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2016 Men's Water Polo Roster

8 R.J. Simmons

  • Position Driver
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • Highschool Northwood

Biography

205122016: First Team MAWPC All-East Division selection... Started all 29 contests… Led team with 20 extra-man goals... Finished second on the team in goals (49) and points (66)... Added 36 steals... Scored at least one goal in 23 of 29 games... Had two goals and three assists against La Salle (9/3)... Netted four goals against Gannon (9/4)... Had two goals and two steals against #20 Santa Clara (9/11)... Notched two goals and three steals at Johns Hopkins (9/24)... Scored four times, including the game-winning marker in overtime, at Navy (9/25)... Recorded two goals and two steals against Johns Hopkins (10/1)... Registered three-goal games against Navy (10/2) and La Verne (10/6)... Had two goals, an assist, and four steals versus Wagner (10/13)... Netted a hat trick against Iona (10/26)... Had two goals and two steals versus Mercyhurst, while notching four goals and two assists against Salem International (10/29)... Posted his fourth four-goal game of the season against Wagner (11/18)... Had two goals and an assist in the season finale against Johns Hopkins (11/20).

2015: Started all 35 contests… Followed up stellar sophomore campaign with similar numbers and several career-highs: a team-leading 61 goals, 47 assists, and 108 points, plus 46 steals and seven blocks… Scored three goals, provided two assists, and had one assist against Salem International (9/6)… Matched a career-high with five goals against George Washington (9/13)… Netted four times and assisted on another in a win over MIT (9/26)… Scored three goals and assisted three others and defended well with two steals and two blocks in a win over La Verne (10/1)… Assisted a career-high four goals later that day at Mount San Antonio (10/1)… Scored two goals and tallied a career-high seven steals in an overtime loss to Iona (10/12)… Scored a career-high eight points with four goals and four assists, plus two steals and a block, while providing the sudden-death goal to defeat Iona on the road (10/21)… Scored four goals and assisted another against Connecticut College (10/30)… Scored four goals and assisted two against Connecticut College (11/7)… Scored four more on 12 shots against Mercyhurst (11/21)… Failed to score in just three of his last 28 contests of the season.

2014: Second Team CWPA All-Northern Division selection... Led the Rams in scoring with 58 goals and 47 assists for 105 points... Finished third on the team in steals with 45 to go with seven blocks... Had two goals and three assists versus Salem International (9/7)... Notched two goals and two assists in games against Washington & Jefferson (9/14) and Connecticut College (9/20)... Had three goals and two assists at Iona (9/25)... Tied a season-high with three assists at #16 Harvard (9/27)... Had his third five-point game of the season against Fresno-Pacific with two goals and three assists (10/3)... Scored a career-high five goals versus Washington & Jefferson (10/25)... Had two more five-goal games versus MIT and Connecticut College (11/1)... Had a goal and three assists to go with four steals against #19 Harvard (11/2)... Scored three goals to go with two assists and two steals versus St. Francis (NY) (11/9)... Had two goals, two assists, and two steals in each of the final two games of the season against Washington & Jefferson (11/22) and MIT (11/23).13877

2013: Appeared in 30 games as a freshman... Scored 18 goals and tallied 17 assists for 35 points... Was also responsible for 34 steals, which was good for third-best on the team... Had two goals and one assist in games against Occidental (10/4), George Washington (10/26), #16 St. Francis (NY) (10/31), and Iona (11/10)...  Named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team and the CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team.

Before Fordham: Varsity water polo player and swimmer at Northwood High School in California... Water polo captain... Two-time All-League, All-CIF, and All-City selection (2011-12)... Two-time team MVP (2011-12) that helped his team to the CFF semifinals... 2009 Rookie of the Year... Member of the school record 200 medley relay... Played club water polo for Northwood Water Polo... Took part in the Junior Olympics and finished in the top ten in 2012... Member of the Principal's Honor Roll.

Major: International Political Economy.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 5, 4x, last vs. George Washington (9/13/15)
Assists: 4, 2x, last at Iona (10/21/15)
Points: 8 at Iona (10/21/15)
Steals: 7 vs. Iona (10/8/15)
Blocks: 2 at La Verne (10/1/15)
 
CAREER TOTALS
Year GP Goals Assists Points Steals Blocks
2013 30 18 17 35 34 8
2014 34 58 47 105 45 7
2015 35 61 47 108 46 7
2016 29 49 17 66 36 1
TOTALS 128 186 128 314 161 23

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2013Freshman

    Driver
    5'10"
    8
  • 8

    2014Sophomore

    Driver
    5'10"
    8
  • 8

    2015Junior

    Driver
    5'10"
    8
  • 8

    2016Senior

    Driver
    5'10"
    8