2007 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S WATER POLO

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1 2007 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S WATER POLO FACTS & FIGURES Location: Berkeley, CA Enrollment: 32,000 Founded: 1868 Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: Pacific-10/MPSF Pool: Spieker Aquatics Complex (2,000) Chancellor: Dr. Robert Birgeneau Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Head Coach: Richard Corso Cal Coaching Record: 18-9 (Second year) Career Coaching Record: 18-9 (Second year collegiate women s water polo) Assistant Coach: Serela Kay Volunteer Assistant Coach: Peter Hudnut 2006 Record: 18-9 (9-3 MPSF, fifth in MPSF Tournament) Final National Ranking: Fifth Water Polo Media Relations Director: Scott Ball Cell Phone - (510) SID Office Phone: (510) Fax Number: (510) Rich Corso s Office Number: (510) Web Site: TABLE OF CONTENTS Facts & Figures/Media Information/2007 Roster Season Outlook Cal Coaching Staff Athlete Profiles MPSF Opponents Season In Review, Cal Letterwinners Final Statistics Final MPSF Results & Honors Cal Water Polo History & Honors Spieker Aquatics Complex, Friends of Cal Aquatics California Athletics/San Francisco Bay Area/ University of California Water Polo Rules, Regulations & Terms MEDIA INFORMATION/CREDITS The 2007 edition of the Golden Bear water polo media guide was written and edited by Scott Ball. Layout and design by John Dunbar, Publications Director. Photography by Michael Pimentel, Sean Nolan, Evan Kerr, John Dunbar, and Robert Stanton, among others. Copies may be purchased for $5.00 (including postage and handling) through the Media Relations Office. Please make checks payable to UC Regents CALIFORNIA WOMEN S WATER POLO No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 1 Lauren Burke G 5-10 So. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 1 Elizabeth Layton G 5-9 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) 1 Heather Stuart G 6-3 Jr. Moraga, Calif. (Campolindo HS) 2 Paige Lorenz 2MD 5-11 So. Old Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich HS) 3 Remy Champion D 5-6 RS Fr. Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto HS) 4 Elsie Windes 2MD 5-10 Sr. Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton HS) 5 Julie Oreglia 2MD 5-11 Fr. San Jose, Calif. (Presentation HS) 6 Bailey Samuels D 5-6 RS So. Portola Valley, Calif. (UCLA) 7 Molly Hayes D 5-6 Jr. Atherton, Calif. (St. Francis HS) 8 Meghan Corso D 5-9 Fr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Agoura HS) 9 Stephanie Schnugg 2M 5-10 So. Alamo, Calif. (Monte Vista HS) 10 Darby Anderson 2M 5-11 Fr. Coto de Caza, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 11 Katya Eadington D 5-9 Jr. Corona del Mar, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS) 12 Meredith Butte D 5-7 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 13 Melissa Wheeler 2MD 6-0 So. Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) 14 Grace Reynolds 2M 5-10 Fr. Tustin, Calif. (Foothill HS) 15 Camille Hewko D 5-10 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS) 16 Erika Hanson D 5-11 RS Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Tustin HS) 17 Erin Scully D 5-6 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 18 Vanessa Lindsey 2M 5-9 Jr. Upland, Calif. (Upland HS) Kirsten Auker D 5-7 Fr. Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley HS) Sara Henry D 5-6 Fr. Laguna Hills, Calif. (Laguna Hills HS) Laura Wood D 5-6 Fr. Pleasant Hill, Calif. (College Park HS) Head Coach: Richard Corso, Second year Assistant Coach: Serela Kay, Second year Volunteer Assistant Coach: Peter Hudnut, First year Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Brittani Llorente Strength Coach: Nick Folker Athletic Trainer: Dave Walden Managers: Amy Gardner, Galia Brown, Gabi Guthner ON THE COVER 2007 California Women s Water Polo Team TOP ROW (L-R): Elizabeth Layton, Darby Anderson, Vanessa Lindsey, Stephanie Schnugg, Melissa Wheeler, Katya Eadington, Heather Stuart, Julie Oreglia, Paige Lorenz, Erika Hanson, Camille Hewko, Lauren Burke, Elsie Windes. FRONT ROW (L-R): Grace Reynolds, Meghan Corso, Bailey Samuels, Meredith Butte, Kirsten Auker, Molly Hayes, Sara Henry, Laura Wood, Remy Champion, Erin Scully California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide 1

