VISTA, Calif. --- Five Eagles grabbed a postseason honor in the Western Water Polo All-Conference announcement on Wednesday. The WWPA released its selection for the All-WWPA teams, All-Defensive Team, All-Freshman Team, Freshman of the Year, and Player of the Year, honoring a combined five players from Biola.

Roman Saroyan shined in the postseason awards, grabbing three distinctions. The rising star was named Freshman of the Year along with a Second Team All-WWPA and an All-Freshman Team selection. 

Saroyan began his career with 57 goals and 34 assists in 2023. Both totals put the freshman in the top-10 in the conference, while he also ranked second with 40 sprint wins. Saroyan offered 15 games with multiple goals, including a streak of 15-straight games with at least one goal heading into postseason play.

Nolan Rapp and Mitchell Carpenter picked up multiple honors with First Team All-WWPA and All-Defensive Team selections.

Rapp led the Eagles with 100 points this season, landing 49 goals and 51 assists, which ranked third in the conference. The junior added 43 steals on the defensive end, pacing the conference in 2023. Four field blocks also came through for the standout. He went on to win a WWPA Player of the Week honor for his performances from October 2-8.

Carpenter put up monster stats for BU, surpassing 300 saves to lead the WWPA. The BU keeper won the WWPA Defender of the Week award three times to go along with his conference-best save total. Carpenter posted 20 assists and 39 steals in his 30 games played, while recording a .528 save percentage which ranked at the top of the WWPA.

The final All-WWPA First Team selection from Biola was Maxwell Osborn. The senior corralled his second-straight WWPA postseason honor after being named second team last year. In 2023, Osborn picked up a team-high of 68 goals, which put him fifth in the conference. He also added 24 assists and 30 drawn exclusions to aid the Biola attack. He came away with one WWPA Player of the Week honor for his work from September 18-24.

John Grasso earned a spot on the WWPA All-Defensive Team. The junior was a terror in the middle, disrupting opposing offenses all season. Grasso grabbed eight field blocks and 19 steals, as the stopper in the center.

Biola men's water polo kicks off its postseason play on Friday in O'Fallon, Illinois. The WWPA Championships will begin for BU with a matchup against Mercyhurst in the opening round at 11:00 am PT.