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Career Accolades

  • NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2023, Oct. 30, 2023)
  • CWPA Scholar Athlete (2023)
  • ACWPC All-Academic Team (2023)

As a Junior (2024)

  • Made 11 saves in a Sept. 15 win at No. 10 Long Beach State
  • Earned MPSF Newcomer of the Week honors on Oct. 7
  • Matched a season high with 11 saves in the Oct. 6 win at No. 2 USC

As a Sophomore (2023 at Princeton)

  • NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2023, Oct. 30, 2023)
  • CWPA Scholar Athlete
  • ACWPC All-Academic Team
  • Went 14-2 in 17 starts
  • Posted a .549 save percentage with 179 stops
  • Made a season-high 17 saves against George Washington on Sept. 2
  • Went four-straight games with at least 10 saves from Sept. 16 – Oct. 1
  • Made 12 stops against Iona in the CWPA Semifinals on Nov. 18
  • Combined for 25 saves across two games on Oct. 29, against MIT and No. 11 Harvard
  • Made 11 saves in a win over No. 10 UCSB on Oct. 17
  • Dished out six assists on the season

As a Freshman (2023 at Princeton)

  • Finished the year 14-2 in 17 starts
  • Made 179 saves on the year behind a .549 save percentage
  • Turned away a career-best 18 shots against No. 20 St. Francis-Brooklyn on Oct. 29
  • In the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 16 Fordham, saved 10 shots
  • Made nine saves against No. 11 Harvard on Oct. 2

USA Water Polo

  • Has competed at several levels with the USA National Youth program
  • Part of the US Junior Team that won the United States' first-ever medal at the 2023 World Junior Championships

High School

  • Three-time All-American at Campolino HS
  • First freshman in school history to earn All-America nomination
  • Two-time team captain
  • All-League Outstanding Goalie 

Personal

  • Son of Heidi and Michael Temkin
  • Has two sisters, Brooke and Bella
  • Sister, Bella, rows at Boston College