2 2007 WOMEN'S WATER POLO OUTLOOK Senior Elsie Windes is a three-time All- American and a member of the USA National Team. GOLDEN BEARS LOOKING FOR NCAA BERTH IN 2007 The world of collegiate women s water polo better watch out because here comes the 2007 Golden Bears. The California women s water polo program has plenty of reason to be optimistic. Ranked No. 4 in the preseason poll, Cal features the former United States men s Olympic coach Richard Corso, USA National Team player Elsie Windes, and a freshman class considered the nation s best. Mix in a steady core of returnees and the Bears have more than a solid chance of qualifying for the 2007 NCAA Tournament in Los Alamitos. Our goal is to win the national championship, and we are getting closer and closer to being able to realize that goal, said Corso, who guided Team USA at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The bench mark is our training. We are training like a national team and our players are embracing it. Fitness, technique and tactics are three things that are going to help us make it to the NCAAs. The Bears have just one senior, but that lone senior is one of the nation s best players Elsie Windes. A three-time All-American, Windes has led Cal in scoring each of the past two years and has tallied 124 goals. She will lead the Bears from her two-meter defender position, but is also an outstanding offensive threat. Mixing in with her collegiate play, Windes will be training with the USA National Team, including competing in the prestigious 2007 FINA World Championships, Mar in Melbourne, Australia. Other top returning players for Cal include junior two-meter Vanessa Lindsey, junior driver Molly Hayes and sophomore two-meter defender Melissa Wheeler. Lindsey, who is key in the Bears front court offense, was third on the team in scoring Junior Molly Hayes was MVP of the 20-Under Nationals this past summer. last season with 21 goals, including a team-leading six goals during the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament. Hayes, whose twin brother, Mike, was a member of 2006 national champion Cal men s water polo team, scored 17 goals last season and is one of the Bears leading offensive players. This past summer she was a USWP first-team All-American and the MVP of the 20-under Nationals. The 6-0 Wheeler was a key to Cal s defense as a true freshman, and is a member of the USA Junior National Team. Another force for Cal will be 6-3 junior goalie Heather Stuart, who according to Corso has developed into one of the better college goalies in the country. Also a member of the Junior National Team, Stuart became the Bears starting goalie last season and finished with 167 saves in 26 matches, including 23 saves during the MPSF Tournament. She will be backed up by sophomore Lauren Burke, who notched 28 saves as a freshman. Additional returning athletes in the contention for playing time include 5-11 lefthander Julie Oreglia, 5-6 driver Remy Champion, 5-11 sophomore Paige Lorenz and 5-9 junior Katya Eadington. Oreglia and Champion are redshirt freshmen with a lot of skills Oreglia is the only left-hander on the team and can contribute as both a Junior Vanessa Lindsey was third on the team in scoring with 21 goals in California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide

3 The Golden Bears trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado in January. Top row (L-R) Remy Champion, Melissa Wheeler, Stephanie Schnugg, Molly Hayes, Paige Lorenz, Elsie Windes, Heather Stuart, Katya Eadington, Julie Oreglia, Bailey Samuels, Lauren Burke. Front row (L-R) Camille Hewko, Grace Reynolds, Meghan Corso, Meredith Butte, Darby Anderson, Erin Scully, Sara Henry, Vanessa Lindsey. driver and two-meter defender, while Champion has performed well in early season competition and is a talented scorer. Lorenz provides depth as a two-meter defender and Eadington is a steady player who tallied 11 goals last season. Unfortunately for the Bears, they will not have the services this year of Stephanie Schnugg, a member of the 2006 MPSF All- Team, who will be redshirting this season to recover from an injured back. Rarely in college sports can a freshman class have an opportunity to make such a huge splash, but such is the case with this year s Cal s women s water polo squad. Corso welcomes in young standouts Darby Anderson from Santa Margarita High School, Meghan Corso from Agoura High School, Camille Hewko from Corona del Mar High School, Grace Reynolds from Tustin High School and Erin Scully from Los Alamitos High School. The 5-11 Anderson and the 5-10 Reynolds are both twometer standouts on the USA Junior National Team. Corso, a 5-9 driver, is the daughter of Richard Corso and was the 2006 CIF Co-Player of the Year. Hewko, a 5-10 driver, was the 2006 CIF Division III Player of the Year, and the 5-6 Scully was the 2006 Sunset League Player of the Year. But high school accolades aside, the Bears freshmen immediately give Cal an added dimension with their talent and depth. Our freshmen this year come into the program at a much higher level, explained Corso. We are able to treat them not like freshmen, but like veterans. Their experience is that significant. Not only do they bring an intensity to practice, the water polo IQ of the team has gone way up. It allows us to do so much more at practice. Rounding out the squad is newcomers Bailey Samuels, Meredith Butte, Erika Hanson and Elizabeth Layton. Samuels is a 5-6 sophomore driver who transferred from UCLA, Butte is a 5-7 freshman driver from Harvard-Westlake High School, Hanson is a 5-11 redshirt freshman driver from Tustin High School and Layton is a freshman goalie from Newport Harbor High School. It all comes down to qualifying for the NCAA Championships at the MPSF Tournament, said Corso. If you make it to the NCAAs then it is a whole new season. I am confident with our training we will be in a position to do well. They are going to be getting after it. Sophomore Melissa Wheeler is a USA Junior National Team member. Junior goalie Heather Stuart recorded 167 saves for the Golden Bears last season California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide 3

