- Reuel D’Souza, Attacker, UOP
Pick 3: Dash McFarland, Senior, Center, Stanford
Pick 10: Jeremie Cote, Senior, RH Attacker, Pacific
Pick 15: Albert Ponferrada, Senior, LH Attacker, Cal
Pick 22: Nico Tierney, Senior, CD, UCLA
pick 2. Ryder Dodd - Attacker - UCLA
pick 11. Stefan Brankovic - USC - Utility
pick 14. Patrik Kolak - Attacker - Cal
pick 23. Ethan Parrish - Attacker - Stanford
H2Opolo10 asked me to post his next two picks.
- JP Ohl, LH attacker, Princeton
- Jack Martin, LH center, USC
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pick 2. Ryder Dodd - Attacker - UCLA
pick 11. Stefan Brankovic - USC - Utility
pick 14. Patrik Kolak - Attacker - Cal
pick 23. Ethan Parrish - Attacker - Stanford
pick 26. Vladan Mitrovic - 2MD - Princeton
Vladan is a two-time All-American and will add size and experience to our team. Will be critical to Princeton’s potential run to the final four.
sbwp asked me to post his next pick:
- Tanner Pulice, RH attacker, Stanford
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Rb asked me to post his next pick:
Zach Bettino, LH attacker, USC
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- Matthew Hosmer — attacker Pacific
Team 6: Last but not least
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Jackson Painter, LH attacker, Stanford. A well-balanced team needs a LH attacker and there aren’t enough good ones in the United States. A very tough choice between Painter and Ben Liechty. They both have a chance to make the 2028 Olympic team. I chose Painter, a 5th-year college player, because he has more college experience than Liechty and will be featured more prominently in Stanford’s offense than Liechty will be in UCLA’s. Painter, an underrated defensive player, is also faster. Painter was a 1st team All-American in 2022 and a 2nd team All-American in 2023.
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Max Miller, center, USC. As sbwp notes above, there aren’t a lot of good centers to choose from and I don’t pick again until the last pick in the third round. Miller, another 5th-year player, has improved every year he’s been at USC. He waa a 1st team All-American last year. Miller and Painter will work well together.
(18.) Ben Liechty, LH attacker, UCLA. That’s a pretty good 4/5 side with Painter and Liechty. Liechty was UCLA’s second-leading scorer last year as a freshman. He has excellent size and post-up skills. He was an honorable mention All-American last season. He is a 2x CIF Southern Section player of the year and a potential 2028 Olympian.
(19.) Riley Pittman, attacker, Stanford. Pittman, another 5th-year college player, joins his Stanford teammate, Jackson Painter, on my team. Pittman was a 2nd team All-American in 2023 and led Stanford in goals and assists.
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Carson Kranz, attacker, USC. I’ve been a fan of Kranz’s game since his days at Loyola. Kranz, another 5th-year player, was a 2nd team All-American in 2023.
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Luka Brnetic, center defender, USC. As a 6’7" senior, Brnetic has good length and three years of college experience. He will be USC’s starting center defender and was 2nd team All-MPSF last season. I considered taking one of UCLA’s center defenders but it’s hard to know which one or ones will receive significant playing time.
