University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2010: Appeared in three games, startingone in the goal for the Gauchos…Tallied 19 saves for a 15.2saves per game average…Posted a 6.4 goals againstaverage…Had a season-high 10 saves in a win over Harvard(Oct. 10). 

2009: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Foothill High School under head coach Jim Brumm...Wasnamed the CIF and Seaview League Co-Player of the Year as a seniorafter leading his team to league and CIF Championships, which henames as his most memorable athletic achievement...Also earnedCalifornia NISCA First Team All-American honors and CIF SouthSection Division I All-American accolades...Named to the All-CountyTeam by the Orange County Register...Tallied a career-high23 saves in the 2008 Seaview League Championship game...Posted 28assists and 32 steals in his final season with the Knights...Set aschool-record of 373 saves in a season in 2008, breaking hisprevious record of 337, set during his junior campaign...As ajunior, he led the Knights to a Seaview League Championship and wonSeaview League Co-Player of the Year honors...Earned CaliforniaNISCA Fifth Team All-American honors as a junior, as well as CIFSouth Section Division I Second Team All-American accolades...Wasalso a four-year letterwinner in swimming.

CLUB
Played for SoCal Water Polo Club...Helped SoCal to gold medals atthe 2004, 2006 and 2008 National Junior Olympics.

PERSONAL
Jay Anthony Lovero was born on June 14, 1990 in Newport Beach,Calif....His mother is Trish Lovero...Has an older brother,John...Enjoys playing the guitar, soccer, basketball surfing andfishing...Favorite movie is "3000 Miles to Graceland" while hisfavorite book is "The Hallo-Wiener"...Names Roger Waters as hisfavorite musician...Names his father V.J. Lovero and soccer playerFrancesco Totti as his personal heroes.