4 CAL COACHING STAFF RICHARD CORSO Head Coach Second Year One of the most highly respected and successful water polo coaches in the world is now a member of the Golden Bear family. Richard Corso, who has served as head coach for both the United States Men s Olympic Team and the Canadian Men s National Team, was selected in August 2005 to be the mentor for the University of California women s water polo program. Corso not only offers a superior knowledge of the sport of water polo, he possesses a competitive attitude that is sure to get the most out of his studentathletes. The opportunity to coach at the world s premier public university, and to work with student-athletes that are ranked in the top 10 of all Division I schools is an Olympic coach s dream, said Corso. Cal s teams foster a special culture that values academics and athletic success. In his first season directing the Bears, Corso had the 2006 Cal squad knocking on the NCAA Tournament door as his team finished 18-9 overall and a school-record 9-3 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation league play. Cal was also an impressive 8-1 at home, losing only to No. 1- ranked USC, 7-5. The Bears were fifth in the MPSF Tournament, defeating Pacific (21-4) in the opening round, falling to Hawaii (10-8) in the quarterfinals, defeating San Diego State (7-5) in the semifinals and topping Arizona State (7-6) for fifth place. One of water polo s most innovative thinkers in terms of training and match tactics, Corso s creed is defensive, attacking water polo. He served as the United States Men s Olympic Team head coach from 1992 to 1996, leading the United States to a seventh-place finish at the 1996 games in Atlanta and a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. The 1996 Olympic team included current Cal men s coach Kirk Everist, plus other former Bear standouts Gavin Arroyo, Troy Barnhart, Chris Humbert and Chris Oeding. Prior to assuming his role with Team USA, Corso served as head coach of the Canadian National Team, which finished fourth at the 1991 Pan American Games. He also gained international experience as the head coach of the USA National Junior Team (1984 to 1988), and as goalkeeper coach for the 1984 silver medal-winning and 2004 Olympic teams. Most recently, Corso had served as head of the Harvard-Westlake School Aquatic Program in Los Angeles from 1986 through In that role, he was responsible for virtually all aspects of the nation s premier high school squad. Since 1986, Harvard- Westlake water polo teams had combined to win 40 league championships, two CIF titles and seven CIF silver medals. Additionally, 82 Harvard-Westlake student-athletes were named to All-America squads. Corso was named CIF Coach of the Year four times and California Coach of the Year in He also served as Harvard- Westlake s Associate Director of Admissions. We are ecstatic to have attracted an individual of Rich s talent and accomplishments, said Cal Athletic Director Sandy Barbour. He has a tremendous record of success at the highest levels of the sport. He also truly understands our mission at Cal. I am confident that our women s water polo program will now take its place among our menu of successful intercollegiate athletic programs. Corso began his head coaching career at Yale, where he led a club-varsity squad, and had previous coaching stops at UCLA, where he was assistant men s swimming and water polo coach. During his 10 years at UCLA, Corso helped the men s swim team to an NCAA runner-up finish in 1981 and an NCAA title in 1982, and an NCAA runner-up finish in men s water polo in Taking over as the United States National Team coach following the 1992 Olympics, Corso inherited a squad that had lost eight of 13 members. He brought a new level of collaboration with the United States Olympic Committee to the sport, and emphasized the importance of sport science, sports psychology and computer-video tape analysis that was demonstrated to all of the USA water polo coaches. Corso led his 1996 Olympic team to within one goal of the medal round in Atlanta, losing to goldmedalist Spain. His energy, preparation, commitment and professionalism will have a lasting influence on American water polo for years to come. A native of Queens, New York, Corso swam and played water polo at Southern Connecticut University, earning a bachelor s degree in physical education in He then completed his master s in kinesiology at Cal State Northridge in 1982, and earned a second master s degree in coaching science from Moscow State University in Corso and his wife, Catherine, have two children, daughters Meredith and Meghan, a standout freshman on the 2007 Cal women s water polo team. Head coach Richard Corso provides Cal with a world-class coach who directed the United States men s water polo team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide

