Jan. 25 vs. Long Beach State 1 Berkeley, Calif. 2:00
Jan. 30 vs. Cal State Fullerton 2 La Jolla, Calif.
Jan. 31 vs. Arizona State 2 La Jolla, Calif.
Jan. 31 vs. Hawai'i 2 La Jolla, Calif. 5:50 p.m.
Feb. 1 vs. USC 2 La Jolla, Calif.
FEB. 7 UC IRVINE SPIEKER AQUATICS
Feb. 13 vs. Fresno State 3 Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 14 vs. USC 3 Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 15 vs. Stanford 3 Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 21 at California Berkeley, Calif.
FEB. 27
E-mail: asinatra@athletics.ucla.edu
Address: 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095
Credits: The 2026 UCLA women’s water polo information guide was written, edited and designed by Ryan Finney, former UCLA Athletic Communications/Associate Director with assistance from UCLA Athletic Communications student assistant Mila Fishman. Photography by Bruin Creative, ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig), Juan Lainez (Marin Media), Catharyn Hayne Photography, Scott Chandler, Minette Rubin and Scott Quintard. The cover of the 2025 UCLA women’s water polo information guide was designed by Eric Hurd and Summit Athletic Media.
On the Cover: The 2026 UCLA seniors (front row, from left): Emma Lineback, Fanni Muzsnay, Izzy Rosensitto, and Taylor Smith. (back row): Janna Tauscher, Lily Gess, Zoë Frangieh, Carly McMurray, Bia Mantellato, and Anna Pearson.
#1 Lauren STEELE
6-0/Jr./GK Old Greenwich, Conn.
#5 Katherine O'DEA
5-7/Fr./ATK Long Beach, Calif.
#12 Alison SAGARA
5-10/Fr./ATK Orinda, Calif.
#19 Genoa ROSSI
5-11/Sr./UTL Laguna Beach, Calif.
5-7/R-Fr./ATK Mountain View, Calif.
#1A Joey NIZ
5-9/Jr./GK Los Alamitos, Calif.
#6 Fanni MUZSNAY
5-8/Sr./ATK Budapest, Hungary
#13 Lily GESS
5-10/Sr./UTL Newport Beach, Calif.
#20 Anna PEARSON
5-11/Sr./UTL Irvine, Calif.
6-0/Sr./DEF Los Gatos, Calif.
#1B Izzy ROSENSITTO
5-7/Sr./GK Newport Beach, Calif.
#7 Taylor SMITH
5-10/Sr./ATK Newport Beach, Calif.
#14 Bia MANTELLATO
5-9/So./CTR São Paulo, Brazil
5-9/So./ATK Lafayette, Calif.
#1C Sienna STEINER
5-6/Fr./GK Sarasota, Fla.
#8 Dania INNIS
5-8/R-So./CTR Orinda, Calif.
#15 Jojo
5-4/So./ATK Dallas, Texas
5-2/R-So./ATK Commerce, Calif.
#2 Elektra URBATSCH
6-0/Jr./ATK Brooklyn, N.Y.
#9 Becca MELANSON
5-6/Jr./ATK Pittsburgh, Pa.
5-10/Fr./CTR DEF Orinda, Calif.
5-10/Fr./UTL Dallas, Texas
#3 Olivia OUELLETTE
5-7/Jr./UTL Los Alamitos, Calif.
#10 Emma LINEBACK
5-6/R-Sr./ATK Laguna Beach, Calif.
5-6/So./ATK El Cajon, Calif.
5-6/Fr./ATK Laguna Beach, Calif.
#4 Carly McMURRAY
5-10/Sr./ATK Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
#11 Janna TAUSCHER
6-0/R-Sr./CTR Sunset Beach, Calif.
#18 Ryan CHALUPNIK
5-3/R-Fr./CTR Newport Beach, Calif.
6-0/R-Fr./ATK Orinda, Calif.
WALTERS
#16 Ally LARSEN
#17 Jenna HUMAN
#21 Tali STRYKER
#22 Alexsa GIMENEZ
#23 Jailynn ROBINSON
#24 Presley JONES
#25 Ana PIEPER
#26 Aubrey GRAHAM
#33 Zoë FRANGIEH
Jason FALITZ Interim Co-Head Coach
Matt KUBECK Interim Co-Head Coach
Ryann NEUSHUL Assistant Coach
Kyle Boal Director of Operations
NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School/Last School
1 Lauren Steele GK 6-0 Jr. Old Greenwich, Conn. / Orange Lutheran HS
1A Joey Niz GK 5-9 Jr. Los Alamitos, Calif. / Los Alamitos HS
1B Izzy Rosensitto GK 5-7 Sr. Newport Beach, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic HS
24 Presley Jones ATK 5-6 Fr. Laguna Beach, Calif. / Laguna Beach HS Natasha Kieckhafer UTL 5-11 Jr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic HS
16 Ally Larsen CTR DEF 5-10 Fr. Orinda, Calif. / Miramonte HS 10 Emma Lineback ATK 5-6 R-Sr. Laguna Beach, Calif. / Laguna Beach HS 14 Bia Mantellato CTR 5-9 Sr. São Paulo, Brazil / Newport Harbor HS / Hawai'i
4 Carly McMurray ATK 5-10 Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic HS
9 Becca Melanson ATK 5-6 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny HS
Connecticut (1): Steele. Florida (1): Steiner. Hungary (1): Muzsnay. New York (1): Urbatsch. Pennsylvania (1): Melanson. Texas (2): Robinson and Walters.
JASON FALITZ
Interim Co-Head Coach First Season
LA Valley College ‘06
Jason Falitz wears many hats at UCLA and serves both of the Bruins' water polo teams but in different capacities. He completed his 11th season with the Men's Water Polo Team in 2025, his eighth as the Associate Head Coach. In 2026, he begins his fifth season with the Women's Polo Team, but his first as the Interim Co-Head Coach.
He reported to the post of Assistant Coach for the men's program in May of 2015, replacing Dustin Litvak, who assumed the head coaching duties for the boy’s water polo program at Agoura High School and is now the men's head water polo coach at Princeton. Falitz was promoted to Associate Head Coach on August 16, 2017 after Head Coach Adam Wright was named the Head Coach of the UCLA women’s water polo program on July 20, 2017. Then in August of 2021, he was named the Associate Head Coach for the women's water polo program. On Dec. 29, 2025, Wright announced that he was stepping away from day-to-day activities with the Bruins' Women's Team and Falitz was then promoted along with Matt Kubeck to the post of Interim Co-Head Coach.
Falitz was named the 2023 Assistant (Associated Head) Coach of the Year as announced by the ACWPC on May 31, 2024. It marked the first time a Bruin has won this award.
Falitz won an NCAA title with the Bruins in his first year as UCLA went 30-0, defeating USC, 10-7, in the national championship game. He won his second championship in 2017 as UCLA defeated the Trojans at USC, 7-5. He won his third NCAA title (for the 2020 season) as the Bruins again defeated the Trojans at USC, 7-6, on March 21, 2021. He won his fourth and fifth NCAA Championships as the Bruins repeated as National Champions in 2024 and 2025, both at Stanford, and both over the Trojans.
In addition to his duties at UCLA, Falitz is the Head Boy’s Coach and the 16U Coach for the Rose Bowl Water Polo Club, positions he has held since 2012. His 16U team had a top five finish at the National Junior Olympics in 2012 and was top four in 2013. The 16U team also finished second at the 2013 Ironman League Superfinals. In 2014, he earned the Bill Barnett Distinguished Men’s Coaching Award from the USA Water Polo Assembly.
He also served as the Head Boy’s Water Polo Coach at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., from 2012-14. He grew the program from 20 players to 50 in his three seasons and won the program’s first CIF Division I playoff victory in 2014. Falitz has also coached in the collegiate world, serving as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Valley College from 2007-14, helping guide the Monarchs to the Western State Conference Championship in 2014.
He served one season (2012) as a volunteer assistant for UCLA Head Coach Adam Wright, coaching the Bruins’ Water Polo Club at the 2012 Fisher Cup. He also served in the same capacity for UC Davis Head Coach and former Bruin assistant, Daniel Leyson, during the 2014 campaign.
He spent five years (2007-11) as the Boy’s 18U Head Coach at the Rose Bowl Water Polo Club. He guided the team to back-to-back-to-back gold medals at the South Florida International Tournament (2009-11) and also guided them to a first place finish at the United States Club Championships in 2010.
Falitz has an extensive playing career, which began at John Burroughs High School. A four-year varsity starter, he was Burroughs’ single season record holder for goals (202) and was the school’s all-time career scoring leader with 455 goals. A two-time All-American and three-time All-CIF selection, he was named the Almont League MVP in 1999 and that same year was the Los Angeles Times and Daily News All-Area Player of the Year. He played club ball at Harvard Water Polo Foundation from 1997-2000 under former Olympic Coach Rich Corso.
He then went on to play at Long Beach State from 2000-02, redshirting the 2000 season. He would later play at Los Angeles Valley College in 2006 where he was named a two-time First Team All-American and the 2006 Western State Conference Player of the Year and the 2006 Los Angeles Valley College Male Athlete of the Year.
Jason Falitz looks on as the Bruins are about to complete an undefeated season in 2024 and capture the NCAA Championship over California in Berkeley, Calif.
Jason Falitz chats with Martin Jarmond after the Bruins won the 2024 NCAA Championship.
COACHING STAFF
MATT KUBECK
Interim Co-Head Coach First Season
UC Santa Barbara ‘08
Matt Kubeck serves both of the Bruins' water polo teams but in different capacities. UCLA Head Coach Adam Wright hired Kubeck, a former Long Beach State goalkeeper, to the post of assistant coach on July 3, 2024. He just completed his second season with the Bruins' Men's Water Polo team in 2025. Then on Dec. 29, 2025, when Wright stepped away from day-to-day activities with the women's team, UCLA promoted Kubeck, along with Associate Head Coach, Jason Falitz, to the post of Interim Co-Head Coach. Both will be in their first seasons in the role for the 2026 women's season.
Kubeck played four seasons for the Beach from 2008-11 and was a four-time All-CIF and All-Ocean League selection at El Segundo High School.
Prior to UCLA, he completed his first season in the spring of 2024 as an assistant coach for the LMU Women’s Water Polo team after serving for two seasons (2022-23) as an assistant coach for the Stanford Men’s Water Polo team. While with the Cardinal, he served as the goalies coach as well as handled video and analytics for the program.
“Matt comes to UCLA with a wealth of experience, not only from playing in college, but from coaching at one of the top high schools in the country as well as at Stanford,” Adam Wright said. “Being at the forefront of analytics, he will fit in perfectly to what we are doing here at UCLA. He has also been on the staff with the USA National Teams, which will put our program in a great position from a recruiting standpoint - not only in seeing the top domestic players but the international players as well. Matt was a goalkeeper throughout his career and has worked with goalies at the high school, collegiate, and national team levels, and that will be an area of support that he will bring to help our student-athletes get better.”
Prior to coaching at Stanford, Kubeck was an assistant coach at Harvard-Westlake School from 2016-22. Kubeck served as the assistant for both the boys and girls teams since and was the head coach of the girls’ program from 2019-21, winning a handful of championships with each.
Kubeck also worked at LA Premier Water Polo Club, spending time as both head and assistant coach at various levels with some of the highest-rated prep talent in the country. Kubeck has also spent time working with the USA National Team, serving as an assistant coach with the men’s youth national team since 2018 and helping earn a silver medal at the 2019 World University Games.
From the Los Angeles area, Kubeck earned his bachelor’s degree in communication from Long Beach State, graduating in 2012, after starting as a goalkeeper for two seasons for the Beach.
He got his coaching start as an assistant coach for the boy’s and girl’s water polo teams at Mission Viejo High School from 2012-13. He then served in the same position to both teams at El Toro HS from 2013-14. He spent the 2014-15 season as the head coach for the boy’s water polo and swimming teams at Trabuco Hills HS. During the span of 2012-16, he also served as the Goalie Director for SET Water Polo Club, where he was also the assistant coach for the 16U team from 2012-14, and the assistant coach for the 18U team from 2014-16.
Matt Kubeck (left) poses with fellow Assistant Coach, Nico Tierney (middle), and Director of Operations, Kyle Boal, after the UCLA Men's Water Polo Team won the 2025 NCAA Championship.
Matt Kubeck is in his first season working with the UCLA Women's Water Polo Team in 2026.
RYANN NEUSHUL
Assistant Coach First Season
Stanford ‘25
Ryann Neushul joined the Bruins as an assistant coach in February of 2026 and is in her first season as an assistant coach for the UCLA Women's Water Polo team in 2026.
While this is her first collegiate coaching post, she has spent the past year as an assistant coach to the 16U and 18U girl's at Santa Barbara water Polo Club. She has also serves as an assistant coach at Dos Pueblos High School for the same age group.
Neushul was a standout water polo player at Stanford, being named a four-time All-American while becoming the only player in Stanford Women's Water Polo history to win four NCAA Championships (2019, 2022-23, 2025). She also won the Peter J. Cutino Award in 2025 and was named the ACWPC Player of the Year that same season. She was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team all four times and was a three-time MPSF All-Tournament Team selection (2022-23, 2025). The four-time All-MPSF selection was also named the MPSF Player of the Year in her senior season (2025). She began her collegiate career being named the MPSF Newcomer of the Year in 2019. She scored 228 career goals at Stanford, ranking fifth all-time in Cardinal history.
In the intervening years of her college campaign, Neushul trained with the Senior National Team for USA Water Polo, making the Olympic team in 2024. She has been a professional athlete and Senior National Team member since May of 2017 to the present. She made her Senior Team debut at the 2017 FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Davis, Calif., and has won two World Championships (2022, 2024) with Team USA.
She played her water polo prep career at Dos Pueblos High School in Santa
Barbara, Calif., where she lettered four years in water polo, serving as team captain her junior and senior seasons. She was named the 2018 CIF Southern Section Player of the Year and the Channel League MVP. A three-time All-CIF First Team honoree (2016, 2017 and 2018), she was also a three-time AllChannel League First Team pick (2016, 2017 and 2018) and was the 2018 Channel League Champion in the 100 Breaststroke.
Neushul graduated from Stanford in 2025 with a degree in human biology with a focus in neurobiology and psychology of addiction. She also added a double minor in Spanish and science communication writing.
Ryann Neushul, middle, is in her first season as an Assistant Coach with the UCLA Women's Water Polo Team in 2026.
Ryann Neushul (left) and Matt Kubeck on deck for the Bruins' Women's Water Polo Team.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
RYAN CHALUPNIK
5-3 / Redshirt Freshman Center
Newport Beach, Calif.
Newport Harbor HS
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025 Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in swimming, a three-time letterwinner in water polo, and a two-time letterwinner in surfing at Newport Harbor High School … was a two-time NISCA All-American (2023 and 2024) … also named First-Team All-CIF Southern Section, Sunset League MVP, and First-Team All-Sunset League in 2024 … played club at Newport Beach Water Polo … named USAWP Academic All-American in 2022-23 … member of the U.S. Women's Youth National Team … helped lead team to a gold medal at the Pan-American Aquatics U17 Championships in 2023.
PERSONAL
Full name: Ryan Rae Chalupnik … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Bekki and Jim Chalupnik … has a younger sister, Rory … decided to attend UCLA because of the academics and team culture … describes greatest athletic thrill as “winning the Junior Olympics and the CIF Southern Section Open Division title in the same year.” … lists Kaleigh Gilchrist as the athlete she admires most … major is pre-psychology with a career objective of becoming a sports therapist.
2025 (ARIZONA STATE)
FRANGIEH
6-0 / Senior Defender
Los Gatos, Calif. Los Gatos HS Arizona State
Played in all 28 games … scored 22 goals (seventh on the team) and finished seventh on the team in scoring with 24 points (two assists) … also added four steals, drew seven exclusions, and had seven field blocks in her junior season … scored a season-high hat trick in the season-opening win over Cal Lutheran (Jan. 18) and in a win over No. 23 San Diego State later that same day … scored once in the 12-8 loss to UCLA (Feb. 9) … went 2-1 in sprints on the year.
2024 (ARIZONA STATE)
Played in all 31 games … scored 17 goals and added five assists for 22 total points … also added eight steals, drew six exclusions, and had five field blocks in her sophomore season … tallied two goals and a field block in the 10-8 win over Indiana in the MPSF Championship Tournament (fifth-place game) … had a career-high four goals and added two assists for six total points in a win over Ottawa (March 30) … scored twice in the win over San Jose State (March 23) … scored four goals and added one assist in the three games of the ASU Invitational, tallying two goals against San Jose State and Marist (Feb. 10) … netted a goal against No. 20 Wagner and Salem in the Cross Conference Challenge … tallied a goal against UCLA in the Triton Invitational.
2023 (ARIZONA STATE)
Played in all 24 games … her only goal came in the first game of the season against California Baptist University (Jan. 13) … had two assists in the win over Salem (Mar. 11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo (three-time starter) and swimming at Los Gatos High School … was named most improved in 2021 for varsity water polo, and was school Athlete of the Year runner-up in 2022 … also named water polo's team captain as a senior in 2022 … set the Los Gatos HS record for 50-meter freestyle in 2022 … was named First-Team All-American in 2020 and 2021 … in 2022, she was named First-Team All-League, Second-Team All-CCS, and to the All-Star CCS Team.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Zoë Anna Frangieh … born in Los Gatos, Calif. … parents are Kelly and Bill Frangieh … has a younger sister, Karly … father Bill attended summer training camp for the San Francisco 49ers, before a season ending injury that prevented his NFL debut … her sister was at Arizona State last year and is now a sophomore on the water polo team at Hawai'i … decided to attend UCLA because she, “wanted to be a part of a team that values teamwork and grit. I have always admired this team for [being] willing to outwork and outswim every opponent.” … lists hobbies as sewing, cooking, baking, and snowboarding … admires athletes such as Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffery … major is sociology with a career objective in the business field.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
LILY GESS
5-10 / Senior Utility
Newport Beach, Calif.
Newport Harbor HS
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 31, 2023)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic (Outstanding - 2023, Superior - 2024)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• 9-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 34 total points … collected 13 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and 21 assists (tied for fourth on the team) … had eight steals, drew three exclusions, and had two field blocks … notched a season-high two goals four times (in wins vs. No. 9 Fresno State on Jan. 26, vs. Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 31, at No. 6 UC Irvine on Feb. 22, and at home over Fresno State on March 1) … scored at least one goal in 9-of-26 games … went 7-0 in sprints on the year … had a season-best three consecutive games with at least one goal scored … tallied four multi-goal games.
2024
Played in 25-of-26 games … recorded 28 total points … collected 17 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and 11 assists (seventh on the team) … drew six exclusions, had six steals, and had three field blocks (tied for eighth on the team) … notched a
career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 10 UC San Diego on Jan. 20 at the UCSB Winter Invitational … scored at least one goal in 12-of-25 games … went 3-for-4 in sprints on the year … had a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored … tallied four multi-goal games, including one hat trick.
2023
Played in all 29 games … tallied 11 goals and 11 assists (ninth on the team) for a total of 22 points … also drew two exclusions, had 11 steals, and had three field blocks (tied for seventh on the team) … won her only sprint on the year … scored a season-high and career-high three goals in a 21-7 win over No. 11 UC Davis on Jan. 28 at the California Cup … named MPSF Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 31 … had three multiple-goal games, including one hat trick.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in water polo as a center/defender at Newport Harbor High School … earned second-team All CIF-SS Division I in 2020 and 2022 … HS team was CIF Southern-Section Champions in 2022 … played club with Newport Beach Water Polo … was twice named an Academic All-American and was also named the Futures Superfinals Best Defender … won a Junior Olympic Championship … member of the U.S. Youth National Team.
PERSONAL
Full name: Lillian Grace Gess, prefers Lily … born in Anaheim, Calif. … parents are Megan and Brent Gess … has two younger brothers, James and John … has two older sisters, Emily and Natalie … athlete she admires most is professional soccer player Alex Morgan … enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with friends in her spare time … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "winning CIF my senior year as I had been playing with that team since I was 11." … chose UCLA because, "I wanted to be challenged both academically and athletically. I also really loved the team dynamic and everything they stand for." … major is history and she intends to become a lawyer.
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2024 Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner as an attacker in water polo and swimming (200 M freestyle and 100 M butterfly) at Downey High School … All-CIF-Southern Section Division 4 Second-Team honors in 2020 … two-time First-Team All-CIF-SS Division 2 (2022, 2023) … two-time San Gabriel Valley League water polo MVP (2022, 2023)
… San Gabriel League swimming MVP in 2022 … played club for Commerce Water Polo … helped lead team to a silver medal at the 2018 Junior Olympics … earned back-to-back bronze medals at the Junior Olympics (2022, 2023) … member of the 2022 U.S. Club Championship bronze medal team … recipient of the 2022 Role Model of the Year Award and Most Improved Award.
PERSONAL
Full name: Alexsa Nicole Gimenez … born in Huntington Park, Calif. … parents are Gladys Saravia and Alejandro Gimenez … has an older sister, Ayelen … describes her greatest athletic thrill as her third place finish at the 2023 Junior Olympics with her Commerce club team and seeing the, “huge family that we had made throughout the eight years we had played together. The happiness of seeing everyone grow through adversity and become not just amazing players but people was a wonderful feeling.” … lists Lionel Messi as the athlete she admires most … decided to attend UCLA because, "As a first-generation college student, I knew that I needed to go somewhere that provided me with a variety of opportunities to keep progressing in my future. These pathways are there for me to create as I have throughout my life. UCLA is also close to the people I call home, the people who have taught me to be strong and have helped me to rise to the challenge that is being a student-athlete at the number one public university.” … hobbies include road tripping to national parks, hiking, painting, and photography … major is psychology with a career goal of becoming a sports medicine physician.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
AUBREY GRAHAM
5-7 / Redshirt Freshman Attacker
Mountain View, Calif.
Mountain View HS
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo and a two-time letterwinner in swimming at Mountain View High School … was a two-time Santa Clara Valley Athletic League First-Team All-League selection in her junior and senior seasons … played club at NorCal Aquatics.
PERSONAL
Full name: Aubrey Thea Graham … born in Palo Alto, Calif. … parents are Corbin and Ann-Christel Graham, who both attended UCLA … has a younger brother, Brayden … decided to attend UCLA because “it’s the No. 1 public university and has excellent academics and top athletics programs. It holds everything I desire in a college and surrounds me with a driven yet fun atmosphere that encourages me to excel in all aspects of life.” … lists Alex Morgan as the athlete she admires most … hobbies include attending concerts, hanging out with friends, and reading … major is pre-psychology.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
JENNA HUMAN
5-6 / Sophomore Attacker
El Cajon, Calif. Santana HS
• UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 30 total points … collected nine goals and 21 assists (tied for fourth on the team) … drew five exclusions, had two steals, and had two field blocks … notched a season-high two goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Jan. 31) … scored at least one goal in 8-of-26 games … went 0-1 in sprints on the year … had a season-best five consecutive games with at least one goal scored (to open the season) … tallied one multi-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Santana High School … as a freshman, she helped lead her team to an undefeated season and captured the San Diego CIF Division II Championship, the first title in school history … named the San Diego CIF Division II Player of the Year … selected to the 2022-23 and 2023-24 All-CIF San Diego First-Team … also named All-Grossmont Valley League First-Team (2021-24) and crowned the Grossmont Valley League Player of the Year in 2021 … holds Santana High School’s record for goals scored (474) and was named the school’s MVP from 2021-24 … honored as Santana High School’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year in 2024 … played club at San Diego Shores Water Polo Club … helped lead her team to a silver medal at the Junior Olympics in 2021 (16U) and was named All-American in 2022 … member of the ODP U.S. Women’s Cadet National Team from 2021-22 and the U.S. Women’s Youth National Team from 2023-24.
