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1 COACHING STAFF brandon BROOKS HEAD COACH 7th Year Alma Mater: UCLA 05 Brandon Brooks begins his seventh season as UCLA s head women s water polo coach in He was named the third head coach in program history on June 3, 009, and has compiled a 5-34 record in his first six seasons. Brooks, the 05 MPSF Coach of the Year, has coached UCLA to three MPSF Tournament titles in six seasons (00, 0, 05). In addition, the Bruins have advanced to the MPSF Tournament championship match five times during his tenure. Last season, the Bruins edged out Cal, 9-8, in the MPSF Championship. The victory gave the Bruins their third conference title since 00 and 0th overall, a conference high. The Bruins earned an automatic bid to the 05 NCAA Championship, where they downed UC San Diego, 9-, in the quarterfinals and beat Cal, 9-5, in the semis. UCLA s season ended with a 7-6 loss to Stanford in the NCAA title match. Rachel Fattal and Sami Hill earned first-team All-Tournament accolades, while Emily Donohoe secured second-team acclaim. Brooks guided the Bruins to a 6-3 record on the year (.897). In 04, the Bruins advanced to the finals of the NCAA Championship before falling in the championship match. UCLA beat UC San Diego in the quarterfinals and USC in the semifinals to play for their first national championship in Brooks tenure. UCLA s runner-up finish marked their fourth consecutive podium finish at the NCAA Championship, and also continued their consecutive appearances at the NCAA Tournament to. The Bruins completed the season with an overall record of 7-5, and were ranked No. in the final AWCPC rankings. UCLA also finished second in the 04 MPSF league standings with a 5- record. Fourth-year junior Sami Hill emerged as one of the premier goalkeepers in the country, capturing First-Team ACWPC All-America honors, and winning MPSF Player of the Year honors. She led a contingent of UCLA players, five of whom earned All-America acclaim and another five who were named to various All-MPSF Teams. Academically, the Bruins continued to excel in 04. Five players received All-Academic honors from the AWCPC, eight were named to the MPSF All-Academic Team and 3 earned spots on the UCLA Director s Honor Roll. Three years ago, the Bruins finished in third place in the NCAA Tournamnt for the third straight season. UCLA defeated Hawai i in the third-place match after beating Princeton in the opening round. In the MPSF Tournament that season, the Bruins won two of three matches to record their fourth consecutive podium finish. Individually for the Bruins in 03, five players earned All-America honors, including first-team selection Rachel Fattal, a freshman. Fattal was also named the 03 MPSF Freshman of the Year, and three additional UCLA players received All- MPSF acclaim. In 0, UCLA finished in third place in the NCAA Tournament, defeating UC Irvine in the third-place match after having downed USC in that contest in 0. Brooks guided the Bruins to a 3-4 record, including a 5- mark in MPSF action. UCLA logged consecutive wins over San Diego State, USC and previouslyundefeated Stanford to win its second MPSF Tournament title in three years. In 0, Brooks guided UCLA to a 6-7 overall record, including a 4-3 mark in conference play. He helped propel the Bruins to the championship match of the MPSF Tournament after UCLA won its final four regular-season matches (including three MPSF contests). UCLA defeated USC, -0, in the first round of the MPSF Tournament. The next day, the Bruins handed top-ranked Stanford its first loss of the season, advancing to the tournament s championship match. Despite losing a 7-6 decision in the title game to California, UCLA had firmly secured an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. UCLA used a balanced attack in 0, with Priscilla Orozco (58 goals), KK Clark (50 goals) and Grace Reynolds (35 goals) leading the way. Goalkeepers Caitlin Dement and Sami Hill split time in the cage, with Dement securing second-team All-MPSF honors at the conclusion of the season. In 00, Brooks helped UCLA post a -8 overall record, including a 4-3 MPSF mark. Three players earned All-MPSF Team honors, highlighted by first-team selection Priscilla Orozco. Five players captured ACWPC All-Academic acclaim and five secured MPSF All-Academic honors. Along the way, Brooks helped with the development of Dement, who set a single-season UCLA saves record of 64, which was broken in 03 by Hill. Dement registered a program-record saves in an 8-3 win over UC Davis on Feb., 00. At seasons end, she earned second-team All-MPSF honors. Brooks served as an assistant coach with the UCLA men s and women s water polo teams for three seasons prior to his appointment as the head coach of the women s program (men s assistant in 006, 007 and 008; women s assistant in 007, 008 and 009). He also served as an undergraduate assistant coach with the men s program in 004. Brooks helped lead the women s program to NCAA championships each spring and guided the men s program to the 004 NCAA title. In his three seasons as an assistant coach with the women s program, Brooks work with goalkeepers Emily Feher (007) and Brittany Fullen (008, 009) proved instrumental to UCLA s national championship finishes. Fullen made 37 saves in 008, a single season school record at the time. The previous season, Feher recorded a 4.96 goals against average in 5 games before securing First-Team ACWPC All- America honors for the third consecutive season. An undergraduate assistant on the men s water polo coaching staff in 004, Brooks helped Joe Axelrad develop into the one of the nation s premier goalkeepers, leading UCLA to the NCAA Championship that fall. Brooks starred on the men s water polo team from , leading the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA championships in 999 and 000, before excelling in the international water polo ranks and participating in the 004 and 008 Olympic Games for the USA Men s National Team. In the summer of 008, Brooks and former teammate Adam Wright (UCLA s current men s water polo head coach) helped lead the USA Men s National Team to a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Brooks, Wright and former teammate Brett Ormsby also competed in the 004 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Brooks was head coach of the Los Angeles Water Polo Club s boys 6-andunder team from In 006, he coached the club team to an undefeated season, culminating in the Junior Olympic Championship. He helped develop 5 Division I men s water polo student-athletes in his tenure as head coach. Additionally, Brooks served on the coaching staff of the 0 U.S. Women s National Team, alongside Krikorian. One of the nation s premier goalkeepers in four seasons at UCLA, Brooks helped lead the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA titles (999, 000) in his first two years. He continued his stellar play in his final two seasons, earning All-America and All-MPSF honors each year. Brooks ranks second on UCLA s all-time saves list with 700 stops in four seasons. A key goalkeeper on the USA National Team, Brooks led Team USA to the gold medal at the 00 and 003 Pan American Games. He served as the starting goalkeeper at the 003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona), the 004 Olympics (Athens) and the 005 FINA World Championships (Montreal). Brooks, 3, graduated from UCLA in 005 with a degree in Sociology. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Brooks is the oldest of three children and has 5-yearold twin sisters (Nicole and Jessica). THE BROOKS FILE Brooks Collegiate Head Coaching Record Year Overall Conf. Finish th at NCAA Tourn., st at MPSF Tourn rd at NCAA Tourn., nd at MPSF Tourn rd at NCAA Tourn., st at MPSF Tourn rd at NCAA Tourn., 3rd at MPSF Tourn nd at NCAA Tourn., nd at MPSF Tourn nd at NCAA Tourn., st at MPSF Tourn. Totals 5-34 (.87) MPSF Tournament Championships CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Two-time USA Olympic participant (004, Athens; 008, Beijing) Member of silver-medal winning USA team at 008 Beijing Olympics Starting goalie for USA National Team at 004 Athens Olympics Led Team USA to second place finish at 008 FINA World League Finals Helped lead UCLA to NCAA Championships in 999 and 000 Named 0 MPSF Coach of the Year Ranks second on UCLA s all-time saves list with 700 stops (999-00) 5

2 COACHING STAFF molly CAHILL ASSISTANT COACH 9th Year Alma Mater: UCLA 08 Molly Cahill enters her ninth season on the UCLA women s water polo coaching staff and her seventh as a full-time assistant coach under Brandon Brooks. A four-year UCLA women s water polo letterwinner (004-07), Cahill helped guide the Bruins to the MPSF Tournament title in 00, 0, and again in 05, after having served as an undergraduate assistant coach in 008.Cahill has helped guide the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament for the last consecutive years. Likewise, she has lifted UCLA to the NCAA championship in five of her 0 previous seasons: three as a student-athlete (005-07) and one as undergraduate assistant coach in 008. Last season, the Bruins edged out Cal, 9-8, in the MPSF Championship. The victory gave the Bruins their third conference title since 00 and 0th overall, a conference high. The Bruins earned an automatic bid to the 05 NCAA Championship, where they downed UC San Diego, 9-, in the quarterfinals and beat Cal, 9-5, in the semis. UCLA s season ended with a 7-6 loss to Stanford in the NCAA title match. Rachel Fattal and Sami Hill earned first-team All-Tournament accolades, while Emily Donohoe secured second-team acclaim. Cahill helped guide the Bruins to a 4- record on the year (.93). Two years ago, Cahill assisted in the Bruins run to the NCAA championship match. UCLA was the runner-up at season s end, but its 7-5 overall record represented its most successful season with Brooks and Cahill on the staff. The Bruins handed Stanford a 9-6 loss on Feb. 3, and beat USC twice at season s end, including a 5-3 triumph in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. In 03, the Bruins recorded a third place national finish and also captured third at the NCAAs that season. The Bruins posted a 8-7 overall record, the highest number of victories in her five seasons as an assistant coach. In 0, Chaill helped guide the Bruins to a third place finish at the NCAA Championship and their second MPSF Tournament title under Brooks tutelage. UCLA posted a 3-4 overall record, 5- in the MPSF regular season race. In 0, Cahill worked alongside head coach Brandon Brooks for the second consecutive year. The Bruins went 6-7, finishing third at the NCAA Tournament after posting a second-place finish at the MPSF Tournament. In 00, Cahill helped a young team, devoid of any seniors on the roster, improve over the course of the season and win the MPSF Tournament title as the conference s fifth-seeded team. The Bruins defeated No. 4-seed Hawai i and No. -seed Stanford before taking down No. -seed USC in the tournament s title match at UCLA s Spieker Aquatics Center. Serving as an undergraduate assistant coach in 008, Cahill helped guide the Bruins to their fourth consecutive NCAA title - a streak that she helped start during her sophomore season in 005. UCLA posted a perfect 33-0 record that season, duplicating a feat the program had accomplished in 005. In four seasons as a UCLA student-athlete, Cahill scored 95 goals on 60 attempts and played in all 3 matches. She earned MPSF All-Academic Team honors her final three seasons (005-07). Cahill was recognized as an ACWPC All- Academic excellent