2015 MPSF Women’s Contact: Darren Preston Conference News [email protected] April 28, 2015 www.mpsports.org

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Stanford junior Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA /Monte Vista HS) has scored 46 goals this year (1.92 GPG) entering the NCAA Tournament, including five so far in this year’s postseason. Steffens was part of the MPSF All-Tournament team in helping the Cardinal win the third-place game. She was named MPSF Player of the Week on April 14, following a four-goal, five-field block weekend against CSUB and No. 1 UCLA to help the Cardinal reach 39 straight MPSF wins. An important part of the United States National Team (2012 Olympic MVP), Steffens was a first-team All-American in each of her first two years, and is now a three-time first-team All-MPSF honoree. This is the fifth MPSF Player of the Year award for Stanford (Annika Dries-2011, Brenda Villa-2003 & 2001, Ellen Estes-1998).

222000111555 MMMPPPSSSFFF NNNeeewwwcccooommmeeerrr ooofff ttthhheee YYYeeeaaarrr JORDAN RANEY • #7 • FRESHMAN • 2M DEFENSE • STANFORD

Stanford freshman Jordan Raney (Manhattan Beach, CA/Mira Costa HS) set an all-time MPSF record with five newcomer of the week awards this year, including each of the last three weeks of the regular season. Raney leads the Stanford freshmen with 23 goals heading into the NCAA Tournament, and tallied in her last four regular season games (three multi-goal efforts) to help the Card reach 39 straight conference wins and take this year’s MPSF’s regular season. She also put together a seven-game scoring streak, the last of which at No. 3 USC helped give her a second newcomer honor on March. 10. Raney is the fifth MPSF Newcomer of the Year from Stanford (-2012; -2009; Amber Oland-2008; Lauren Silver-2006).

222000111555 MMMPPPSSSFFF CCCoooaaaccchhh ooofff ttthhheee YYYeeeaaarrr BRANDON BROOKS • HEAD COACH • SIXTH-YEAR • UCLA

UCLA head coach Brandon Brooks guided the Bruins to a conference-high 10th MPSF Championship this year (including three with Brooks as head coach), as well as an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Entering NCAA’s, Brooks is 150-33 (.820) in his six years, including 24-2 this year (.923). UCLA is also 7-1 against teams who reached the MPSF Semifinals. Sami Hill, who ranks in the MPSF’s top-five all-time in saves, carries a conference-best 4.73 goals-against average. UCLA has allowed just 4.85 goals per game in 2015. This is Brooks’ second MPSF Coach of the Year honor (2012), while it is the fourth straight year the Bruins have taken home a major award (2014-Hill, POY; 2013-Rachel Fattal, NOY; 2012-Brooks, COY).

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Student-Athlete No. Year Position School Hometown/Last School * Maggie Steffens (POY) 9 Junior Driver Stanford Danville, CA/Monte Vista HS $ Monica Vavic 6 Senior Attacker USC Rancho Palos Verdes, CA/Palos Verdes HS $ Kiley Neushul 10 Senior Driver Stanford Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos HS # Rachel Fattal 4 Junior Attacker UCLA Seal Beach, CA/Los Alamitos HS ^ Clara Espar Llaquet 13 Sophomore Driver San Jose State Barcelona, Spain/Car Sant Cugat ^ Dora Antal 3 Sophomore Driver California Eger, Hungary Roser Tarrago 10 Sophomore Attacker California Mataro, Spain/Centre d'Alt Rendiment # Sami Hill 1 R-Senior Goalkeeper UCLA Santa Barbara, CA/Dos Pueblos HS

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^ Eike Daube 7 Senior Utility USC Long Beach, CA/Wilson HS Stephania Haralabidis 10 Sophomore Driver USC Athens, Greece/Corona Del Mar HS % 6 Senior Two-Meter Stanford Santa Monica, CA/Harvard-Westlake # Emily Donohoe 24 Senior Attacker UCLA Upland, CA/St. Lucy’s HS Izabella Chiappini 6 Sophomore Attacker Arizona State Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Objetivo ^ Anna Illes 8 Sophomore Attacker California Budapest, Hungary/Veres Palne Gimnazium Kodi Hill 3 Junior Attacker UCLA Santa Barbara, CA/Dos Pueblos HS Ioanna Haralabidis 3 Sophomore Utility USC Athens, Greece/Corona Del Mar HS ^ Gabby Stone 1 Junior Goalkeeper Stanford La Jolla, CA/The Bishop’s School

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^ Alys Williams 2 Junior Defender UCLA Huntington Beach, CA/Edison HS # Timi Molnar 8 Senior Utility San Jose State Budapest, Hungary/Vorosmarty Mihaly ^ Alkistis Benekou 8 Sophomore Center Arizona State Athens, Greece/4o Lykeio Amarousiou Jamie Neushul 8 Sophomore Driver Stanford Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos HS Bridgette Souza 8 R-Senior Utility CSU Bakersfield La Jolla, CA/Sonoma State Tiera Schroeder 5 Senior Driver California Santa Barbara, CA/Dos Pueblos HS Victoria Chamorro 1 Freshman Goalkeeper USC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Centro Educacional de Lagoa # E.B. Keeve 1 R-Junior Goalkeeper Arizona State Naperville, IL/Waubonsie Valley HS

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Jordan Raney (NOY) 7 Freshman Two-Meter Def. Stanford Manhattan Beach, CA/Mira Costa HS Victoria Chamorro 1 Freshman Goalkeeper USC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Centro Educacional de Lagoa Brianna Daboub 11 Freshman Driver USC Newport Beach, CA/Mater Dei HS Kindred Paul 9 Freshman Defender California Spruce Grove, Alberta/Scarlett Lena Mihailovic 2 Freshman Attacker Arizona State Belgrade, Serbia/Kirrawee HS Devin Grab 8 Freshman Attacker UCLA South Pasadena, CA/South Pasadena HS Alexis Angermund 15 Freshman Center UCLA Long Beach, CA/Wilson HS Brigitta Games 13 Sophomore Center USC Littleton, CO/Golden West CC Melissa Bergesen 2 Junior Driver USC South Jordan, UT/Golden West CC

$ Four-Time All-MPSF First-Team Selection…*Three-Time All-MPSF First-Team Selection… % Four-Time All-MPSF Selection…# Three-Time All-MPSF Selection…^ Two-Time All-MPSF Selection

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