Leo Galocha Nikolic
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Hometown:
- Bethesda, MD
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- Position:
- Utility
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Walt Whitman
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Bio
Career Highlights
2024
* Played in 25 games in debut season
* Delivered 10 goals and four assists
* Recorded 18 takeaways, two earned exclusions, and two blocks
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in finance
Personal
* Son of Gordana Nikolic, Anthony Pahigian, and Juan Carlos Galocha
* Participated in waterpolo and soccer at Walt Whitman's High School
* Member of the 16u and 18u Capital Club Waterpolo Team
* 2021 16u Junior Olympics Platinum Division 2021 First Place
* Bronze in 16u
* 2022 Florida International Waterpolo tournament
* 2022 Olympic Developement Program
* Won First place in the Tampa tournament for 16u team
* 2024 Junior Olympics qualifier
* Second place in the Tigers Pittsburg 18u Tournament
* 2024 South Florida Waterpolo 18u fourth place finisher
* Member of the Chess Club
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | - | - |
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | - | - |
| Assists | - | - |
| Shots | - | - |
| Shooting percentage | - | - |
| Steals | - | - |
| Turnovers | - | - |
| Blocks | - | - |
| Exclusions Drawn | - | - |
| Exclusions | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | at Austin | L, 9-8 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Augustana | L, 18-8 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Washington & Jefferson | W, 14-8 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Stanford | L, 26-2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Austin | W, 8-7 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Augustana | L, 23-7 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | p | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Yale Club | W, 14-9 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | vs. Penn State Club | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 8 | vs. Pittsburgh Club | W, 13-11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 8 | at Washington & Jefferson | W, 11-10 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | vs. Wheaton (Mass.) | W, 19-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at Mercyhurst | L, 19-12 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 22 | vs. Connecticut Col. | L, 15-12 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 22 | vs. Gannon | L, 23-5 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | vs. Caltech | W, 13-9 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | at Occidental | L, 20-7 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | vs. Ottawa (Ariz.) | L, 21-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | vs. Whittier | L, 18-7 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | vs. Wheaton (Mass.) | W, 20-6 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | vs. Austin | L, 9-5 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 13 | vs. Augustana | L, 23-12 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 13 | at Washington & Jefferson | W, 13-10 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | vs. McKendree | L, 17-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | at Gannon | L, 19-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | vs. Mercyhurst | L, 15-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | vs. Salem | L, 21-10 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Gannon | L, 22-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Mercyhurst | L, 13-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | vs. Wheaton (Mass.) | W, 24-4 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Austin | L, 9-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 10 | vs. Augustana | L, 18-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 10 | vs. Washington & Jefferson | W, 14-8 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 22 | vs. Stanford | L, 26-2 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | vs. Austin | W, 8-7 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 24 | vs. Augustana | L, 23-7 | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | ex | sh | sh% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | ex | sh | sh% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team was unable to get past Mercyhurst and Salem on the final day of the Gannon Invitational Sunday.
The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team was victorious against Caltech by a score of 13-9 in its first game of the Gary Troyer Tournament, finishing 1-3 over four games in California for the weekend.
The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team dropped its final two games of the Erie Invitational against Connecticut College and Gannon at the Erie Prep Center Sunday.
The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team earned a 19-8 win over Wheaton (MA) and fell to Mercyhurst on day one of the Erie Invitational on Saturday, hosted at the Erie Prep Center.
Penn State Behrend men’s water polo junior Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) and freshman Leo Nikolic (Bethesda, MD/Walt Whitman) were named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) East Players of the Week.
The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team finished with four wins to begin the season at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational, defeating the host Presidents and three club teams.