selection in 005. A senior in 007, Cahill logged 6 goals on 5 attempts, collecting steals and assists. She scored 4 goals on 35 attempts her junior season (006) and added 7 goals on 38 attempts as a sophomore (005). The native of Santa Barbara, Calif., registered a career-best 38 goals on 35 attempts as a freshman (004) before earning MPSF All-Freshman Team honors that spring. Cahill, 8, graduated from UCLA in 008 with a degree in History. THE CAHILL FILE Cahill s Record as Assistant Coach Year Overall Conf. Finish th at NCAA Tourn., st at MPSF Tourn rd at NCAA Tourn., nd at MPSF Tourn rd at NCAA Tourn., st at MPSF Tourn rd at NCAA Tourn., 3rd at MPSF Tourn nd at NCAA Tourn., nd at MPSF Tourn. Totals MPSF Tournament Championships CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Has helped lead UCLA to the NCAA Tournament in each of her 0 years on campus. Guided the Bruins to the 008 NCAA Championship as an undergraduate assistant coach Won three NCAA titles (005-07) as a student-athlete. Played on the Bruins undefeated NCAA championship team in 005 (33-0). Starred on the Bruins 007 team, which won UCLA s 00th NCAA team championship. WOMEN S WATER POLO SUPPORT STAFF Dr. Michael Teitell Faculty Athletic Representative Tandi Hawkey Senior Athletic Trainer Eric Schmitt Athletic Performance Kevin Chen Academic and Student Services Lindsay Gaesser Athletic Communications Pete Maglieri Equipment Room Emily Lerner Development Emily Mitchell Nutritionist Jana Suko Marketing Sabrina Youmans Learning Specialist 6

3 VETERAN PROFILES 5 Alexis ANGERMUND Sophomore Utility 5-7 Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson) 05 Earned a spot on the All-MPSF Newcomer team... Played in 8 games with three starts... Netted goals, and was 50 percent in power play situations... Also recorded 6 earned exclusions... Tallied four steals and one block on defense. Club Member of the USA Women s Youth National Team in 0 and 03, and served as captain in Represented the USA at the 03 UANA event in Argentina... Won gold medals in Pan Am Games qualifiers... Also plays for the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club, which won the 0 California State Cup... HBWPC finished second at the 03 Jr. Olympics and KAP7, and the 0 U.S. Club Championships... The club was third in the 03 Cal Cup State finals and the 0 Jr. Olympics and U.S. Club Championships. High School Four-year varsity water polo and swimming letterwinner at Long Beach Wilson HS... In water polo, her head coach was Katie Headley and in swimming her coach was Maggie Twinem... In water polo, she was a two-time First-Team All-Moore League selection (0 and 03) and a 0 Div. II Third-Team All-CIF member... Two-year captain and Offensive Player of the Year for the Wilson HS water polo team... Led the Bruins in scoring in 0 and Earned Long Beach Gazette Athlete of the Week (/4/3)... In swimming, she participated in the 50, 00 and 00 Freestyle events. Personal Has one younger brother... Chose UCLA for its academics and athletics... Describes her biggest athletic thrill as traveling to Argentina with the Youth National Team for the 03 UANA event... Admires Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas... Enjoys wake boarding and surfing as hobbies... Born in her hometown... Undeclared major. ALEXIS ANGERMUND S CAREER STATISTICS 05 8/ four goals in three NCAA Tournament games... Recorded assists and 5 earned exclusions during the season... Also added steals and field blocks on defense... Voted MPSF Newcomer of the Week, Jan. 0 after scoring eight goals in the UCLA Invitational... Earned a spot on the Winter Quarter DHR. High School Four-year letterwinner as a center at Mater Dei HS for coaches Chris Segesman and Mike Collins... Four-year MVP for the Monarchs... Four-time MVP of the Trinity League... Three-time all-county, All-CIF in Divisions I and II... Division II Player of the Year... In her career, she scored 47 goals, made 5 steals and recorded 40 assists... Is the first female water polo player in Mater Dei history to have her cap number retired. Club Played for the United and Set Clubs... Won a gold medal at the Jr. Olympics... Also a member of the 0 FINA U.S. World Championships Junior National Team Junior National Team MVP. Personal Has an older brother Ryan, who plays baseball at the University of Portland... Chose UCLA because it is the perfect fit for who I am and who I want to be... Lists her greatest thrill as playing in the 0 CIF Championship game... Admires multi-gold medalist Michael Phelps for his humility... Full name is Mackenzie Rae Barr... Born in Mission Viejo, CA... Majoring in geography/environmental studies. MACKENZIE BARR S CAREER STATISTICS 04 3/ / Totals 60/ India FORSTER Senior Center 6-0 Woodland Hills, Calif. (Agoura) 0 Mackenzie BARR Junior Utility 5-0 Irvine, Calif. (Mater Dei) USA Water Polo, Summer 05 Won gold with the USA Water Polo Women s Junior National Team at the FINA Junior World Championships... Scored 5 goals throughout the tournament, including five in the opener versus Mexico. 05 Earned ACWPC All-America honorable mention honors... Played in 8 games with 4 starts... Scored 35 goals, including a season-high of four against Long Beach State (/5)... Recorded multi-goal games on the season and netted two against Stanford in the NCAA championship game... Also tallied assists and 4 earned exclusions on offense... On defense, she recorded 3 steals and eight blocks. 04 Selected to the MPSF All-Newcomer Team... Played in all 3 games with one start... Scored 5 goals, including a career-high of four against Concordia in her first college game... of her 5 goals were scored off counter-attacks... Scored 05 Played in games with 3 starts... Scored 4 goals, connecting on 4 percent of her shots... Netted a season-high four goals against Cal Baptist (/7)... Half of her goals came from -meters or closer... Recorded 8 earned exclusions to rank first on the team... Also added three assists... On defense, she recorded 0 steals and a pair of blocks. 