PERSONAL
Full name: Jenna Lilian Human … born in San Diego, Calif. … parents are Danielle Dabbaghian and John Human … has an older brother, Jacob … mother, Danielle, played water polo at San Diego State … decided to attend UCLA because of “its great combination of academics and athletics. The hard-driven water polo program here at UCLA provides an atmosphere I felt was the best fit for me.” … lists the late Kobe Bryant as the athlete she admires most … hobbies and interests include going to the beach, hiking, exploring new places, spending time with family, and reading books on Kobe Bryant … major is pre-sociology with a career objective of becoming a sports psychologist.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
DANIA INNIS
5-8 / Redshirt Sophomore Center
Orinda, Calif. Miramonte HS
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Superior - 2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Redshirted the season.
2024
Played in 21-of-26 games … had 15 goals and two assists for 17 total points on the season … drew 15 exclusions (tied for fourth on the team) … recorded a season-high five goals in a win over Biola on March 9 … scored at least one goal in 9-of-21 games played … scored at least one goal in a season-best five consecutive games … notched three multiple-goal games, with one five-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in water polo as a center and a two-time letterwinner in swimming at Miramonte High School … was a three-time First-Team All-Diablo League selection (sophomore, junior, and senior years) … recipient of the 49ers Cal-Hi Scholar Athlete Award in 2023 … named First-Team NISCA All-America in 2023 … played club at Lamorinda Water Polo Club (LAMO) … was a member of the U.S. Development National Team, the Youth National Team, and the USA Water Polo Academy Team … competed in the Junior Olympics, helping lead her team to three bronze medals (2021-23) … selected as a First-Team All-American at the Junior Olympics in 2021 … tournament MVP at the 2021 Futures Super Finals … Academic All-American (2020-23).
PERSONAL
Full name: Dania Rose Innis … born in Berkeley, Calif. … parents are Rola and Tom Innis … has an older sister, Fiona … her father, Tom, played football at Army while her grandfather played football at California… decided to attend UCLA, “because it has the perfect blend of strong academics and great athletics and places a great emphasis on team culture and has an amazing coaching staff” … describes her greatest athletic thrill as, “going undefeated for three years, finishing my senior year 70-0.” … lists Draymond Green as the athlete she admires most … likes going to the beach, cooking, traveling, and watching sunsets in her spare time … major is sociology.
CAREER STATISTICS
HIGH SCHOOL
PRESLEY JONES
5-6 / Freshman Attacker
Laguna Beach, Calif. Laguna Beach HS
Was a four-time letterwinner in varsity water polo and a two-time letterwinner for varsity swimming at Laguna Beach High School … was a three-time All-League selection in water polo … was named All-CIF three times (2023-25) … selected as the 2025 CIF Player of the Year … named the 2025 Laguna Beach HS Female of the Year … was named to the Orange County Dream Team in 2024 and 2025 … played for SET and the Laguna Beach Water Polo Club, where she was an eight-time Junior Olympic Champion and a five-time All-American … was a USA Youth National Team member in 2023 and 2024, where she competed in Athens, Greece, and Budapest, Hungary.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Presley Rainne Jones … born in Laguna Beach, Calif. … parents are Stuart and Jennifer Jones … has three younger sisters, Sailor, Jamison, and Everly … great grandfather, James, was a running back for the University of Colorado and the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL … grandfather, Gary, played basketball at Long Beach State … grandfather, Jeff, played football at TCU … chose to attend UCLA, “for its strong academics, the opportunity to compete for a national championship, and a team culture built on hard work.” … describes her greatest athletic thrill as winning CIF in her senior year in sudden death overtime … lists Mackenzie Fisher and Pat Tillman as athletes she admires … hobbies include surfing, reading, and playing guitar … played baseball as a catcher and second baseman from when she was four to her freshman year of high school … major is pre-political science with a career objective in national security.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
NATASHA KIECKHAFER
5-11 / Junior Utility
San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Santa Margarita Catholic HS
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Superior - 2024)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2025)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024) 2026 Will redshirt the season.
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 13 total points … collected seven goals and six assists … drew three exclusions and had two steals … notched a season-high two goals in a win vs. No. 6 UC Irvine on Feb. 1 in the semifinals of the Triton Invitational … scored at least one goal in 6-of-26 games … had a season-best six consecutive games with at least one goal scored (to open the season) … tallied one multi-goal game.
2024
Played in all 26 games … tallied 17 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and nine assists (ninth on the team), scoring 26 total points on the season … drew nine exclusions (tied for sixth on the team) and had six steals … had a season-high three goals twice on the season (in a win vs. No. 14 Arizona State on Feb. 3 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over Biola on March 9) … went 2-for-3 on sprints for the year … scored at least one goal in 11-of-26 games … recorded a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored … had four multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner as a utility in water polo at Santa Margarita Catholic High School … holds the SMCHS record for goals scored in one game (11) and exclusions drawn in a season (105) … received the Santa Margarita Catholic HS Eagle of the Year Award as a senior, helping lead the team to a CIF Southern-Section Division I Championship in 2023 … earned All-America and All-CIF-Southern Section honors in 2023 … two-time All-Trinity League Honorable Mention (2019, 2020) and named to the First-Team All-Trinity League and First-Team All-CIF-Southern Section honors as a junior in 2022 … has been named to the U.S. National Team selection camp since 2018, member of the U.S. National Travel Team to Greece in 2021 and was a member of the U.S. National Team (2018-21, 2023) … member of the USA Academy Team (2019-23) … played club at SET and SOCAL … with SOCAL, earned a fourth-place finish at the Junior Olympics in 2023 … with SET, two-time U.S. club champion (2021, 2022) and back-to-back second-place finishes at the Junior Olympics … also named an All-American at the JOs in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name: Natasha Helena Kieckhafer … born in Laguna Hills, Calif. … parents are Lia and James Kieckhafer … has a younger brother, Zane … older sister, Alexis, is a senior and the captain of the Women’s Water Polo Team at Harvard … older brother, Will, is also a senior and is a two-time national champion on the California Men’s Water Polo Team …decided to attend UCLA because, “not only is it one of the top universities with a top water polo program, but the level of excellence the team holds itself to in and outside of the pool is something I wanted to be around” … lists Michael Jordan and the late Kobe Bryant as athletes she admires … major is public affairs.
CAREER STATISTICS
HIGH SCHOOL
ALLY
LARSEN
5-10 / Freshman Center Defender
Orinda, Calif.
Miramonte HS
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Miramonte High School … was an honorable mention All-American at the 2023 Junior Olympics … named third team NISCA All-American in 2023 … awarded All-DAL honorable mention accolades in 2022, and first team plaudits in 2023 and 2024 … competed on the Team USA Women’s Cadet National Team in 2023 … played for Lamorinda Water Polo Club, where she finished second at the 2024 Junior Olympics … also participated in the U.S. National Team training camp.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Alexandra Elizabeth Larsen, prefers Ally … born in Berkeley, Calif. … parents are Tim and Katie Larsen … has two older brothers Ben and Jack … both played water polo at UCLA (Jack graduated in 2024, Ben just completed his redshirt
PLAYER PROFILES
junior season in 2025) … describes her greatest athletic thrill as when she won the FINA World Youth National Championships in Brisbane, Australia in 2023 … decided to attend UCLA, “for the tight-knit team culture where she could see herself making best friends for life.” … lists famous athletes she admires as Michael Jordan and her brothers, Ben and Jack … hobbies include cooking, baking, watching movies, traveling, and getting coffee … major is biology with a career objective as a doctor of medicine.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
EMMA LINEBACK
5-6 / Redshirt Senior Attacker
Laguna Beach, Calif. Laguna Beach HS
• 2-time ACWPC All-American (Second Team 2025, Honorable Mention 2023)
• 2-time All-MPSF (First Team 2025, Second Team 2023)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2022)
• MPSF/Delfina Player of the Week (March 4, 2025; April 15, 2025)
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large Team (2025)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• 9-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 102 total points (led the team, sixth in MPSF) … collected 52 goals (tied for second on the team) and 50 assists (led the team) … had 19 steals (third on the team), drew 21 exclusions (fourth on the team), and tallied 11 field blocks (led the team) … notched a season-high and career-high-tying five goals three times (in a home win over No. 6 Fresno State on March 1, vs. No. 10 LMU in a win in the NCAA Tournament on May 9, and in an NCAA Semifinal loss to No. 3 USC on May 10) … scored at least one goal in 22-of-26 games … went 2-3 in sprints on the year … had a season-best 10 consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Jan. 25 thru Feb. 22) … tallied 13 multi-goal games, including eight hat tricks.
2024
Redshirted the season to train with the U.S. National Team for the 2024 Olympic Games. 2023
Played in 27-of-29 games … led the team in scoring with 79 points … totaled 52 goals (first on the team) and 27 assists (first on the team) … also drew 13 exclusions (sixth on the team), had 24 steals (tied for the lead on the team) and four field blocks (T-3rd on the team) … went .500 on sprints on the year (4-4) … scored a season-high and career-high five goals in the win vs. No. 11 UC Davis on Jan. 28 at the California Cup … scored at least one goal in 25-of-27 games played and had at least one assist in 16-of-27 games played … had 18 multiple-goal games, including four hat tricks, one four-goal game, and one five-goal game … scored at least one goal in 14 consecutive games from Jan. 20 to Feb. 25 … notched a season-high four assists in the win over No. 3 UC Irvine in the first round at the NCAA Championships on May 12 … scored at least one goal in 10 consecutive games from Apr. 2 to May 14 … also had at least one assist in nine consecutive games from Apr. 6 to May 16.
2022
Was second on the team in scoring with 66 points … totaled 40 goals (2nd on the team) and 26 assists (2nd on the team) … also had 17 steals (T-3rd on the team), five field blocks (T-6th on the team), five exclusions drawn, and was .333 on sprints
(1-2) on the year … scored a season-high three goals eight times (in a win over No. 23 Wagner on Jan. 21, in a win over No. 21 California Baptist University on Jan. 22, in a win over Salem on Jan. 29, in a win over No. 11 San Jose State on Feb. 4, in a win over No. 8 Fresno State on Feb. 5, in a win over Santa Clara on Feb. 12, in a win at No. 17 Pacific on Mar. 6, and in a win over sixth-seeded Indiana in the first round of the MPSF Tournament on Apr. 22) … scored at least one goal in a season-best six consecutive games (which included three straight games with a hat trick) on the year … scored at least one goal in 21-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 14-of-30 games on the season … had 11 multiple-goal games including eight hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year varsity letter winner at Laguna Beach High School as an attacker … 2021 co-MVP of the Surf League … 2020 Orange County Register Player of the Year … three-time first-team All-CIF-SS (2019-21) and a two-time first-team All-Surf League selection (2020-21) … registered 236 career points in 76 prep games with 137 goals, 99 assists, and 75 steals … had 39 goals, 25 assists, 29 steals, and 46 exclusions drawn in 2019 … had 80 goals, 59 assists, 32 steals, and 32 exclusions drawn in 2020 … had 18 goals, 11 assists, and 14 steals in a COVID-shortened 2021 season … secondteam All-Sunset League in 2019 … third-team all-county in 2019 and first-team in 2020-21 … played club at Saddleback El Toro (SET Black) … 2017 14-U Junior Olympic champion and 2018 and 2019 16-U Junior Olympic champion … 2019 16-U first-team All-American … 2017 14-U second-team All-American … member of USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program pipeline … member of the 2017 Development National Team, the 2018 Cadet National Team, and the 2019 Youth National Team that won gold at the Youth UANA Pan American Games.
PERSONAL
Full name: Emma Jane Lineback … born in Fullerton, Calif. … parents are Daniel and Tracy Lineback … says she chose UCLA because, "I felt that UCLA not only had an outstanding Water Polo program, but also had the most to offer me academically. Overall, it was the best fit for me in all aspects of what I was looking for in a college." … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "When I competed at the 2019 UANA Youth Pan American Games as a member of USA Water Polo’s Youth National Team. It was such a cool experience to compete at such a high level and it’s an experience that I’ll never forget." … lists Mia Hamm, Simone Biles, and Larry Bird as the athletes she most admires … enjoys pottery, going to the beach, and watching movies … wants to work with people with special needs or disabilities … major is psychology.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Cutino Award Finalist (2024)
BIA MANTELLATO
5-9 / Senior Center
São Paulo, Brazil
Newport Harbor HS Hawai'i
• 3-time ACWPC All-American (First Team 2024; Second Team 2023; Honorable Mention 2025)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team 2024)
• 2-time Big West Player of the Year (2023, 2024)
• All-MPSF (Honorable Mention 2025)
• 2-time All-Big West (First Team 2023, 2024)
• Big West Freshman of the Year (2023)
PLAYER PROFILES
• 4-time Big West Player of the Week (Feb. 8, 2023; Mar. 29, 2023; Apr. 5, 2023; Jan. 24, 2024)
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic At-Large All-District Team (2024)
• Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)
• 2-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 63 total points (second on the team) … collected 52 goals (tied for second on the team) and 11 assists … had 13 steals (fifth on the team), drew 55 exclusions (second on the team, third in MPSF), and tallied two field blocks… notched a season-high and career-high-tying seven goals (in the seasonopening win over No. 15 UC Davis in the California Cup) … scored at least one goal in 22-of-26 games … went 1-0 in sprints on the year … had a season-best nine consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Jan. 31 thru Feb. 22) … tallied 15 multi-goal games, including eight hat tricks.
2024 (HAWAI'I)
Played in all 27 games … led the team in goals with 64 and finished fifth on the team in scoring with 70 points (six assists) … also drew a team-high 60 exclusions, had 20 steals (fifth on the team) and four field blocks … was UH's 13th First-Team All-American and first since 2021 … was also Hawai'i's first ever finalist for the Cutino Award … was the second Rainbow Wahine to earn back-to-back Big West Player of the Year awards, first since Irene Gonzalez (2018-19) … scored a season-high five goals in wins vs. San Diego State (Feb. 2), UC Davis (Feb. 3), and UC San Diego (Mar. 29) … scored at least one goal in 25-of-27 games played … had 20 multiple-goal games, including 10 hat tricks, three four-goal games, and three five-goal games … scored at least one goal in a career-best 16 consecutive games from Feb. 4 to Apr. 27 … tied for the team lead with 114 shots and scored on a team-high 56.1 percent of her attempts.
2023 (HAWAI'I)
Played in all 27 games … led the team in goals with 82 and in scoring with 92 points (10 assists) … also drew a team-high 37 exclusions, had 17 steals (fifth on the team) and three field blocks … also led the team in shots (151) and in shooting percentage (.543) … scored a season-high and career-high seven goals in a win at UC San Diego (Mar. 31) … the seven goals marked the highest single-match output since 2013 (10 years) and was tied for the third-most ever in a match … scored at least one goal in 25-of-27 games played … had 21 multiple-goal games, including 15 hat tricks, six four-goal games, six five-goal games, and one six-goal game … scored at least one goal in a season-best 11 consecutive games from Jan. 14 to Feb. 25 (to open her collegiate career) … tied for the team lead with 114 shots and scored on a team-high 56.1 percent of her attempts … netted five goals and accounted for six points in just her second-ever collegiate match versus Loyola Marymount … had a four-match stretch in which she scored on every shot she took (11 attempts), including a six-goal performance against Fresno State (Feb. 4).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned a varsity letter at Newport Harbor High School as a center … named First-Team All-CIF and First-Team All-Sunset League in 2022 when she played her only year at Newport Harbor HS … competed for Club Painerias and Esporte Clube Pinheiros for 11 years … was a member of the Brazilian National Team from 2017-22 … earned the Brazil Olympic Award as the team's best player in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name: Ana Beatriz Mantellato Dias, prefers Bia Mantellato … born in São Paulo, Brazil … parents are Ana Cristina Dias and Nilson Junior … has two older sisters, Gabriela and Mariana … her sister, Gabriela Mantellato was on the 2016 Olympic water polo team for Brazil and also played at Hawai'i while her sister, Mariana Mantellato is a member of the Brazilian volleyball National Team … says she chose UCLA because, "It's been a dream to have the combination of top water polo and academics while being surrounded by amazing people in an amazing place." … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "when she forced overtime with less than a second on the clock, with a half court skip shot against California at Hawai'i, and then winning with a goalie scoring a buzzer beater in sudden death." … lists Pelé, the late Kobe Bryant, and Maggie Steffens as the athletes she most admires … enjoys reading and going to the beach as things she likes to do in her spare time … is fluent in four languages … major is International Development Studies.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CARLY McMURRAY
5-10 / Senior Attacker
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Santa Margarita Catholic HS
• ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 30 total points … collected 12 goals and 18 assists (sixth on the team) … drew four exclusions and had two steals … notched a season-high two goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 31 … scored at least one goal in 11-of-26 games … went 0-1 in sprints on the year … had a season-best two consecutive games with at least one goal scored twice during the season … tallied one multi-goal game.
2024
Played in 14-of-26 games … totaled five goals and three assists for a total of eight points … also had four steals, two field blocks, and drew two exclusions … scored a season-high two goals twice, in a win over California Baptist University on Feb. 2 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
2023
Played in 17-of-29 games … totaled two goals and one assist for a total of three points … also had one steal and one field block … scored a season-high one goal twice (in a win over No. 24 CSUN on Feb. 3 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over No. 16 Loyola Marymount on Mar. 18 at the LMU Invitational).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years at Santa Margarita Catholic High School … named First Team All-CIFSouthern Section her senior year (2022) … named Second Team All-Trinity League and Honorable Mention All-CIF-Southern Section her junior year (2021) … USAWP All-America honorable mention … earned Most Improved for the 2019 season … played club at SET … member of the 2019 USA Water Polo Junior Olympic and Club championship team … member of the USAWP Development, Cadet, and Youth national teams … traveled to Greece with the youth national team in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name: Carly Elizabeth McMurray … born in Mission Viejo, Calif. … parents are Erin and Dennis McMurray … has an older brother, Tanner … athlete she admires most is the late Kobe Bryant … enjoys time at the beach, wake surfing, and wakeboarding with her family … wants to try sky diving … major is sociology.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
BECCA MELANSON
5-6 / Junior Attacker
Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny HS
• ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent - 2024)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in 25-of-26 games … recorded 26 total points … collected 13 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and 13 assists … had five steals, drew two exclusions, and had one field block … notched a season-high two goals five times on the year (in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 31, in a win over No. 6 UC Irvine on Feb. 1, in a loss to No. 3 USC on Feb. 2, in a home win over No. 6 Fresno State on March 1, and in a win at No. 18 San Jose State on March 15) … scored at least one goal in 8-of-26 games … went 0-1 in sprints on the year … had a season-best two consecutive games with at least one goal scored four times during the season … tallied five multi-goal games.
2024
Played in 25-of-26 games … recorded 18 goals (seventh on the team) and 25 assists (tied for third on the team), totaling 43 points on the season (tied for sixth on the team) … tied for eighth on the team with nine steals … drew six exclusions and had four field blocks (tied for sixth on the team) … scored a season-high four goals in a win vs. Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational … scored at least one goal in 12-of-25 games played … had a season-high three consecutive games with at least one goal scored … recorded three multiple-goal games, including one four-goal game and one hat trick.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo and a three-time letterwinner in swimming at North Allegheny High School … is the NAHS all-time record holder in goals (322) and total points (755) … was a three-time NISCA All-American, earning First-Team honors as a senior … also a four-time WPIAL All-Scholar Athlete … recipient of 2022 Miss Pennsylvania Water Polo … played club at Long Beach Aquatics Federation, earning 2022 Junior Olympics All-American honors … helped lead the team to a gold medal at the UANA Pan American Games in 2022 … two-time member of the U.S. Development National Team and Cadet National Team … participated in training with the Junior National Team (training vs Australia and New Zealand Senior National Teams) … also a four-time Academic All-American.
PERSONAL
Full name: Rebecca Paige Melanson, prefers Becca … born in Burlington, Vt. … parents are Tony and Jeannine Melanson … has an older sister, Sophia, and an older brother, Marc … decided to attend UCLA because, “It (UCLA) has always been my dream school. I started to really get involved in water polo in 7th grade, and asked for UCLA water polo merchandise for my 13th birthday.” … interests include listening to live music, trying new foods, traveling and meeting new people … major is sociology.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
FANNI MUZSNAY
5-8 / Senior Attacker
Budapest, Hungary
Szabo Lorinc Bilingual HS
USC
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention 2022)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team 2022)
• GCC Newcomer of the Year (2022)
• All-GCC (First Team 2022)
• GCC All-Freshman Team (2022)
• GCC Player of the Week (Jan. 27, 2022; Feb. 10, 2022)
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (2023)
2025 (USC)
Played the season for the Trojans' club team while finishing up her undergraduate degree at USC.
2024 (USC)
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2023 (USC)
Played in 29-of-31 games … scored 26 goals in her first season at USC to go with two assists for a total of 28 points … had nine steals and drew two exclusions … scored in 16-of-29 games with eight multiple-goal outings … scored season-high hat tricks against Pomona-Pitzer and San Diego State … went 0-1 on sprints.
2022 (Fresno State)
Played in 25 games her freshman season, setting a program single-season record with 72 goals, 89 points, and 159 shots on goal … scored multiple goals in 22 games, including 12 games with hat tricks … dished out 17 assists … swiped 26 steals (third on the team), drew 22 exclusions and recorded 10 field blocks … won two sprints … scored multiple goals in 22 games, including 12 games with hat tricks … recorded 5-plus goals in four games … had a season-high six goals three times and tallied a season-high seven points twice.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Szabo Lorinc Bilingual High School … finished in second and third place, respectively, at the 2020 and 2021 Senior Hungarian National Championships … top scorer at the U19 National Junior Championship in 2019 and the U17 Junior National Championship in 2017… played for the Hungarian Junior National Team from 2016 to 2019 … earned the Szalay Ivan Award for the Best Youth Player of the Year in 2016… played for Honved Polo and Ferencvárosi Torna Club.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Fanni Muzsnay … born in Budapest, Hungary … parents are Csaba and Beáta Muzsnay… has a twin brother, Csaba, and a younger brother, Dániel … decided to attend UCLA, “to win a National Championship, and to earn a Master's degree from a world-renowned University.” … lists athletes she admires as Christiano Ronaldo and Dénes Varga … hobbies and interests include spending time with her friends, traveling, being in nature, going to the beach or on hikes, playing other sports, and doing yoga … can play the piano and speak German … enrolled in the graduate program for Transformative Coaching and Leadership, with a career objective to be a therapist and a coach.
CAREER STATISTICS
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UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
JOEY NIZ
5-9 / Junior Goalkeeper
Los Alamitos, Calif. Los Alamitos HS
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Registered 37 saves (14.17 per game), six steals, and one assist in eight appearances (zero starts) … had a goals against average of 10.73 on the year (28 goals allowed in 10.442 quarters played) … collected a season-high nine saves in two quarters of action in a win over California Baptist University (Feb. 2) at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
2024
Registered 37 saves (14.17 per game), six steals, and one assist in eight appearances (zero starts) … had a goals against average of 10.73 on the year (28 goals allowed in 10.442 quarters played) … collected a season-high nine saves in two quarters of action in a win over California Baptist University (Feb. 2) at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in water polo and swimming at Los Alamitos High School … two-time FirstTeam All-CIF-Southern Section honors (2023, 2022) … named First-Team All Sunset League and league MVP in 2023 … helped lead team to a league championship … played club at Los Alamitos Aquatic Foundation, earning Junior Olympic First-Team All-America honors (2023).
PERSONAL
Full name is Josephine Paciencia Niz, prefers Joey … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … parents are David Niz and Maria Dungo … has an older brother, Gabriel, a younger sister, Madeline, and an older sister, Olivia … mother attended UCLA … decided to attend UCLA because, “I appreciate the team culture and tight-knit team dynamic. It was clear that the team cares for each other in and out of the water.” … lists the late Kobe Bryant and Simone Biles as the athletes she most admires … hobbies include scrapbooking and tanning at the beach … major is sociology with a career goal of becoming a sports agent.
