5 (Three Times) - Most Recently vs. Iona (November 17, 2023) 

Accolades:
  • 2023 NWPC All-Tournament Second Team 
  • 2023 ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American
  • 2024 ACWPC Outstanding Honors
2024 (Season Stats): 
  • Recorded 19 goals and five assists
2023 (Season Stats):
  • Finished second on the team in goals with 68
  • Collected 28 assists and 57 steals
  • Scored a season-high seven goals against LIU on November 19 in the NWPC Championships
  • Had 19 multi-goal games 
  • Scored twice in the USA Water Polo DIII National Championship Third Place Game
Before MIT:
  • Water Polo Honors
  • Athletic Honors
  • Provincial Water Polo Selection
  • National Water Polo Selection
  • South African u19 Water Polo MVP - 2022
  • South schools best defender water polo - 2021
  • KES Water Polo tournament MVP - 2022
  • Clifton Water Polo tournament MVP - 2021
  • FINA U18 World Water Polo Championship in Belgrade - top goal scorer for South Africa
  • Record for 50m butterfly 2021
  • School record for discuss 2019
  • St John's College prefect
  • Swimming Captain
  • Academic Honors
Personal:
  • Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2023First Year

    ATK
    6'0" 203 lbs
    12
  • 5

    2024Sophomore

    ATK
    6'0" 0 lbs
    5