5 SERELA KAY Assistant Coach Second Year PETER HUDNUT Volunteer Assistant Coach First Year CALIFORNIA Golden Bears NICK FOLKER Strength and Conditioning Coach Fourth Year Serela Kay, a former standout collegiate women s water polo player, and assistant coach for USA Water Polo s Cadet National Team, is in her second season as an assistant women s water polo coach for the University of California. Kay, 28, came to Berkeley with 17 years of water polo experience, both as a player and a coach. With the USWP Cadet National Team, she is responsible for implementing the selection process that whittles 150 athletes down to a 40-member team in preparation for the Youth Pan American Games held this August in the Dominican Republic, and ultimately the development of future Senior National Team players. Prior to working with USA Water Polo, Kay was the director and senior head coach of the Santa Barbara Water Polo Foundation from September 2004-August She was also an assistant men s and women s water polo coach at Princeton from July 2002 through August 2004, and was named USA Water Polo Women s Elite Northeast Zone Coach of the Year in As an athlete, Kay was a four-year starter and team captain as a senior, leading UCLA to National Collegiate titles in 1997, 1998 and She was a member of the USA Junior National Team from as well, helping Team USA to a gold medal at the 1996 Junior Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Kay graduated from UCLA in 2000 with a degree in psychology, with a specialization in business and administration. She received a Master of Sport Science in Sport Management degree from the United States Sports Academy in The California women s water polo program added U.S. national team player and former NCAA champion Peter Hudnut to its staff in December 2006 as a volunteer assistant coach. A member of two national championship teams at Stanford (2001 and 2002), Hudnut was a part-time coach at Harvard-Westlake School, his Southern California-based alma mater, in Hudnut, who was a three-time All-American and made three appearances on the NCAA all-tournament team (1999, 2001 and 2002), is currently training with the USA National Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He played professionally for S.S. Lazio Nuoto in Rome as part of the A- 1 Italian League in and was an alternate for the United States 2004 Olympic team. Hudnut was also a three-time All-MPSF selection at Stanford (2000, 2001 and 2002) and a three-time high school All- American at Harvard-Westlake (1996, 1997 and 1998). Nick Folker enters his fourth season as California s strength and conditioning coach. A graduate from the University of Hawaii (business degree), Folker brings unique strength and conditioning experience after swimming under and working with the Rainbows head coach Sam Freas. Folker, from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, competed for South Africa s national team in several world-class events such as the 2000 Olympic Games, 1999 World University Games, 2001 World Championships and 2001 Goodwill Games (World All-Star Team). With the Golden Bears, Folker s duties include overseeing the team s weight and dry land programs, as well as guiding the team in its nutritional requirements California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide 5

6 2007 ATHLETE PROFILES DARBY ANDERSON 10 Two-Meters Height 5-11 Hometown: Coto de Caza, Calif. High School: Santa Margarita Santa Margarita High School was a first-team USWP All-American, firstteam All-CIF Southern Section and Serra League MVP as a senior was also a first-team All-American and first-team All-CIF as a junior in 2005, scoring 90 goals with 24 assists and 62 steals helped her SET Water polo club team to a third place finish at the 2006 Junior Olympics this past summer helped the USA Junior National Team to a silver medal at the Pythia Cup in Chalandri, Greece was a member of the Youth National Team in undeclared major with an interest in art history grandmother, Jane Brock, attended Cal parents are Eric and Judy Anderson born January 5, 1988 in Mission Viejo, Calif. KIRSTIN AUKER Height 5-7 Hometown: Danville, Calif. High School: San Ramon Valley Will redshirt for the 2007 season HIGH SONAL: At San Ramon Valley High School was first-team All-East Bay Athletic League and firstteam All-North Coast Section in 2004 and 2005 helped her team to the North Coast Section and East Bay Athletic League titles in 2005 was also a standout swimmer, winning the East Bay Athletic League 50 and 100-yard freestyle as a senior, and placing fourth in the 