CAREER STATISTICS
High School
KATHERINE O'DEA
5-7 / Freshman Attacker
Long Beach, Calif. Woodrow Wilson HS
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo at Long Beach Wilson High School … was an Academic All-American in 2022 … named a three-time First Team All-CIF honoree (2023-25) … awarded All-Moore League First Team in 2022 and 2023 … was the Moore League Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025 … played for the Long Beach Aquatics Foundation … was named Junior Olympics MVP in 2018 … competed for the USA Water Polo Women’s Cadet National Team in 2022, the USA Water Polo Cadet National Team in 2023, and the USA Water Polo Youth National Team in 2024 … participated in the 2022 Cadet Word Championships, the 2023 Pan American Games (Gold), and the 2024 Youth World Championships.
Personal
Full Name: Katherine Zhang-Lan O’Dea … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents Barry and Sandy O'Dea … older sister Maya, competes for Harvard University Women’s Water Polo … chose UCLA, “for the expectation of greatness and grit along with the sense of community and family I found on the team.” … lists the athlete she admires most as the late Kobe Bryant … hobbies include playing guitar, singing, surfing, art, and traveling … loves Taylor Swift, is “the biggest Swiftie you’ll ever meet” … major is undeclared.
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UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2025)
OLIVIA
OUELLETTE
5-7 / Junior Utility
Los Alamitos, Calif. Los Alamitos HS
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in 18-of-26 games … recorded five total points … collected three goals and two assists … had two steals and one field block … notched a season-high and career-high-tying two goals in a home win over No. 15 Indiana (March 9) … scored at least one goal in 2-of-18 games … went 1-0 in sprints on the year … had a seasonbest one consecutive game with at least one goal scored twice during the season … tallied one multi-goal game.
2024
Played in 24-of-26 games … scored 14 total points on the season … tallied 11 goals and three assists … recorded nine steals (tied for eighth on the team) … scored at least one goal in 8-of-24 games … went 1-0 on sprints on the year … had a career-high two goals scored three times on the season (in a win over No. 25 Marist on Jan. 20 at the UCSB Winter Invitational, in a win over Biola on March 9, and in a win over. No. 17 San José State on March 17) … had three multiple-goal games.
PLAYER PROFILES
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo (started all four years) and swimming at Los Alamitos High School … led the team and Sunset - Surf League in scoring (85 goals) in 2023 and was named the League MVP … also named First-Team All-American, First-Team All-CIF-SS, First-Team All-Sunset League, and First-Team All-County by the O.C. Register her senior year (2023) … earned Second-Team All-CIF-SS and SecondTeam All-Sunset League honors in 2022 while being named the league's Defensive Player of the Year … was named an Honorable Mention All-American in 2021 … was a three-time Scholar Athlete (2020, 2022, and 2023) … played club at Los Alamitos Aquatics and Laguna Beach WPC … with LBWPC, was a First-Team All-American in 2019 and won a silver medal at the Junior Olympics 18U Girls Platinum Division in 2023.
PERSONAL
Full name: Olivia Elizabeth Ouellette … born in Newport, Calif. … parents are Sarah Weddon and Rob Gerhardstein … has an older brother, Ryan, an older sister, Ashley, and a younger sister, Sophie … decided to attend UCLA because, “of the strong support system and balance between academics and athletics.” … describes her greatest athletic thrill as, "Winning Sunset League my senior year." … says she enjoys shopping, surfing, and working out in her spare time … lists the late Kobe Bryant as the athlete she admires most … major is sociology.
• 4-time MPSF Player of the Week (Jan. 30, 2024; Jan. 28, 2025; Feb. 18, 2025; April 22, 2025)
• 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023, Apr. 4, 2023)
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2024)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in 22-of-26 games … recorded 61 total points (tied for fourth on the team) … collected 59 goals (led the team and was 10th in the MPSF) and two assists … drew 94 exclusions (led the team and the MPSF) … also had nine steals and tallied three field blocks … notched a season-high and career-high-tying six goals twice (in a win over No. 9 Fresno State on Jan. 26 at the California Cup and in a win at No. 20 Pacific on March 16) … scored at least one goal in 21-of-22 games … had a season-best 14 consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Feb. 23 thru May 10 - still active streak) … tallied 16 multi-goal games, including 12 hat tricks.
2024
Played in all 26 games … tied for sixth on the team in scoring with 43 total points …
scored 39 goals (led team) and had four assists … drew 82 exclusions (led the team), had 11 steals (tied for sixth on the team), and had three field blocks … scored at least one goal in 20-of-26 games … scored at least one goal in eight consecutive games twice on the season … went 1-0 in sprints on the year … tied her career-high of five goals in a win vs. No. 14 UC Davis on Jan. 27 at the California Cup … had 10 multiplegoal games, including two hat tricks, two four-goal games, and one five-goal game.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games … was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 49 points … had 46 goals (second on the team) and three assists … also drew 42 exclusions (led the team), had 15 steals (tied for seventh on the team) and had two field blocks … scored a season-high five goals in a win at No. 18 UC San Diego on Feb. 4 at the UCSD Triton Invitational … scored at least one goal in 23-of-29 games … scored at least one goal in a season-best nine consecutive games … had 14 multiple-goal games and six hat tricks, including one four-goal game and one five-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner in both water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School … named First Team All-CIF-Southern Section as a senior in 2022 and as a sophomore in 2020 … as a junior, named team MVP, Trinity League first-team, and Junior Olympic first-team All-American … sophomore year was named All-County and MVP of Trinity League and Orange Lutheran’s team … named the Offensive Player of the Year for Orange Lutheran as a freshman, helping her team to the CIF SS Regional Division 1 championship … played club at SET, earning Junior Olympic first-team All-America honors.
PERSONAL
Full name: Anna Marie Pearson … born in New York, N.Y. … parents are Jacquelyn and Keir Pearson … has an older sister, Samantha, and a younger brother, Alex … athlete she admires most is Abby Wambach … enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends … sister Samantha swam at Stanford … mother swam at Brown … father rowed crew at Harvard … major is sociology.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
ANA PIEPER
6-0 / Redshirt Freshman Attacker
Orinda, Calif. Campolindo HS
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in swimming and water polo at Campolindo High School … she was a three-time NISCA All-American … named NISCA First-Team All-American in the 2023 and 2024 … was also a three-time All-Diablo First-Team selection for water polo and swimming in her sophomore, junior, and senior years … played club at Lamorinda Water Polo Club … helped lead her team to a runner-up finish at the 2024 Junior Olympics and was a First-Team selection … also helped lead team to a first-place finish at the U.S. Club Water Polo Championships in 2024 and was named the All-Tournament MVP … also a member of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Pipeline National Team along with current Bruins Lauren Steele, Becca Melanson, Natasha Kieckhafer,
and Jojo Walters.
PERSONAL
Full name: Ana Elizabeth Pieper … born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … parents are Shasta and Darren Pieper … decided to attend UCLA because of the “environment and culture” … lists Cameron Brink and Tom Brady as athletes she admires the most … hobbies include wake surfing … cousins, Jessica and Maggie Steffens, are multi-time U.S. Olympic medalists in water polo … major is pre-business economics with career aspirations in real estate.
HIGH SCHOOL
JAILYNN ROBINSON
5-10 / Freshman
Utility
Dallas, Texas
Orange Lutheran HS
Was a letterwinner for water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School … awarded CIF Player of the Year, Orange County Register Player of the Year, Trinity League MVP, and First Team All-CIF during her high school tenure … played for the Pegasus Water Polo Academy and Legacy Water Polo Club … competed for the USA National Team.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Jailynn Rose Robinson … born in Norman, Okla. … parents are Matthew and Vanessa Robinson … has one older brother, Landon … decided to attend UCLA, “to put myself in the best position for academic and athletic success.” … describes her greatest athletic thrill as winning the CIF Championship in her junior year against Mater Dei HS … hobbies include pickleball, shopping, and hiking … has a snow globe collection … major is pre-public health.
• 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2024
Played 5:14 (0.654 quarters) making one appearance on the year (zero starts) … had a goals against average of 12.23 on the year (two goals allowed in 0.654 quarters played) … didn't record any other statistics in the win over No. 17 San Jose State (Mar. 17).
2023
Registered four saves in 1.604 quarters played making two appearances … had a goals against average of 9.98 on the year (four goals allowed in 1.604 quarters played) … collected a season-high two saves twice (in a win over No. 9 Fresno State on Apr. 6 and in a win at No. 19 Arizona State on Apr. 8).
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year varsity letter winner and three-year starter at Santa Margarita High School … named first-team All-Trinity League … second-team All-Trinity League as a sophomore … played club with SET (Saddleback El Toro) … finished fourth at 18-U Junior Olympics … 16-U team won Junior Olympics and was first in club championships … competed with ODP national team selection training camp.
PERSONAL
Full name: Isabella Michelle Rosensitto, prefers Izzy … parents are Michele and Lewis Rosensitto … has two older brothers, Joe and Chris … admires Ashleigh Johnson, Katie Ledecky, and Maddie Musselman … enjoys surfing, spending time with friends, and travel … major is communication.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
GENOA ROSSI
5-11 / Senior Utility Laguna Beach, Calif. Mater Dei HS
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention - 2025)
• All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2025)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 33 total points (seventh on the team) … collected 15 goals (tied for sixth on the team) and 18 assists (tied for sixth on the team) … had six steals, drew seven exclusions, and tallied 10 field blocks (second on the team) … notched a season-high two goals three times (in a win at No. 7 Arizona State on Feb. 9, in a home win over No. 3 Hawai'i on April 12, and in an MPSF semifinal win over No. 4 California on April 26) … scored at least one goal in 12-of-26 games … went 2-0 in sprints on the year … had a season-best three consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Feb. 9 thru Feb. 21) … tallied three multi-goal games.
2024
Played in all 26 games … tallied 17 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and 10 assists (eighth on the team) for a total of 27 points … drew seven exclusions (tied for ninth on the team), had five steals, and had four field blocks (tied for sixth on the team) … had a career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 14 UC Davis on Jan. 27 at the California Cup … notched a season-best five consecutive games with at least one goal scored, collecting at least one goal in 13-of-26 games played … had three multiple-goal games, including one hat trick.
PLAYER PROFILES
2023
Played in 25-of-29 games … tallied 13 goals and eight assists (tied for 10th on the team) for a total of 21 points … also drew four exclusions (tied for eighth on the team), had seven steals, and four field blocks (tied for third on the team) … scored a season-high two goals three times on the season (in an 11-6 win at No. 19 UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 22, in a win over No. 22 San Diego State on Feb. 24, and in a win at No. 16 Arizona State on Apr. 28) … scored at least one goal in 10-of-25 games played … had three multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in a season-best four consecutive games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner in water polo and three years in swimming at Mater Dei High School … water polo honors include, 2022-Athlete of the Year at Mater Dei HS, First Team All-CIF-Southern Section, First Team All-County, Mater Dei HS Team MVP, First Team All-League; 2021-Second Team All CIF, Third Team All-County, First Team All League; 2020-Most Coachable Player Mater Dei HS; 2019-Most Inspirational Player Mater Dei HS) … has been part of the U.S. Development, Cadet, Youth, Junior, and Senior National Teams … played club with Vanguard Aquatics … earned Honorable Mention All-American honors at Vanguard … also named Most Improved Swimmer at Mater Dei HS, All-CIF in swimming and earned the Leadership Award at Mater Dei HS for swimming … was the salutatorian for the Mater Dei HS Class of 2022.
PERSONAL
Full name: Genoa Noreen Rossi … born in Berkeley, Calif. … parents are Mark and Lisa Rossi … has two brothers, Maximo and Santino … brother, Maximo, played water polo at UCLA while Santino was a freshman on the Bruins' NCAA Championship team in 2025 … chose UCLA because of the outstanding water polo program, academics, and campus … describes her greatest athletic thrill as, "during the summer of 2022 when I competed with the USA Youth National Team in Serbia and became a World Champion. Seeing the excitement from all the hard work and dedication we put in to win this was the best feeling ever. I was so honored and grateful to be apart of such an amazing team and take home a gold medal.” … lists the U.S. Women’s Water Polo National Team along with Nick Bosa, Misty May Treanor, Draymond Green, and Stephen Curry as the athletes she most admires … likes to play piano and beach volleyball in her spare time … major is political science.
CAREER STATISTICS
HIGH SCHOOL
ALISON SAGARA
5-10 / Freshman Attacker
Orinda, Calif. Miramonte HS
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo and swimming for Miramonte High School … was named a Fourth-Team NISCA All-American in 2023 and a Second-Team NISCA All-American in 2024 … awarded Second-Team All-Diablo League in 2022, and First-Team All-Diablo League in 2023 and 2024 … was the Women’s Water Polo NCS D1 Champion from 2021 to 2023, and the Women's Water Polo CIF Open Division Champion from 2021 to 2023 … played for Lamorinda Water Polo Club … earned a second-place finish in the 2024 Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Alison Blair Sagara … born in San Francisco, Calif. … parents are Libby
and Paul Sagara … has two younger brothers, Sam and Luke … decided to attend UCLA, “because of the welcoming, competitive, and connected team atmosphere and the opportunity to surround myself with some of the best players I could.” … admires athletes such as Missy Franklin, Maddie Musselman, and Steph Curry … describes her greatest athletic thrill as playing in the 2024 Junior Olympics Championship Game … hobbies include skiing, playing piano, going to the beach, and playing with her dog … has a 1950 day Duolingo streak … major is undeclared, with a career objective to study medicine.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
TAYLOR SMITH
5-10 / Senior Attacker
Newport Beach, Calif.
Newport Harbor HS
• ACWPC All-American (Third Team - 2024)
• All-MPSF (Second Team - 2024)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2023)
• 2-time MPSF Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2024; March 11, 2025)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 24, 2023, April 18, 2023)
• ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 62 total points (fourth on the team) … collected 40 goals (fourth on the team) and 22 assists (third on the team) … had 23 steals (second on the team), drew 10 exclusions (tied for fifth on the team), and tallied eight field blocks (tied for third on the team)… notched a season-high four goals four times (in a win at No. 6 UC Irvine on Feb. 22, in back-to-back MPSF home wins over No. 5 California on March 8 and No. 15 Indiana on March 9, and in the MPSF semifinal win over No. 4 California on April 26) … scored at least one goal in 18-of-26 games … went 9-10 in sprints on the year … had a season-best 10 consecutive games with at least one goal scored (March 31 thru April 26) … tallied 12 multi-goal games, including six hat tricks.
2024
Played in all 26 games … had 35 goals (third on the team) and 18 assists (sixth on the team) … totaled 53 points on the season (ranked third on the team) … went 6-for-11 in sprints on the year … drew eight exclusions (ranked eighth on the team), had 15 steals (ranked fifth on the team), and recorded six field blocks (third on the team) … scored at least one goal in 18-of-26 games … notched a career-high five goals in a win vs. No. 7 Arizona State on Feb. 17 … collected a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored twice on the season … had 11 multiple-goal games, including one five-goal game and three hat tricks.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games … tallied 30 goals (seventh on the team) and 19 assists (fourth on the team) for a total of 49 points (fifth on the team) … also drew three exclusions, had 24 steals (tied for the lead on the team), and two field blocks … went 1-5 on sprints on the year … scored a season-high and career-high four goals in the win vs. No. 21 San Diego State at the UCSB Winter Invitational (Jan. 21) … had eight multiple-goal games, including four hat tricks … scored at least one goal in four consecutive games twice on the season … scored at least one goal in 17-of-29 games played.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in both swimming and water polo at Newport Harbor High School … for water polo, earned first-team All CIF-SS Division I in 2019 and 2020 …
PLAYER PROFILES
2019 Orange County Dream Team … 2020 All-Orange County first team … Sunset League first-team honors in 2021 and 2020 … for swimming, named All-America in 2019 as part of the 4x400 and 4x200 free relays … 2021 Sunset League champion in the 100 free … played club with Newport Beach Water Polo … named to the 2021 Junior Olympic All-America first team and the 2020 SoCal Championships All-Tournament Team … member of the U.S. Youth National Team, traveling to Budapest, Hungary in 2019 and to Athens, Greece, in 2020 … member of the U.S. Junior training team.
PERSONAL
Full name: Taylor Cole Smith … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Trent and Kristin Smith … has two younger brothers, Trent Jr. and Troy … athlete she admires most is professional surfer Bethany Hamilton … enjoys surfing, boating, painting, and spending time at the beach … both brothers play water polo at Newport Harbor High School … father, Trent, played water polo at USC … wants to go in to medicine … major is psychobiology.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
LAUREN STEELE
6-0 / Junior Goalkeeper
Old Greenwich, Conn. Orange Lutheran HS
• ACWPC National Player of the Year (2024)
• 2-time ACWPC All-American (First Team - 2024; Second Team - 2025)
• Cutino Award Finalist (2024)
• 2-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2025; Second Team - 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2024)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2024)
• NCAA Championship Most Valuable Player (2024)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2024)
• MPSF Championship Most Valuable Player (2024)
• 3-time MPSF Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2024, Apr. 2, 2024, Apr. 16, 2024)
• 4-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 23, 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, Apr. 16, 2024, Apr. 23, 2024)
• UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Apr. 16, 2024)
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2024)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in 25-of-26 games, making 25 starts while posting an 18-6 record on the year in the cage … registered 259 saves (11.59 per game), which the total ranks sixth all-time on UCLA's single-season charts … she also had 46 steals (led the team and ranked third in the MPSF) and 15 assists (ninth on the team) … also scored six goals on 23 shots (.261) … she scored a season-high and career-high-tying two goals in a win over No. 9 Fresno State on Jan. 26 at the California Cup … had a goals against average of 9.63 on the year (217 goals allowed in 90.156 quarters played) … collected a season-high and career-high-tying 21 saves in the double overtime loss to No. 2 Stanford in the MPSF Championship game at home on April 27.
2024
Played in all 26 games, making 26 starts while posting a 26-0 record on the year in the cage … registered 268 saves (12.95 per game), which the total ranks fourth all-time on UCLA's single-season charts and is a Bruin freshman record … she also had 39 steals (led the team) and eight assists … also scored seven goals on 27 shots (.259) … she scored a season-high two goals twice, in a win at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara at the UCSB Winter Invitational (Jan. 21) and in a 15-8 win over No. 3 Stanford (Mar. 30) … had a goals against average of 6.72 on the year (139 goals allowed in 82.771 quarters played) … collected a season-high 21 saves in a win at No. 10 UC Irvine (Feb. 24) at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational … it marked the most saves by a Bruin goalkeeper since Caitlin Dement registered 22 stops in an 8-3 win over UC Davis on Feb. 21, 2010.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-time letterwinner in water polo at Orange Lutheran High School … named CIF Southern Section Open Division Player of the Year and Trinity League Player of the Year in 2023 … played club at LAMO (Lamorinda Water Polo Club) … earned FirstTeam All-Junior Olympics honors in 2023 … helped lead U.S. Women’s Youth Team to a first-place finish at the 2022 FINA Youth World Championship as well as a gold medal at the 2022 Pan American U17 Championships … named OC Register’s 2023 Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Full name: Lauren Jane Steele … born in Greenwich, Conn. … parents are John and Joanne Steele … has an older sister, Jacquie, and an older brother, John … her uncle, Thomas James Laughlin (ring name Tommy Dreamer), is a professional wrestler … lists her greatest athletic thrill as the comeback CIF Championship victory with Orange Lutheran HS in 2023 … decided to attend UCLA because of the “combination of amazing academics and athletics” … hobbies include going to the beach, surfing, hanging out with friends and any outdoor or sports activity … lists Alex Morgan, the late Kobe Bryant, and Serena Williams as athletes she admires … major is political science.
Was a two-time letterwinner in water polo for Venice High School … played for Next Level Water Polo … attended the Harvard water polo clinic and the UCLA water polo clinic.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Sienna Christina Steiner … born in Sarasota, Fla. … parents are Tre Michel and David Steiner … attended UCLA for the “beautiful weather, academic prestige, and excellent water polo.” … describes her greatest athletic thrill as, “Finishing my solo at a national artistic swimming competition knowing I completed all the elements well and performed with confidence” … lists American artistic and synchronized swimmer, Anita Alvarez, as the athlete she admires most … hobbies include artistic swimming, organizing, and personal training … has done artistic swimming for 10 years … helps to coach her club team at home … has three dogs … major is pre-business economics, with a career objective in personal training business management.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MPSF All-Freshman Team (2025)
TALI STRYKER
5-9 / Sophomore Attacker
Lafayette, Calif. Miramonte HS
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (April 22, 2025)
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 29 total points … collected 15 goals (tied for sixth on the team) and 14 assists (10th on the team) … drew three exclusions, had 10 steals (eighth on the team), and had eight field blocks (tied for third on the team) … notched a season-high three goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Jan. 31) … scored at least one goal in 13-of-26 games … went 21-13 in sprints on the year … had a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Jan. 31 thru Feb. 2, scored in all four games of the Triton Invitational) … tallied one multi-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in swimming and water polo at Miramonte High School … named First-Team NISCA All-America (2023-24) and Third-Team NISCA All-America in (2022-23) in water polo …named First-Team All-Diablo twice in water polo (junior and senior years) and her sophomore year in swimming … received All-Diablo CO-MVP honors in 2024 … Second-Team All-Diablo selection for water polo during the 2021-22 seasons and in swimming during the 2023-24 seasons … played club for Lamorinda Water Polo Club … member of the 2022 USAWP ODP Women’s Cadet National Team.
PERSONAL
Full name: Natalie Ann Stryker, prefers Tali … born in Oakland, Calif. … parents are William and Candice Stryker … has two older brothers, Maxwell and William … decided to attend UCLA because of the team culture and academics … lists Maddie Musselman, Stephen Curry, and Sabrina Ionescu as athletes she admires most … brother, Maxwell, played water polo at UC Davis, and brother, William is a current member of the UC Davis team … her father, William, and her uncle, Russell Stryker, played water polo at California … hobbies and interests include surfing, dogs, and playing beach volleyball … major is undeclared but has a career objective in medical device sales.
CAREER STATISTICS
JANNA TAUSCHER
6-0 / Redshirt Senior Center
Sunset Beach, Calif. Mater Dei HS
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2025 (California)
Played in 24-of-25 games … scored 28 total points on 22 goals and six assists … added one steal and one field block … also drew 11 exclusions … scored a hat trick in a win over San Jose State (Jan. 17) and in a loss to Hawai'i (Feb. 22).
2024 (California)
Played in 17-of-26 games … scored 10 total points on eight goals and two assists … added three steals and two field blocks … also drew eight exclusions.
2023 (California)
Played in all 29 games … scored 22 total points on 20 goals and two assists … added eight steals and two field blocks … also drew six exclusions … recorded two hat tricks.
2022 (California) Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
She attended Mater Dei High School … was a two-time All-Trinity League selection … also a member of the 2019 U.S. Futures Team … was a two-time All-CIF selection.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Janna Alisa Tauscher … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Peter and Julia Tauscher … father, Peter, played water polo at Long Beach State … has one younger brother, Nate, who plays water polo at UCLA and is a two-time NCAA Champion … chose UCLA, “because it is a championship level program with a culture of hard work and winning, and I wanted to be around people who are driven the same way.” … hobbies include cooking, going to the beach, and traveling … major is political economy and she is in pre-MBA certification.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
MAILE
TURNER
5-10 / Sophomore
Utility
Danville, Calif.
Monte Vista HS
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2026
Will redshirt the season.
