1 2020 UCLA WOMEN’S WATER POLO 2020 QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Location Los Angeles, CA The 2020 Bruins All-Time Tournament Results 30 Athletic Dept. Address 325 Westwood Plaza Radio/TV Roster 2 National Championships 31-32 UCLA in the Olympics 33 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Rosters 3 Head Coach Adam Wright 4 National Team Bruins 34 Athletics Phone (310) 825-8699 Assistant Coaches Christopher Lee & James Robinson 5 Water Polo Offi ce Phone (310) 204-6443 Player Profi les - Seniors 6-8 General Information Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center 35 Chancellor Dr. Gene Block Player Profi les - Juniors 9-10 Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation (MPSF) 36 Director of Athletics Daniel G. Guerrero Player Profi les - Sophomores 11-14 Sr. Women’s Administrator Dr. Christina Rivera Player Profi les - Freshmen 15-18 Assoc. Athletic Director (MWP, WWP, BVB) Kenny Donaldson 2019 Season in Review Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Michael Teitell Final Statistics & Results 19 Home Pool Dirks Pool MPSF Wrap-Up 20 at Spieker Aquatics Center History/Records Enrollment 43,239 All-Time Letterwinners 21 Founded 1919 Miscellaneous Records 22 Colors Blue and Gold Record vs. Opponents 22 UCLA Coaching History 23 Nickname Bruins All-Time Results 24-27 Conference Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation (MPSF) Bruin Award Winners 28-29 National Affi liation NCAA Division I Head Coach Adam Wright (UCLA ‘01) Record at UCLA (Years) 47-15 (2) Career Record (Years) 47-15 (2) Asst. Coach Christopher Lee (Penn ‘04) Asst. Coach James Robinson (UCLA ‘17) 2019 Record 24-7 2019 MPSF Record (Finish) 4-2 (3rd) 2019 NCAA Tournament 3rd 2019 Final National Ranking 3rd NCAA Championships 11 (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) All-Time NCAA Championship Appearances 24 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) All-Time Conference Championships 11 (1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017) 2020 SCHEDULE MEDIA INFORMATION Date Opponent Location Time (PT) TV WWP Contact: Ryan Finney Jan. 17 vs. CSUN 1 Santa Barbara, Calif. 2:30 pm Phone: 310-206-4701 Jan. 17 at UC Santa Barbara 1 Santa Barbara, Calif. 6:00 pm Fax: 310-825-8664 Jan. 18 vs. UC San Diego 1 Santa Barbara, Calif. 9:45 am E-mail: rfi [email protected] 1 Jan. 18 vs. Iona Santa Barbara, Calif. 2:00 pm Address: 325 Westwood Plaza 1 Jan. 19 vs. OUAZ Santa Barbara, Calif. 11:00 am Los Angeles, CA 90095 Jan. 25 Pacifi c 2 Ann Arbor, Mich. 7:30 am 2 Jan. 25 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:15 pm Credits: The 2020 UCLA women’s water polo information guide 2 Jan. 26 vs. Marist Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:30 am was written, edited and designed by Ryan Finney, UCLA Athletic Jan. 26 vs. Wagner 2 Ann Arbor, Mich. 12:00 pm Communications/Associate Director with assistance from UCLA Jan. 31 SAN JOSÉ STATE Spieker Aquatics Center 6:00 pm Women’s Water Polo student-athletes, Carlee Kapana and Rachel Feb. 1 FRESNO STATE 3 Spieker Aquatics Center 12:00 pm Whitelegge and UCLA Athletic Communications/Associate Feb. 1 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 3 Spieker Aquatics Center 5:15 pm Director Andrew Sinatra. Photography by ASUCLA Campus Feb. 8-9 at Triton Invitational 4 La Jolla, Calif. TBD Studio (Don Liebig), Juan Lainez (Marin Media), Catharyn Hayne Feb. 21-23 at Barbara Kalbus Invitational 5 Irvine, Calif. TBD Photography, Scott Chandler and Scott Quintard. The cover of Mar. 7 at California* Berkeley, Calif. TBD the 2020 UCLA women’s water polo information guide was Mar. 8 at Pacifi c Stockton, Calif. 