04 Played in 30 games without a start... Scored 3 goals, connecting on 4 percent of her shots... Recorded five games of two goals, and scored in 8 of the 30 games in which she played... 7 of her goals came from -meters or closer... Recorded 3 earned exclusions to rank second on the team... Also added a pair of assists... On defense, she recorded eight steals and a pair of blocks... Earned a spot on the Winter Quarter DHR. 03 Played in 8 games with 3 starts... Scored goals, including 3 from inside two meters to rank second on the team... Scored three goals against both UCSB (/7) and Pomona-Pitzer (4/3)... Led the team with 39 earned ejections... Also added two assists... On defense, she made 3 steals and recorded four blocks... Earned a spot on the Fall Director s Honor Roll. High School Three-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Agoura High School under head coach Jason Rosenthal... Was also a four-year swimming letterwinner... Served as co-captain at Agoura as a senior, and was MVP... Earned Player of the Year accolades in 0 from the Ventura County Star after leading Agoura with 0 goals en route to the Marmonte League championship... Selected the Marmonte League Most Valuable Player in 00 and Co-MVP in 0... Was a First-Team All- 7

4 VETERAN PROFILES CIF Southern Section Division selection... Earned first-team all-area honors from the L.A. Daily News for girls water polo. 3 Club Competed for the Los Angeles Water Polo Club... Earned a gold medal at the 0 Pan-Am Games in Montreal... Was a member of the USA Junior National Team and USA Youth National Team. Personal Born in Santa Monica, Calif.... India is the daughter of Kevin and Lynne Forster... Has a twin sister, Evie... History major. INDIA FORSTER S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS 03 8/ /0 05 /3 TOTALS 80/6 G ATT PCT AST 3 7 STL BLK 4 8 Aubrie MONAHAN Junior Attacker 5-8 Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) EE Played in 4 games with two starts... On defense, she recorded steals and four field blocks... Notched two goals and an assist on offense... was one for one on power plays. 04 Played in 0 games without a start... Scored five goals, three on counterattacks and two in the set offense... Scored a career-high of two goals against Concordia and UCSD (5/9)... Added one assist... On defense, she recorded three steals and two field blocks... Member of the Spring Quarter DHR. High School Eight-time letterwinner in swimming and water polo at Long Beach Poly HS... Played for coaches Scott Penhilla, Bill Brightenburg and Kalani Caldwell... Four-time first-team all-league selection and the league MVP in SecondTeam All-CIF selection in 03, third-team choice in 0... Earned Poly s MVP in 0 and 3, Most Valuable Offensive Player in 0 and Most Improved in Served as team captain as a senior... Two-time (0 and 3) member of the Long Beach Press Telegram s Dream Team... USA Water Polo Academic All-American in 0 and. Club Played for the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club, which earned a silver medal at the 0 Junior Olympics... Member of the Youth National Team in 0 and 3... Particpated in the U.S. National Team training camp... Competed for the U.S. Junior National Team in the UANA tournament in Montreal and helped the U.S. finish first. 8 Personal Has a twin sister, Madison... Chose UCLA for its beautiful campus, her relationships with the players and the prestigous academics... Lists her biggest thrill as winning the gold medal at the UANA tournament... Was a member of the Poly High Math Team... Born in her hometown... Majoring in economics. Devin GRAB AUBRIE MONAHAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year Totals Sohpmore Attacker 5-6 So. Pasadena, Calif. (So. Pasadena) 05 Selected to the MPSF All-Newcomer Team... Scored 6 goals in 0 games... On offense, she recorded five assists and 0 earned exclusions... On defense, she had steals and four field blocks. GP/GS 0/0 4/ 4/ G 5 7 ATT PCT AST STL 3 4 BLK 4 6 EE 0 Club Plays for the Rose Bowl Water Polo Club... In 0, she helped lead the club to a third place finish in the Club Championships and a fifth-place finish at the Jr. Olympics... Named MVP of the 03 Club Championships... Has trained with the U.S. National Team program since Helped lead the Senior team to a first-place finish at the 03 Canada Cup... Helped lead the 0 team to a runner-up finish at the Youth UANA Tournament in Puerto Rico. High School Eight-time varsity letterwinner at South Pasadena HS in water polo, swimming and volleyball... Coached by Robert Echeverria in the aquatic sports... Three-time First-Team All-CIF selection and a second-team pick in Three-time Rio Hondo League MVP... Also earned SPHS MVP from Named South Pasadena High s Best Offensive Player in 00 after scoring 50 goals as a freshman... Scored more than 450 goals in her high school career. Personal Has three older brothers... Brother Sean played water polo at Golden West College, where he was a member of the 0 state championship team... Chose UCLA because it s the place I will best develop as a student, athlete and person... Lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as participating in the youth world championships... Admires boxing great Muhammad Ali... Hobbies include making music and singing... Grandmother attended UCLA... Born in Simi Valley, CA... Majoring in sociology. DEVIN GRAB S CAREER STATISTICS Year 05 GP/GS 0/ G 6 ATT 47 PCT.553 AST 5 STL BLK 4 EE 0 Alex MUSSELMAN Senior Goalkeeper 6-0 Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar) 05 Played in 0 games (one start) and 5.6 quarters, allowing 8 goals for a 4.6 goals against average... Recorded saves, three from meters or less... Also made three saves in five-on-six situations... Made a season-best five saves vs. Sonoma State (/5)...Credited with five steals and one assist. 04 Played in 4 games and 9 quarters, allowing 5 goals for a 9.5 goals against average... Recorded 5 saves, in five-on-six situations and four from -meters or less... Also made two saves on penalties... Made a season-best nine saves vs. UCSB (/6)... Credited with nine assists and five steals. 8

