Brayden Black
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- Height:
- 6'3"
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Ventura, CA
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- Position:
- Def.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Buena
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- gp
- 25
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- p
- 28
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- g
- 12
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- a
- 16
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 25 | 3 |
| Points | 28 | 5 |
| Goals | 12 | 3 |
| Assists | 16 | 2 |
| Shots | 26 | 3 |
| Shooting percentage | 46.2 | 100.0 |
| Steals | 16 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 21 | 1 |
| Blocks | 4 | 1 |
| Exclusions Drawn | 2 | 0 |
| Exclusions | 29 | 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | p | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Cal Lutheran | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 30 | Crafton Hill | W, 18-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | VC Alumni | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 5 | vs. El Camino | W, 21-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Cerritos | W, 17-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Chaffey | W, 23-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Cypress | L, 16-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Orange Coast | L, 15-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Saddleback | W, 12-9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Southwestern | W, 21-11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Cerritos | L, 11-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Golden West | L, 17-7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. West Valley | L, 17-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Palomar | W, 14-8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Chaffey | W, 21-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Citrus | W, 25-13 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Santa Monica | W, 23-2 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | vs. Ohlone | W, 19-2 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | vs. Santa Rosa | W, 24-12 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 11 | vs. Mt. San Antonio | W, 15-14 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 11 | at West Valley | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at Cuesta | L, 19-12 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | at Long Beach | L, 18-12 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | vs. West Valley | L, 17-14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | LA Valley | L, 13-11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Saddleback | W, 15-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Long Beach | L, 21-15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Sierra | W, 15-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. American River | W, 14-11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Saddleback | W, 10-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Mt. San Antonio | W, 17-13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Grossmont | W, 19-14 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | vs. San Diego Mesa | L, 17-14 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | LA Valley | W, 14-13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Cuesta | W, 13-12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Saddleback | W, 10-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Long Beach | L, 15-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | ex | sh | sh% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 46.2 |
| Conference | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 50.0 |
| Away | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neutral | 20 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 45.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 52.9 |
| Losses | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| August | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| September | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 50.0 |
| October | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 33.3 |
| November | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 80.0 |
News mentions
In exciting fashion, the VC men's water polo team captured the Western State Conference Championship Saturday at the Ventrua Aquatic Center. Patrik Bötkös scored the game-winning goal with seven seconds remaining as the No. 3-seeded Pirates defeated top-seed Cuesta to claim the title. Bötkös and Evan Augusta each scored three times for VC (21-12, 4-2) to help secure the program's first conference title since 2009.
The Ventura College men's water polo team dropped a close 13-11 contest against visiting Los Angeles Valley Wednesday at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Daniel Vadas, Nico Rosado and Owen Patterson all netted two goals for the Pirates with Vadas also handing out a pair of assists. Rosado recorded for ejections drawn and Patrik Bötkös alsohad four ED's. Brayden Black grabbed two steals defensively for VC (13-10, 2-2).
The VC men's water polo team competed at hte Long Beach Mini Tournment Friday, dropping a pair of hard-fought games to Top-4 opponents. The Pirates fell to the hosts and No. 4-ranked Vikings in the opener before dropping their third decision of the season to No.2 West Valley in the nightcap. Milos Djanic scored seven goals in the two games while Owen Patterson netted six. Nico Rosado drew 11 ejections on the day and Bryce Biglin recorded 28 saves in the cage.
The VC men's water polo team faced some tough competition at the Mt. San Antonio Tournament Friday and Saturday, dropping the first two contests on Day 1 before pulling out a pair of wins on Day 2.
The VC men's water polo claimed victory in the 2025 season opener, 18-12 over Crafton Hills at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Owen Patterson led a balanced attack with four goals and an assist while Evan Augusta tallied three scores. Goalie Ethan Ortiz had six saves in the cage and handed out a pair of assists in the victory for Ventura (1-0).