1:00 pm designed by Jesus Ramirez. Mar. 13 at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. 7:00 pm On the Cover: Mar. 14 ARIZONA STATE* Spieker Aquatics Center 11:00 am Front row (left to right): Fiona Kuesis, Parker Mar. 14 INDIANA* Spieker Aquatics Center 2:00 pm Hoffman, Hannah Palmer, Emily Skelly, Brooke Maxson, Bella Baia, Lexi Liebowitz, Ava Johnson, and Brooke Banta. Middle Mar. 21 ALUMNAE GAME Spieker Aquatics Center 1:00 pm row (left to right): Jahmea Bent, Brooke Doten, Val Ayala, Roxy Apr. 4 STANFORD* Spieker Aquatics Center 1:00 pm Wheaton, Alex Peros, Brooke Gruneisen, and Myna Simmons. Apr. 18 at USC* Los Angeles, Calif. 12:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Back row (left to right): Kate McCarthy, Abbi Hill, Quinn Winter, Apr. 24-26 MPSF Championship 6 San Jose, Calif. TBD Bella Wentzel, Skylar Savar, Katrina Drake, Rachel Spadt, Layne May 8-10 NCAA Championship 7 Stockton, Calif. TBD Anzaldo, and Georgia Phillips. KEY: 1 - UCSB Winter Invitational (hosted by UC Santa Barbara); 2 - Michigan Invitational (hosted by Michigan); 3 - UCLA Mini-Tournament (hosted by UCLA); 4 - Triton Invitational (hosted by UC San Diego); 5 - Barbara Kalbus Invitational (hosted by UC Irvine); 6 - MPSF Championship (hosted by San José State); 7 - NCAA Championship (hosted by Pacifi c); * - MPSF Conference match; All home matches in BOLD ALL CAPS; All times listed as Pacifi c time. 1 RADIO / TV ROSTER #1 Jahmea #1A Georgia #1C Quinn #2 Layne #3 Fiona #4 Abbi #5 Hannah BENT PHILLIPS WINTER ANZALDO KUESIS HILL PALMER 6-0/Jr./GK 5-11/R-Fr./GK 5-10/Fr./GK 5-10/Fr./CTR 5-8/Rr./ATK 6-0/Fr./UTL 5-6/Fr./ATK Los Angeles, Calif. Fresno, Calif. Laguna Beach, Calif. Corona del Mar, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif. Irvine, Calif. #6 Brooke #8 Bella #9 Bella #10 Alex #11 Val #12 Brooke #13 Ava DOTEN WENTZEL BAIA PEROS AYALA BANTA JOHNSON 5-10/Fr./ATK 6-0/So./DEF 5-5/So./ATK 5-9/R-Fr./ATK 5-8/So./ATK 5-10/Fr./DEF 5-9/So./CTR Davis, Calif. Lafayette, Calif. Orange, Calif. Laguna Beach, Calif. Anaheim, Calif. Newport Beach, Calif. Walnut Creek, Calif. #14 Kate #15 Brooke #16 Parker #17 Myna #18 Rachel #19 Katrina #20 Brooke McCARTHY GRUNEISEN HOFFMAN SIMMONS SPADT DRAKE MAXSON 5-10/Fr./ATK 5-10/Fr./CTR 5-4/So./ATK 5-10/Jr./DEF 5-10/Fr./CTR 5-11/So./UTL 5-8/Sr./DEF San Anselmo, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Newport Beach, Calif. Orange, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. Orinda, Calif. Santa Ana, Calif. #21 Roxy #22 Emily #23 Skylar #24 Lexi WHEATON SKELLY SAVAR LIEBOWITZ 5-9/Jr./ATK 5-7/Sr./ATK 6-1/So./DEF 5-8/Jr./ATK Walnut Creek, Calif. Irvine, Calif. Orinda, Calif. Danville, Calif. Adam Christopher James WRIGHT LEE ROBINSON Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 2 ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER TEAM STAFF No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School Head Coach: Adam Wright (3rd Year at UCLA, UCLA ‘01) 1 Jahmea Bent GK 6-0 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Eagle Rock Senior HS Asst. Coach: Christopher Lee (2nd Year, Penn ‘04) 1A Georgia Phillips GK 5-11 R-Fr. Fresno, Calif. / Clovis North HS Asst. Coach: James Robinson (1st Year, UCLA ‘17) 1B Quinn Winter GK 5-10 Fr. Laguna Beach, Calif. / Laguna Beach HS Dir. of Operations: Michael Hull (1st Year, UCLA ‘19) 2 Layne Anzaldo CTR 5-10 Fr. Corona del Mar, Calif. / Corona del Mar HS Athletic Performance Coach: Mike Linn 3 Fiona Kuesis ATK 5-8 Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. / San Marcos HS Staff Athletic Trainer: Tandi Hawkey 4 Abbi Hill UTL 6-0 Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos HS Student Athletic Trainer: Valeria Ortiz, Samantha Haong 5 Hannah Palmer ATK 5-6 Fr. Irvine, Calif. / Orange Lutheran HS Team Managers: Adam Cole, Luke Peterson, Karina Maciel, 6 Brooke Doten ATK 5-10 Fr. Davis, Calif. / Davis Senior HS 8 Bella Wentzel DEF 6-0 So. Lafayette, Calif. / Acalanes HS Hannah Storum, Adam Clements, Jake Graessle 9 Bella Baia ATK 5-5 So. Orange, Calif. / Mater Dei HS Athletic Communications Director: Ryan Finney 10 Alex Peros ATK 5-9 R-Fr. Laguna Beach, Calif. / Laguna Beach HS Director of Marketing: Dana Mayeron 11 Val Ayala ATK 5-8 So. Anaheim, Calif. / Foothill HS 12 Brooke Banta DEF 5-10 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. / Newport Harbor HS ROSTER BREAKDOWN 13 Ava Johnson CTR 5-9 So. Walnut Creek, Calif. / Las Lomas HS 14 Kate McCarthy ATK 5-10 Fr. San Anselmo, Calif. / Sir Francis Drake HS Height Position 15 Brooke Gruneisen CTR 5-10 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Wilson HS 6-1 ............................Savar Goalkeepers (3): Bent, 16 Parker Hoffman ATK 5-4 So. Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona del Mar HS 6-0 ..............................Bent Phillips, and Winter. 17 Myna Simmons DEF 5-10 Jr. Orange, Calif. / Orange Lutheran HS ......................................Hill Defenders (5): Banta, 18 Rachel Spadt CTR 5-10 Fr. Fullerton, Calif. / Brea Olinda HS ...............................Wentzel Maxson, Savar, Simmons, 19 Katrina Drake UTL 5-11 So. Orinda, Calif. / Miramonte HS 5-11 ..........................Drake and Wentzel. 20 Brooke Maxson DEF 5-8 Sr. Santa Ana, Calif. / Foothill HS ................................Phillips 21 Roxy Wheaton ATK 5-9 Jr. Walnut Creek, Calif. / Las Lomas HS 5-10 .......................Anzaldo Centers (4): Anzaldo, 22 Emily Skelly ATK 5-7 Sr. Irvine, Calif. / Orange Lutheran HS ..................................Banta Gruneisen, Johnson, and 23 Skylar Savar DEF 6-1 So. Orinda, Calif. / Miramonte HS ..................................Doten Spadt. 24 Lexi Liebowitz ATK 5-8 Jr. Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley HS ........................... Gruneisen Attackers (11): Ayala, Baia, ............................ McCarthy Doten, Hoffman, Kuesis, .............................Simmons Liebowitz, McCarthy, Palmer, ..................................Spadt Peros, Skelly, and Wheaton. ALPHABETICAL ROSTER .................................Winter No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School 5-9 ........................Johnson Utility (2): Drake, and Hill. 2 Layne Anzaldo CTR 5-10 Fr. Corona del Mar, Calif.