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MNT Abroad 2020-21

General Robert Nilsen

A Look Back at the Men's National Team Abroad Season

Irvine, CA - With the European club season wrapped up we take a look back at how 19 Men's National Team players performed across Europe. For more on Team USA Abroad click here.

GREECE:
The largest amount of Men's National Team players competed in the A1 Ethniki League in Greece with 12 players competing for 8 different clubs. The season was delayed twice for the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a shortened schedule. First Max Irving and Hannes Daube turned in great seasons for longtime Greek power Olympiacos with Irving scoring 43 goals and Daube 42 as they helped Olympiacos win the Greek Super Cup, Greek Cup and A1 Ethniki League Championship. Those goals included 13 apiece in the LEN Champions League as they helped Olympiacos to a 7th place finish in the Final 8.

Next up Alex Bowen scored 22 goals for Apollon across all competitions helping them to a third place league finish with a record of (11-0-2). Finishing right behind Apollon was Matt Farmer who scored 25 goals helping lead Peristeri to a 4th place finish (8-0-4), its highest ever in the A1 Ethniki League. Alex Wolf joined Hydraikos late in the season but put in several great performances guiding them to a 5th place finish with a record of (7-1-5) and a spot in next season's Euro Cup. Also Bennett Williams scored 19 goals for Nox-Xania as they finished league play in 10th place with a record of (4-1-8).

After a slow start to the season Johnny Hooper had a great second half scoring 40 goals across all competitions while Chancellor Ramirez added 16 goals with both playing a big role in helping Palaio Faliro to a 9th place league finish with a record of (5-1-7). More Team USA teammates teamed up as Ben Stevenson racked up 31 goals while Dylan Woodhead added 11 as both guided Glyfada to an 11th place league finish with a record of (4-0-9). Finally Tommy Gruwell and Drew Holland briefly teamed up at Chios with Gruwell returning to UCLA after the first COVID-19 delay. In his brief time there Gruwell contributed four goals while Holland played out the whole season as Chios finished tied for 11th place with a record of (4-0-9).

ITALY:
Three Men's National Team players competed for Italian clubs. First Ben Hallock competed for Italian powerhouse Pro Recco but only in the LEN Champions League. Hallock scored four goals in the competition including a big one in Pro Recco's come from behind semifinal victory to help lead them to the final. They would then go on to defeat FTC as they won the 2021 LEN Champions League. On top of that Marko Vavic competed for Roma in the Serie A1 league in Italy while Luca Cupido was a late addition to Camogli in the Serie A2 competition. Vavic contributed 15 goals as he helped guide Roma to a second place finish in the play out round as they avoided relegation. Cupido added 7 goals for Camogli in a brief stint for the club as he helped lead them to the promotion playoffs.

CROATIA:
Alex Obert competed for Croatian giants Jug while teammate Jack Turner was on the practice squad. Obert scored 34 goals across all competitions including 7 goals in the LEN Champions League as he helped them to a 5th place finish in the Final 8. Despite going undefeated in league play Jug finished as the runner up in the Croatian Championship as well as the Adriatic League and the Croatian Cup.

MONTENEGRO:
Ash Molthen competed for Primorac in Montenegro. Molthen scored 30 goals across all competitions including 5 during the Euro Cup as he helped lead Primorac to a runners up finish in the Montenegro League and a spot in the Final 8 of the LEN Euro Cup.

HUNGARY:
Lastly Kacper Langiewicz competed for Kaposvari in the Hungarian League. Langiewicz scored 15 goals as Kaposvari finished in 12th place in the league with a record of (10-1-19).

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Players Mentioned

Alex Bowen

Alex Bowen

Attacker
6' 5"
Professional
NY Athletic Club/Apollon
Luca Cupido

Luca Cupido

Attacker
6' 4"
Professional
Camogli
Hannes Daube

Hannes Daube

Attacker
6' 4"
Professional
Trojan/Olympiacos
Ben Hallock

Ben Hallock

Center
6' 6"
Professional
Stanford WPF/Pro Recco
Drew Holland

Drew Holland

Goalkeeper
6' 5"
Professional
Chios
Johnny Hooper

Johnny Hooper

Attacker
6' 1"
Professional
Olympic Club/Palaio Faliro
Max Irving

Max Irving

Attacker
6' 1"
Professional
NY Athletic Club/Olympiacos
Alex Obert

Alex Obert

Defender
6' 6"
Professional
NY Athletic Club / VK-JUG
Ben Stevenson

Ben Stevenson

Attacker
6' 4"
Professional
NY Athletic Club / Glyfada
Marko Vavic

Marko Vavic

Attacker
6' 5"
Professional
Trojan/Roma Nuoto
Alex Wolf

Alex Wolf

Goalkeeper
6' 7"
Professional
Bruin/Hydraikos
Dylan Woodhead

Dylan Woodhead

Defender
6' 7"
Professional
Stanford WPF/Glyfada

Players Mentioned

Alex Bowen

Alex Bowen

6' 5"
Professional
NY Athletic Club/Apollon
Attacker
Luca Cupido

Luca Cupido

6' 4"
Professional
Camogli
Attacker
Hannes Daube

Hannes Daube

6' 4"
Professional
Trojan/Olympiacos
Attacker
Ben Hallock

Ben Hallock

6' 6"
Professional
Stanford WPF/Pro Recco
Center
Drew Holland

Drew Holland

6' 5"
Professional
Chios
Goalkeeper
Johnny Hooper

Johnny Hooper

6' 1"
Professional
Olympic Club/Palaio Faliro
Attacker
Max Irving

Max Irving

6' 1"
Professional
NY Athletic Club/Olympiacos
Attacker
Alex Obert

Alex Obert

6' 6"
Professional
NY Athletic Club / VK-JUG
Defender
Ben Stevenson

Ben Stevenson

6' 4"
Professional
NY Athletic Club / Glyfada
Attacker
Marko Vavic

Marko Vavic

6' 5"
Professional
Trojan/Roma Nuoto
Attacker
Alex Wolf

Alex Wolf

6' 7"
Professional
Bruin/Hydraikos
Goalkeeper
Dylan Woodhead

Dylan Woodhead

6' 7"
Professional
Stanford WPF/Glyfada
Defender