100-free at the North Coast Section undeclared major both parents and uncle, Dan Auker, attended Cal parents are Todd and Karin Auker born September 18, 1988 in St. Louis, Mo. LAUREN BURKE 1 Sophomore Goalie Height 5-10 Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif. High School: Los Alamitos AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Played in nine matches, recording 28 saves in 109 minutes of action had a 5.65 goals against average notched two saves against Pacific in the MPSF Tournament first round Los Alamitos High School was two-time firstteam All-CIF Division I and Sunset League MVP as a senior...helped her team to threestraight league titles and the CIF quarterfinals in 2004 and was named 2005 Press Telegram Player of the Year was a member of the 2005 Junior National Team undeclared major with a interest in art history...parents are Dennis Burke and Kim Olson...born April 17, 1987 in Newport Beach, Calif. SAVES MEREDITH BUTTE 12 Height 5-7 Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif. High School: Harvard-Westlake Harvard-Westlake High School was a two-time first-team All-CIF Southern Section and allleague selection helped her team to league titles as a freshman and junior also competed on the varsity swim team undeclared major with an interest in public health parents are Chuck and Jill Butte born February 7, 1988 in Santa Monica, Calif. REMY CHAMPION 3 Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif. High School: Palo Alto Redshirted during the 2006 season...high SONAL: At Palo Alto High School was three-time first-team All-Central Coast Section was also a fourtime first-team allleague pick and SCVAL league MVP in 2003 and 2004 has been a member several Junior Olympic All-America teams and was a 2004 Senior National Championship All-American was the 2005 recipient of the Central Coast Section Scholar-Athlete Award in swimming placed first in the SCVAL 100 freestyle in 2004, competed in the 200 and 400 free relay, and helped her school to league titles in 2003 and 2004 comes from an athletic family as father, Craig, competed in track and field at Cornell, and mother, Barbara, is in the Cornell Hall of Fame for ice hockey sister, Haley, was a swimmer at Stanford and sister, Laurel, competed on the Cardinal s water polo team undeclared major... parents are Craig and Barbara Champion born January 7, 1987 in Honolulu, Hawaii. MEGHAN CORSO 8 Height 5-9 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif. High School: Agoura Agoura High School was a twotime high school All-American, tallying 398 career goals was also four-time firstteam All-CIF and was the 2006 CIF Co-Player of the Year, as well as two-time league MVP named 2005 and 2006 Los Angeles Daily News and Ventura Star Player of the Year was first-team All-Los Ange California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide

7 les Times in 2005 and second-team in 2006 helped her team to two CIF runnerup finishes and three league titles in club water polo was a five-time USWP All-American, and was a 2005 member of the USA National Youth Team father is Cal coach Richard Corso, who was the United States men s Olympic water polo coach at the 1996 Atlanta Games undeclared major... parents are Richard and Catherine Corso born March 22, 1987 in Santa Monica, Calif. KATYA EADINGTON 11 Junior Height 5-9 Hometown: Corona del Mar, Calif. High School: Corona del Mar AS A SOPHO- MORE (2006): Scored 11 goals on the season, including a goal versus Pacific in the MPSF Tournament also had a teamhigh three goals against Pacific Apr. 22 was a member of the 2006 MPSF All-Academic team AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Competed on the varsity squad as a true freshman was one of the Bears top scorers in January against Canada, notching 11 goals in the six exhibition matches Corona del Mar High School was first-team All-CIF Southern Section, second-team All-Orange County and firstteam all-league as a senior...helped her team to three CIF Southern Section titles and four straight Pacific Coast League championships was also a member of the 2004 CIF champion swim team majoring in history...parents are George and Mary Eadington born August 9, 1986 in Orange County, Calif Katya Eadington ERIKA HANSON 16 Height 5-11 Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif. High School: Tustin Redshirted during the 2006 season...high SONAL: At Tustin High School was a two-time first-team All-Century League selection and a first-team All-CIF pick as a senior was named 2005 Century League Female Athlete of the Year was a All- American swimmer with a time in the 50 free and a school-record in the 100 free, earning 2005 first-team all-league and All-Orange County honors undeclared major...parents are Harley and Nancy Hanson...born July 25, 1987 in Santa Ana, Calif. MOLLY HAYES 7 Junior Hometown: Atherton, Calif. High School: St. Francis AS A SOPHO- MORE (2006): Scored 17 goals, including a teamhigh three goals in the Bears MPSF