Brett Rehrer is the program’s all-time saves leader (1,088) and tied for the program lead with 154 career assists at the time of his graduation.
Career Accolades
- CoSIDA Google Cloud All-District At-Large Team (2019)
- MAWPC-West Championship Second Team (2017, 2018)
- MAWPC-West Region Most Valuable Player (2018)
- MAWPC-West Region First Team (2017, 2018)
- MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week (10/20/17, 10/2/18, 10/16/18)
- CWPA Rookie of the Year (2015)
2018 (Sr.): Started all 21 matches in goal as a senior… Logged over 500 minutes in net… Made 266 stops to set a new all-time Gannon saves mark, passing head coach Sean Morphy… MAWPC-West Region Most Valuable Player… Named to CoSIDA Google Cloud All-District At-Large Team… ACWPC All-Academic “Superior” Team… Helped squad to 20-1 record, including 19 consecutive wins to start the season… Posted a .650 save percentage… Went 4-1 in conference play in net… Handed out a team-high 58 assists… Began season with seven steals and a 12-save effort in win over Penn State Behrend (9/1/18)… Stopped 20 shots in just over 27 minutes against Salem (W. Va.) (9/8/18)… Made 22 more stops in meeting with Salem (W. Va.) later in the season (10/13/18), part of a stretch with double-digit stops in six straight matches… Opened MAWPC-West Tournament with four saves on five shots against Connecticut College (10/28/18)... Had 47 steals.
2017: Started all 26 matches in goal … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete ... received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... tabbed as an Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic selection, landing a spot on the "Superior" team reserved for grade point averages between 3.41 and 3.7… selected to the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) Western Region first team … broke Gannon’s single-season record for saves with 334, surpassing the old mark by 51 … led Gannon in assists (45) and steals (70), recording the program’s third-highest single-season total in both categories … named MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week after recording 30 saves during a perfect 3-0 weekend against Salem (15-11), McKendree (Ill.) (15-7) and Mercyhurst (16-12) … selected to the MAWPC Western Region Championship All-Tournament second team after leading the Golden Knights to the title … produced 42 saves and eight steals while winning all three matches at the championship event … turned away 16 shots during a 15-10 victory against Mercyhurst in the title match … had 15 saves and six steals during a 12-9 semifinal win against NCAA Division I La Salle … reached double digits in saves during 22 of 26 contests … surpassed the 20-save plateau twice, including a season-high 24 against NCAA Division I Wagner at the Bison Invitational … finished a 10-8 victory against Mercyhurst with 22 saves and a season-best seven steals … generated a .500 save percentage or better during 23 of 26 matches … recorded at least three steals in a contest 14 times … scored his first two career goals during a 20-9 win against McKendree (Ill.) … added another score during a 17-5 victory against Washington & Jefferson … dished out a season-high four assists to go along with 11 saves and four steals during a 15-6 win against Penn State Behrend … matched his season-high in assists while making 10 saves during a 15-7 semifinal victory against McKendree (Ill.) at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division II Championship … tied his season-high assist total one more time against Johns Hopkins at the MAWPC Championship Tournament … dished out multiple assists in a match 13 times, including three or more 21 times.
2016: Started all 18 matches in goal … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... received the NCAA Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award ... tabbed as an ACWPC All-Academic selection, landing a spot on the "Superior" team … earned a spot on the MAWPC All-Academic “Superior” team for the same accomplishments … named to the MAWPC Western Region first team … led Gannon in assists with 34, representing the ninth-highest single-season total in program history … recorded 260 of Gannon’s 276 team saves, equaling the third-highest single-season total all-time at Gannon … reached double digits in saves 14 times … opened the campaign with 12 saves and a season-high six steals against NCAA Division I Iona at the Navy Open … had a season-best 26 saves during an 11-9 victory against Mercyhurst at a CWPA Weekend hosted by Salem, breaking the school’s single-match record in the process … began scoring plays with a season-high seven assists during a 17-13 victory against Monmouth at a CWPA Weekend hosted by Salem … reached the 20-save plateau four times … generated 24 saves and five steals during an 11-9 win at Washington & Jefferson … turned away 21 shots during a 14-7 victory against Salem at the MAWPC Western Division Championship … recorded 21 saves during a previous encounter with the Tigers en route to a 15-14 win at a CWPA Weekend hosted by Washington & Jefferson … produced an .800 save percentage or better three times … dished out at least three assists in a match seven times.
2015: Spent the majority of the season in goal for the Golden Knights ... selected CWPA Rookie of the Year ... named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... tabbed as an ACWPC All-Academic selection, landing a spot on the "Superior" team ... recorded 210 blocks, representing the sixth-highest single-season total in program history ... produced 30 steals and 17 assists ... saved a season-high 22 shots during a 14-13 victory against ... had a season-high seven assists against NCAA Division I Monmouth ... reached double digits in saves 12 times ... surpassed the 20-save plateau three times ... had multiple steals in a match 11 times ... recorded a season-high five steals to go along with 10 saves against Washington & Jefferson ... dished out multiple assists in a match five times.
High School: Played for head coach Gary Cheever at Chino Hills (Calif.) High School … was a two-time Defensive MVP as a junior and senior … named to the All-Sierra League team after his junior season … landed a spot on the All-Baseline League first team as a senior … was a two-time Inland Valley All-Area Team selection as a junior and senior … selected to the All-Sun Water Polo and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) All-Division teams as a senior … was part of a Chino Hills team that made the program’s first-ever CIF playoff appearance as a sophomore … helped Chino Hills qualify for the CIF playoffs three consecutive seasons … was a two-sport athlete, receiving the Swim Coaches Award as a senior … named a Scholar Athlete all eight semesters of his high school career … selected as a Baseline League Scholar Athlete in 2014.
Personal: Supply Chain Management/Sports Management and Marketing major … is the son of Lynn and Rick … has three sisters and one brother, including teammate Jake.
Career Highs
Saves: 26 vs. Mercyhurst, 9/25/16
Steals: 7 vs. Mercyhurst, 9/29/17; vs. Penn State Behrend, 9/1/18
Goals: 2 vs. McKendree (Ill.), 9/24/17
Assists: 7 vs. Monmouth, 9/25/16; vs. Monmouth, 10/10/15; vs. Salem (W. Va.), 10/13/18
Points: 7 vs. Monmouth, 9/25/16; vs. Monmouth, 10/10/15; vs. Salem (W. Va.), 10/13/18
| Year |
Saves |
Goals Allowed |
Steals |
Assists |
| 2015 |
210 |
203 |
30 |
17 |
| 2016 |
260 |
166 |
30 |
34 |
| 2017 |
334 |
208 |
70 |
45 |
| 2018 |
284 |
135 |
47 |
58 |
| Career |
1088 |
712 |
177 |
154 |
