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1 2013 RAMS WATER POLO Colorado State University Weekly Release Weekly Release #1 Jan. 17, 2013 Contact: Nic Hallisey, Assistant SID 970/ DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT) Michigan Kick-Off Ann Arbor, Mich. Jan. 19 at No. 11 Michigan 8 a.m. Jan. 19 vs. No. 14 Indiana 3 p.m. Jan. 20 vs. No. 3 UCLA 9:20 a.m. Jan. 20 vs. No. 9 San Jose State 12:25 p.m. Brown Invite Providence, R.I. Feb. 9 vs. Bucknell 8 a.m. Feb. 9 at No. 18 Brown 11:15 a.m. Feb. 9 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) 3:30 p.m. Feb. 10 vs. Wagner 6:30 a.m. Feb. 10 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 11 a.m. Feb. 23 Colorado All-Stars * [exh.] Aggie Shootout Davis, Calif. March 2 vs. Sonoma State March 2 at No. 12 UC Davis March 3 vs. Santa Clara March 3 vs. Concordia (Calif.) 11:30 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 2:45 p.m. March 16 at No. 8 Loyola Marymount 10 a.m. March 16 vs. Cal State San Bernardino ^ 4 p.m. March 17 at Whittier 2 p.m. March 17 vs. La Verne $ 7:30 p.m. Arizona State Tournament Tempe, Ariz. March 22 at No. 5 Arizona State 2 p.m. March 22 vs. No. 18 Cal Baptist 5 p.m. March 23 vs. No. 11 Michigan 12:30 p.m. March 23 vs. La Verne 6:30 p.m. March 24 vs. No. 16 Hartwick 11 a.m. March 24 vs. No. 1 Stanford 4 p.m. April 5 at Cal State East Bay Santa Clara Tournament Santa Clara, Calif. April 6-7 April SCHEDULE MICHIGAN KICK-OFF JAN CANHAM NATATORIUM ANN ARBOR, MICH. CSU Reunion * [exh.] WWPA Championships Santa Clara, Calif. April NCAA Championships Cambridge, Mass. May * Home game; all home games are played at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. ^ is played in Los Angeles, Calif. $ is played in Whittier, Calif. Colorado State RAMS 2012 Record: Ranking: N/A Coach: Mike Moody Goals: C. Young (57) Assists: C. Young (45) Steals: C. Young (37) Blocks: C. Young (23) Ej. Drawn: S. Schaefer (42) Saves: M. Fisher (144) Michigan WOLVERINES 2012 Record: Ranking: 11 Coach: Matt Anderson Series: Michigan leads, 12-0 Goals: L. Colton (41) Assists: K. Golden Saves: A. Adamson (129) SATURDAY, JAN. 19 Colorado State at Michigan, 8 a.m. MT Indiana vs. San Jose State, 10:30 a.m. San Diego State vs. UCLA, 12 p.m. Colorado State vs. Indiana, 3 p.m. San Jose State vs. San Diego State, 4:30 p.m. Michigan vs. UCLA, 6 p.m CSU WATER POLO ROSTER No. Name Position Class Hometown (Last School) 1 Melissa Fisher Goalie SR Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley) 1A Michelle Slagle Goalie RS JR Granite Bay, Calif. (Loyola Marymount) 1B Alexandra Dolan Goalie FR Atwater, Calif. (Stevenson) 2 Abigail Glennon Attacker FR Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park) 3 Jamie Stone Attacker JR El Cajon, Calif. (Grossmont) 4 Megan Richardson Utility FR Hemet, Calif. (Hemet) 5 Alex Daley Attacker SO Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani) 6 Maggie McShane Defender JR Chicago, Ill. (Mother McAuley) 7 Kelcy Barott Center SO Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ann Arbor Huron) 8 Kelsey Carrigan Utility RS JR Concord, Calif. (Sierra College) 9 Brianna Sherrin Utility SO San Jose, Calif. (Leland) 10 Ariel Arcidiacono Utility FR San Diego, Calif. (Ja Jolla) 11 Caroline Young Utility SR Lighthouse Point, Fla. (Saint Andrew s) 12 Shelby Schaefer Attacker SR Roseville, Calif. (Air Force) 13 Stephanie Weed Utility JR San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty) 14 Lauren Porteus Center JR Worthington, Ohio (Thomas Worthington) 15 Savannah Carroll Attacker FR Albany, Ore. (West Albany) 16 Danielle Summers Defender/Center FR St. Louis, Mo. (Lindbergh) 17 Morgan Madrid Attacker SO Heath, Texas (Rockwall Heath) 18 Morgan Hurley Attacker FR Los Banos, Calif. (Los Banos) Associate Head Coach: Mike Moody (Eighth Season) Assistant Coach: John Mattos (Eighth Season) SUNDAY, JAN. 20 Michigan