2025
Played in 18-of-26 games … recorded seven total points … collected four goals and three assists … also had three steals and drew one exclusion … notched a seasonhigh two goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 31 … scored at least one goal in 3-of-18 games … had a season-best two consecutive games with at least one goal scored during the season (scored in the home win over Princeton and the MPSF road win at San Jose State) … tallied one multi-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Monte Vista High School … was a two-time NISCA All-American (2023-24) … also named East Bay Athletic League Defensive Player of the Year in 2023 and 2024 … selected to the All-East Bay
Athletic League First Team twice (2023-24) … played club at Diablo Alliance.
PERSONAL
Full name: Maile Ann Turner … born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … parents are Danielle and Scott Turner, who both attended UCLA … has two older sisters, Makenna and Reese … father, Scott, was an All-American while playing water polo at UCLA … sister, Makenna, swam at USC … decided to attend UCLA because “It was my dream school since I was 12-years-old. The culture and environment of the school made it an easy decision.” … hobbies and interests include hiking, going to the beach, and playing with dogs … lists Maggie Steffens as the athlete she admires the most … cousin, Parker Watson, also attended UCLA … major is psychology with career aspirations in therapy.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
ELEKTRA URBATSCH
6-0 / Junior Attacker
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Poly Prep Country Day School
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 16 total points … collected 11 goals and five assists … had nine steals (tied for ninth on the team), six field blocks (sixth on the team), and drew five exclusions … notched a season-high three goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 31 … scored at least one goal in 8-of-26 games … went 4-3 in sprints on the year … had a season-best three consecutive games with at least one goal scored (March 16 thru April 12) … tallied two multi-goal games, with one hat trick.
2024
Played in 2-of-26 games … scored one goal (on three shots, .333) and added three assists for a total of four total points … also had three steals, two field blocks, and drew one exclusion … scored her only goal of the year in a win at No. 10 UC Irvine (Feb. 24) at Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterwinner in volleyball (middle blocker), a four-year letterwinner in swimming (50m and 100m freestyle) and a varsity letterwinner in track and field (100m dash, 100m hurdles, javelin) at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. … was a First-Team All-Ivy Prep League selection in volleyball as the Blue Devils won the NYSAIS (State Championship) and Ivy Prep League Championship in 2021 and 2022 … a swimmer since the age of four, she set school records in the 50 meter and 100 meter freestyle and also competed in the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay … Poly Prep didn't offer water polo, but she has enjoyed an international competitive prep career playing club for NYAC where she earned USA Junior Olympic All-America honors, participating with Team USA's Development, Cadet, and Youth National Teams … she trained in Greece in 2022 and represented the United States in Australia.
PERSONAL
Full name: Elektra Urbatsch … born in New York, N.Y. … parents are Steve Urbatsch and Nadia Georgiou … has an older brother, Elios … decided to attend UCLA because, “It has been my dream school since I was little. I have always been drawn to the quality of play and how close the team is.” … lists Aaron Judge as the athlete she admires most … major is economics.
CAREER STATISTICS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
JOJO WALTERS
5-4 / Sophomore Attacker
Dallas, Texas
Southlake Carroll HS
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (March 4, 2025)
• 2-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 29 total points (tied for 10th on the team) … collected 13 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and 16 assists (eighth on the team) … also had 12 steals (sixth on the team) and four field blocks … notched a season-high four goals in a league win at No. 7 Arizona State on Feb. 9 … scored at least one goal in 9-of-26 games … had a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored during the season (Jan. 26 thru Feb. 1) … tallied two multi-goal games, including one hat trick.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Southlake Carroll High School … named the 2023 Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association State, Region, and District MVP in 2024 … played club at North Texas Thunder Water Polo Club… helped lead her team to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 Junior Olympics and a first-place finish at the 2024 Junior Olympicsn.
PERSONAL
Full name: Jacqueline Cohen Walters, prefers Jojo … born in Santa Monica, Calif. … parents are Scott and Kristi Walters … has a twin sister, Avery, and a younger sister, Quincy … decided to attend UCLA because “It was my biggest dream growing up and a place I can excel academically and athletically.” … lists Caitlin Clark and Tony Azevedo as athletes she admires most … twin sister, Avery, is a gymnast at Brown University … cousin, George Vlahos, plays lacrosse at the U.S. Naval Academy … younger sister, Quincy, is a gymnast at California … hobbies and interests include spending time with friends and family, playing with dogs, traveling, and playing Wordle … both of her parents attended UCLA … major is pre-business economics with career aspirations in business consulting.
CAREER STATISTICS
2025 FINAL STATISTICS & RESULTS
Individual Statistics
Jan. 26 vs. No. 9 Fresno
Feb. 1 vs. No. 6 UC Irvine2
Feb. 2 vs. No. 3 USC2
Feb. 9 at No. 7 Arizona State*
Feb. 15 at No. 6 UC Irvine W 16-15
Feb. 21 vs. Pomona-Pitzer3 W
Feb. 22 at No. 6 UC Irvine3 W
Feb. 22 vs. No. 1 Stanford3 L
Feb. 23 vs. No. 5 Hawai’i3 L 5-8
Mar. 1 No. 6 FRESNO STATE W 24-11 11-3
Mar. 8 No. 5 CALIFORNIA* W 12-7 12-3 2-0
Mar. 9 No. 15 INDIANA* W 19-9 13-3 3-0
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5 at No. 1 Stanford* L
UCLA Team Leaders
Final 2025 CWPA Poll
the 2025
2025 MPSF STANDINGS MPSF
OVERALL
2025 ALL-MPSF SELECTIONS
First Team Yr. Pos. School
% Ryann Neushul R-Sr. DRI Stanford
# Tilly Kearns R-Sr. CTR USC
Emily Ausmus Fr. ATK USC
Ruby Swadling Sr. ATK California
^ Anna Pearson Jr. UTL UCLA
^ Emma Lineback R-Jr. ATK UCLA
^ Lauren Steele So. GK UCLA
Second Team Yr. Pos. School
% Jewel Roemer R-Sr. DRI Stanford
^ Jenna Flynn R-So. DRI Stanford
^ Darcy Spark So. ATK San José State
^ Rachel Gazzaniga So. CTR USC
^ Elena Flynn Sr. ATK California
^ Millie Quin Jr. ATK Arizona State
Christine Carpenter So. GK Stanford
Honorable Mention Yr. Pos. School
Skylar Kidd Sr. ATK Indiana
Rozanne Voorvelt Sr. UTL California
Genoa Rossi Jr. UTL UCLA
Alma Yaacobi Fr. CTR USC
Juliette Dhalluin R-So. DRI Stanford
Itziar Almeda Fr. ATK Arizona State
Bia Mantellato Jr. CTR UCLA
Talia Fonseca R-Fr. GK California
All-Newcomer Team Yr. Pos. School
Emily Ausmus Fr. ATK USC
Alma Yaacobi Fr. CTR USC
Miriam Bogachenko Fr. UTL California
Itziar Almeda Fr. ATK Arizona State
Tali Stryker Fr. ATK UCLA
Bridget Cranley Fr. CTR San José State
Rosalie Hassett Fr. ATK California
Player of the Year Yr. Pos. School
Ryann Neushul R-Sr. DRI Stanford
Newcomer of the Year Yr. Pos. School
Emily Ausmus Fr. ATK USC
Coach of the Year Yr. School
Adam Wright 8th UCLA
MPSF Individual Statistics
Goals
Emily Ausmus, USC
Tilly Kearns, USC
Millie Quin, ASU
Assists
Itziar Almeda, ASU
Steals
Emma Lineback, 2025 First-Team All-MPSF
Anna Pearson, 2025 First-Team
Lauren Steele, 2025
Bia Mantellato, 2025 Honorable Mention
Genoa Rossi, 2025 Honorable Mention
Adam Wright, 2025 MPSF Coach of the Year
AAllen, Malia 2021-24
Angermund, Alexis 2015-18
Anzaldo, Layne 2020-23
Ayala, Val 2019-23
Azizians, Harriet 1995
BBaia, Bella 2019-22
Bailey, MJ 2023-24
Barker, Nicole 2009, 2011-12
Barnes, Molly 1995-97
Barr, Mackenzie 2014-17
Barth, Brianne 1999
Barth, Kristin 1997-98
Beauregard, Robin 1998, 2001-03
Beebe, Erica 2012-13
Belden, Anne 2006-09
Belden, Katherine 2003-06
Bent, Jahmea 2018-21
Bhesenia, Kim 1995
Blacker, Kelsey 2016-19
Blanchard, Monique 2005-06
Borchelt, Sarah 1997
Bowlus, Brittney 2004-05
Bresee, Randi 2009-11
Brewer, Devon 1995-96
Buckley, Jill 1995-96
Burmeister, Megan 2008-11
CCady, Jennifer 1995-98
Cahill, Molly 2004-07
Carreras, Rosie 2004
Chiang, Sydney 2021-24
Clark, KK 2009-12
Couture, Shelby 2013-15
Crowell, Kamaile 2005-08
DDement, Caitlin 2009-12
Dindinger, Stacey 1996
Domanic, Gabrielle 2005-08
Donohoe, Emily 2012-15
Dorst, Becca 2011-14
Doten, Brooke 2020-24
Drake, Katrina 2019-23
Duffield, Shanta 1995 Dunn, Faith 2019
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Easterday, Kelly
2008-11
Epstien, Elizabeth 1995
Ericksen, Paige 1995-97
Estrada, Katie 2008-11
Evans, Haley 2017-18
Fullen, Brittany
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2006-09
Gall, Amanda 1996-99
Gandy, Tanya 2006-09
Gess, Lily 2023-25
Gimbel, Beth 1995
Golaboski, Erin 1997-00
Golda, Natalie 2001-03, 2005
Grab, Devin 2015-18
Grams, Nicolette 2002, 2004-05
Green, Sienna 2023, 2025
Greenlaw, Kim 1995
Greenlee, Camille 2025
Greenwood, Emily 2010-13
Guerin, Kristin 1998-01
HHafferkamp, Kelsey 2008-11
Hall, Kelly 2000-01
Halligan, Bronte 2017-19
Hayes, Erin 1999
Hazell, Louise 2016-19
Heineck, Lauren 2003-06
Herrera, Carly 1997-00
Heuchan, Kelly 2000-02
Hill, Abbi 2020-22
Hill, Kodi 2013-15, 2017
Hill, Sami 2011, 2013-15
Hipp, Jaime 2000-03
Hirose-Hulbert, Brailey 2015
Hoffman, Parker 2019-20
Hubbs, Bryna 1999
Human, Jenna 2025
Humphrey, Erin 1997
Hunter, Leslie 1995-96
Hurst, Jenna 2017-18
IInnis, Dania 2024
JJohnson, Ava
Lineback, Emma 2022-23, 2025
Liu, Lisa 1996
Lopez, Jessica 2000-03
MMantellato, Bia 2025
Martin, Brooke 2010-12
Mathewson, Courtney 2005-08
Maxson, Brooke 2017-21
Mazziliano, Leah 2004
McAloon, Mandy 1996-99
McFerrin, Jennifer 1995-96
McGinley, Kelsey 2008-11
McIntyre, Devon 2000-03
McLaren, Maddy 2013-14
McMurray, Carly 2023-25
Melanson, Becca 2024-25
Miller, Anneliese 2021-24
Miller, Cassidy 2021-22
Miller, Rebecca 1999-00
Monahan, Aubrie 2014-17
Moran, Kelly 2015
Mordell, Melissa 2007-08
Munro, Thalia 2001-02, 2005-06
Murphy, Eleanor 1999-02
Murphy, Jenna 2004, 2006-07
Musselman, Alex 2013-16
Musselman, Maddie 2017-19, 2022
Myers, Grace 2022-23
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Naranjo, Giselle 2010-12
Natcher, Stephanie 1995-97
Nelson, Jessica 1995-96
Nelson, Kim 2006-08
Neste, Alexandra 2008
Niz, Joey 2024-25
Norris, Jane 1995
Rosensitto, Izzy
2023-24
Rossi, Genoa 2023-25
Rowe, Brittany 2005-08
Rozeboom, Lizette 2016-19
Rudolph, Catherine 1995
Rulon, Katie 2006-09
Rulon, Kelly 2003, 2005-07
SSavar, Skylar 2019-22
Schilling, Elissia 2015-16
Schmidt, Jody 2002-03
Schulman, Natasha 2010-13
Sears, Samantha 2008
Sebenaler, Hannah 2009-12
Sheldon, Sarah 2016-19
Simmons, Coralie 1996-98, 2001
Simmons, Myna 2018-21
Simonds, Kristen 2009-10
Skelly, Emily 2017-20
Slezak, Paloma 2003-04
Smith, Taylor 2023-25
Solheim, Aubrey 1995
Spadt, Rachel 2020
Stachowski, Amber 2002
Stachowski, Ashley 2000-03
Steele, Lauren 2024-25
Stewart, Jessica 1997-99
Storm, Bridgett 2017 Storum, Hannah 2017-18
Struss, Nicole 2022-25
Stryker, Tali 2025
Sullivan, Camy 2008-10
Szegedi, Panni 2024
TTenenbaum, Katie
1996-99
Tielmann, Alexa 2013-14, 2016-17
Todisco, Larissa 2010-11
2019-23
Joyce, Mari 2000-03
Juarez, Gabby 2012
Kaczmarek, Leslee 2011-13
Kapana, Carlee 2016-19
Kay, Serela 1997-00
Kent, Victoria 2011, 2013-14
Kerr, Tahlia 2003-05
Kieckhafer, Natasha 2024-25
Kraus, Jillian 2005-08
Kronen, Claire 2022
Krumpholz, Kari 2011
Krumpholz, Kathryn 2005
Kuesis, Fiona 2020-24
FFattal, Rachel 2013-15, 2017
Feher, Emily 2004-07
Ferraro, Danielle 2012-15
Flanagan, Katie 2003-05
Flanagan, Maureen 2000-03
Forster, India 2013-16
Franks, Emily 1997
Kunkel, Kacy 2004-07
Kunkel, Kristina 2003-06
LLaBonte, Alison
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O’Brien, Kelsey 2014-17
Oesting, Megan 1995-96
Orozco, Priscilla 2008-11
Orozco, Sarah 2009-12
Ouellette, Olivia 2024-25
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Palmer, Hannah 2020-24
Parsa, Natalie 1995
Payne, Nicolle 1995-98
Pearson, Anna 2023-25
Peros, Alex 2020, 2022
Phillips, Georgia 2020-23
Povey, Jessica 1999-00
Powers, Monica 2008-10
Pratt, Charlotte 2013-16
Pulver, Kristyn 2002-03
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Reego, Grace 2015, 2017-19
Renner, Molly 2022-25
1998-99
Lamb, Jenny 1999-02
Lee, Michelle 1998-99
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Reynolds, Grace 2010-11
Reynolds, Nicole 2015-18
Ronimus, Morgan 2008-10
Ronimus, Kelly 2011-14
Trella, Leah 2010-11
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Urbatsch, Elektra 2024-25
VVan Hiel, Heather 2010 von Schwarz, Catharine 1996-98, 2000 W
Wallace, Laura 1997 Walters, Jojo 2025
Wentzel, Bella 2019-22
Wheaton, Roxy 2018-21
Whitelegge, Rachel 2016-19
Wieseler, Allison 2016-19
Wilkey, Sarah 2012 Williams, Alys 2013-15, 2017 Wilson, Leah 2002-03
Most Goals Scored (season) 451 (1998) Fewest Goals Scored (season) 168 (1995) Fewest Goals Allowed (season) 82 (2003) Most Goals Allowed (season) 236 (2023) Best Won-Loss Percentage (season) 1.000 in 2005 and 2008 (33-0), and 2024 (26-0) Worst Won-Lost Percentage (season) .542 (1995, 13-11) Most Shutouts (season) 3 (1998) Longest Season Winning Streak 33 matches, twice (2005 and 2008)
Interseason Winning Streak 46 matches (2007-2009)
Cal
Kelly Rulon is the Bruins’ all-time leading scorer ( 237 goals) and holds the single-season steals record.
Nicolle Payne holds both the season and career records for goals against average.
UCLA’S FORMER HEAD COACHES
Guy Baker
Guy Baker led the UCLA men’s and women’s water polo programs to seven national titles in a 10-year span. He left the water polo programs in January 2001 to become head coach of the U.S. Women’s Water Polo National Team, a position he held through the spring of 2009.
Baker established UCLA as the dominant men's program of the 1990s with four men's NCAA championships (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000) and three national collegiate women’s titles (1996, 1997, 1998). He earned National Coach of the Year honors four times (1995-96 men, 1997-98 women) and coached the Women’s National Team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
Baker led the 2006-07 Women's National Team to gold medals at the 2007 World Championships, the 2007 World League Super Final and the 2007 Pan-American Games, where the team secured its qualifying spot for the 2008 Olympic games. Baker’s combined record at UCLA was 265-97 overall and 64-28 in league games.
Three of his athletes were each named National Player of the Year twice – Coralie Simmons, Sean Kern, and Matt Swanson. In all, Bruin athletes secured All-America honors 52 times and eight players competed in the Olympics under Baker.
Adam Krikorian
Adam Krikorian served as head coach of the men’s water polo team from 1999-2008 and as head coach of the women’s program from 1999-2009. Krikorian now serves as the head coach of the U.S. Women’s Water Polo National Team. He guided Team USA to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s water polo in 2012 in London and followed that with another gold in 2016 in Rio.
As head coach of both UCLA water polo programs, he helped lead the Bruins to 11 national championships (three men’s, eight women’s). He coached the men’s water polo team to NCAA titles in 1999, 2000 and 2004. As head coach of the women’s program, Krikorian guided UCLA to the 2000 National Collegiate Championship and NCAA titles in 2001 and 2003 before reeling off five consecutive NCAA championships (2005-09).
Between the two UCLA water polo programs, Krikorian coached six Peter J. Cutino Award recipients, seven National Player of the Year selections and 12 Olympians. He led the UCLA men’s and women’s teams to national championships in the same academic year on three occasions (1999-00, 2000-01 and 2004-05).
Krikorian assumed head coaching duties of the U.S. Women’s Water Polo National Team following the 2009 collegiate spring season and helped guide Team USA to the gold medal at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome.
Krikorian was a four-year water polo letterwinner at UCLA (1992-95), helping lead the men’s program to the 1995 NCAA Championship at the conclusion of his senior season (the program’s first national title since 1972).
Brandon Brooks
Brandon Brooks served as head coach of the women's water polo team from 2010-2017. During his head coaching tenure, Brooks led UCLA to four MPSF Championships and three runner-up finishes at the NCAA Championships.
He compiled an overall coaching record of 202-41 and was named the 2012, 2015 and 2017 MPSF Coach of the Year. As an assistant coach for both the UCLA men’s and women’s teams from 2006-09, Brooks helped lead the Bruin women to three NCAA Championships. He also served as the undergraduate assistant coach when the men’s team won the 2004 NCAA title.
As a student-athlete at UCLA, Brooks was a four-time All-American goalkeeper and led the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA championships in 1999 and 2000. He also excelled internationally with the USA Men’s National Team as a two-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic silver medal winner.