5 VETERAN PROFILES 03 Played in games and 3 quarters, allowing 33 goals for a 5.73 goals against average... Recorded 50 saves, 5 on five-on-six situations and two on counterattacks... Also made one save on a penalty shot... Made a career-best 3 saves vs. Claremont Mudd-Scripps... Also had eight saves against Pomona Pitzter... Credited with three steals and six assists for the season. High School Three-year varsity water polo and swimming letterwinner at Corona Del Mar High School under head coach Sam Bailey... Helped lead Corona Del Mar to finals of the CIF Division I Championships in 009 and 0... Reached the semifinals of the CIF Division I Championships in 00 and 0... Was selected the Daily Pilot Dream Team Player of the Year as junior... Earned First-Team All-CIF in 0 and 0... Was a First-Team All-Pacific Coast League selection in 0... Was a USA Academic All-American... Holds record for most saves (890) in CIF Division I and Orange County high school history... Recorded 9 saves, 57 assists as a senior. Club Competed for CDM Water Polo Club and SoCal Water Polo Club... Participated with the USA Youth National Training Team. Personal Born in her hometown...alex is the daughter of Jeff and Karen Musselman... Has two sisters, Maddie and Ella... Lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as reaching the CIF Division I finals in her senior year of high school... Sociology major. ALEX MUSSELMAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS QP SV GA GAA MP 03 4/ : / : / :00 TOTALS 37/ :00 Personal Chose UCLA for the academic and athletic opportunities, and to win a national championship... Lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as advancing to seven Junior Olympics finals... Admires multi-gold medalist Michael Phelps, soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and the Lakers Kobe Bryant... Enjoys surfing, beach volleyball and traveling as hobbies... Taught herself how to swim... Father Patrick coached the UC Santa Barbara water polo team for 0 years... Born in her hometown... Geography and environmental studies major. KELSEY O BRIEN S CAREER STATISTICS 04 6/ / Totals 46/ Charlotte PRATT Senior Attacker 5-0 Burlingame, Calif. (Burlingame) Kelsey O BRIEN Junior Attacker 5-9 Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara) 05 Played in 0 matches with three starts... Scored goals, including a careerhigh three goals against Loyola Marymount (/4)... On defense, she recorded steals... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors. 04 Played in 6 matches without a start... Scored eight goals, including three on power plays and three on counterattacks... Recorded a career-high of two goals against CS Monterey Bay (/5)... Added nine assists and four earned exclusions on offense... On defense, she recorded 0 steals and one field block... Earned a spot on the Winter and Spring DHR. High School Eight-time letterwinner in swimming and water polo for Coach Mark Walsh at Santa Barbara High School... In water polo, she was a three-time First-Team All CIF selection... Was a four-time First-Team All-Channel League choice... Led SBHS to a pair of Channel League titles... Two-time team captain (0 and 3)... In 04 career games played, she scored 49 goals, recorded 96 steals and 7 assists, and drew 00 ejections... In swimming, she was a two-time CIF Div. I finalist in the 50 Free and a 0 finalist in the 00 Free... Also served as captain of the swim team as a senior. Club Veteran member of the USA Water Polo program... Six-time USA All- American, two-time co-mvp of the USA National Junior Olympics Team... Fivetime USA National Junior Olympics champion... Three-time U.S. Club champion. 05 Played in 7 games with six starts... Netted 0 goals, including five during power plays and eight on counterattacks... Also posted seven assists and eight earned exclusions... On defense, she recorded steals and 0 blocks... Earned MPSF All- Academic honors. 04 Played in 6 games without a start... Scored five goals, three on counterattacks... Also added five assists... On defense, she recorded six steals and one field block... Scored two goals against CS Bakersfield in a first-round MPSF playoff game. 03 Played in seven games and started one... Scored three goals... Scored a careerhigh of two goals vs. Pomona Pitzer... Netted her first career goal vs. CS Bakersfield... Two of her three goals came on counterattacks... Had one earned exclusion on offense and one steal on defense... Recorded a scoring percentage of.375. High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Burlingame High School under head coach Suze Gardner... Also was a four-year varsity lacrosse letterwinner... Selected 0 NISCA third-team All-American in water polo... Named San Mateo Daily Journal Water Polo Player of the Year in 0 and 0... Served as team captain in 00 and 0... Recorded goals and eight assists as a senior with 65 steals and 44 drawn exclusions... Selected 0 Most Valuable Player of Peninsula Athletic League (PAL)... Earned First-Team PAL honors in 00, 0 and 0 as well as second-team honors in Chosen First-Team All-Central Coast Section (CCS) in 00 and 0 as well as second-team in As a freshman, she earned honorable mention in All-PAL and All-CCS. Club Competed for the NorCal Water Polo Club (009-) and San Jose Aquatics (0)... Was a fifth team All-American at 00- KAI Sports. The UCLA Athletics Department would like to thank Ted & Jennifer Weggeland for endowing a women s water polo scholarship. For information on how you can endow a scholarship, call the UCLA Athletic Fund Office (Aaron Sapiro/Emily Lerner) at