Tournament second round match versus Hawaii also notched a goal against San Diego State in the MPSF Tournament led Cal with three goals versus Princeton Mar. 25, and two goals at Stanford Apr. 2 was a member of the 2006 MPSF All-Academic team this past summer was a USWP first-team All-American and the MVP of the 20-under Nationals...AS A FRESHMAN (2005): As a true freshman finished with 11 goals, including three goals against Princeton Feb. 26, two goals against Stanford in the Big Splash Apr. 23, and a goal against San Jose State in the MPSF Tournament first round St. Francis High School was the Co-MVP of the Central Coast Section as a senior...was first-team All-Central Coast Section as a junior...helped her team to four straight Central Coast Section titles...was a member of the USA National Youth Team majoring in political science...father, Stephen, attended Cal, and twin brother, Mike, is a member of the 2006 National Champion Cal men s water polo team... parents are Stephen and Michelle Hayes... born May 7, 1986 in Palo Alto, Calif Total SARA HENRY Hometown: Laguna Hills, Calif. High School: Laguna Hills Will redshirt for the 2007 season HIGH SONAL: At Laguna Hills High School was three-time All- Sea View League and two-time All- CIF Division I was second-team All-County as a senior and was named her school s 2006 athlete of the year, setting a school record with 220 career goals played on the 2006 South Orange County All-Star team with fellow Cal freshmen Darby Anderson, Camille Hewko and Elizabeth Layton was a three-time Junior Olympic All-American, helping her SET club team to a third place finish in 2006 was also an outstanding swimmer, capturing the 2006 Sea View League title in the 50 freestyle undeclared major...parents are Rick and Arlene Henry...born April 22, 1988 in Anaheim, Calif. Camille Hewko 2007 California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide 7

8 CAMILLE HEWKO 15 Height 5-10 Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif. High School: Corona del Mar Corona del Mar High School was the 2006 Southern California Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times Player of the Year, Orange County Register Player of the Year, Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Player of the Year and CIF Division III Co-Player of the Year was also a two-time Pacific Coast League MVP, helping her team to four league titles and four CIF crowns was the 2006 SoCal Invitational Outstanding Field Player, and the 2006 Santa Barbara Tournament MVP as a junior in 2005 was a USWP All-American, first-team All-CIF Southern Section and league MVP as a member of the USA National Youth Team traveled to Australia and New Zealand in 2005 has several relatives who are current or former collegiate water polo players, including sister, Christina, who is a senior at Stanford undeclared major...parents are Thomas and Kathy Hewko...born September 23, 1988 in Newport Beach, Calif. ELIZABETH LAYTON 1 Goalie Height 5-9 Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif. High School: Newport Harbor Newport Harbor High School was second-team All- CIF and secondteam all-league as a senior, helping her team to the 2006 CIF Division I title also helped her team to Seaview League titles in 2005 and 2006 was a member of the Orange County South All-Star Team undeclared major...grandfather, Robert Worrell, competed in football and rugby at Cal, graduating in 1954 parents are Steve and Anne Layton...born April 20, 1988 in Irvine, Calif. VANESSA LINDSEY 18 Junior Two-Meters Height 5-9 Hometown: Upland, Calif. High School: Upland AS A SOPHO- MORE (2006): Was third on the team in scoring with 21 goals, and was the Bears top scorer with six goals in the MPSF Tournament notched three goals versus Pacific, two goals versus Hawaii and a goal versus Arizona State in MPSF Tournament play had a teamhigh four goals versus Brown Mar. 26, and a team-high three goals versus Long Beach State Apr. 9 AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Was the Bears leading scorer among the freshman class with 12 goals scored a goal against Long Beach State in the fifth-place match of the MPSF Tournament recorded a team-high three goals versus Cal State Northridge at the Gaucho Invitational Feb Upland High School was first-team All-CIF Division 5 and first-team all-league as a senior as a junior, was both league and CIF Division 3 MVP helped her team to the 2003 CIF Division 3 championship and the 2004 CIF Division 5 championship scored 259 goals in high school played for the CHAWP club team that placed third at the 2004 Junior Olympics was a Junior Olympic All-American majoring in history parents are Doug and Lori Lindsey...born April 8, 1986 in Pomona, Calif Total Paige Lorenz PAIGE LORENZ 2 Sophomore Two-Meter Defender Height 5-11 Hometown: Greenwich, Conn. High School: Greenwich AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Tallied six goals on the year, including a pair of goals against Pacific in the MPSF Tournament