UCLA Women’s Water Polo Coaching Legacy
UCLA Head Coaching History
Guy Baker (1995-98)
Adam Krikorian (1999-2009)
Brandon Brooks (2010-17)
Adam Wright (2018-25)
All-Time Assistant Coaches
Matt Armato 2000
Valerie Ayala 2025
Sam Bailey 2008
Brandon Brooks 2007-09
Molly Cahill 2010-17
Jason Falitz (Assoc. Head) 2022-25
Matt Flesher 2007-09
Sam Grayeli 1999
Kodi Hill 2018-19
Kelly Heuchan 2003
Adam Krikorian 1997, 1998
Christopher Lee
2019-21
Sarah Lizotte 2024
Amanda Longan 2023
Brooke Maxson 2024-25
Ryann Neushul 2026
Nicolle Payne 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
James Robinson 2020-22
Coralie Simmons 2007
Leslie Storey 1995, 1996
Catharine von Schwarz 2004
Adam Wright 2009
1995
Guy Baker -- 13-11
2/3 Golden West1 L, 1-14
2/4 Sunset1 L, 0-20
2/5 Club1 W, 8-5
2/6
2/17
2/17
2/18
2/19
UC Irvine1 W, 8-2
UC Santa Barbara2 L, 7-8
UC Irvine2 W, 11-4
UC San Diego2 L, 3-6
UC Santa Barbara2 W, 7-3
2/24 at USC W, 10-2
3/18 San Diego State L, 5-10
4/1 Claremont W, 15-2
4/11 USC W, 8-2
4/15 at San Diego State L, 4-12
4/15 at UC San Diego L, 3-8
4/21 Loyola Marymount3 W, 12-2
4/21 UC Santa Barbara3 W, 8-5
4/22 Pacific3 W, 13-2
4/22 UC Davis3 L, 3-9
4/23 UC San Diego3 L, 1-7
5/12 San Diego State4 L, 4-7
5/12 Slippery Rock4 L, 7-9
5/13 Harvard4 W, 14-1
5/13 Maryland4 W, 9-2
5/14 Michigan4 W (3ot), 7-6
1 Women’s Winter Nationals
2 UC San Diego Tournament
3 Western Zone Qualifier
4 National Collegiate Championships (at Virginia)
1996
National Champions
Guy Baker -- 29-1 / 7-0 MPSF (2nd)
2/16 USC1 W, 17-3
2/17 UC San Diego1 W, 13-2
2/17
UC Davis1 W, 7-2
2/18 San Diego State1 W, 12-4
2/23 USC* W, 18-8
2/24 UC Santa Barbara* W, 8-4
3/8 at Stanford* W, 5-1
3/9 UC Santa Barbara ‘A’2 W, 12-2
3/9
3/10
UC Davis ‘A’2 W, 7-2
UC Santa Barbara ‘B’2 W, 13-1
3/10 California W, 10-8
3/16 at UC San Diego W, 10-5
3/17 at San Diego State* W, 7-2
3/29 at USC* W, 10-1
3/30 San Diego State* W, 5-4
4/6 at UC Santa Barbara* W, 10-5
4/12 UC Santa Barbara3 W, 11-3
4/13 Stanford3 W, 6-1
4/13 California3 W, 6-3
4/14 San Diego State3 W, 6-5
4/26 USC4 W, 13-2
4/26 UC Irvine4 W, 14-5
4/27 UC Davis4 W, 7-2
4/27 Stanford4 W, 7-1
4/28 California4 L, 7-8
5/10 Maryland5 W, 13-1
5/10
UC Santa Barbara5 W, 9-1
5/11 Stanford5 W, 8-1
5/11 San Diego State5 W, 12-6
5/12 California5 W, 8-4
* indicates MPSF game
1 UC San Diego Triton Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational Tournament
3 MPSF Championships
4 Western Regional Qualification Tournament
5 National Collegiate Championships
1997 National Champions
Guy Baker -- 31-1 / 6-0 MPSF (1st)
2/14 USC1 W, 11-3
2/15
UC Santa Barbara1 W, 12-6
2/15 California1 L, 3-4
2/16 Stanford1 W, 7-6
2/16 California1 W, 8-5
2/22 UC Santa Barbara* W, 11-8
3/6 California W, 7-5
3/7 Stanford W (ot), 10-9
3/8 Pacific2 W, 10-3
3/8 California ‘B’2 W, 13-4
3/9 San Diego State2 W, 9-7
3/9 Stanford2 W, 6-4
3/13 at UC Santa Barbara* W, 9-3
3/14 San Diego State* W (ot), 8-7
3/16 at USC* W, 7-4
3/20 Massachusetts W, 16-6
4/4 USC* W, 7-2
4/5 at UC San Diego W, 10-2
4/5 at San Diego State* W, 9-4
4/11 UC Santa Barbara3 W, 14-4
4/12 California3 W, 10-4
4/12 San Diego State3 W, 8-6
4/13 California3 W, 8-6
4/25 UC San Diego4 W, 8-3
4/25 Pacific4 W, 12-3
4/26 UC Davis4 W, 13-1
4/26 San Diego State4 W, 13-4
4/27 California4 W, 8-6
5/9 UC San Diego5 W, 9-1
5/9 Maryland5 W, 10-0
5/10 San Diego State5 W, 10-3
5/11 California5 W, 6-3
* indicates MPSF game
1 UC San Diego Triton Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational Tournament
3 MPSF Championships
4 Western Regional Qualification Tournament
5 National Collegiate Championships
1998
National Champions
Guy Baker -- 35-1 / 9-0 MPSF (1st)
2/6 San Jose State1 W, 18-5
2/7 UC San Diego1 W, 13-4
2/7 San Diego State1 W, 14-3
2/8 UC Santa Barbara1 W, 11-4
2/8 California1 W, 11-4
2/13 Hawai’i1 W, 14-2
2/28 Occidental2 W, 21-0
2/28 UC San Diego2 W, 18-2
3/1 UC Santa Barbara2 W, 10-2
3/1 California2 L (sv-ot), 8-9
3/5 USC* W, 10-1
3/6 Michigan3 W, 15-5
3/7 UC Santa Barbara3 W, 10-3
3/7 Hawai’i3* W, 13-6
3/14 Stanford* W, 11-3
3/15 San Jose State* W, 18-0
3/17 Massachusetts W, 14-3
3/21 California* W, 10-3
3/22 Pacific* W, 18-5
3/27 UC Santa Barbara* W, 12-1
4/3 Long Beach State* W, 24-0
4/4 San Diego State* W, 7-4
4/4 UC San Diego W, 10-3
4/10 Pacific4 W, 14-2
4/10 UC Santa Barbara4 W, 10-4
4/11 San Jose State4 W, 12-1
4/11 San Diego State4 W, 12-3
4/12 Stanford4 W, 6-4
4/25 UC Davis5 W, 16-1
4/25 UC San Diego5 W, 13-2
4/26 Hawai’i5 W, 9-1
4/27 Stanford5 W, 7-4
5/8 Maryland6 W, 15-1
5/8 UC Santa Barbara6 W, 11-5
5/9 Hawai’i6 W, 10-3
5/10 California6 W, 7-3
* indicates MPSF game
1 UC San Diego Triton Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational Tournament
3 Michigan Tournament
4 MPSF Tournament
5 Western Regional Qualification Tournament
6 National Collegiate Championships
1999
Adam Krikorian -- 24-10 / 6-3 MPSF (3rd)
2/6 at Stanford* L, 3-4
2/7 at San Jose State* W, 6-1
2/12 UC San Diego1 W, 12-7
2/13 UC Davis1 W, 10-5
2/13 Hawai’i1 W, 7-4
2/14 USC1 L, 3-5
2/14 Stanford L, 4-6
2/27 Loyola Marymount2 W, 13-3
2/27 San Diego State2 W, 11-4
2/28 USC2 L, 6-7
2/28 California2 L, 5-8
3/5 Hawai’i W, 10-4
3/6 USC* L (ot), 6-7
3/7 Hawai’i W, 8-5
3/16 Massachusetts W, 6-2
3/20 at California* L (ot), 9-10
3/21 at Pacific* W, 14-3
3/27 UC Davis W, 6-3
3/28 UC Santa Barbara* W, 11-2
4/1 Long Beach State* W, 11-4
4/2 San Diego State* W, 8-2
4/9 Long Beach State3 W, 5-4
4/9 San Jose State3 W, 7-1
4/10 Hawai’i3 W, 14-5
4/10 USC3 L, 5-7
4/11 Stanford3 W (ot), 7-6
4/24 San Diego State4 W, 9-6
4/24 USC4 L, 1-11
4/25 Long Beach State4 W, 12-5
4/25 San Diego State4 W, 9-3
5/7 Maryland5 W, 12-2
5/7 Hawai’i5 W, 7-1
5/8 USC5 L, 4-5
5/9 California5 W (sv-ot), 6-5
* indicates MPSF game
1 UC San Diego Tournament
2 UC Santa Barbara Tournament
3 MPSF Championships
4 Western Regional Qualification Tournament
5 National Collegiate Championships
2000
National Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 30-5 / 8-1 MPSF (3rd)
2/4 UC San Diego1 W, 16-4
2/5 UC Santa Barbara1 W, 16-4
2/5 Hawai’i1 W, 12-2
2/11 UC Santa Barbara2 W, 12-2
2/11 UC San Diego2 W, 16-3
2/12 San Jose State2 W, 12-2
2/12 Stanford2 L, 3-5
2/13 USC3 W, 10-3
2/13 California3 W, 6-5
2/26 La Verne4 W, 17-0
2/26 UC Davis4 W, 13-3
2/27 Stanford4 L, 4-5
2/27 USC4 W, 15-12
3/3 at Long Beach State* W, 11-5
3/4 at San Diego State* W, 8-6
3/4 at UC San Diego* W, 13-6
3/9 at USC* W, 10-8
3/17 at UC Santa Barbara* W, 12-1
3/19 Stanford* L, 7-9
3/26 UC Davis W, 10-1
3/27 San Jose State* W, 14-6
3/31 California* W, 7-6
4/1 Pacific* W, 16-2
4/7 Pacific5 W, 20-1
4/7 San Diego State5 W, 14-9
4/8 Hawai’i5 W, 9-2
4/8 Stanford5 L, 6-7
4/9 USC5 W, 7-4
4/21 Cal Baptist6 W, 13-1
4/21 Long Beach State6 W, 10-2
4/22 USC6 L, 7-9
5/5 Michigan7 W, 15-2
5/5 UC Davis7 W, 15-2
5/6 California7 W, 5-3
5/7 USC7 W, 11-4
* indicates MPSF game 1 Rainbow Wahine Tournament 2 UC San Diego Triton Invitational 3 UC San Diego Tournament 4 UC Santa Barbara Tournament
5 MPSF Tournament
6 Western Regional Qualification Tournament
7 National Collegiate Championships
2001
NCAA Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 18-4 / 9-1 MPSF (2nd)
2/10 San Jose State1 W, 15-4
2/11 California1 W, 6-4
2/11 Stanford1 L, 6-7
2/17 San Diego State* W, 21-3
2/24 UC Irvine2 W, 16-3
2/24 UC Santa Barbara2 W, 12-2
2/25 California2 W, 6-2
2/25 Stanford2 L, 7-10
3/3 at California* W, 7-5
3/4 at Pacific* W, 16-4
3/9 USC* W, 13-6
The 1997 UCLA Bruins -- MPSF and National Champions
3/10 Hawai’i* W, 14-3
3/11 Long Beach State* W, 18-2
3/30 UC Santa Barbara* W, 14-1
4/6 at Stanford* L, 4-7
4/7 at San Jose State* W, 10-4
4/20 at UC Irvine* W, 13-4
4/27 UC Santa Barbara3 W, 17-3
4/28 USC3 W, 9-8
4/29 Stanford3 L, 5-8
5/12 Loyola Marymount4 W, 11-1
5/13 Stanford4 W, 5-4
* indicates MPSF game
1 NorCal Tournament
2
3
2002
Adam Krikorian -- 22-4 / 10-1 MPSF (2nd)
2/7 UC Irvine W, 16-4
2/9 Massachusetts1 W, 14-2
2/9 California1 W, 5-4
2/10 San Jose State1 W, 11-3
2/10 Stanford1 L, 4-9
2/23 Cal Baptist2 W, 14-5
2/23 San Diego State2 W, 8-2
2/24 USC2 W, 4-2
2/24 Stanford2 L, 5-6
3/2 San Jose State* W, 10-3
3/3 Stanford* L, 4-6
3/8 at Cal State Northridge* W, 17-0
3/9 at Long Beach State* W, 6-4
3/15 at San Diego State* W, 12-5
3/16 at UC San Diego W, 10-1
3/16 vs. Princeton (at UCSD) W, 16-6
3/29 Pacific* W, 20-4
3/30 California* W, 8-4
4/5 at USC* W, 9-8
4/6 at Hawai’i* W, 17-5
4/20 at UC Santa Barbara* W, 14-2
4/26 San Jose State3 W, 12-5
4/27 USC3 W, 7-6
4/28 Stanford3 W, 11-7
5/11 Loyola Marymount4 W, 12-2
5/12 Stanford4 L, 4-8
* indicates MPSF game
1 Stanford Invitational
2 UCSB Tournament
3 MPSF Championships 4 NCAA Championships
2003
NCAA Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 23-4 / 8-2 MPSF (3rd)
2/8 Hawai’i1 W, 7-3
2/8 USC1 W, 8-4
2/9 UC Santa Cruz1 W, 19-0
2/9 Stanford1 L, 3-4
2/12 at UC Irvine* W, 18-1
2/21 USC* L, 6-8
2/22 Hawai’i* W, 12-5
2/28 at Stanford* L, 3-5
3/1 at San Jose State* W, 10-3
3/8 Redlands2 W, 14-2
3/8 Loyola Marymount2 W, 12-5
3/9 USC2 W, 7-3
3/9 Stanford2 W, 7-3
3/13 Loyola Marymount W, 7-3
3/14 Long Beach State* W, 10-4
3/15 at UC San Diego W, 11-1
4/12
U.S. National Team# W, 3-2
4/19 UC Santa Barbara* W, 12-0
4/25 Hawai’i3 W, 12-3
4/26 USC3 W (ot), 7-6
4/27 Stanford3 L (ot), 2-3
5/10 Loyola Marymount4 W, 8-2
5/11 Stanford4 W, 4-3
* indicates MPSF game
^ match played at UC San Diego
# exhibition game (does not count in record)
1 Stanford Invitational
2 UC Santa Barbara Invitational
3 MPSF Championships
4 NCAA Championships
2004
Adam Krikorian -- 22-5 / 9-2 MPSF (3rd)
2/7 Hawai’i1 W, 6-2
2/7 California1 W, 6-5
2/8 Santa Clara1 W, 13-1
2/8 USC1 L, 4-12
2/22 at UC Santa Barbara* W, 5-2
2/28 Pacific2 W, 14-3
2/28 Hawai’i2 W, 10-5
2/29 Stanford2 L, 5-6
2/29 Long Beach State2 W, 9-7
3/6 California* W (ot), 6-5
3/7 Pacific* W, 15-3
3/11 at USC* L, 4-9
3/13 at UC San Diego W, 11-2
3/13 vs. Princeton (at UCSD) W, 9-8
3/28 San Jose State3 W, 12-6
3/28 UC Santa Barbara3 W, 4-3
3/30 Hawai’i* W, 5-4
4/3 San Diego State* W, 8-5
4/4 Arizona State* W, 13-5
4/7 at Loyola Marymount* W, 4-3
4/8 at UC Irvine* W, 9-5
4/10 at Long Beach State* W, 5-3
4/17 San Jose State* W, 9-4
4/18 Stanford* L, 3-5
4/30 California4 W, 8-4
5/1 Stanford4 L, 2-3
5/2 Long Beach State4 W, 6-4
* indicates MPSF game
1 Stanford Invitational (second place)
2 Gaucho Tournament (third place)
3 Rainbow Classic (first place)
4 MPSF Championships (third place)
2005
NCAA Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 33-0 / 12-0 MPSF (1st)
1/29 Indiana1 W, 14-2
1/30 Colorado State1 W, 22-0
1/31 Michigan1 W, 13-3
2/12 UC Davis2 W, 13-4
2/12 Stanford2 W, 6-5
2/13 San Jose State2 W, 9-4
2/13 USC2 W, 8-6
2/20 UC Santa Barbara* W, 13-4
2/24 Hawai’i* W, 13-8
2/25 Princeton3 W, 16-1
2/25 Arizona State3 W, 20-8
2/26 Hawai’i3 W, 6-5
2/26 Long Beach State3 W, 7-3
2/27 USC3 W (ot), 10-6
3/5 USC* W, 11-6
3/9 Cal State Northridge* W, 14-4
3/11 at UC San Diego W, 10-3
3/12 at San Diego State* W, 12-3
4/9 at California* W, 15-6
4/10 at Pacific* W, 15-1
4/15 at Stanford* W, 7-5
4/16 at San Jose State* W, 8-3
4/20 Long Beach State* W, 12-7
4/29 Cal State Northridge4 W, 14-4
4/30 Hawai’i4 W, 10-5
5/1 Stanford4 W, 9-5
5/13 Wagner5 W, 22-2
5/14 Hawai’i5 W, 7-6
5/15 Stanford5 W, 3-2
* indicates MPSF game
1 Michigan Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational
3 Gaucho Invitational
4 MPSF Championships (first place)
5 NCAA Championships (frst place)
2006
NCAA Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 29-4 / 11-1 MPSF (2nd)
2/3 Cal State Bakersfield W, 22-2
2/3 Cal State Northridge* W, 20-2
2/5 UC Santa Barbara* W, 10-7
2/11 California1 W, 6-4
2/11 Hawai’i1 W, 10-3
2/12 Arizona State1 W, 14-5
2/12 USC1 L, 8-10
2/18 San Jose State* W, 15-5
2/19 UC Irvine* W, 15-5
2/25 UC Davis2 W, 10-1
2/25 San Jose State2 W, 12-2
2/26 Stanford2 L, 2-4
2/26 Hawai’i2 W, 8-6
3/3 California* W, 6-4
3/4 Cal State San Bernardino W, 13-1
3/4 UC San Diego W, 7-1
3/11 Arizona State* W, 9-3
3/12 San Diego State* W, 12-3
3/19 Loyola Marymount W, 8-2
3/25 Maryland W, 18-3
3/26 Occidental W, 22-2
3/29 Hartwick W, 16-3
3/31 Hawai’i* W, 6-4
4/8 USC* L, 4-6
4/14 Pacific* W, 19-1
4/15 Stanford* W, 9-8
4/20 Long Beach State* W, 11-4
4/28 Arizona State3 W, 11-7
4/29 Stanford3 L, 4-5
4/30 USC3 W, 10-7
5/12 Hartwick4 W, 15-2
3 MPSF Championships (third place)
4 NCAA Championships (first place)
2007
NCAA Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 28-2 / 11-1 MPSF (2nd)
2/3 California1 W, 10-2
2/3 Hawai’i1 W, 12-4
2/4 Indiana1 W, 10-3
2/4 USC1 W, 11-10
2/16 at California* W, 12-8
2/17 at Pacific* W, 30-5
2/22 Hawai’i* W, 16-7
2/24 Santa Clara2 W, 17-6
2/24 UC Irvine2 W, 11-7
2/25 California2 W, 7-3
2/25 Stanford2 L, 4-8
3/1 UC Irvine* W, 22-7
3/2 Cal State Northridge W, 14-3
3/3 Pomona-Pitzer W, 14-3
3/10 at Arizona State* W, 15-9
3/11 UC Santa Barbara* W, 21-8
3/15 Long Beach State* W, 21-3
3/16 at UC San Diego W, 21-3
3/24 Cal State Bakersfield W, 25-0
3/31 Loyola Marymount W, 17-3
4/7 USC* W, 8-7
4/14 at Stanford* L, 6-7
4/15 at San Jose State* W, 14-6
4/20 at San Diego State* W, 14-6
4/27 Long Beach State3 W, 17-5
4/28 USC3 W, 10-9
4/29 Stanford3 W, 9-3
5/11 Pomona-Pitzer4 W, 22-0
5/12 USC4 W, 7-6
5/13 Stanford4 W, 5-4
* indicates MPSF game
1 Stanford Invitational
2 UC Irvine Tournament
3 MPSF Championships (first place)
4 NCAA Championships (first place)
2008
NCAA Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 33-0 / 12-0 MPSF (1st)
1/26 Arizona State1 W, 14-5
1/26 UC San Diego1 W, 14-5
1/27 Colorado State1 W, 15-2
1/27 Indiana1 W, 15-6
2/2 at Loyola Marymount W, 13-6
2/5 Hartwick W, 19-7
3/15 vs. Princeton^ W, 10-1
3/27 Brown W, 12-1
3/28 San Diego State* W, 10-2
4/5 at California* W, 6-1
4/6 at Pacific* W, 18-3
3/12 vs. Princeton (at UCSD) W, 17-5
3/17 Loyola Marymount W, 12-5
3/31 UC Irvine* W, 14-4
4/2 at Arizona State* W, 12-0
5/13 Stanford4 W, 8-5
5/14 USC4 W, 9-8
* indicates MPSF game 1 Stanford Invitational 2 Gaucho Invitational
2/9 Michigan2 W, 16-0
2/9 Hawai’i2 W, 15-10
2/10 San Jose State2 W, 12-7
2/10 USC2 W, 8-4
2/15 at UC Irvine* W, 13-3
The 2003 UCLA Bruins -- NCAA Champions
2/16 at Cal State Northridge* W, 10-5
2/17 at Long Beach State* W, 19-7
2/23 Cal State Northridge3 W, 12-4
2/23 Loyola Marymount3 W, 11-6
2/24 California3 W, 9-4
2/24 Stanford3 W (sv-ot), 8-7
3/1 at UC Santa Barbara* W, 12-0
3/8 Stanford* W, 9-7
3/9 San Jose State* W, 15-5
3/14 at USC* W, 8-7
3/28 at Hawai’i* W, 9-5
4/5 California* W, 10-4
4/6 Pacific* W, 13-6
4/12 San Diego State* W, 17-5
4/12 Sonoma State W, 14-7
4/13 Arizona State* W, 14-4
4/25 San Jose State4 W, 12-1
4/26 Hawai’i4 W, 8-6
4/27 USC4 W, 8-7
5/9 Pomona-Pitzer5 W, 19-6
5/10 UC Davis5 W, 11-4
5/11 USC5 W, 6-3
* indicates MPSF game
1 Michigan Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational
3 UC Irvine Invitational
4 MPSF Championships (first place)
5 NCAA Championships (first place)
2009
NCAA Champions
Adam Krikorian -- 25-6 / 5-2 MPSF (3rd)
1/24 Bucknell1 W, 17-0
1/24 Indiana1 W, 10-3
1/25 at Michigan1 W, 10-4
2/5 at Long Beach State W, 13-4
2/7 San Jose State2 W, 13-6
2/7 Hawai’i2 L, 12-13
2/8 Stanford2 L, 5-10
2/13 San Diego State* W, 14-7
2/14 Loyola Marymount W, 14-7
2/19 Hawai’i* W, 11-8
2/21 Long Beach State3 W, 18-2
2/21 California3 W, 9-4
2/22 USC3 L, 7-10
2/22 Hawai’i3 W, 12-7
2/28 at Arizona State W, 10-5
3/7 California* W, 11-5
3/8 at Cal Lutheran W, 22-3
3/8 Cal State Northridge (at CLU) W, 9-3
3/12 UC Irvine W, 18-4
3/13 at Santa Clara W, 14-6
3/14 at San Jose State* W, 10-6
3/26 Hartwick W, 15-6
3/26 Brown W, 15-9
4/3 at Stanford* L, 8-9
4/11 USC* L, 10-11
4/24 at Hawai’i4 W, 8-7
4/25 Stanford4 L (ot), 10-11
4/26 California4 W, 8-7
5/8 Michigan5 W, 13-6
5/9 Stanford5 W, 12-11
5/10 USC5 W, 5-4
* indicates MPSF game
1 Michigan Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational
3 UC Irvine Invitational
4 MPSF Championships (third place)
5 NCAA Championships (first place)
2010
Brandon Brooks -- 22-8 / 4-3 MPSF (3rd)
1/23 Indiana1 W, 12-6
1/23 San Diego State1 L (OT), 6-7
1/24 at Michigan1 W, 10-7
1/24
UC San Diego1 W, 10-4
2/6 California2 L, 3-4
2/6 Hawai’i2 W, 9-8
2/7 Arizona State2 W, 7-6
2/7 USC2 L, 3-13
2/13 Cal State Northridge W, 9-5
2/20 at California* W, 7-6
2/21 vs. UC Davis (at Sonoma State) W, 8-3
2/21 at Sonoma State W, 24-4
2/27 UC Santa Barbara3 W, 9-3
2/27 Michigan3 W, 7-5
2/28 Stanford3 L, 4-10
2/28 California3 W (8-ot), 7-6
3/6 at Hawai’i* L (6-ot), 8-9
3/11 at UC Irvine W, 8-5
3/13 Arizona State* W, 13-6
3/27 Stanford* L, 6-11
3/28 San Jose State* W, 12-5
4/8 Loyola Marymount W, 8-4
4/10 San Diego State* W, 7-5
4/17 at USC* L, 5-14
4/30 Hawai’i4 W, 8-6
5/1 Stanford4 W, 7-6
5/2 USC4 W, 8-7
5/14 Loyola Marymount5 L, 4-5
5/15 Marist5 W, 14-3
5/16 Michigan5 W. 9-6
* indicates MPSF game
1 Michigan Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational
3 UC Irvine Invitational
4 MPSF Championships (first place)
5 NCAA Championships (five place)
2011
Brandon Brooks -- 26-7 / 4-3 MPSF (3rd)
1/22 Colorado State1 W, 15-6
1/22 Hartwick1 W, 17-3
1/23 at Michigan1 W, 6-5
1/23 Cal State Northridge1 W, 11-5
1/29 Long Beach State W, 11-4
2/5 Hawai’i2 W, 7-6
2/5 USC2 L, 8-10
2/6 Indiana2 W, 9-4
2/6 California2 W, 10-8
2/12 Santa Clara3 W, 11-2
2/12 Hartwick3 W, 7-6
2/13 San Diego State3 W, 8-7
2/13 Loyola Marymount3 W, 12-9
2/19 UC Irvine W, 7-5
2/24 Hawai’i* L (ot), 6-8
2/26 UC Davis4 W, 14-4
2/26 Loyola Marymount4 W, 6-5
2/27 USC4 L, 8-9
2/27 Hawai’i4 W, 7-6
3/5 at Arizona State* W, 8-1
3/5 Cal Baptist (at ASU) W, 17-5
3/12 California* L, 3-7
3/26 at Stanford* L, 2-5
4/2 at San Jose State* W, 9-4
4/9 USC* W, 7-5
4/14 Loyola Marymount W, 12-5
4/16 San Diego State* W, 9-3
4/29 USC5 W, 12-10
4/30 Stanford5 W, 9-8
5/1 California5 L, 6-7
5/13 Indiana6 W, 8-5
5/14 California6 L, 4-7
5/15 USC6 W, 6-5
* indicates MPSF game
1 Michigan Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational
3 Triton Invitational
4 UC Irvine Invitational
5 MPSF Championships (second place)
6 NCAA Championships (third place)
2012
Brandon Brooks -- 23-4 / 5-1 MPSF (2nd)
1/21 Colorado State1 W, 9-4
1/21 Indiana1 W, 10-5
1/22 at Michigan1 W, 10-8
2/4 Hawai’i2 W, 6-5
2/4 California2 W, 4-3
2/5 Michigan2 W, 10-3
2/5 at Stanford2 L, 5-9
2/11 Cal Baptist W, 11-5
2/18 at San Diego State* W, 9-4
2/25 CS Northridge3 W, 13-4
2/25 Michigan3 W, 13-3
2/26 USC3 W, 8-7
2/26 Stanford3 W, 5-4
3/3 at USC* W, 6-5
3/10 San Jose State* W, 7-5
3/17 Arizona State* W, 8-6
3/31 at Hawai’i* W, 8-4
4/7 at California* L, 6-8
4/14 at UC Irvine W, 10-6
4/15 at Loyola Marymount W (ot), 7-6
4/21 Stanford* L, 1-8
4/27 San Diego State4 W, 9-5
4/28 USC4 W, 4-3
4/29 at Stanford4 W (ot), 8-7
5/11 Iona5 W, 14-3
5/12 USC5 L, 10-12
5/13 UC Irvine5 W, 10-9
* indicates MPSF game
1 Michigan Invitational
2 Stanford Invitational
3 UC Irvine Invitational
4 MPSF Championships (first place)
5 NCAA Championships (third place)
2013
Brandon Brooks -- 28-7 / 3-3 MPSF (4th)
1/19 San Diego State1 W, 12-8
1/19 at Michigan1 W, 12-3
1/20 Colorado State1 W, 14-6
1/20 Indiana1 W, 8-4
1/26 Pacific2 W, 11-5
1/26 Concordia2 W, 16-4
1/27 at UC Santa Barbara2 W, 10-2
1/27 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps2 W, 15-3