vs. San Jose State, 7 a.m. Indiana vs. San Diego State, 8:10 a.m. Colorado State vs. UCLA, 9 :20 a.m. Michigan vs. San Diego State, 11:15 a.m. Colorado State vs. San Jose State, 12:25 p.m. UCLA vs. Indiana, 1:45 p.m. 311 McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, Colo Phone: 970/ Fax: 970/ Tickets: RAMS 1 Indiana HOOSIERS Record: 28-9 Ranking: 14 Coach: Barry King Series: Indiana leads, 11-0 Goals: S. Fournier (95) Assists: C. McNaught (51) Steals: S. Fournier (86) Blocks: S. Fournier (95) Ej. Drawn: A. Redfern (53) Saves: None UCLA BRUINS 2012 Record: 23-4 Ranking: 3 Coach: Brandon Brooks Series: UCLA leads, 4-0 Goals: B. Dorst (27) Assists: N/A Saves: S. Wilkey (19) 3 San Jose State SPARTANS Record: Ranking: 9 Coach: Lou Tully Series: SJSU leads, 5-0 Goals: A. Natalizio (60) Assists: N/A Saves: M. Reardon (68)

2 Rank Team Last Week Points 1 Stanford USC UCLA California Arizona State California-Irvine San Diego State Loyola Marymount San Jose State Princeton Michigan UC Davis Hawaii Indiana UC Santa Barbara T-16 Cal State Northridge T-16 Hartwick T-18 California Baptist T-18 Brown RV UC San Diego RV 6 Others receiving votes: Long Beach State, 5; Iona, 3 * As of Jan. 17, 2013 VARSITY TOP 20 POLL QUICK FACTS rmation Location...Fort Collins, Colo. Founded Enrollment...26,735 Nickname... Rams Colors... Green and Gold Elevation...5,004 feet Home Facility...Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center Conference...Western Water Polo Association President... Dr. Anthony A. Frank Director of Athletics...Jack Graham Deputy Director of Athletics... John Morris Sr. Assoc. A.D./SWA...Christine Susemihl Faculty Representative... Jim Francis Athletic Department Phone / Athletic Website... Twitter...@CSUwaterpolo Ticket Office /491-RAMS Program History First Season All-Time Record (.390) Highest Conference Finish... Fourth/2011 Highest Tournament Finish... Fourth/2010 Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach Mike Moody...Eighth Season Assistant Coach John Mattos...Eighth Season Water Polo Office Phone / Information Overall Record Conference Finish...Eighth Tournament Finish...Sixth Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/2 Newcomers...8 Media Information Water Polo Contact... Nic Hallisey Office Phone / Cell Phone / nic.hallisey@colostate.edu Fax / Student-Assistant...Sarah Thomsen Kicking off the season The water polo team CSU s youngest program begins its ninth season this weekend, and it will start in a familiar place: Michigan. The Rams have competed in the premier Michigan Kick-Off tournament each season, and again, it will be one of the most challenging. CSU will face four teams in the two-day tourney, with all four ranked in the top 15 of this week s CWPA Varsity Top 20 poll. What s more, San Diego State, which is competing in the tournament but will not face CSU, is also ranked in the top 10. Year in and year out, this tournament is known nationwide as one of the premier tournaments in the country, associate head coach Mike Moody said. CSU has never shied away from top competition, and this is no different. Historically, the Rams have struggled against the elite competition, going just 2-26 in the tournament last winning in What makes it even more challenging is that CSU is 0-32 against its four opponents this weekend. We ve played this level of competition before, so we won t be surprised by it, Moody said. Our goal is to play our game. I expect us to play really, really tough team defense and an up-tempo transition game. I really feel like our offense is going to take care of itself. Our main focus will be to play really tough defense and to limit the teams opportunities to score quickly on us. Our speed and endurance is a strength of ours, so we need to use it. Despite struggling in the tournament, CSU has had several near-upsets over the years, including coming within one goal of beating