The 2020 & 2016 Olympic Gold medalist and four-time All-American at UCLA is another star on Team USA as she was named MVP at the 2020 Olympics and Women's Total Water Polo Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022...Great movement without the ball and brings a wide variety of moves to the offensive end.
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB
Recorded 13 goals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris...Netted 11 goals at the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships in Doha...Scored 12 goals at the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships in Fukuoka...Team leader with 23 goals at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Long Beach...Led Team USA with 20 goals scored at 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest...Named Gold Medal match MVP and media All-Star team member at 2022 FINA World Championships...Named Tournament MVP while scoring 18 goals at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo...Named Tournament MVP as she led team with 18 goals in gold medal performance at 2021 FINA World League Super Final in Athens...Scored 13 goals at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima...Led Team USA with 13 goals at 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju...Named Tournament MVP as she led team with 14 goals on way to Gold at 2019 FINA World League Super Final…Led team in scoring with 16 goals and named Tournament MVP in Gold-medal effort at 2017 FINA World Championships...Tied for second on team in scoring with 8 goals on way to Gold at 2017 FINA World League Super Final…Dropped 12 goals in 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro...Logged 11 goals in 2016 FINA World League Super Final...Scored 13 goals to help Team USA qualify for 2016 Olympic Games...Tallied 9 goals to help team to Gold-medal finish at 2016 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Posted 5 goals to assist Team USA to a Gold medal win at 2015 FINA World Championship...Recorded 9 goals at 2015 Pan American Games, in which Team USA won Gold...Notched 3 goals at 2015 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai...Added 6 goals in Team USA’s run to Gold in 2015 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Helped Team USA to Gold at 2014 FINA Youth World Championship...Scored 5 goals on way to Silver at FINA Intercontinental Tournament.
COLLEGE
Graduated from UCLA with a degree in Physiological Science...2022 MPSF Player of the Year...Became UCLA's all-time leading scorer with 251 career goals...2019 First
Team All-American…Led team with 61 goals…First
Team All-MPSF…2018 First
Team All-MPSF...Led team in scoring with 53 goals in 2018...First
Team All-American…MPSF All-Tournament Team…2017 MPSF Newcomer of the Year in freshman season tallying team-high and UCLA freshman record 69 goals…First
Team All-American; helped UCLA to NCAA title match…First
Team All-MPSF …MPSF All-Newcomer Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Corona del Mar High School from her freshman through junior years...2014 Pacific Coast League MVP…Newport-Mesa Player of the Year…CIF-SS Division 1 Championship in 2013...Attended senior year at Laurel Springs Academy and graduated in 2016.
PERSONAL
Married her husband, Patrick, in September 2023...Attending PA school in Fall 2024...She has two sisters, Alex and Ella...Alex got married in November 2023 and Ella is almost done with college at Vanguard University...Parents are Jeff and Karen, who were both born and raised on the east coast, got married in 1988, and moved to California in 1992...Jeff is a former professional baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays 1986-1989 and New York Mets 1989-1990) and is vice president of Boras Corporation...Karen works at The Hood Kitchen and loves walks around Balboa Island during all times of the day...Loves to cook and bake for family and friends in her free time.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
- 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES, PARIS, FRANCE, 4TH PLACE
- 2024 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DOHA, QATAR, 1ST PLACE
- 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 5TH PLACE
- 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP, LONG BEACH, UNITED STATES, 1ST PLACE
- 2022 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1ST PLACE
- 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES, TOKYO, JAPAN, 1ST PLACE (Took place in 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
- 2021 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, ATHENS, GREECE, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 HOLIDAY CUP, PRINCETON, NJ, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 CANADA CUP, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1ST PLACE
- 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1ST PLACE
- 2017 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, SHANGHAI, CHINA, 1ST PLACE
- 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE
- 2016 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, SHANGHAI, CHINA, 1ST PLACE
- 2016 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT, GOUDA, NETHERLANDS, 1ST PLACE
- 2016 FINA WOMEN'S INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, LEWISVILLE, TX, 1ST PLACE
- 2015 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, KAZAN, RUSSIA, 1ST PLACE
- 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, TORONTO, CANADA, 1ST PLACE
- 2015 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, SHANGHAI, CHINA, 1ST PLACE
- 2015 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1ST PLACE
- 2014 FINA YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, MADRID, SPAIN, 1ST PLACE
- 2014 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, RIVERSIDE, CA, 2ND PLACE
- 2013 UANA JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 1ST PLACE
FUN FACTS
Hobbies, studies, interesting info: Preparing to attend Physician Assistant school in Fall 2024. I love to cook and bake. I am a caretaker for my husband who is battling cancer. We love traveling!
Favorite Food: Italian food.
Memorable Moment: Winning gold at Tokyo Olympics. Getting married in September of 2023. Winning World Championships in Doha after coming back from injury.