1/2 Hawai’i3 W, 12-7
2/2 California3 W, 7-4
2/3 Indiana3 W, 9-5
2/3 at Stanford3 L, 5-8
2/9 Cal Lutheran W, 18-3
2/15 UC Irvine W, 17-3
2/23 UC San Diego4 W, 12-8
2/23 at UC Irvine4 W, 7-6
2/24 USC4 L, 1-10
2/24 Arizona State4 W, 14-7
3/2 at Arizona State* L, 6-7
3/9 California* W, 10-7
3/10 San Diego State W, 9-5
3/24 CSU Bakersfield* W, 14-7
3/29 at San Jose State* W, 15-8
3/29 at Santa Clara W, 16-6
4/6 at Stanford* L, 1-8
4/12 Loyola Marymount W, 12-5
4/13 Cal Baptist W, 12-7
4/13 Pomona-Pitzer W, 22-5
4/19 USC* L, 6-11
4/26 at California5 W, 4-3
4/27 Stanford5 L, 7-11
4/28 Arizona State6 W, 10-7
5/10 Princeton6 W, 8-6
5/11 Stanford6 L, 3-5
5/12 Hawai’i6 W, 13-8
* indicates MPSF game
1 Michigan Invitational
2 UC Santa Barbara Invitational
3 Stanford Invitational
4 UC Irvine Invitational
5 MPSF Tournament (third place)
6 NCAA Tournament (third place)
2014
Brandon Brooks -- 27-5 / 5-1 MPSF (2nd)
1/18 Concordia (Irvine)1 W, 25-6
1/18 Cal Baptist1 W, 15-4
1/19 CSU Bakersfield1 W, 14-3
1/19 Loyola Marymount1 W, 15-6
1/25 CS Monterey Bay2 W, 15-2
1/25 CS Northridge2 W, 14-6
1/26 UC Santa Barbara2 W, 14-6
1/26 Pacific2 W, 11-7
2/1 Michigan3 W, 12-3
2/1 California3 W (ot), 10-9
2/2 San Jose State3 W, 14-6
2/2 Stanford3 L, 4-8
2/13 UC Irvine W, 6-5
2/22 San Diego State4 W, 7-1
2/22 UC San Diego4 W, 8-6
2/23 Stanford4 W, 9-6
2/23 USC4 L (ot), 6-7
3/1 at Loyola Marymount W, 14-6
3/1 Arizona State* W, 11-7
3/21 Harvard W, 18-7
3/27 at California* W, 11-8
3/29 at Hawai’i W, 5-4
4/5 at CSU Bakersfield* W, 14-8
4/11 Stanford* L, 8-9
4/12 San Jose State* W, 8-6
4/16 at USC* W, 6-4
4/25 CSU Bakersfield5 W, 12-3
The 2009 UCLA Bruins -- NCAA Champions
4/26. Arizona State5 W, 10-7
4/27 Stanford5 L, 5-6
5/9 UC San Diego6 W, 12-8
5/10 USC6 W, 5-3
5/11 Stanford6 L, 5-9
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCLA Invitational
2 UC Santa Barbara Invitational
3 Stanford Invitational
4 UC Irvine Invitational
5 MPSF Tournament (second place)
6 NCAA Tournament (second place)
2015
Brandon Brooks -- 26-3 / 5-1 MPSF (1st)
1/17 Cal Baptist1 W, 16-5
1/17 LMU1 W, 21-5
1/24 UC Santa Barbara2 W, 20-8
1/24 California Baptist2 W, 20-2
1/25 Sonoma State2 W, 16-2
1/25 LBSU2 W, 15-2
1/31 Hawai’i3 W, 12-4
1/31 California3 W, 10-5
2/1 Indiana3 W, 11-4
2/1 Stanford3 L, 6-10
2/13 UC Irvine W, 8-5
2/21 LMU4 W, 12-3
2/21 Hawai’i4 W, 10-4
2/22 USC4 W, 5-3
2/22 Stanford4 W, 7-6 (OT)
3/1 at San Jose State* W, 7-3
3/8 California* W, 10-3
3/14 CSU Bakersfield* W, 17-3
3/27 at Hawai’i W, 11-6
3/28 at San Diego State W, 13-4
4/4 at Arizona State* W, 11-5
4/11 Stanford* L, 7-8
4/18 USC* W, 9-5
4/24 CSU Bakersfield5 W, 17-6
4/25 USC5 W, 9-7
4/26 California5 W, 9-8
5/8 UC San Diego6 W, 9-2
5/9 California6 W, 9-5
5/10 Stanford6 L, 6-7
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCLA Invitational
2 UC Santa Barbara Invitational
3 Stanford Invitational
4 UC Irvine Invitational
5 MPSF Tournament (first place)
6 NCAA Tournament (second place)
2016
Brandon Brooks -- 26-5 / 5-1 MPSF (2nd)
1/23 Hawai’i1 W, 13-8
1/23 at UC Santa Barbara1 W, 8-5
1/24 Long Beach State1 W, 11-4
1/24 Michigan1 W, 11-7
2/13 Sonoma State2 W, 17-1
2/13 LMU2 W, 14-7
2/14 UC Davis2 W, 5-1
2/14 USC2 L, 6-8
2/19 at UC Irvine W, 11-6
2/27 San Diego State3 W, 6-5
2/27 Michigan3 W, 14-8
2/28 Hawai’i3 W. 10-6
2/28 USC3 L, 7-10
3/5 Loyola Marymount4 W, 17-4
3/5 George Washington4 W, 22-5
3/6 at Michigan4 W, 9-5
3/6 Bucknell4 W, 20-5
3/20 at CSU Bakersfield* W, 6-1
3/25 at California* W, 4-3
4/2 San Jose State* W, 13-6
4/3 Redlands5 W, 23-2
4/3 Pomona-Pitzer5 W, 25-3
ALL-TIME RESULTS
4/9 at USC* L, 5-8
4/15 Arizona State* W, 16-6
4/23 Stanford* W, 9-8(3OT)
4/29 at CSU Bakersfield6 W, 10-3
4/30 Stanford6 L, 3-6
5/1 California6 W, 7-5
5/13 UC San Diego7 W, 17-4
5/14 Stanford7 L, 4-7
5/15 Michigan7 W, 5-4
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCSB Invitational
2 Triton Invitational
3 UC Irvine Invitational
4 Wolverine Invitational
5 UCLA Invitational
6 MPSF Tournament (third place)
7 NCAA Tournament (third place)
2017
Brandon Brooks -- 24-2 / 6-0 MPSF (1st)
1/14 San Jose State1 W, 20-1
1/15 UC Davis1 W, 15-1
1/21 Pacific2 W, 15-4
1/21 Indiana2 W, 20-5
1/22 Michigan2 W, 12-5
1/22 UC San Diego2 W, 17-2
2/3 at Long Beach State W, 13-2
2/17 UC Irvine W, 16-1
2/24 UC San Diego3 W, 19-3
2/25 at UC Irvine3 W, 16-1
2/25 USC3 L, 9-10
2/26 California3 W, 12-11
3/4 at San Jose State* W, 24-2
3/11 CSU Bakersfield* W, 17-5
3/18 California* W, 10-4
3/30 San Diego State4 W, 22-5
3/31 at Hawai’i4 W, 12-4
4/1 UC Santa Barbara4 W, 19-2
4/8 at Arizona State* W, 13-5
4/15 at Stanford* W, 10-9
4/22 USC* W, 11-7
4/29 California5 W, 9-8
4/30 Stanford5 W, 6-3
5/12 Wagner6 W, 17-2
5/13 California6 W, 14-11
5/14 Stanford6 L, 7-8
* indicates MPSF contest
1 LouStrong Invitational
2 UCSB Winter Invitational
3 Barbara Kalbus Invitational
4 Hawai’i Invitational
5 MPSF Tournament (first place)
6 NCAA Tournament (second place)
2018
Adam Wright -- 23-8 / 2-3 MPSF (4th)
1/13 Loyola Marymount1 W, 11-2
1/20 Michigan2 W, 5-4
1/20 Fresno Pacific2 W, 21-4
1/21 at UC Santa Barbara2 W, 10-6
1/21 UC San Diego2 W, 9-3
1/27 Marist3 W, 18-8
1/27 at Michigan3 W, 9-5
1/28 Wagner3 W, 14-7
1/28 Pacific3 W, 10-4
2/10 Iona4 W, 12-1
2/10 at UC San Diego4 W, 10-2
2/11 Arizona State4 W, 7-6
2/11 USC4 L, 4-6
2/16 at UC Irvine W (2ot), 8-7
2/23 UC Santa Barbara5 W, 13-3
2/24 Hawai’i5 W, 9-8
2/24 Stanford5 L, 3-10
2/25 California5 W, 7-5
3/10 at California* L, 3-5
3/11 at Pacific W, 12-8
3/18 San Jose State* W, 15-4
3/24 Long Beach State W, 9-4
3/24 Hartwick W, 15-7
3/31 Arizona State* W, 6-3
4/7 Stanford* L, 5-8
4/21 at USC* L, 5-11
4/27 Arizona State6 W, 14-4
4/28 USC6 L, 10-13
4/29 at California6 L, 3-8
5/11 Pacific7 W, 8-4
5/12 at USC7 L, 6-10
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCLA Invitational
2 UCSB Winter Invitational
3 Michigan Invitational
4 Triton Invitational
5 Barbara Kalbus Invitational
6 MPSF Tournament (fourth place)
7 NCAA Tournament (third place)
2019
Adam Wright -- 24-7 / 4-2 MPSF (3rd)
1/18 CSUN1 W, 10-6
1/19 UC Irvine1 W, 10-6
1/19 Cal Baptist1 W, 17-8
1/20 Michigan1 W, 9-7
1/20 at UC Santa Barbara1 W, 6-4
1/26 UC Davis2 W, 13-8
1/27 Fresno State2 W, 14-9
2/1 Hawai’i W, 12-8
2/2 Loyola Marymount3 W, 9-8
2/2 Fresno State3 W, 11-8
2/9 Santa Clara4 W, 17-2
2/9 UC Davis4 W, 6-3
2/10 UC Irvine4 W, 11-6
2/10 USC4 L, 3-10
2/16 UC Irvine W (2ot), 13-10
2/22 Long Beach State5 W, 16-6
2/23 Michigan5 W, 15-5
2/23 Stanford5 L, 4-10
2/24 California5 L (2ot), 6-7
3/3 California* W, 9-7
3/16 at Arizona State* W, 12-9
3/16 Indiana* W, 16-2
3/29 Pacific W, 10-7
4/6 at Stanford* L, 6-7
4/7 at San Jose State* W, 13-3
4/20 USC* L, 8-9
4/26 Arizona State6 W, 10-5
4/27 USC6 L, 4-9
4/28 California6 W, 7-6
5/10 Michigan7 W, 13-7
5/11 at Stanford7 L (2ot), 7-8
NCAA Championship (third place)
2020
Adam Wright -- 19-2 / 2-0 MPSF (n/a)
1/17 CSUN1 W, 16-6
1/17 at UC Santa Barbara1 L, 8-9
1/18 UC San Diego1 W, 8-6
1/18 Iona College1 W, 16-4
1/19 OUAZ1 W, 14-2
1/25 Pacific2 W, 14-7
1/25 at Michigan2 W, 12-4
1/26 Marist2 W, 14-4
1/26 Wagner2 W, 16-6
1/31 San Jose State* W, 18-10
2/1 Fresno State3 W, 16-10
2/8 Pomona-Pitzer4 W, 21-2
2/8 Indiana4 W, 12-9
2/9 Arizona State4 W, 11-8
2/9 USC4 W, 7-5
2/21 Pacific5 W, 14-3
2/22 Michigan5 W, 7-2
2/22 USC5 L, 7-9
2/23 Hawai’i5 W, 10-5
3/7 at California* W, 11-5
3/8 at Pacific W, 13-8
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCSB Winter Invitational
2 Michigan Invitational
3 UCLA Mini-Tournament
4 Triton Invitational
5 Barbara Kalbus Invitational
2021
Adam Wright -- 15-5 / 9-3 MPSF (2nd)
2/14 at Fresno State W, 19-10
2/26 at UC Irvine W, 13-9
3/13 California* W, 11-5
3/14 California* W, 9-8
3/27 at Stanford* L, 11-12
3/28 at Stanford* W, 11-10
4/3 at San Jose State* W, 18-6
4/4 at San Jose State* W, 17-11
4/10 at Arizona State* L, 6-8
4/11 at Arizona State* W, 11-10
4/12 Indiana* W, 14-8
4/13 Indiana* W, 14-10
4/24 USC* L, 3-5
4/25 USC* W, 13-6
4/30 San Jose State1 W, 20-5
5/1 Stanford1 L, 8-13
5/2 at Arizona State1 W, 12-7
5/14 Hawai’i2 W, 12-7
5/15 Stanford2 W, 9-7
5/16 USC2 L, 9-18
* indicates MPSF contest
The 2017 UCLA Bruins -- MPSF Champions
1 MPSF Championship (third place)
2 NCAA Championship (second place)
2022
Adam Wright -- 24-6 / 4-2 MPSF (3rd)
1/21 vs. Wagner College1 W, 15-8
1/22 vs. California Baptist1 W, 20-3
1/22 vs. Ottawa University1 W, 21-1
1/23 vs. UC San Diego1 W, 11-6
1/23 at UC Santa Barbara1 W, 21-8
1/29 vs. Indiana2* W, 12-6
1/29 vs. Salem2 W, 24-3
1/30 vs. LIU2 W, 17-3
1/30 at Michigan2 W, 13-9
2/4 San Jose State* W, 19-6
2/5 vs. Fresno State3 W, 12-8
2/12 vs. Santa Clara4 W, 20-1
2/12 at UC San Diego4 W, 13-6
2/13 vs. Michigan4 W, 7-6
2/13 vs. USC4 W, 11-10
2/25 vs. UC Davis5 W, 11-6
2/25 vs. UC San Diego5 W, 15-7
2/26 vs. Hawai’i5 W, 12-10
2/27 vs. Stanford5 L, 9-12
3/5 at California* W, 9-8
3/6 at Pacific W, 17-8
3/11 UC Irvine W, 14-8
3/26 Stanford* L, 9-11
4/2 Arizona State* W, 11-9
4/16 at USC* L, 7-9
4/22 vs. Indiana6 W, 16-6
4/23 vs. Stanford6 L, 7-13
4/24 vs. California6 L, 9-10
5/6 vs. UC Irvine7 W, 8-7
5/7 vs. Stanford7 L, 7-10
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCSB Winter Invitational
2 Michigan Invitational
3 UCLA Invitational
4 Triton Invitational
5 Barbara Kalbus Invitational
6 MPSF Championship (third place)
7 NCAA Championship (third place)
2023
Adam Wright -- 21-8 / 4-2 MPSF (3rd)
1/20 Indiana* W, 15-6
1/21 vs. San Diego State1 W, 21-5
1/21 vs. Wagner1 W, 14-7
1/22 vs. UC San Diego1 W, 16-2
1/22 at UC Santa Barbara1 W, 11-6
1/28 vs. UC Davis2 W, 21-7
2/3 vs. CSUN3 W, 21-3
2/4 at UC San Diego3 W, 15-3
2/4 vs. Hawai'i3 W, 12-8
2/5 vs. USC3 L (2ot), 8-10
2/11 at UC Irvine W, 12-9
2/24 vs. San Diego State4 W, 19-5
2/24 vs. UC Santa Barbara4 W, 14-4
2/25 vs. USC4 L, 10-13
2/26 vs. California4 L, 7-9
3/11 at Stanford* L, 13-18
3/12 at San José State* W, 17-7
3/18 vs. Princeton5 W, 9-3
3/18 at Loyola Marymount5 W, 15-11
4/2 Hawai'i W, 13-8
4/6 Fresno State W, 15-7
4/8 at Arizona State* W, 17-10
4/15 California* W, 11-6
4/22 USC* L, 9-14
4/28 vs. Arizona State6 W, 16-6
4/29 vs. Stanford6 L, 9-11
4/30 vs. California6 L, 11-12
5/12 vs. UC Irvine7 W, 14-12
5/13 vs. Stanford7 L, 9-14
ALL-TIME RESULTS
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCSB Winter Invitational
2 California Cup
3 Triton Invitational
4 Barbara Kalbus Invitational
5 LMU Invitational
6 MPSF Championship (fourth place)
7 NCAA Championship (third place)
2024
NCAA Champions
Adam Wright -- 26-0 / 6-0 MPSF (1st)
1/20 vs. Marist1 W, 19-6
1/20 vs. UC San Diego1 W, 10-9
1/21 at UC Santa Barbara1 W, 14-11
1/27 vs. UC Davis2 W, 18-10
2/2 vs. California Baptist3 W, 19-4
2/3 vs. Arizona State3 W, 13-8
2/3 vs. Hawai'i3 W (2ot), 13-12
2/4 vs. Fresno State3 W, 10-8
2/10 UC Irvine W, 16-5
2/17 Arizona State* W, 14-12
2/23 vs. Cal State Fullerton4 W, 18-6
2/24 at UC Irvine4 W, 11-5
2/24 vs. Stanford4 W, 9-6
2/25 vs. Hawai'i4 W, 15-9
3/2 at Indiana* W, 13-9
3/9 Biola W, 23-4
3/16 Princeton W, 10-6
3/17 San José State* W, 16-8
3/30 Stanford* W, 15-8
4/13 at California* W, 7-6
4/20 at USC* W, 7-5
4/27 vs. USC5 W, 10-4
4/28 vs. California5 W, 13-10
5/10 vs. Wagner6 W, 17-7
5/11 vs. Stanford6 W, 10-8
5/12 at California6 W, 7-4
* indicates MPSF contest
1 UCSB Winter Invitational
2 California Cup
3 Triton Invitational
4 Barbara Kalbus Invitational
5 MPSF Championship (first place)
6 NCAA Championship (first place)
2025
Adam Wright -- 20-6 / 5-1 MPSF (T-1st)
1/25 vs. UC Davis1 W, 17-8
1/25 vs. Long Beach State1 W, 12-7
1/26 vs. Fresno State1 W, 18-14
1/31 vs. Concordia Univ. Irvine2 W, 29-4
2/1 at UC San Diego2 W, 11-7
2/1 vs. UC Irvine2 W, 17-7
2/2 vs. USC2 L, 11-14
2/9 at Arizona State* W, 12-8
2/15 at UC Irvine W, 16-15
2/21 vs. Pomona-Pitzer3 W, 14-3
2/22 at UC Irvine3 W, 16-8
2/22 vs. Stanford3 L, 4-14
2/23 vs. Hawai'i3 L, 5-8
3/1 Fresno State W, 24-11
3/8 California* W, 12-7
3/9 Indiana* W, 19-9
3/13 Princeton W, 9-7
3/15 at San José State* W, 19-6
3/16 at Pacific W, 16-8
4/5 at Stanford* L, 12-14
4/12 Hawai'i W, 16-9
4/19 USC* W, 13-9
4/26 California4 W, 15-14
4/27 Stanford4 L (2ot), 9-11
5/9 vs. LMU5 W, 11-8
5/10 vs. USC5 L, 13-15
* indicates MPSF contest
1 California Cup
2 Triton Invitational
3 Barbara Kalbus Invitational
4 MPSF Championship (second place)
5 NCAA Championship (third place)
The 2024 UCLA Bruins -- MPSF and NCAA Champions
Cutino Award
2001
Coralie Simmons
2005 Natalie Golda
2007 Kelly Rulon
2008 Courtney Mathewson
All-Americans
1995 Stephanie Natcher (2nd)
Nicolle Payne (2nd)
1996 Jennifer McFerrin (1st)
Coralie Simmons (1st)
Catharine von Schwarz (2nd)
Mandy McAloon (HM)
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Nicolle Payne (1st)
Amanda Gall (2nd)
Catharine von Schwarz (2nd)
Katie Tenenbaum (HM)
Nicolle Payne (1st)
Catharine von Schwarz (1st)
Robin Beauregard (2nd)
Erin Golaboski (3rd)
Katie Tenenbaum (HM)
Elaine Zivich (1st)
Erin Golaboski (3rd)
Katie Tenenbaum (3rd)
Jenny Lamb (HM)
Catharine von Schwarz (1st)
Kelly Heuchan (2nd)
Jessica Lopez (2nd)
Jaime Hipp (3rd)
Erin Golaboski (HM)
Coralie Simmons (1st)
Robin Beauregard (1st)
Kelly Heuchan (3rd)
Jaime Hipp (3rd)
Robin Beauregard (1st)
Amber Stachowski (1st)
Jaime Hipp (3rd)
Natalie Golda (HM)
Robin Beauregard, (1st)
Natalie Golda, (1st)
Jaime Hipp, (2nd)
Jessica Lopez (3rd)
Maureen Flanagan (3rd)
Kelly Rulon (3rd)
Kristina Kunkel (1st)
Lauren Heineck (3rd)
Emily Feher (3rd)
Thalia Munro (1st)
Kelly Rulon (1st)
2006
Emily Feher (1st)
Thalia Munro (1st)
Emily Feher (1st)
Kelly Rulon (1st)
Kristina Kunkel (3rd)
Gabrielle Domanic (HM)
2007
Emily Feher (1st)
Jillian Kraus (1st)
Kelly Rulon (1st)
Courtney Mathewson (2nd)
Kacy Kunkel (3rd)
Gabrielle Domanic (HM)
Brittany Rowe (HM)
2008
Jillian Kraus (1st)
Brittany Fullen (2nd)
Tanya Gandy (2nd)
Brittany Rowe (3rd)
Katie Rulon (3rd)
Gabrielle Domanic (HM)
2009
Anne Belden (2nd)
Brittany Fullen (2nd)
Katie Rulon (2nd)
Priscilla Orozco (HM)
2010 Priscilla Orozco (1st)
Grace Reynolds (2nd)
KK Clark (HM)
Caitlin Dement (HM)
Kelly Easterday (HM)
2011 Priscilla Orozco (1st)
Grace Reynolds (2nd)
KK Clark (3rd)
Caitlin Dement (3rd)
Megan Burmeister (HM)
Kelly Easterday (HM)
2012
Emma Lineback (HM)
KK Clark (1st)
Caitlin Dement (1st)
Emily Greenwood (3rd)
Becca Dorst (HM)
Sarah Orozco (HM)
2013
Rachel Fattal (1st)
Sami Hill (2nd)
Emily Donohoe (3rd)
Natasha Schulman (HM)
Alys Williams (HM)
2014
Rachel Fattal (1st)
Sami Hill (1st)
Emily Donohoe (2nd)
Becca Dorst (HM)
Alys Williams (HM)
2015
Rachel Fattal (1st)
Sami Hill (1st)
Emily Donohoe (2nd)
Alys Williams (3rd)
Kodi Hill (3rd)
Mackenzie Barr (HM)
2016 Mackenzie Barr (1st)
Devin Grab (2nd)
India Forster (3rd)
Alex Musselman (HM)
Kelsey O’Brien (HM)
Charlotte Pratt (HM)
Alexa Tielmann (HM)
2017 Rachel Fattal (1st)
Maddie Musselman (1st)
Kodi Hill (2nd)
Alys Williams (3rd)
2018 Maddie Musselman (1st)
Devin Grab (2nd)
Bronte Halligan (3rd)
Carlee Kapana (HM)
2019 Maddie Musselman (1st)
Bronte Halligan (2nd)
Carlee Kapana (HM)
Lizette Rozeboom (HM)
Val Ayala (HM)
2020 Abbi Hill (1st)
Val Ayala (2nd)
Georgia Phillips (HM)
Brooke Maxson (HM)
Katrina Drake (HM)
Ava Johnson (HM)
2021 Ava Johnson (1st)
Hannah Palmer (2nd)
Val Ayala (3rd)
Jahmea Bent (3rd)
Abbi Hill (HM)
Lexi Liebowitz (HM)
Brooke Maxson (HM)
2022 Maddie Musselman (1st)
Ava Johnson (2nd)
Val Ayala (HM)
Katrina Drake (HM)
Abbi Hill (HM)
Georgia Phillips (HM)
Molly Renner (HM)
Ava Johnson (1st)
Katrina Drake (2nd)
Sienna Green (HM)
Anna Pearson (HM) 2024
Hannah Palmer (1st)
Anna Pearson (1st)
Lauren Steele (1st)
Malia Allen (3rd)
Taylor Smith (3rd) 2025
Anna Pearson (1st)
Emma Lineback (2nd)
Lauren Steele (2nd)
Genoa Rossi (HM)
Bia Mantellato (HM)
National Coach of the Year
National Player of the Year
All-MPSF
Amanda
Jennifer McFerrin
Nicolle Payne
Coralie Simmons
Catharine von Schwartz
Amanda Gall
Mandy McAloon
Nicolle Payne
Coralie Simmons
Catharine von Schwarz
Robin Beauregard
Erin Golaboski
Nicolle Payne
Coralie Simmons
Catharine von Schwarz
Amanda Gall
Jenny Lamb
Mandy McAloon
Katie Tenenbaum
Elaine Zivich
Erin Golaboski
Kelly Heuchan
Jessica Lopez
Catharine von Schwarz
Elaine Zivich
Robin Beauregard
Kelly Heuchan
Coralie Simmons
Robin Beauregard
Kelly Heuchan
Jaime Hipp
Amber Stachowski
Robin Beauregard
Maureen Flanagan
Natalie Golda
Katie Tenenbaum
Robin Beauregard
2004
Jaime Hipp
Jessica Lopez
Emily Feher
Lauren Heineck
Kristina Kunkel
2005 Gabrielle Domanic
Emily Feher
Natalie Golda
Kristina Kunkel
Thalia Munro
Kelly Rulon
2006
2007
Anne Belden
Emily Feher
Jillian Kraus
Kristina Kunkel
Thalia Munro
Kelly Rulon
Jillian Kraus (1st)
Kelly Rulon (1st)
Emily Feher (2nd)
Courtney Mathewson (2nd)
Brittany Rowe (HM)
2012
2013
KK Clark (HM)
Kelly Easterday (HM)
Grace Reynolds (HM)
Caitlin Dement (1st)
KK Clark (1st)
Emily Greenwood (HM)
Becca Dorst (HM)
Sarah Orozco (HM)
Emily Donohoe (Newcomer)
Rachel Fattal (2nd)
Emily Donohoe (2nd)
Sami Hill (2nd)
Gigi Naranjo (HM)
2014 Sami Hill (1st)
Emily Donohoe (1st)
Rachel Fattal (1st)
Becca Dorst (2nd)
Alys Williams (HM)
Mackenzie Barr (Newcomer)
2015
2008
Courtney Mathewson (1st)
Jillian Kraus (1st)
Brittany Fullen (2nd)
Tanya Gandy (HM)
Brittany Rowe (HM)
Katie Rulon (HM)
2009 Tanya Gandy (1st)
Anne Belden (2nd)
Brittany Fullen (2nd)
Katie Rulon (2nd)
2010 Priscilla Orozco (1st)
Caitlin Dement (2nd)
Grace Reynolds (2nd)
KK Clark (HM)
Kelly Easterday (HM)
2011 Priscilla Orozco (1st)
Caitlin Dement (2nd)
2016
Rachel Fattal (1st)
Sami Hill (1st)
Emily Donohoe (2nd)
Kodi Hill (2nd)
Alys Williams (HM)
Devin Grab (Newcomer)
Alexis Angermund (Newcomer)
Mackenzie Barr (1st)
India Forster (2nd)
Alexa Tielmann (2nd)
Charlotte Pratt (HM)
Lizette Rozeboom (Newcomer)
2017 Maddie Musselman (1st)
Rachel Fattal (1st)
Kodi Hill (2nd)
Carlee Kapana (HM)
Alys Williams (HM)
Bronte Halligan (Newcomer)
2018 Maddie Musselman (1st)
Carlee Kapana (HM)
Devin Grab (HM)
Lexi Liebowitz (Newcomer)
2019 Maddie Musselman (1st)
Bronte Halligan (2nd)
Carlee Kapana (HM)
Val Ayala (Newcomer)
Ava Johnson (Newcomer)
2020
Val Ayala (1st)
Abbi Hill (1st)
Georgia Phillips (2nd)
Katrina Drake (HM)
Brooke Maxson (HM)
Abbi Hill (Newcomer)
Hannah Palmer (Newcomer)
Georgia Phillips (Newcomer)
2021 Ava Johnson (1st)
Hannah Palmer (1st)
Brooke Maxson (HM)
Malia Allen (Newcomer)
Anneliese Miller (Newcomer)
2022 Maddie Musselman (1st)
Ava Johnson (2nd)
Georgia Phillips (2nd)
Emma Lineback (Newcomer)
Molly Renner (Newcomer)
Bia
Tali
2023
Katrina Drake (2nd)
Ava Johnson (2nd)
Emma Lineback (2nd)
Val Ayala (HM)
Sienna Green (Newcomer)
Anna Pearson (Newcomer)
Taylor Smith (Newcomer)
2024 Anna Pearson (1st)
Hannah Palmer (2nd)
Taylor Smith (2nd)
Lauren Steele (2nd)
Panni Szegedi (HM)
Lauren Steele (Newcomer)
Panni Szegedi (Newcomer)
NCAA All-Tournament
1995*
1996*
1997*
1998*
Stephanie Natcher
Nicolle Payne
Jennifer McFerrin
Nicolle Payne#
Coralie Simmons
Catharine von Schwarz
Nicolle Payne#
Coralie Simmons
Catharine von Schwarz
Robin Beauregard
Amanda Gall
Nicolle Payne
2025 Emma Lineback (1st)
Anna Pearson (1st)
Lauren Steele (1st)
Genoa Rossi (HM)
Mantellato (HM)
Stryker (Newcomer)
The 2007 team won UCLA’s 100th NCAA team championship.