No. 13 Indiana in Follow the action The Michigan Kick-Off Tournament Central page will have updated scores and stats at the conclusion of each game throughout the weekend. Stats can be accessed here: wpw-kickoff-2013.html Why Michigan? So why schedule one of the toughest tournaments in the country to start the season? It s a premier tournament, but it s also become a recruiting tool, coach Mike Moody said. We ve had several girls come through our program from the Michigan-Ohio-Illinois area. Being out there consistently allows those good club programs in the area to see us, and we re getting good talent. Kelcy Barott is a prime example; Lauren Porteus and Orsi Nadasdy are, too.. That area is proving to produce some pretty good talent for us. Second, we re centrally located, and we feel like we need to go east of the Rocky Mountains to play, as well as west. We have that opportunity, and not a lot of schools do. Third, I d say it s become a tradition. Searching for a milestone win A victory against any of this weekend s four opponents would turn some heads. It would also be CSU s secondever win over a ranked foe. The Rams lone victory over a ranked team came on April 11, 2010, in a neutral pool against then-no. 17 UC San Diego. Fourth in the WWPA For the second consecutive season, CSU has been picked by the WWPA coaches to finish fourth in the league. It ties the highest-ever preseason seed. We went into the WWPA Championships last year seeded No. 8, so to have us at No. 4, I m a little bit surprised, associate head coach Mike Moody said. I know the talent that we have, and what we re capable of doing, but for others to see that as well, that feels good. Finishing ahead of CSU in the preseason poll is Loyola Marymount (49 points), UC San Diego (43) and Santa Clara (36). Loyola Marymount and UC San Diego are currently ranked. The bottom half of the poll includes Cal State East Bay (24), Sonoma State (20), Cal State Monterey Bay (15) and Cal State San Bernardino (7) WWPA FINAL REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS Team W L Pct. vs. WWPA vs. T-20 Home Away Neutral LMU* Cal State East Bay UC San Diego Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Monterey Bay Sonoma State Santa Clara Colorado State Cal State San Bernardino * Regular-season & tournament champion Colorado State Water Polo Year-By-Year Results Year Seed Record Finish * 12 teams participated between , 11 teams in 2009, 10 teams in 2010 and nine teams in 2011 and 2012.

3 Scheduling tough opponents Coach Mike Moody is known to piece together tough schedules, noting that more than half of his team s opponents over the past two seasons have been against teams ranked at some point in the Women s Varsity Top 20 poll. This season is no different, as 11 of CSU s 24 schedule games are against teams currently ranked. CSU s tournament at Santa Clara (April 6-7) has not announced the field yet. Double trouble Going into camp a year ago, coach Mike Moody knew he had two viable options for goalie. Now, more than a year later, it remains the same, as Moody expects both Melissa Fisher, a senior, and Michelle Slagle, a junior, to split time in net. Fisher holds three of CSU s top seven single-season saves totals, while Slagle, who transferred to CSU from Loyola Marymount, tied a single-game saves record with 16 stops at Michigan (Jan. 21, 2012). Her 124 saves last season ranks eighth in CSU single-season history. 