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- Ethan Shipman — Attacker UCI
Rb asked me to post his next pick:
- West Temkin, goalie, Stanford
Pick 3: Dash McFarland, Senior, Center, Stanford
Pick 10: Jeremie Cote, Senior, RH Attacker, Pacific
Pick 15: Albert Ponferrada, Senior, LH Attacker, Cal
Pick 22: Nico Tierney, Senior, CD, UCLA
Pick 27: Tanner Pulice, RH Attacker, Stanford
Pick 34: Kristof Kovacs, Sophomore, Goalie, Princeton
pick 2. Ryder Dodd - Attacker - UCLA
pick 11. Stefan Brankovic - USC - Utility
pick 14. Patrik Kolak - Attacker - Cal
pick 23. Ethan Parrish - Attacker - Stanford
pick 26. Vladan Mitrovic - 2MD - Princeton
pick 35. Griffin Price - Goalie - Stanford
- Jacob Pyle, Goalie, UC Irvine
- Aaron Voggenthaler, Center Defender, UCLA
pick 2. Ryder Dodd - Attacker - UCLA
pick 11. Stefan Brankovic - USC - Utility
pick 14. Patrik Kolak - Attacker - Cal
pick 23. Ethan Parrish - Attacker - Stanford
pick 26. Vladan Mitrovic - 2MD - Princeton
pick 35. Griffin Price - Goalie - Stanford
pick 38. Marcell Szecsi - Center - UCLA
Pick 3: Dash McFarland, Senior, Center, Stanford
Pick 10: Jeremie Cote, Senior, RH Attacker, Pacific
Pick 15: Albert Ponferrada, Senior, LH Attacker, Cal
Pick 22: Nico Tierney, Senior, CD, UCLA
Pick 27: Tanner Pulice, RH Attacker, Stanford
Pick 34: Kristof Kovacs, Sophomore, Goalie, Princeton
Pick 39: Frederico Carsalade, Sophomore, RH Attacker, UCLA
- Adam Wright, Coach, UCLA
- Dusty Litvak — Coach Princeton
Team 6: Last but not least
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Jackson Painter, LH attacker, Stanford. A well-balanced team needs a LH attacker and there aren’t enough good ones in the United States. A very tough choice between Painter and Ben Liechty. They both have a chance to make the 2028 Olympic team. I chose Painter, a 5th-year college player, because he has more college experience than Liechty and will be featured more prominently in Stanford’s offense than Liechty will be in UCLA’s. Painter, an underrated defensive player, is also faster. Painter was a 1st team All-American in 2022 and a 2nd team All-American in 2023.
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Max Miller, center, USC. As sbwp notes above, there aren’t a lot of good centers to choose from and I don’t pick again until the last pick in the third round. Miller, another 5th-year player, has improved every year he’s been at USC. He was a 1st team All-American last year. Miller and Painter will work well together.
(18.) Ben Liechty, LH attacker, UCLA. That’s a pretty good 4/5 side with Painter and Liechty. Liechty was UCLA’s second-leading scorer last year as a freshman. He has excellent size and post-up skills, and was an honorable mention All-American last season. He is a 2x CIF Southern Section player of the year and a potential 2028 Olympian.
- Riley Pittman, attacker, Stanford. Pittman, another 5th-year college player, joins his Stanford teammate, Jackson Painter, on my team. Pittman was a 2nd team All-American in 2023 and led Stanford in goals and assists.
(30.) Carson Kranz, attacker, USC. I’ve been a fan of Kranz’s game since his days at Loyola. Kranz, another 5th-year player, was a 2nd team All-American in 2023.
- Luka Brnetic, center defender, USC. As a 6’7" senior, Brnetic has good length and three years of college experience. He will be USC’s starting center defender and was 2nd team All-MPSF last season. I considered taking one of UCLA’s center defenders but it’s hard to know which one or ones will receive significant playing time.
(42.) Bernardo Herzer, goalie, USC. Herzer, 6’6”, started for USC last year as a redshirt freshman and should be the starter again this year. He was an honorable mention All-American and 2nd team All-MPSF in 2023.
- Kirk Everist, coach, Cal. Everist has quietly won six NCAA championships as a coach, including the last three. Only Cutino, Dettamanti, and Vavic have won more. Everist is sometimes criticized, unfairly in my opinion, for his technical expertise and not following a script but his record speaks for itself. Moreover, most players enjoy playing for Everist and they have fun doing so. I wish there were more coaches like him.
To keep the draft moving, I will make my predictions and comment on our draft after H2Opolo10 makes his final selection.
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retiredguy asked me to post his final selection. He chose:
- Wade Sherlock, LH attacker, UCLA.
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