Katie Rulon
Coralie Simmons
Jenny Lamb
Katie Tenenbaum
Elaine Zivich
Jaime Hipp
Jessica Lopez
Catharine von Schwarz
Elaine Zivich%
Robin Beauregard
Kristin Guerin
Kelly Heuchan
Jaime Hipp
Jenny Lamb
Coralie Simmons^
Elaine Zivich
Robin Beauregard
Natalie Golda
Jaime Hipp
Thalia Munro
Amber Stachowski
Robin Beauregard^
Maureen Flanagan
Natalie Golda
Jaime Hipp
Jessica Lopez
Kelly Rulon
Emily Feher
Natalie Golda^
Thalia Munro
Kelly Rulon
Emily Feher
Kacy Kunkel
Thalia Munro
Kelly Rulon^
Emily Feher
Jillian Kraus
Kacy Kunkel
Courtney Mathewson
Kelly Rulon^
Anne Belden
Brittany Fullen
Tanya Gandy^
Jillian Kraus
Courtney Mathewson
Brittany Rowe
Anne Belden
Brittany Fullen
Tanya Gandy^
Katie Rulon
2010 KK Clark
2011 KK Clark
Kelly Easterday
Priscilla Orozco
2012 KK Clark
Emily Greenwood
Sarah Orozco
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Rachel Fattal
Becca Dorst
Rachel Fattal
Sami Hill
Emily Donohoe
Rachel Fattal
Sami Hill
Mackenzie Barr
Rachel Fattal
Kodi Hill
Carlee Kapana
Maddie Musselman
Alys Williams
2018 Devin Grab
Bronte Halligan
Maddie Musselman
2019
Maddie Musselman
Bronte Halligan
2021 Ava Johnson (1st)
Brooke Maxson (1st)
Val Ayala (2nd)
Jahmea Bent (2nd)
2022 Maddie Musselman (1st)
2023 Ava Johnson (1st)
2024
Katrina Drake (2nd)
Lauren Steele (1st)^
Hannah Palmer (1st)
Anna Pearson (1st)
2025 Emma Lineback (1st)
Anna Pearson (2nd) * Tournaments from 1995-2000 were not NCAA affiliated
NCAA Championship Most Valuable Player
MPSF All-Tournament
2001 Robin Beauregard (1st)
Coralie Simmons (1st)
Jaime Hipp (2nd)
2002
Robin Beauregard (1st)
Amber Stachowski (1st)
Kelly Heuchan (1st)
Natalie Golda (2nd)
Jaime Hipp (2nd)
Thalia Munro (2nd)
Beauregard
Courtney Mathewson^
Rachel Fattal
Rachel Fattal
Nicolle Payne
1995
San Diego State 7, UCLA 4
Slippery Rock 9, UCLA 7
UCLA 14, Harvard 1
UCLA 9, Maryland 2
UCLA 7, Michigan 6 (3OT)
1996 (1st)
UCLA 13, Maryland 1
UCLA 9, UC Santa Barbara 1
UCLA 8, Stanford 1
UCLA 12, San Diego State 6
UCLA 8, California 4
1997 (1st)
UCLA 9, UC San Diego 1
UCLA 10, Maryland 0
UCLA 10, San Diego State 3
UCLA 6, California 3
1998 (1st)
UCLA 15, Maryland 1
UCLA 11, UC Santa Barbara 5
UCLA 10, Hawai’i 3
UCLA 7, California 3
1999 (3rd)
UCLA 12, Maryland 2
UCLA 7, Hawai’i 1
USC 5, UCLA 4
UCLA 6, California 5 (SV-OT)
2000 (1st)
UCLA 15, Michigan 2
UCLA 15, UC Davis 2
UCLA 5, California 3
UCLA 11, USC 4
*2001 (1st)
UCLA 11, Loyola Marymount 1
UCLA 5, Stanford 4
2002 (2nd)
UCLA 12, Loyola Marymount 2
Stanford 8, UCLA 4
2003 (1st)
UCLA 8, Loyola Marymount 2
UCLA 4, Stanford 3
ALL-TIME
2005 (1st)
UCLA 22, Wagner 2
UCLA 7, Hawai’i 6
UCLA 3, Stanford 2
2006 (1st)
UCLA 15, Hartwick 2
UCLA 8, Stanford 5
UCLA 9, USC 8
2007 (1st)
UCLA 22, Pomona-Pitzer 0
UCLA 7, USC 6
UCLA 5, Stanford 4
2008 (1st)
UCLA 19, Pomona-Pitzer 6
UCLA 11, UC Davis 4
UCLA 6, USC 3
2009 (1st)
UCLA 13, Michigan 6
UCLA 12, Stanford 11
UCLA 5, USC 4
2010 (5th)
Loyola Marymount 5, UCLA 4
UCLA 14, Marist 3
UCLA 9, Michigan 6
2011 (3rd)
UCLA 8, Indiana 5
California 7, UCLA 4
UCLA 6, USC 5
2012 (3rd)
UCLA 14, Iona 3
USC 12, UCLA 10
UCLA 10, UC Irvine 9
2013 (3rd)
UCLA 8, Princeton 6
Stanford 5, UCLA 3
UCLA 13, Hawai’i 8
2014 (2nd)
UCLA 12, UC San Diego 6
UCLA 5, USC 3
Stanford 9, UCLA 5
NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2015 (2nd)
UCLA 9, UC San Diego 2
UCLA 5, California 5
Stanford 7, UCLA 6
2016 (3rd)
UCLA 17, UC San Diego 4
Stanford 7, UCLA 4
UCLA 5, Michigan 4
2017 (2nd)
UCLA 17, Wagner 2
UCLA 14, California 11
Stanford 8, UCLA 7
2018 (3rd)
UCLA 8, Pacific 4
USC 10, UCLA 6
2019 (3rd)
UCLA 13, Michigan 7
Stanford 8, UCLA 7 (2OT)
2021 (2nd)
UCLA 12, Hawai’i 7
UCLA 9, Stanford 7
USC 18, UCLA 9
2022 (3rd)
UCLA 8, UC Irvine 7
Stanford 10, UCLA 7
2023 (3rd)
UCLA 14, UC Irvine 12
Stanford 14, UCLA 9
2024 (1st)
UCLA 17, Wagner 7
UCLA 10, Stanford 11
UCLA 7, California 4
2025 (3rd)
UCLA 11, LMU 8
USC 15, UCLA 13
*Inaugural NCAA Championship
The Bruins captured the National Collegiate Championship in 1996.
The 2006 team defeated USC on a last-second shot for its second-straight title.
1996
In only the second year of existence, UCLA women’s water polo captured the National Collegiate Championship, making Bruin water polo the first water polo program to win national titles in both men’s and women’s competition. Under the guidance of head coach Guy Baker, the Bruins lost only one game during the 1996 campaign, an 8-7 heartbreaker to California in the championship game of the Western Regional Qualification Tournament. But the Bruins turned the tables on the Golden Bears in the season’s final match and handed Cal an 8-4 defeat for the national title. Goals were scored by Jennifer McFerrin (3), Catharine von Schwarz (2), Megan Oesting, Coralie Simmons, and Katie Tenenbaum. Goalkeeper Nicolle Payne stopped 15 of Cal’s shots on goal.
1997
The Bruins brought home their second consecutive national championship and gave head coach Guy Baker four titles in a row (men’s 1995, women’s 1996, men’s 1996, women’s 1997). UCLA lost just one game during the year, a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of California in the third game of the season. The Bruins stormed through the rest of the spring, logging a 29-game win streak. UCLA captured its second title in a row with a 6-3 victory over California. The title did not come easily, as the Bruins held on to a shaky 3-2 lead heading into the final quarter of play. But UCLA outscored Cal, 3-1, in the final seven minutes, ensuring the national championship. Payne saved 11 attempts and earned her second consecutive Most Valuable Tournament Goalkeeper award. Goals were netted by Amanda Gall (2), Coralie Simmons (2), Serela Mansur, and Katie Tenenbaum.
1998
In their fourth year of varsity status, the Bruins took home a third consecutive national title under head coach Guy Baker. UCLA lost only one game the entire season to top-ranked Cal in the first place match of the Santa Barbara Tournament. But the defeat would not go unanswered, as the Bruins would defeat the Golden Bears 7-3 in the national championship match. While Cal was held scoreless for two quarters, the Bruins came on strong, notching at least one goal in every quarter. In Payne’s last match as a Bruin, the goalkeeper recorded 13 saves and was named Tournament MVP. Goals were scored by Coralie Simmons (3), Robin Beauregard, Amanda Gall, Erin Golaboski, and Catharine von Schwarz.
2000
The 2000 season brought the Bruins back to championship status after a one-year hiatus in 1999. Sparked by the return
of Catharine von Schwarz from the U.S. National Team, the Bruins finished 30-5 (8-1 MPSF) and won their fourth national championship in five years. The championship was the first under new head coach Adam Krikorian, who took over full-time after the 1998 season. In the title game of the 2000 Collegiate Nationals, UCLA downed defending champion USC, 11-4. The Bruins jumped out to a 3-1 first quarter lead and never looked back. Catharine von Schwarz netted a hat trick and became the first UCLA female student-athlete to win four team championships. Elaine Zivich added a goal and was named Tournament MVP. Goals were also scored by Kelly Heuchan (2), Serela Kay, Jenny Lamb, Jessica Lopez, Eleanor Murphy and Ashley Stachowski. Goalkeeper Jaime Hipp grabbed 10 saves to secure the victory for the Bruins.
2001
The Bruins captured the inaugural NCAA women’s water polo title in 2001. Seniors Coralie Simmons and Kristin Guerin led the Bruins to their fourth title in five years. Throughout the season, UCLA dominated opponents, posting an 18-4 overall record and going 9-1 in MPSF action. The Stanford Cardinal proved to be the toughest challenge for the Bruins, handing them each of the four losses, including an 8-5 loss in the MPSF Championship game. UCLA rebounded from the loss at the MPSF Championships to defeat Loyola Marymount 11-1 in the NCAA semifinal match. In the title game, UCLA defeated
Stanford 5-4. The win came off of a Coralie Simmons goal with 1:28 remaining in the game. Goals were scored by Simmons (2), Robin Beauregard, Kelly Heuchan, and Ashley Stachowski. Jaime Hipp recorded six saves. For her efforts, Simmons received MVP honors and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Beauregard, Heuchan, Hipp, Kristin Guerin, Jenny Lamb, and Elaine Zivich.
2003
The Bruins continued their championship tradition by taking the 2003 NCAA Championship. All-Americans Robin Beauregard and Jamie Hipp provided veteran leadership as head coach Adam Krikorian won his third national championship. UCLA posted an overall record of 23-4, including an 8-2 MPSF mark. Ranked No. 1 nationally entering the MPSF Tournament, the Bruins picked up a No. 3 seed due to losses to Stanford and USC. The Bruins easily dispatched Hawaii before narrowly defeating USC, 7-6, in sudden-victory overtime. In the MPSF title match, UCLA fell to Stanford. The Bruins earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated Loyola Marymount in the semifinals. UCLA advanced to the championship game against Stanford for the third consecutive time. The Bruins fell behind 2-0 at halftime, but stormed back with four straight goals to win the match, 4-3, and capture the title. Goals were scored by Jessica Lopez, Kelly Rulon, Lauren Heineck, and Robin Beauregard, and Jaime Hipp finished with six saves. Senior Robin Beauregard was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Touranment.
2005
UCLA’s 2005 squad enjoyed what was considered by many at the time to be the greatest season in collegiate women’s water polo history. Led by Cutino Award winner Natalie Golda, the Bruins posted a perfect 33-0 mark to win the NCAA Championship. UCLA’s 33-0 record marked the best NCAA finish and longest single-season winning streak. The team outscored its opponents 394-134, and 121 -31 in the first quarter. Few teams held their ground against UCLA in the first quarter, much less the entire game. This championship team started three Olympians – Natalie Golda, Kelly Rulon, and Thalia Munro. The Bruins entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed at the University of Michigan’s Canham Natatorium. After defeating Wagner in their first match, the Bruins downed Hawai’i, 7-6, in the semifinals. Kristina Kunkel scored the winning goal with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter. UCLA concluded its remarkable season by winning the 2005 NCAA Championship, defeating third-seeded Stanford, 3-2. UCLA led the entire way against the Cardinal, as Brittany Rowe led the Bruins with two goals in that game.
The first NCAA women’s water polo title went to UCLA in 2001.
The 1998 Bruins went 35-1 en route to the program’s third-straight national title.
2006
The 2006 Bruins returned nearly every player aside from Natalie Golda, the 2005 Cutino Award winner who helped lead UCLA to a 33-0 record in 2005. The Bruins had the talent, experience, and determination necessary to win their second consecutive NCAA title, their fourth in the last six seasons. While not nearly as dominant as the 2005 version, the 2006 women’s water polo team outscored its opponents by a 369-134 margin. UCLA allowed just 4.1 goals per game, the best average in the nation. The Bruins finished their 2006 campaign with a 29-4 overall record and an 11-1 MPSF mark. UCLA earned the No. 3 seed entering the NCAA Tournament at UC Davis. In game one, UCLA dispatched No. 6 seed Hartwick College, 15-2. Then next day, goalkeeper Emily Feher made nine saves in the cage and Kelly Rulon added three goals to lead UCLA past Stanford, 8-5, in both teams’ fourth meeting of the spring. UCLA concluded its stellar season in the most exciting fashion. Sophomore Courtney Mathewson’s last-second five-meter shot found the back of the cage, handing UCLA a 9-8 victory over USC and their second NCAA title in as many seasons.
2007
UCLA’s 2007 squad will be most remembered as the team that won UCLA’s 100th NCAA team championship. The women’s water polo team initiated the “race” to 100 when the Bruins captured the 2006 NCAA title. Equally impressive, the Bruins’ 2007 title marked the program’s third consecutive NCAA championship. Led by seniors Molly Cahill, Emily Feher, Kacy Kunkel and Kelly Rulon, the 2007 team had little trouble taking care of business. UCLA suffered two regular-season losses to Stanford, but defeated the Cardinal when it mattered most. The Bruins downed Long Beach State on the first day of the MPSF Tournament before edging USC, 10-9, in the semifinals. UCLA punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 9-3 rout of Stanford. After a 22-0 victory over Pomona-Pitzer in round one, the Bruins defeated USC, 7-6, to set up a pivotal rematch with Stanford in the NCAA Championship. UCLA built a 4-1 lead after three quarters and held off a furious Stanford rally to win, 5-4. Along the way in 2007, senior Kelly Rulon broke the UCLA career scoring record, totaling 237 goals.
2008
For the second time in four years, the UCLA women’s water polo team posted a perfect 33-0 record en route to capturing the NCAA championship. Duplicating the Bruins’ perfect record from 2005, UCLA secured the 2008 NCAA title with a 6-3
The 2008 NCAA champions posted the second undefeated season in program history, going 33-0.
victory over crosstown rival USC. Seniors Kamaile Crowell, Gabrielle Domanic, Jillian Krauss, Courtney Mathewson and Brittany Rowe became the first female student-athletes in school history to capture four NCAA titles in four seasons. Kraus and Mathewson earned Co-MPSF Player of the Year honors by season’s end, and Mathewson was the recipient of the Peter J. Cutino Award, the sport’s most prestigious honor bestowed upon the top male and female player. In his 10th season at the helm, head coach Adam Krikorian earned ACWPC Coach of the Year accolades for the fourth consecutive season, and Mathewson captured ACWPC Player of the Year honors. Aside from the leadership of UCLA’s five seniors, the Bruins received substantial contributions from juniors Brittany Fullen, Anne Belden, Katie Rulon and Tanya Gandy. Fullen finished her junior campaign having started as the goalkeeper in all 33 matches and totaled a school single-season record 237 saves.
2009
UCLA won its fifth consecutive NCAA title in 2009, downing rival USC 5-4 in the title match, but did not score any goals in the second half. Playing lockdown defense against a USC squad that had beaten them twice, the Bruins prevailed behind the stellar play of senior goalkeeper Brittany Fullen (12 saves).
One day earlier, the Bruins won an equally thrilling contest, using a last-second goal from sophomore Megan Burmeister to edge Stanford,12-11. UCLA entered the 2009 campaign riding a 41-game win streak before losing six games during the year. In his final season as head coach, Adam Krikorian made sure the Bruins peaked at the right time. Senior Tanya Gandy was named the NCAA Division I Player of the Year after shattering UCLA’s single-season scoring record with 79 goals. Fellow seniors Anne Belden, Katie Rulon and Fullen were named All-NCAA Tournament Team selections in addition to earning Second-Team All-America honors.
UCLA women’s water polo posted its fifth-straight NCAA title in 2009.
2024
No. 1 UCLA (26-0) captured its eighth NCAA Championship and its 12th National Championship in program history with a 7-4 win at No. 3 California (19-7) on Sunday evening at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley, Calif. With the win, UCLA improved to 65-14 all-time against the Golden Bears.
UCLA completed just the third undefeated season in program history, joining the 2005 (33-0) and 2008 (330) teams. Just five squads ever have now had perfect runs to NCAA Championships, with USC doing it twice (2004 and 2016).
The Bruins registered the 123rd NCAA title in UCLA athletic department history. UCLA women's water polo has won 12 national championships in all, with four predating the first NCAA one. Head coach Adam Wright, who has guided the UCLA men's water polo program to four NCAA titles, did so for the first time at the helm of the women's team.