first round redshirted during the 2005 season scored a goal against the Canadian National Team in January of Greenwich High School was both league and state MVP...was a member of the USA National Youth Team in 2002 and 2003 also competed four years on the varsity swim team majoring in mass communications...parents are Walter and Lorrie Lorenz...born September 4, 1986 in Greenwich, Conn JULIE OREGLIA 5 Two-Meter Defender Height 5-11 Hometown: San Jose, Calif. High School: Presentation Redshirted during the 2006 season...high SONAL: At Presentation High School led her team to four-straight CIF Central Coast Section playoffs while scoring a schoolrecord 229 career goals was a two-time first-team All-WCAL selection and first-team CIF Central Coast Section was also twice a member of the USA Pacific Zone Team, and was on the USA National Youth Team in undeclared major with an interest in political science...parents are Larry and Cheryl Oreglia...born April 6, 1987 in San Jose, Calif California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide

9 GRACE REYNOLDS 14 Two-Meter Defender Height 5-10 Hometown: Tustin, Calif. High School: Foothill Foothill High School was a fourtime first-team All- American, scoring 402 career goals was also division and league MVP, helping her team to CIF Division I titles in 2003 and 2005 was both first-team CIF Southern Section and a firstteam USWP All-American in 2005 competed for the USA Junior National Team that traveled to Italy and Greece this past summer was a member of the USA National Youth Team and a three-time Junior Olympic MVP brother, Frank, was a sophomore on the 2006 National Champion Cal men s water polo team undeclared major...parents are Ed and Karin Reynolds... born January 12, 1988 in Santa Ana, Calif. BAILEY SAMUELS 6 Sophomore Hometown: Portola Valley, Calif. High School: Sacred Heart Last School: UCLA Redshirted last season after playing at UCLA in the fall of 2004 HIGH SONAL: At Sacred Heart High School was 2004 Central Coast Section Co- MVP with Cal teammate Molly Hayes father, Ed, was her high school coach and competed in water polo at San Jose State sister, Rachel, graduated from Cal in 2004 majoring in history...parents are Ed and Karen Samuels...born March 6, 1986 in Atherton, Calif. STEPHANIE SCHNUGG9 Sophomore Two-Meters Height 5-10 Hometown: Alamo, Calif. High School: Monte Vista AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Was a member of the 2006 MPSF All- team, scoring 15 goals and finishing with four goals in the MPSF Tournament notched two goals against Pacific, and two goals versus San Diego State in the MPSF postseason was selected to try out for the USA National Team this past summer along with senior Elsie Windes, competing in FINA World League play Monte Vista High School was a 2005 first-team All- American, leading her high school to the 2004 and 2005 North Coast Section titles while earning first team All-East Bay Athletic League and All-North Coast Section honors helped the Golden Bear Water Polo Club to a third place finish at the 2004 USA Junior National Championships, and was a 2004 honorable mention All-American at the USA Senior National Championships...has been a member of the USA National Team, the 2005 Junior National Team, and was on the 2004 National Youth Team undeclared major father, Peter, was a standout water polo player at Cal, leading the Bears to the 1973 national title and earning All-America and NCAA Player of the Year honors...sister, Julia, was a senior on the Cal women s soccer team this past fall...parents are Peter and Jill Schnugg...born February 4, 1987 in Stanford, Calif Grace Reynolds ERIN SCULLY 17 Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. High School: Los Alamitos Los Alamitos High School scored a school-record 119 goals as a senior was a two-time first-team All-Sunset League selection, and the 2006 Sunset League Player of the Year was first-team All-CIF Division I, Orange County second-team and Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team MVP as well helped her team to four league titles was a two-year member of the SOPAC zone team father, Steve, was a graduate assistant for the Fresno State football team when the Bears head football coach, Jeff Tedford, was a quarterback for the Bulldogs in the early 80s undeclared major...parents are Steve and Judy Scully... born November 27, 1987 in Long Beach, Calif. HEATHER STUART 1 Junior Height 6-3 Hometown: Moraga, Calif. High School: Campolindo Goalie AS A SOPHO- MORE (2006): Established herself as Cal s starting goalie, recording 167 saves in 26 matches with a 5.97 goal against average had 23 saves during the MPSF Tournament, including nine saves in the fifth-place match versus Arizona State recorded a season-high 14 saves at Arizona State Mar had 11 saves against UCLA in the Stanford Invitational Feb. 11 is a member of the USA Junior National Team AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Competed in nine matches, recording 36 saves in 141 minutes of action as a true freshman HIGH SCHOOL/ Campolindo High School was a two-time All-American, threetime all-league, two-time first-team All- North Coast Section and league MVP in 2007 California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide 9