6 Personal Born in Arlington, Va.... Charlotte is the daughter of Steve and Tara Pratt... Has two sisters, Victoria and Audrey... Grandfather Richard played football at Navy... Father, Steve, played water polo at University of Arizona.. Mother Tara played lacrosse at Mount Holyoke... Sister Victoria swam at Harvard and sister Audrey plays water polo at University of Michigan... Sociology major. CHARLOTTE PRATT S CAREER STATISTICS 03 7/ / / TOTALS 50/ VETERAN PROFILES Nicole REYNOLDS Sophomore Attacker 6- Burlingame, Calif. (Burlingame) 6 Grace REEGO Sophomore Attacker 5-0 Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay) 05 Played in 0 games without a start... Netted 0 goals on 8 attempts (.556)... Was for in 6-on-5 situations... Posted a career-high three goals against Sonoma State (/5)... On defense, she recorded two steals and two blocks. Club Played for Rose Bowl Water Polo in 04, and previously for Sacramento Water Polo 0-3 and American River Water Polo Won the 04 National 8U Junior Olympics, scoring a hat trick in the championship game Earned Second-Team All-America honors Leading scorer for SWP 0-3 and MVP of ARWP USA Water Polo Three-year member of the ODP Central Cal A Team, earning Silver at the 03 ODP Regional Championships... Participated in the 03 and 04 National Training Selection Camps. High School Earned four varsity letters each in water polo and swimming at Granite Bay HS... In water polo, she was coached by Mike and Jeanette Saldana and her brother Andrew Reego... Was a semi-finalist at the DI Sac-Joaquin Section Championships and was a three-time CIF Sac-Joaquin All-Section selection, including first-team and All-America honors in Three-time all-league selection and GBHS MVP... Named 0 and 03 All-City Player by the Sacramento Bee Led GBHS in scoring with 36 career goals USA Water Polo Academic All- American... In swimming, she was coached by John Sherman and Andrew Reego, and earned the 03 and 04 Coaches Award Helped lead GBHS to the 04 DI Sac-Joaquin Section Championships after three runner-up finishes. Personal Has one brother, Andrew, who graduated from USC as a member of five NCAA championship men s water polo teams... Chose UCLA for its winning tradition, coaching staff, team chemistry and academic reputation... Athletic highlight to date was winning the 8U JO Championships with Rose Bowl... Hobbies include paddle-boarding, open water swimming and playing with her dogs... Father Jim played water polo at Indiana and mother Liz has a swimming and golf background... Volunteered at the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary one summer... Born in Roseville, CA... Majoring in human biology and society. GRACE REEGO S CAREER STATISTICS 05 0/ Played in eight games with no starts... Recorded two goals and an assist on offense. High School Three-year water polo and two-year swimming letterwinner... Coached by Sean Joy in water polo and Chris Culp in swimming first-team all-league and 03 second-team all-league honoree in swimming and 04 Most Improved Swimmer for Burligame HS... In water polo, she was a three-time first-team all-league selection and a two-time All-CCS second-team choice water polo MVP for Burlingame HS... In her last two seasons, she scored 78 goals (8 as a senior), and recorded 7 assists and 37 steals (86 as a senior). Club Played for the Stanford Water Polo Club, which finished fourth in the 04 U.S. Club Championships... Also attended training camp with the U.S. National Team. Personal Has one older sister, Dani... Chose UCLA because it is an amazing university with great athletic programs and facilities... Hobbies include skiing, backpacking and basketball... Loves basketball, and admires point guard Stephen Curry and small forward Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors... Born in her hometown... Economics major. NICOLE REYNOLDS CAREER STATISTICS 05 8/ Elissia SCHILLING Junior Center 5-0 Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) 05 Played in 7 games without a start... Scored six goals in seven attempts for a shooting percentage of On offense, she recorded 0 earned exclusions... On defense she recorded five steals. 04 Played in five games without a start... Scored a goal against Concordia... Also recorded one assist and one earned exclusion... On defense, she recorded two steals. High School Played four years of water polo at Newport Harbor HS, and earned three varsity letters for coach Bill Barnett... Helped lead the Sailors to three Sunset League titles and the 0 CIF championship... Two-time All-CIF selection... As a senior, she led the Sailors to a CIF runner-up finish and a Sunset League title... In 03, she also earned all-tournament honors at the Irvine Tournament... In her junior year, she earned all-tournament honors at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions... Was Newport Harbor s Most Improved Player as a sophomore and its Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman. Club Played for the Newport Water Polo Foundation. 0

