Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors:
2020 ACWPC All-Academic Team (Excellent)
2018 ACWPC All-Academic Team (Excellent)
MAWPC-East Defensive Player of the Week (Four Times)
 
2021 (Senior): Played in 13 games during the season … Finished the year with 79 saves with 79 goals allowed for a save percentage of .500 … Registered a season-best 11 saves against Iona at the Navy Open … Tallied six or more stops against in nine of 13 appearances – #3 Cal (6 saves), Iona (11), #3 Stanford (6), Air Force, #16 Fordham (7), Claremont-Mudd Scripps (8), #3 UCLA (7), and Mount St. Mary’s (2x – 6, 7) … Registered 26 saves against nationally-ranked opponents, including 19 against top-3 opponents … In addition, added 13 steals on defense … Credited with an assist in a victory over Mount St. Mary’s.
 
2020 (Junior): Named to the 2020-21 ACWPCA All-Academic team … Played in four of Navy’s seven games during the season, which was shortened by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) … Finished the year with a team-high 44 saves with 23 goals allowed for a save percentage of .657 … Recorded double-digit saves in three of four games played … Opened the season with 13 saves at George Washington, while adding 12 stops against GW near the end of the year … Registered a season-high 15 saves at La Salle … Notched four saves in Navy’s victory over #10 Bucknell … Finished the season with four steals and four assists … Was named Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference-East Defensive Player of the Week twice (Feb. 15, Feb. 22).
 
2019 (Sophomore): Played in 20 games on the season, recording a team-high 149 saves, while surrendering 180 goals for a save percentage of .453 … Registered double-digit saves in eight games, including a season-best 17 stops at George Washington … Also had double-digit saves against Santa Clara (10), Concordia (10), Fordham (11 – 2x), George Washington (12), and Wagner (12 and 10) … Finished the season with 25 steals, while adding four assists … Was named Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference-East Defensive Player of the Week twice (Oct. 21, Oct. 28).
 
2018 (Freshman): Named to the 2018 ACWPC All-Academic Team … Made nine appearances on the year as a freshman … Recorded 37 saves, while surrendering 49 goals for a .430 save percentage … Registered saves in all nine games, including double-digit stops against Fordham (10 saves) … Made collegiate debut at the Bucknell Invitational against Mercyhurst, tallying five saves … Also recorded saves in games against Fordham (6 saves), George Washington (2), Johns Hopkins (2 and 2), La Salle (3 and 4), and Pomona-Pitzer (3) … Finished the year with a pair of steals.
 
High School / Personal: Lettered in water polo (2 years) and swimming (3) at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif. … Helped water polo and swimming teams to championships in 2017 … Named Sunset League MVP as a senior … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Son of John Sandberg and Sue Sandberg.
 
Career Statistics

Year	Games	Saves	GA	Pct.	Assists	Steals
2018	9	37	49	.430	0	2
2019	18	149	180	.453	4	25
2020 *	4	44	23	.657	4	4
2021	13	79	79	.500	1	13
Totals	44	309	331	.483	9	44

* – 2020 season played in the spring of 2021
 
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