Oct. 7, 2008

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sophomore utility player Milos Golic earned Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Mikasa Co-Player of the Week honors it was announced by the conference. Golic tallied 10 goals for UCSB during last weekend's pair of MPSF match-ups against No. 1 USC and No. 8 UC Irvine.

Last Saturday, Golic tallied a hat trick in the Gauchos' loss to No. 1 USC in their MPSF opener. The following afternoon, he posted a career-best seven goals in No. 9 UC Santa Barbara's 14-12 upset over No. 8 UC Irvine.

Golic currently leads the MPSF with 37 goals on the year (3.36 goals-per-game). He is also amidst a 16-game scoring streak, dating back to the 2007 season. This season he has scored in all 11 contests and has had multiple-goals in 10 games.

Golic shares this week's honor with UCLA goalkeeper Chay Lapin who had a career-high tying 15 saves in a 10-4 MPSF win over No. 7 Long Beach State on Saturday.

The UCSB men's water polo team will play Iona College today, Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m. at the Gauchos' own Campus Pool. As always, admission is free for everyone.