"From our end, this means so much on so many different levels," said Wright, who completed his seventh season as the UCLA women's water polo head coach. "It's taken a long time, but UCLA women's water polo is back on the map. What this is going to do for our program for years to come, it's simply incredible. For our women that are here right now, the confidence goes out the roof. People want to be a part of this now. It's been a long time coming, but it feels so good to see UCLA back on top, because that is what I was used to when I was in school at UCLA. I'm just lucky to be a part of it."
Freshmen starred for UCLA on Sunday evening, with Panni Szegedi scoring three goals. Fellow first-year standout Lauren Steele got the start in the cage and went the distance, recording 17 saves while allowing four goals. Also scoring for the Bruins were freshman Natasha Kieckhafer, senior Anneliese Miller and sophomores Anna Pearson, Genoa Rossi and Taylor Smith.
The Golden Bears struck first (2:36) for the first goal of the game, but the Bruins tied it up with 0:15 left to
end the scoring in the period with a strike from the front court by Miller.
The Bruins took their first lead of the game on a front court score from Kieckhafer (4:59) off a feed from Pearson to make it 2-1. California's Rozanne Voorvelt scored from the front court (3:31) to end the scoring in the second period with the game tied at the break, 2-2.
Rossi put the Bruins up 3-2 when she scored off a feed from senior Malia Allen (7:34). Cal's Maddie DeMattia would tie the game at 3-3 (2:56) with a one-timer on a power play. Szegedi would put the Bruins back in front, 4-3, with a nearside skipper (0:43).
The first multi-goal lead of the game came when Szegedi made the most of a six-on-five chance (5:07). The lead was extended once more with an extra player in the pool, as Smith got on the board to double up the Golden Bears (2:04). DeMattia cut into the deficit momentarily with her second (0:32), but Szegedi completed her hat trick
seconds later with Cal's goal left untended.
No. 1 UCLA at No. 3 California (NCAA Championship - Game 26)
6x5 - UCLA – 2/7 - CAL – 2/4
Penalties - UCLA - 0/0 - CAL - 0/0
UCLA Goals: Panni Szegedi 3, Anneliese Miller 1, Natasha Kieckhafer 1, Genoa Rossi 1, Taylor Smith 1
The 2024 NCAA champions posted the third undefeated season in program history, going 26-0.
UCLA women’s water polo ended a 15-year drought with the NCAA Championship in 2024.
A CLOSER LOOK AT UCLA’S TITLES
UCLA’s collegiate sports championship history stands out as one of the most impressive of any university in the nation. UCLA has proudly totaled 125 NCAA team championships (heading into the 2026 calendar year), an accomplishment that speaks to the Bruins’ commitment to excellence. UCLA’s student-athletes have consistently performed at an elite level in their sports, studies and public service. This well-rounded approach has helped to create champions on the field and in the community.
UCLA won a school-record five NCAA team titles during the 1981-82 school year, with softball, men’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis, men’s volleyball and women’s outdoor track & field.The Bruins’ athletic programs have captured four NCAA team championships in eight school years and have totaled three titles eight times.
The athletics department has seen 17 of its teams win the NCAA title after having posted an undefeated record. Those sports include men’s tennis (five times), men’s basketball (four), men’s volleyball (three), women’s water polo (three) and men’s water polo (two). Most recently, the UCLA women’s water polo team compiled a perfect record of 26-0 in the spring of 2024.
Men’s Water Polo, Women’s Gymnastics, Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Women’s Water Polo
Men’s Soccer, Women’s Gymnastics, Softball, Women’s Water Polo
Women’s Golf, Women’s Gymnastics, Softball, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Water Polo, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Water Polo
Men’s Volleyball, Women’s Water Polo
Women’s Water Polo
Men’s Golf, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Water Polo
Women’s Water Polo
Women’s Gymnastics, Softball
Women’s Golf
Women’s Volleyball
2012-13 Baseball
2013-14
Women’s Soccer, Women’s Tennis 2014-15
2015-16
2017-18
Men’s Water Polo
Men’s Water Polo
Men’s Water Polo, Beach Volleyball, Women’s Gymnastics
2018-19 Beach Volleyball, Softball
2020-21
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Men’s Water Polo
Women’s Soccer, Men’s Volleyball
Men’s Volleyball, Women’s Water Polo
Men’s Water Polo
Men’s Water Polo
USA Women’s Water Polo, guided by head coach Adam Krikorian (‘97), saw its run of three-straight Olympic gold medals come to an end in Paris at the 2024 Olympic Games. The Bruins were also represented by Molly Cahill (Assistant Coach), Rachel Fattal, Maddie Musselman, and Tara Prentice.
But UCLA didn't go without a medal from women's water polo in 2024 as Bronte Halligan and Sienna Green won a silver medal with Australia.
In 2021 (for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics), Team USA won its thirdstraight gold medal for the first time in history, beating Spain in the final, 14-5. UCLA's Maddie Musselman and Rachel Fattal captured their second career gold medals, while Alys Williams earned her first. Musselman, the tournament MVP, tied with Maggie Steffens for the team lead in scoring with 18 goals in the tournament, which ranked tied for second among all scorers.
Team USA romped to a 12-5 win over Italy in the 2016 Rio Games for its fifth consecutive Olympic medal in women’s water polo.
Krikorian assumed head coaching responsibilities of the U.S. Women’s Water Polo National Team in the summer of 2009 after winning his fifth consecutive NCAA Championship at the helm of the UCLA women’s program. In his 17 years with the Bruins’ water polo programs as both a player and a coach, Krikorian won an unprecedented 15 national titles - 11 as a head coach, three as an assistant coach and one as a student-athlete.
Team USA has long been a power in women’s water polo, but the Americans had never translated their success at other major competitions to the Olympics, claiming bronze in 2004 and silver in 2000 and 2008. Like in Beijing, the U.S. women were ranked No. 1 and were gold medal favorites. But this time, they would not be denied what had long eluded them.
Maggie Steffens scored five goals on the day capping a binge of seven-straight goals for the U.S. that turned a 2-1 deficit with 6:44 left in the second period into an 8-2 lead with 7:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. Spain scored the final three goals of the match, but the Americans had built an insurmountable lead.
The U.S. was 8-for-17 on shots (compared to Spain’s 5-for-28 performance) and dominated the game despite losing out on time of possession, 16:58 to 15:02. U.S. goalkeeper, Betsey Armstrong, finished with eight saves, including a huge stop on a penalty shot in the fourth period.
Mathewson recorded one shot in seven minutes of action against Spain. Rulon played 15 minutes, winning one sprint for Team USA.
Mathewson, a former Cutino Award winner (2008), won four
Bruin Olympians
Name Country (Yr.)
Guy Baker^ USA (2000#, 2004@, 2008#)
Robin Beauregard USA (2000#, 2004@)
KK Clark USA (2016*)
Rachel Fattal USA (2016*, 2020*, 2024)
Natalie Golda USA (2004@, 2008#)
Sienna Green Australia (2024#)
Bronte Halligan Australia (2020, 2024#)
Kellly Heuchan Australia (2004@)
Sami Hill USA (2016*)
Jaime Hipp USA (2008)
Adam Krikorian^ USA (2012*, 2016*, 2020*, 2024)
Courtney Mathewson USA (2012*, 2016*)
Thalia Munro USA (2004@)
Maddie Musselman USA (2016*, 2020*, 2024)
Nicolle Payne USA (2000#, 2004@)
Kelly Rulon USA (2004@, 2012*)
Coralie Simmons USA (2000#)
Amber Stachowski USA (2004@)
Alys Williams USA (2020*)
^ Coach / * Gold medal / # Silver medal / @
national titles at UCLA (2005-08) and made her first Olympic appearance in the 2012 London Olympics.
Rulon, the 2007 Cutino Award winner, also won four national championships at UCLA (2003, 2005-07) and was part of the bronze-medal winning team in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Under the tutelage of former UCLA men’s and women’s head water polo coach Guy Baker, the U.S. women’s water polo team earned a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Aided by former UCLA standouts Natalie Golda and Jaime Hipp, the U.S. team earned its third medal since the sport’s Olympic inception in 2000.
In the gold medal match against Hungary, Team USA rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to tie the match, 5-5, before halftime. Golda scored one goal in the match, helping reduce the Americans’ deficit to 5-3. The U.S. team advanced to the gold medal match after sinking Australia, 9-8, to assure itself of finishing the Olympics with a medal.
The 2008 Games in Beijing marked the second Olympic appearance for Golda and the first for Hipp. Baker served as the U.S. women’s team’s head coach in the first three Olympiads of the 21st Century.
In 2004, seven players and Baker represented the UCLA women’s water polo program at the Olympics in Athens, Greece. Six former and current Bruins helped lead Team USA to the bronze medal, and one former Bruin (Kelly Heuchan) competed for Australia, which finished fourth.
Then-current Bruins Natalie Golda, Thalia Munro, Amber Stachowski, Kelly Rulon and Gabrielle Domanic (alternate) competed alongside Payne and Beauregard. Baker helped lead the U.S. team to its second medal in as many Olympics.
In the 2004 bronze medal contest, the U.S. team defeated host Australia by a 6-5 margin. UCLA’s athletes scored three of Team USA’s six goals in that contest – Beauregard, Golda and Stachowski each netted one goal.
The new millennium brought women’s water polo to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In a wild gold medal contest between Australia and Team USA, the Aussies scored a controversial last-second goal to win, 4-3. Bruins Coralie Simmons, Nicolle Payne, Beauregard, and Coach Baker helped lead Team USA on its quest for a gold medal. While competing at UCLA, both Simmons and Beauregard spent the year away from campus. Simmons led Team USA with nine goals in the Olympics, and Beauregard added six.
In 2012, Krikorian guided Team USA to its first-ever gold medal. Four-time NCAA champions Kelly Rulon and Courtney Mathewson were key players for the U.S. in London. Rulon’s medal was the second in her career, as she has previously won bronze in 2004.
Of the eight players to find the back of the net against Italy in the 2016 gold medal match, three were Bruins. Redshirt senior Rachel Fattal led the charge with two goals while former Bruin and two-time gold medalist Courtney Mathewson netted one in the opening minutes of play. In the fourth quarter, incoming freshman Maddie Musselman rocketed a penalty shot past the Italian keeper to give Team USA an 11-4 lead.
One of the team’s leading scorers, Musselman tallied 12 goals throughout the Olympic Games, including a game-high four goals against China in pool play. Overall, Mathewson notched seven for Team USA while Fattal scored four. Rounding out the Bruins’ scoring efforts, defender KK Clark put away two of her own. In the cage, Hill recorded six saves in three games. The U.S. finished the Rio Games with a goal differential of 41 after scoring 73 goals and allowing just 32 in six games played.
Since women’s water polo was added to Olympic program in 2000, the United States has only missed the podium once (Paris in 2024). It won silver in 2000 and 2008 and bronze in 2004 before capturing three-straight gold medals in London, Rio, and Tokyo.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games gold medalists from Team USA in women’s water polo included five Bruins (from left), Team USA Head Coach Adam Krikorian, Maddie Musselman (Olympic Games MVP), Rachel Fattal, Alys Williams, and staff member Christopher Lee.
Adam Krikorian in Rio in 2016.
The USA National Team program has a rich history of selecting UCLA players and coaches, who have helped Team USA to a number of gold medals all over the world.
USA Women’s Water Polo, guided by head coach Adam Krikorian (‘97), won its third-straight gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (in 2021), beating Spain in the final, 14-5. UCLA's Maddie Musselman and Rachel Fattal captured their second career gold medals, while Alys Williams earned her first. Musselman, the tournament MVP, tied with Maggie Steffens for the team lead in scoring with 18 goals in the tournament, which ranked tied for second among all scorers.
Musselman also led Team USA to a 10-9 win over Italy on June 10 in the title game of the 2019 FINA World League Super Final. It was the Americans sixth straight title at the event, which qualified Team USA for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Musselman scored the eventual game-winning goal with a lob shot over the Italian keeper, for her second goal of the contest. She was named the MVP of the World League Super Final after scoring at least two goals in all six games for a total of 14 in the tournament. Team USA also featured Bruins Adam Krikorian (head coach), Chris Lee (staff), Rachel Fattal (attacker), and Alys Williams (defender).
The USA Women’s National Team won the 2018 FINA World Cup title for the third straight time, maintaining its hold on all major FINA championships, following an 8-5 win over Russia on Sept. 9, 2018. The World Cup gold joins titles in 1979, 2010 and 2014. Three Bruins were a part of the squad, which includes head coach Adam Krikorian (UCLA player from 1992-95) as well as attacker Rachel Fattal (UCLA player from 2013-15 and 2017) and defender Alys Williams (UCLA player from 2013-15 and 2017).
In the summer of 2017, the USA Water Polo Women’s Senior National Team successfully defended its title at the FINA World Championships, defeating Spain in the gold-medal game, 13-6. The win capped an unbeaten run through the schedule for the Americans, who were led by tournament MVP Maddie Musselman. The UCLA sophomore-to-be scored a team-high 16 goals over six contests. Bruins Rachel Fattal (2013-15, 2017) and Alys Williams (2013-15, 2017) also factored in prominently for the Adam Krikorian-led Team USA.
The FINA World Championships win marked yet another highlight in a busy summer for Team USA. Musselman and Williams were part of the roster that needed a shootout to overcome Greece and
claim the Kunshan Cup in China by a score of 11-8 (June 3). Just over a week and six games later and with Fattal added to the mix, the Americans claimed their fourth straight gold at the FINA World League Super Final with a 12-6 win over Canada in Shanghai. For good measure, USA began July by taking the Vodafone Cup with a 10-8 win over host Hungary in Miskolc.
In the summer of 2016, the USA Women’s Water Polo Senior National Team won its third consecutive gold medal at the FINA World League Super Final. The U.S. defeated Spain in the championship match, 13-9, in Beijing, China to capture its 10th overall WLSF title. UCLA alumna Courtney Mathewson (2005-08) was named Tournament MVP.
In the summer of 2015, the USA Senior National Team won gold at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament, the FINA World League Super Final, the Pan American Games, and the FINA World Championships. Rachel Fattal earned MVP honors at the latter event, scoring 18 goals en route to gold.
In the summer of 2014, the USA Senior National Team won three international events: the FINA World League Super Final, the Kinishi Cup and the FINA World Cup.
Bruins Sami Hill, Rachel Fattal, Alys Williams, KK Clark and Jillian Kraus scored a total of 17 goals in the tournament as the United States marched to the gold medal. Fattal led all Bruins with nine goals, including three against Italy in the championship match. Hill added seven saves in the final.
At the Kinishi Cup, Bruins scored 12 goals for the USA. Hill was a mainstay in the cage, making 14 saves against Italy and 11 vs. Hungary in group play, while Fattal scored five total goals to help lead the Americans to the championship. In addition to Hill and Fattal, UCLA was represented by Clark, Willaims, Kraus and Courtney Mathewson.
At the FINA World Cup, the USA won another gold medal on the backs of Hill, Fattal and Mathewson. Hill recorded 16 saves in the championship victory over Australia. Fattal (10 goals) and Mathewson (six goals) were major forces on offense for the Stars and Stripes. Clark, Williams and Kraus were also key players in the USA’s drive to an undefeated tournament.
In the summer of 2013, the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team won the gold medal at the FINA Junior World Championships in Greece by defeating Spain, 9-7. UCLA players participating were Fattal, Emily Donohoe, Kodi Hill and Williams. Fattal was named the MVP of the tournament after scoring 15 goals.
Later that summer, the Senior National Team placed fifth at the FINA World Championships in Spain. Players representing UCLA were Fattal, Mathewson, Kraus, Kelly Rulon and Clark.
In December 2013, Fattal, Sami Hill, Williams, Kraus, Clark, Mathewson and Priscilla Orozco beat Canada in a best-of-three series to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
In 2009 UCLA players Brooke Martin and Natasha Schulman played for the 2009 USA Junior National Team and Sami Hill redshirted the 2012 season to train with the U.S. Senior National Team.
In the summer of 2007, former UCLA attacker Tanya Gandy and Team USA finished fourth at the FINA Women’s Junior World Championships in Porto, Portugal. Gandy scored 19 goals in seven games.
The Senior National Team won the Holiday Cup in December 2006. Bruins Natalie Golda, Jamie Hipp and Emily Feher competed in the Senior National Team event. Golda scored in every one of the six games for Team USA, while Hipp contributed 21 saves in the cage. Team USA had also won the 2006 FINA World Championships in Italy.
At the 2006 Pythia Cup in Greece, Gandy and Brittany Fullen, then a sophomore on the Bruins’ roster, competed for the U.S. Junior National Team. Gandy registered eight goals and Fullen totaled 14 saves in the cage over three games, leading Team USA to the silver medal.
In December 2001, the U.S. Junior National Team captured the nation’s first FINA Junior World Championship in a 10-9 overtime win. Amber Stachowski led the United States with four goals and Thalia Munro added one. UCLA players accounted for 48 percent of U.S. scoring with 38 of Team USA’s 80 goals.
In the 2003 FINA Junior World Championships, Feher, Lauren Heineck, Kristina Kunkel and Kelly Rulon all saw significant playing time for the United States. In 2004, the Junior National Team won the gold medal at the Pan-American Games.
At the 2003 FINA World Championships, Robin Beauregard scored the game-winning goal in the United States’ 8-6 victory over Italy in the title game. The victory over Italy gave the U.S. women’s water polo team its first-ever gold medal.
Following the FINA World Championships, Team USA headed to the Pan American Games in hopes of earning an Olympic berth. The Senior National team went on to compete in the 2004 Athens Olympics, placing third.
Team USA, featuring Bruins (from left) Maddie Musselman, Rachel Fattal, and Alys Williams, won its third straight gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (in 2021).
Maddie Musselman was named the Tokyo Olympic Games MVP.
Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center has served as the home for UCLA women’s water polo since 2010.
Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center
The UCLA women’s water polo team begins its 17th season playing at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center in the spring of 2026. Over the past 16 seasons, UCLA has logged an 8715 (.853) record at its state-of-the-art home facility. In 2026, UCLA is slated to play 10 regular-season games at Spieker Aquatics Center.
Spieker Aquatics Center opened in September 2009, in time for the start of the men’s water polo season that fall. PCL Construction broke ground on the facility in July 2008. The athletics department offi cially opened Spieker Aquatics Center on Sept. 26, 2009, as the men’s water polo team defeated UC Irvine, 10-4, after a dedication ceremony that evening.
In the spring of 2017, UCLA hosted the MPSF Tournament (April 28-30), using Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center. The Bruins took full advantage of their home court and won the Conference Tournament by beating second-ranked Stanford, 6-3, on April 30, 2017. The Bruins also hosted the MPSF Tournament in May 2009, taking advantage of the home setting to win the title at the three-day event.
UCLA’s men’s water polo team won its 10th NCAA title in school history at Spieker Aquatics Center in 2015.
The Bruins can also use the pool at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center when hosting larger events.
Spieker Aquatics Center features a 52-meter by 25-yard alldeep water pool with a dividing bulkhead, allowing races to take place at varying distances (meters, versus yards). The pool also has four platforms on a diving tower, at heights of three, five, seven and one half, and 10-meter platforms, as well as one and three-meter springboards. In addition, the aquatics center
features a warming pool for divers directly behind the tower.
Adjacent to Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on the northwest portion of campus, the Spieker Aquatics Center was made possible thanks to a generous lead gift from former studentathlete Tod Spieker and his wife, Catherine. Tod, a 1971 UCLA graduate and All-American, swam for the Bruins from 1968-71 and still competes successfully in Master’s Swimming.
The main pool, Dirks Pool, is named after Carolyn Dirks, who provided the lead gift for the swimming pool. Dirks Pool has also been used for special use events and Masters Swim meets. The signature feature of the Spieker Aquatics Center is the diving tower, which sits at the west end of the pool.
The east end of the pool houses the new scoreboard, an LED, state-of-the-art piece of electronics, making scores, statistics and messages easily visible to all in attendance.
Next to the scoreboard is the “Wall of Champions”that showcases all of UCLA’s water polo, swimming and diving national championship teams, and individual student-athletes’ achievements, record-holders and Olympians.
Separate men’s and women’s locker rooms house enough lockers for all team members, with shower space and bathroom stalls and sinks for each team. Equipment needed for meets and matches have storage capacity on the facility’s south side.
When walking through the public entryway to the center, visitors first notice the Donor Wall. All donors who generously made gifts to the Spieker Aquatics Center are recognized on this wall. Additionally, over 50 former UCLA water polo players, swimmers and divers made gifts to “name” a locker. Those names will forever be part of the locker rooms in the new facility.
The state-of-the-art facility brings together all three of UCLA’s intercollegiate aquatic sports – water polo, swimming and diving – to one venue. The aquatics center features event lighting and permanent seating with the possibility of additional temporary seating for larger events.
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The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) was established in 1992-1993 to serve the competitive needs of member institutions from the Big West, Pacific-10 (now the Pac-12) and Western Athletic Conferences, as well as other selected universities in the western United States; and to provide championship competition for Division-I Intercollegiate Olympic sports in a conference setting. The founding principles on which the MPSF was originally formed were to provide enhanced competition and championship opportunities for sports without conference affiliation, to contain the costs of competition, and to ensure the survival of endangered sports. The MPSF has also served as an incubator for emerging women's sports and as a safe harbor for sports impacted by conference realignments. Since its inaugural season, the MPSF has seen its charter conference membership grow by the addition of the Mountain West and West Coast Conferences and their respective member institutions, as well as the addition of women's water polo, women's gymnastics, fencing, artistic swimming, beach volleyball, men's rowing, men's and women's swimming and diving, and men's and women's wrestling. As a testament to its viability, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation continues to successfully navigate the ever-changing sea of college sports by fostering contraction and expansion of its sports portfolio to meet the dynamic needs of its members. As the MPSF is in its 34th season during the 2025-26 academic year and continues its legacy of championship competition, it affirms the vision of its founders and the relevance of its
founding principles.
In 2025-26, the MPSF will sponsor competition in 16 Intercollegiate Olympic sports, while serving 104 teams from 60 universities across 22 states and two nations. MPSF teams compete primarily at the NCAA Division-I level in men's and women's water polo, indoor track and field, gymnastics, swimming and diving, fencing, beach volleyball, men's volleyball, and field hockey. MPSF teams are eligible to compete in the NCAA Championships with men's and women's water polo, men's volleyball, and beach volleyball conference champions earning automatic qualification. Beach Volleyball, men's rowing, and men's and women's wrestling made their MPSF debuts in 2024-25, while field hockey entered the MPSF as the newest sport in the conference in the fall of 2025.
The MPSF captured four national championships during the 2024-25 athletic year. The programs from UCLA Men's Water Polo, Washington Men's Rowing, and Stanford Artistic Swimming and women's water polo brought the MPSF's total to 113 NCAA titles and a Non-Power Four Conference high of 121 overall national championships for the conference since its 1992 inaugural season. The MPSF has turned in a high of five national championships during the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2015-16, and 2023-24 years, while it has won at least four titles in 17 of the last 21 years, and at least two in all but one of its 33 years. In the spring of 2021, the MPSF became the first Non-Power Five Conference to reach the century mark in NCAA titles. With UCLA and Stanford
winning water polo national championships last year, the MPSF stayed perfect with all 62 NCAA crowns in the sport since the inception of the conference (33 men, 29 women). In terms of conference titles, Oklahoma Men's Gymnastics owns a record of 20 overall MPSF Championships.
The MPSF has also been well represented in the last eight Olympic Games dating back to 1996, most recently in the 2024 Paris Olympics. A total of 138 current or former MPSF student-athletes and coaches participated and brought home a total of 59 medals, placing the MPSF fourth in both total participants and medals across all NCAA Conferences in the 33rd Olympiad. The MPSF's 59 total medals in Paris were an increase from 35 earned in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Aubrie Monahan (holding trophy) and the Bruins took the top spot at the 2017 MPSF Women’s Water Polo Championships.