500 Senior goalie Melissa Fisher became the second Ram to record 500 career saves, doing so against Brown on Feb. 11 of last year. In her three seasons, she has amassed 612 career stops, and trails only Krystyna McCright for CSU s all-time saves record. She should reach that midway through this season, needing 49 more saves highlights The program received its first-ever national ranking, earning the No. 20 spot in the Women s Varsity Top 20 poll on Jan. 25. CSU earned three All-WWPA honors, including Kallie Berry (third team), Caroline Young (honorable mention) and Kelcy Barott (freshman). Four players earned Academic recognition from the WWPA and ACWPC: Kallier Berry, Michelle Smith, Stephanie Weed and Caroline Young. As a team, CSU was one of 13 schools to have a cumulative grade-point average above 3.0. It marked the first season played in the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, CSU s new home facility and state-of-the-art pool in Thornton, Colo. The Rams recorded two victories in the WWPA Championships, securing the No. 6 spot after entering seeded eighth. Consecutive s with a Goal Laurien White...14 Shelby Schaefer...13 Kallie Berry...13 Caroline Young...12 Annie Quinn...12 On a roll Shelby Schaefer scored in 13 straight games from March 10 through the first game of April 15 last year, tying Kallie Berry s 2011 mark for second all-time and just one away from the program record. Entering the 2012 season, she s scored in nine consecutive contests, and could match her personal best with goals in each of the team s four games this weekend. Best in the nation Several individual Rams ranked among the top players in the nation in multiple statistical categories in 2012, including Caroline Young, who ranked third in the nation in assists per game. Helping hand Caroline Young, Shelby Schaefer and Kallie Berry all broke CSU s single-season assists record in 2012, and as a result, the Rams set a new single-season program record with 183 assists, 16 more than the previous mark, set in Young is now the all-time leader for assists in a season, with 45, followed by Schaefer (38) and Berry (36). The previous mark was 31, held by Ali Pavlik (2009) and Natalie Berge (2011). Against Cal State-San Bernardino (April 27), Young recorded six helpers, tying a program record. Also on the year, Young, Schaefer and Berry (twice) recorded four assists in a game, which is tied for sixth all-time. Block party With four field blocks to close the regular season, the Rams established a new program record, surpassing their 2010 mark of 61 swats, the first year water polo recorded field blocks as a stat. CSU finished 2012 with 72 stuffs, led by Caroline Young s 23, a new single-season best. New aquatic center For seven years, EPIC had been home to the Colorado State water polo team. But beginning in 2012, the Rams relocated to the VMAC, a new facility located in Thornton, Colo. I think it s a great opportunity for the state of Colorado, coach Mike Moody said. We re more centrally located there. I hope to bring a good fan base from the Denver and Boulder areas. It also allows the Rams to play their home games in a regulation water polo pool 25 meters in length by 20 meters in width, and at least seven meters deep for the first time. The VMAC is a $19.5-million facility that features a 765,000-gallon, 50-meter Olympic-size pool. The facility opened two years ago, and will be the site of the 2014 WWPA Championships. Following the Rams online, on Twitter Fans of CSU water polo can get all the latest news on CSU s athletic website, For all history, facts and information about CSU water polo, check out the 2013 media guide, which can also be found on The Rams are also now on Twitter, with news and insight regarding the program. The team s Twitter handle 2012 STATISTICAL RANKINGS Category... NCAA Goals Per Caroline Young (2.0)... 8 Kallie Berry (1.7) Shelby Schaefer (1.3) Amber Bryan (1.2) Assists Per Caroline Young (1.5)... 3 Shelby Schaefer (1.2)... 8 Kallie Berry (1.1) Points Per (Goals + Assists) Caroline Young (3.5)... 5 Kallie Berry (2.8) Shelby Schaefer (2.5) Amber Bryan (1.5) Steals Per Kallie Berry (2.2)... 4 Caroline Young (1.2) Shelby Schaefer (1.1) Amber Bryan (0.7) Goalie Saves Per Melissa Fisher (8.53)... 5 Michelle Slagle (8.24)... 6 Up next After the brutal four-game stretch this weekend, the Rams will have two weekends off before facing five teams in the Brown Invite (Feb. 9-10). One of those teams, Brown, is currently ranked No Colorado State Water Polo