7 Personal Chose UCLA because it was one her top colleges since she was a child... Lists her greatest thrill as winning the 03 CIF Championship... Admires Hope Solo, goalkeeper of the U.S. Women s National soccer team... One of eight children that includes two brothers and five sisters... Born in her hometown... History major. ELISSIA SCHILLING S CAREER STATISTICS 04 5/ / Totals / VETERAN PROFILES Alexa Tielmann Junior Center 6-0 Abbotsford, BC (Yale Secondary) 05 Redshirted while training with the Canadian Women s National Team... Competed for Canada at the 05 World University Games in Gwangju, Korea... As the starting center for her team, Alexa helped Canada earn a silver medal -- the country s first medal in women s water polo at the Universiade... Their only loss came in the gold medal match against Australia, which was decided by a shoot-out. 04 Played in 3 games without a start... Scored 4 goals in 44 attempts, including from -meters or closer... Scored at least two goals three times... Recorded 9 earned exclusions, third most on the team... On defense, she made eight steals... Earned a spot on the Winter Quarter DHR.05 Redshirted while training with the Canadian Women s National Team... Competed for Canada at the 05 World University Games in Gwangju, Korea... As the starting center for her team, Alexa helped Canada earn a silver medal -- the country s first medal in women s water polo at the Universiade... Their only loss came in the gold medal match against Australia, which was decided by a shoot-out. 03 Played 33 games with one start, and scored 9 goals, to rank third on the team... Recorded a shooting percntage of Scored goals from the twometer area and five on counterattacks... Scored a career-high of three goals vs. UCI (/5)... Recorded eight other multiple-goal games... Drew 9 earned exclusions... Defensively, she recorded one steal and six blocks... Earned a spot on the Fall 0 Director s Honor Roll. High School Was a member of the water polo team at the Yale Secondary School... Was a three-year Elite Athlete Award winner in high school... Named team MVP in 00 and 0... Helped lead her team to a second place finish at the 0 British Columbia high School Championships... Also guided her team to second and third place finishes at the 00 and 0 British Columbia High School Championships... Was named to the Championship All-Star Team in 00, 0 and 0... Inducted into the Abbotsford Sports Wall of Fame in 0. Club Competed for the Fraser Valley Water Polo Club... Finished third at the Canadian National Club Championships in 00, 0 and 0... Named to the All-Star National Team in 00, 0 and 0... Was the top scorer at the 0 Canadian National Club Championships... Awarded the 00- and 0- Most Valuable U-8 Athlete at the Fraser Valley Water Polo Club... With Team BC, was a member of the U-6 team that won bronze in 009 and gold in 00 at the Hawaiian Invitational... Helped the Canadian National Team win the gold medal in 0 at the Youth Pan-Am Games in Puerto Rico and to finish in fifth place at the 0 Youth World Championships in Australia... Was a member of the 0 Junior Canadian National Team which earned a second place finish at the Junior Pan-Am Games in Montreal... Also competed with the Canadian Senior National Team at the 0 FINA Women s Water Polo World League Super Final in China. Personal Born in her hometown... Daughter of Henry and Leanne Tielmann... Has one brother, Ryan... Lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as winning the 0 Youth Pan-Am Games by one goal over the USA. ALEXA TIELMANN S CAREER STATISTICS 03 33/ / Totals 64/ Ashley Zwirner Junior Attacker 5-7 Tustin, Calif. (Foothill) 05 Played in 7 games games with four starts... Scored 8 goals... Also recorded assists, which ranked third on the squad for the season... On defense, she recorded 6 steals and three blocks... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors. 04 Played in five games without a start... Scored two goals in three attempts... Also recorded two assists and an earned exclusion... Earned a spot on the Winter and Spring DHR. High School Eight-time letterwinner in water polo and swimming for Coach Jeff Colton (WP) and Steve Pickell (Sw) at Foothill High School... In water polo, she earned Third-Team All-CIF honors, Century League MVP and All-America honorable mention honors... Led the Knights to the 0 CIF finals... In swimming, she was a member of the Foothill High team that set a school record in the 4x50 relay. Club Played for the SoCal Water Polo Club. Personal Youngest of four siblings... Chose UCLA for the beauty of its campus, the team and its athletic and academic tradition... Lists her greatest thrill as making it to the CIF Div. I finals sophomore year... Admires professional surfer Bethany Hamilton... Enjoys going to the movies and playing cards as hobbies... Born in Manila, The Philippines... History major. ASHLEY ZWIRNER S CAREER STATISTICS 04 5/ / Totals 3/

8 NEWCOMER PROFILES 4 Kelsey BLACKER Carlee KAPANA Freshman Defender 6-0 San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Cathedral Catholic High School... Also lettered in swimming (03-4)... Team MVP in 05 and She is a three-time All-CIF performer and three times was named to her school s all-academic team... Awarded Best Defender in 0... Earned the 05 Career- Athletic Achievement Award. Club Competed for San Diego Shores Water Polo Club... Helped the club to a gold medal at the 0 Junior Olympics and a first-place finish at the 04 National Club Championships. Personal Daughter of Jonathan and Jennie Blacker... Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Sarah... Says she chose UCLA because, I love the campus and the many opportunities offered so that I can learn and grow as a student... Major is undecided. Louise HAZELL Freshman Attacker 5-0 Jarfalla, Sweden (Blackebergs) Club Competed for Järfälla Vattenpolo (007-5) and for San Diego Shores Water Polo Club (03-5)... Was the Swedish Female Water Polo Player of the Year in 0, 03, and Nordic Club Champion (0-3)... Swedish National Champion (-0-4)... Lead scorer in 0-4 in the National League (Division I)... With San Diego Shores, she was a U.S. National Club Champion in 04 and a silver medalist at the 04 Junior Olympics... Attended USA Water Polo Future s 50 Classic for Team Beijing in 03. Personal Daughter of Janne and Charlotte Hazell... Has two older sisters, Kersti and Sofie... Says she chose UCLA because, I strive to achieve academic and athletic excellence and I truly believe UCLA has the tools, environment, and the inspirational people to help me achieve my goals... Major is mathematics/applied sciences. Freshman Goalkeeper 5-9 Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) USA Water Polo Member of the USA Senior National Team that won gold at the 05 FINA World Championships... In 04, she helped the Team USA win a gold medal at the Youth World Championships in Spain, and she was selected best goalkeeper... Also won gold with the Team USA in the Youth Pan American Games and was named Goalie of the Tournament. High School Kapana is a four-year letterwinner in goal for Newport Harbor, and helped lead the Sailors to the 0 CIF championship and a pair of runner-up results in 03 and First-Team All-American in Two-time First-Team Division I All-CIF selection... Newport Harbor HS MVP and Sunset League MVP in OCADA Sunset League Female Athlete of the Year and Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Top Athlete Newport-Mesa Dream Team Player of the Year... In 04, she earned Goalie of the Tournament at the Irvine SoCal Championships... 0 JV Defensive Player of the Year at Newport Harbor HS... Member of the 0 CIF-SS Division I Championship team... Also lettered in swimming. Club Competed for Newport Water Polo Foundation under coach Bill Barnett Junior Olympics All-American honorable mention selection recipient of the Maureen O Toole Award at the U4 National Championships... In 009, Kapana was First-Team All-American Junior Olympics Platinum and made the All-Tournament Team at the San Diego Water Polo Tournament MVP Junior Olympics Gold... Was the 007 MVP of the San Diego Water Polo Tournament. Personal Daughter of Joseph and Susan Kapana... Has an older brother, Chase... Major is undecided. 3 Lizette ROZEBOOM Freshman Attacker 6-0 Hilversum, Netherlands (Alberdingk Thijm) Club Competed with Widex GZC Donk, one of the top clubs in the Netherlands... Helped lead WGZCD to U7 National Championships in 03 and Was the top goal-scorer in 03 and 04 while earning MVP honors in A member of the WGZCD senior team that won the National Championship in Was sixth on the top-scorers list in Trained with the Dutch National Youth Team and competed with the Youth and Junior Teams... Helped lead the Youth Team to bronze at EYC in Istanbul. Personal Daughter of Marco and Leonie Rozeboom... Has a younger brother, Giovanni... Says she chose UCLA because, UCLA offers a top-notch education in addition to being an athletic powerhouse. It s a great chance to join this team with their high quality standards, while getting a quality degree at the same time... Born in Hilversum, Netherlands.

9 NEWCOMER PROFILES 5 Sarah SHELDON 7 Allie WIESELER Freshman Center 6- Long Beach, Calif. (Woodrow Wilson) High School Four-year varsity water polo letter winner at Woodrow Wilson High School... Also lettered in swimming all four years... Helped lead the Bruins to four straight Moore League titles, while earning first-team all-league honors three times... Moore League Player of the Year (04-5)... First-Team All-CIF selection (04-5)... First-Team All-League (03-4) and Second-Team All-League (0-3)... Team captain (04-5)... In swimming, earned Moore League honorable mention nod all four years... Top times include: :00.97 (00 Free) and (00 Free). Club Competed for Huntington Beach Water Polo Club under coaches Natalie and Eric Benson and Jim Crowther... Helped lead the squad to the 03 Kap7 Tournament title and a runner-up finish in the 0 National Club Championships. Personal Daughter of Mark and Karen Sheldon... Has a younger sister, Samantha... Says she chose UCLA because of its prestigious academic and athletic repuation... Major is undecided. Freshman Attacker 5-0 Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) High School Wieseler scored more than 400 goals for Redlands East Valley HS, and earned All-CIF honors three times... A four-time all-league performer in swimming and water polo... Earned Academic All-America honors and Junior Olympics All- America acclaim... Lettered all four years in water polo and swimming... Citrus Belt Area Athlete of the Year... Named MVP in 04 and co-mvp in 05. Club Competed for Foothill Club Water Polo. Personal Daughter of Dave and Jill Wieseler... Has two sisters, Alexis and Madison... Says she chose UCLA because she was raised a bruin and it has always been her dream school... Major is environmental science. 4 Rachel WHITELEGGE Freshman Defender 5-8 Costa Mesa, Calif. (Newport Harbor) USA Water Polo Played on the U.S. Youth National Team that won the FINA Youth World Championship in Madrid last summer... She was also a member of the 03 USA Team that won the gold medal at the UANA Pan American Games in Argentina High School Letter winner in water polo (0-5) and swimming (04-5) at Newport Harbor High School... Second-Team All-American in All-Sunset League First Team member (05) and Second Team member (03, 04)... All-CIF DI First Team member in 05 and Third Team selection in 03 and 04)... Was a member of the Newport-Mesa Dream Team in 04 and 05 and of the Orange County Dream Team in Team was the Sunset League Champion in 03 and 05, and the CIF Division I runner-up in 03 and NISCA All-American Second Team selection (05). Club Played for Newport Water Polo Foundation. Personal Daughter of Julian and Maena Whitelegge... Has two brothers, Chris () and John (8)... Says she chose UCLA because, It has some of the top programs academically and athletically, it s relatively close to home, and it s been a goal of mine since I was a little kid to attend UCLA... Born in Santa Ana, Calif.... Undeclared major. 3