10 2003.was also twice a member of the All- Contra Costa Times team...helped her squad to second place North Coast Section finishes in 2001 and 2002, and undefeated league records from was a member of the Pacific Zone Team in 2003 majoring in integrated biology parents are Neil and Lorna Stuart...born August 29, 1986 in Stamford, Conn. SAVES Total MELISSA WHEELER 13 Sophomore Two-Meter Defender Height 6-0 Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif. High School: Newport Harbor AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Scored eight goals as a true freshman with a pair of goals during the MPSF Tournament tallied scores against Pacific and Hawaii in the MPSF Championship this past summer played with the USA National B Team in the FINA World League prelims in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada also competed with the USA Junior National Team that traveled to Greece and Italy scored 11 goals during the six exhibition matches against the Canadian National Team in January, 2006 Newport Harbor High School was first-team all-league and first-team All- CIF Division I as a senior led her team to the 2004 and 2005 Sea View League titles, and the 2004 CIF Division I Championship was a member of 2005 USA Junior National Team and was on the 2004 National Youth Team that traveled to New Zealand and Australia earned firstteam All-American honors at the and-under National Championship, helping her team to the national title in the summer of 2005 undeclared major with an interest in rhetoric...father Brad, and uncle, Robert, attended Cal parents are Brad and Lori Wheeler...born May 26, 1987 in Orange, Calif ELSIE WINDES 4 Senior Two-Meter Defender Height 5-10 Hometown: Portland, Ore. High School: Beaverton Elsie Windes The Bears lone senior is a threetime All-American and a member of the USA Senior National Team has scored 124 goals in three seasons, earning All- America accolades each of the three years was selected one of 15 players to compete for the United States at the 12th annual FINA World Championships, March 17-April 1, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia helped Team USA to a gold medal with an 11-9 victory over Russia at the 2005 FINA Junior World Championships in Perth, Australia, Jan , 2005 scored a team-leading two goals in USA s 9-8 victory over Hungary, and tallied two goals in a 19-1 victory over China in July of 2004 helped the United States to a gold medal at the 2004 Junior PanAm Games in San Salvador, El Savador AS A JUNIOR (2006): Was a second-team All-American and first-team All-MPSF was the Bears leading scorer with 40 goals, including four goals in the MPSF Tournament and two goals in Cal s 7-6 victory over Arizona State in the tournament s fifth-place match led the Bears in scoring in 10 matches AS A SOPHOMORE (2005): Led the Bears in scoring with 51 goals, earning third-team All-America, second-team All-MPSF and MPSF All-Tournament honors recorded five goals during the MPSF Tournament, including a team-high two goals in the fifthplace victory over Long Beach State...led Cal in scoring in 11 matches, with an impressive five goals in an overtime victory at San Jose State Apr. 17 was a MPSF All- Academic selection AS A FRESHMAN (2004): Was honorable mention All-American, Cal s first true freshman to ever be selected as an honorable mention All- American was also named second-team All-MPSF and was a member of the MPSF All- Team...scored five goals during the 2004 MPSF Tournament, including a team-high two goals in versus UCLA Apr was second on the team in scoring with 33 goals and was the team s leading scorer in seven matches Beaverton High School was a three-time all-league selection, a twotime Metro League MVP and the 2003 Oregon State MVP...helped her team to the 2003 Oregon state title was a three-year member of the National Youth Team competed four years on the varsity swim team, placing third in the state in the 50 free (24.81) as a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies parents are Doug and Betty Windes...born June 17, 1985 in Portland, Ore Total LAURA WOOD Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Calif. High School: College Park Will redshirt for the 2007 season College Park High School was a fouryear varsity starter and a three-time first-team allleague selection, helping her team to the 2006 league title was a three-time gold medalist at the Alberta Open, and her Pallanuto Club Team won a bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Nationals was a member of the 2004 and 2005 Pacific Zone Team undeclared major...parents are Douglas and Susan Wood...born September 22, 1988 in Walnut Creek, Calif California Golden Bears Women s Water Polo Media Guide