4 THE RAMS 2012 RECORD WHEN... Playing at home Playing on the road In a neutral pool Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Playing during the day Playing at night Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing in April Playing in May Scoring game s first goal Allowing game s first goal Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading entering fourth quarter Trailing entering fourth quarter Tied entering fourth quarter Longest winning streak... 2 Longest losing streak... 6 Current streak... L, 1 Current home streak... L, 3 Current road streak... L, 9 Current neutral streak... L, 1 FINAL 2012 STATISTICS No. Player s Goals Assists Steals Blocks Ejections Ej. Drawn 2 Kallie Berry Jamie Stone Amber Bryan Alex Daley Maggie McShane Kelcy Barott Brianna Sherrin Caroline Young Shelby Schaefer Stephanie Weed Lauren Porteus Michelle Price Morgan Madrid TEAM TOTALS No. Player s Saves Goals All. Assists Steals 1 Melissa Fisher A Michelle Slagle TEAM TOTALS GOALS BY PERIOD OT 2OT 3OT Total CSU Opponents Colorado State Water Polo

5 2012 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Overall Record: 8-22 Date Opponent Result Score Streak Record CSU Goals Jan. 21 vs. No. 3 UCLA L 4-9 L1 0-1 Bryan (2), Berry, Young Jan. 21 at No. 12 Michigan L L2 0-2 Bryan (5), Young (3), Berry (2), Schaefer (2), Sherrin Jan. 22 vs. No. 10 Indiana L 6-9 L3 0-3 Berry (2), Bryan (2), Schaefer, Young Jan. 22 at No. 12 Michigan L 3-10 L4 0-4 Young (2), Bryan Jan. 26 No. 14 UC San Diego L L5 0-5 Porteus (3), Bryan (2), Barott (2), Young (2), Berry, Schaefer Feb. 11 vs. Brown L 9-12 L6 0-6 Berry (2), Schaefer (2), Young (2), Bryan, Porteus, Weed Feb. 11 vs. Bucknell W 9-7 W1 1-6 Schaefer (3), Berry (2), Young (2), Bryan, Barott Feb. 12 at No. 20 Princeton L 5-6 L1 1-7 Berry, Young (2), Schaefer, Porteus Feb. 12 vs. Harvard L 7-12 L2 1-8 Daley, Barott, Young, Weed, Porteus (3) March 3 Cal State East Bay L L3 1-9 Schaefer (3), Bryan (2), Young (2), Barott, Berry, Weed March 3 No. 13 Indiana L 9-16 L Berry (3), Weed (2), Young (2), Bryan, Porteus March 9 at No. 20 UC San Diego L 4-9 L Berry (2), Porteus, Weed March 10 at No. 8 UC Irvine L 5-17 L Bryan (2), Berry, Barott, Schaefer March 16 vs. Pacific W 9-8 W Bryan (3), Berry (2), Schaefer (2), Young (2) March 16 at No. 6 Loyola Marymount L 6-16 L Weed (3), Berry (2), Schaefer March 17 vs. Cal State San Bernardino W 12-7 W Berry (4), Young (3), Bryan (2), Barott, Porteus, Schaefer March 17 vs. Pomona-Pitzer W 11-6 W Young (4), Porteus (2), Barott, Berry, Bryan March 31 at Bakersfield L 9-10 L Young (5), Schaefer (2), Berry, Weed March 31 vs. Hartwick L 9-12 L Young (6), Barott, Schaefer, Weed April 1 vs. Cal State San Bernardino W W Berry (4), Barott (3), Schaefer (3), Young (2), Bryan, Porteus, Sherrin April 1 vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount L L Berry (2), Schaefer (2), Barott, Bryan, Sherrin, Stone, Young April 13 at Cal State Monterey Bay L 9-14 L Berry (2), Bryan (2), Young (2), Porteus, Schaefer, Weed April 14 at Santa Clara L 8-12 L Young (3), Schaefer (2), Barott, Berry, Weed April 14 vs. Sonoma State L 6-8 L Barott, Berry, Bryan, Schaefer, Sherrin, Young April 15 vs. No. 8 San Jose State L 5-13 L Berry (2), Schaefer (2), Young April 15 vs. Cal State East Bay W 8-7 W Barott (2), Berry (2), Young (2), Sherrin, Stone April 27 vs. Cal State San Bernardino W 12-8 W Berry (4), Young (3), Weed (2), Barott, Porteus, Schaefer April 27 vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount L 4-14 L Berry, Bryan, Porteus, Schaefer April 28 vs. Santa Clara W 6-5 W Berry (2), Barott, Bryan, Schaefer, Stone April 29 vs. Bakersfield L 6-7 (SV OT) L Berry (2), Bryan, Schaefer, Weed, Young Colorado State Water Polo