The win advances the Bruins to the semifinals of the NorCal Invitational at Stanford.
High School
Three-year (2009-11) varsity water polo letterwinner at El Toro High School under head coach Don Stoll...also lettered twice in swimming for coach Brett McCleave...was a three-time All-American, a three-time All-CIF selection and earned All-Sea View League honors three times as well (2009-11) for the Chargers...also named Co-MVP of the Sea View League in 2011 (shared the honor with then Charger teammate and current Bruin teammate, Garrett Danner)...the Chargers lost to Mater Dei, 8-5 in the CIF Division 1 Finals in 2011...he scored 124 goals his senior year (2011), 90 goals his junior year and 60 goals his sophomore campaign...El Toro High was CIF Champions his sophomore season (2009).
Personal
Full name: Joseph John Fuentes...prefers Joey...born Oct. 2, 1993 in Newport Beach, Calif...his mother is Jolene Fuentes...has one older sister, Michelle, and one older brother, T.J....competed with the SET Water Polo Club out of Saddleback and El Toro...says he chose UCLA "Due to the prestigious education and the winning tradition of its water polo team"...lists hitting the game-winning shot against Newport Harbor in the CIF Semifinals in 2011 with two seconds left as the biggest athletic thrill of his career...lists fishing and playing basketball as his hobbies...has yet to declare a major.