UCLA Women s Water Polo NCAA TOURNAMENT MAY 9-11, 2008 Contact: Alex Timiraos Phone: (310) 206-4008 E-mail: atimiraos@athletics.ucla.edu QUICK FACTS Head Coach... Adam Krikorian (10th year) Career Record...259-38 (all at UCLA) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/4 National Championships...Nine (9) Web Site...www.uclabruins.com 2008 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result 1/26 1 vs. Arizona State W, 14-5 1/26 1 vs. UC San Diego W, 14-5 1/27 1 vs. Colorado State W, 15-2 1/27 1 vs. Indiana W, 15-6 2/2 at Loyola Marymount W, 13-6 2/5 Hartwick W, 19-7 2/9 2 vs. Michigan W, 16-0 2/9 2 vs. Hawai i W, 15-10 2/10 2 vs. San Jose State W, 12-7 2/10 2 vs. USC W, 8-4 2/15 *at UC Irvine W, 13-3 2/16 *at Cal State Northridge W, 10-5 2/17 *at Long Beach State W, 19-7 2/23 3 vs. Cal State Northridge W, 12-4 2/23 3 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 11-6 2/24 3 vs. California W, 9-4 2/24 3 vs. W, 8-7 (sv-ot) 3/1 *at UC Santa Barbara W, 12-0 3/8 * W, 9-7 3/9 *San Jose State W, 15-5 3/14 *at USC W, 8-7 3/26 vs. Canada (exhibition, in Honolulu) W, 8-5 3/28 *at Hawaii W, 9-5 4/5 *California W, 10-4 4/6 *Pacific W, 13-6 4/12 *San Diego State W, 17-5 4/12 Sonoma State W, 14-5 4/13 *Arizona State W, 14-4 4/25 4 vs. San Jose State W, 12-1 4/26 4 vs. Hawaii W, 8-6 4/27 4 vs. USC W, 8-7 5/9 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer 5:00 pm 5/10 NCAA Championships (at ) TBD 5/11 NCAA Championships (at ) TBD *Denotes MPSF Conference game 1 Michigan Invitational (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 2 Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.) 3 UC Irvine Invitational (Irvine, Calif.) 4 MPSF Championships (San Diego, Calif.) 5 NCAA Championships (, Calif.) All games times are Pacific. 2008 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. 1 Brittany Fullen GK Jr. 5-10 1 Morgan Ronimus GK Fr. 5-9 2 Anne Belden Att. Jr. 5-8 3 Gabrielle Domanic Att. Sr. 5-6 4 Brittany Rowe Ctr. Sr. 5-11 5 Katie Rulon Att. Jr. 5-9 6 Priscilla Orozco Att. Fr. 5-7 7 Courtney Mathewson Att. Sr. 5-8 8 Melissa Mordell Att. So. 5-7 9 Jillian Kraus Def. Sr. 5-9 10 Tanya Gandy Att. Jr. 5-7 11 Kelly Easterday Def. Fr. 5-11 12 Kamaile Crowell Att. Sr. 5-7 13 Monica Powers Utl. Fr. 5-11 14 Noel Umphrey Att. Fr. 5-5 15 Kim Nelson Att. Jr. 5-10 16 Kelsey McGinley Att. Fr. 5-7 17 Megan Burmeister Def. Fr. 5-8 18 Camy Sullivan Att. Fr. 5-6 19 Samantha Spears Att. Jr. 5-4 20 Kelsey Hafferkamp Att. Fr. 5-7 21 Katie Estrada Ctr. Fr. 5-8 22 Alexandra Neste Def. Fr. 5-11 Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Undergrad Asst: Student Manager: Adam Krikorian (10th year) Matt Flesher (2nd year) Brandon Brooks (2nd year) Sam Bailey (1st year) Molly Cahill (1st year) Carter Brutschy (2nd year) Top-Seeded UCLA Seeks Fourth Consecutive NCAA Title Bruins (30-0) have won a total of nine national titles. Friday, May 9 (Day One) Game 1 1:30 p.m. (2) v. (7) Marist Game 2 3:15 p.m. (3) USC v. (6) Michigan Game 3 5:00 p.m. (1) UCLA v. (8) Pomona-Pitzer Game 4 6:45 p.m. (4) San Diego St. v. (5) UC Davis Saturday, May 10 (Day Two) Game 5 12:30 p.m. Loser G1 v. Loser G2 Game 6 2:15 p.m. Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 Game 7 4:00 p.m. Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 Game 8 5:45 p.m. Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 all games at Avery Aquatic Center (, CA) game times Pacific THIS WEEKEND: UCLA enters the NCAA Tournament as the top seed after posting a perfect 30-0 mark in the regular season. The Bruins will open the tournament on Friday, May 9 against eighth-seeded Pomona-Pitzer (17-11) at 5 pm. The winner of that match will play the winner of the San Diego State (29-6, No. 4 seed)/uc Davis (26-8, No. 5 seed) match on Saturday, May 10 at 4 p.m. On the other side of the bracket, (25-4, No. 2 seed) plays Marist (27-7, No. 7 seed) in the first round at 1:30 pm, while USC (19-7, No. 3 seed) plays Michigan (33-9, No. 6 seed) at 3:15 pm. All games will take place at the Avery Aquatic Center on the University campus. RADIO/TV: UCLABruins.com will provide a free audio broadcast of all UCLA games at the NCAA Tournament. Providing the call will be Dave Marcus and Michael Sondheimer. The Championship game on Sunday, May 11 will be televised live on CBS College Sports (formerly CSTV) at 6 pm. LOOKING FOR A FOUR-PEAT: The three-time defending NCAA Champion Bruins are seeking an unprecedented four-peat and their 10th national women s water polo title. Since the first NCAA Championship in 2001, UCLA has won five of the seven titles (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007), with only in 2002 and USC in 2004 being able to break the stranglehold UCLA has on the NCAA trophy. Prior to women s water polo becoming an NCAA-sanctioned championship, UCLA won national titles in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000. WATER POLO HOPES TO JOIN RARE COMPANY: Only two UCLA teams have ever won four-straight NCAA titles - men s basketball with seven straight from 1967-73 and men s volleyball with four straight from 1981-84. BRUINS SEEK ANOTHER PERFECT SEASON: The 2008 Bruins are looking to become only the third women s water polo team ever to record a perfect season. The 2005 UCLA team achieved a perfect 33-0 record in 2005, and USC went 29-0 in 2004. UCLA NEARLY UNBEATABLE IN NCAA PLAY: UCLA holds an all-time record of 14-1 in the NCAA Tournament, with its lone loss coming to, 8-4, in the 2002 NCAA Championship game at USC. The Bruins have won 11 consecutive NCAA Tournament games. NOTHING BUT SUCCESS: Each returning player on the 2008 Bruin roster is undefeated in NCAA Sunday, May 11 (Day Three) 7th Place Game Game 9 12:30 p.m. Loser G5 v. Loser G6 5th Place Game Game 10 2:15 p.m. Winner G5 v. Winner G6 3rd Place Game Game 11 4:00 p.m. Loser G7 v. Loser G8 Championship Game Game 12 6:00 p.m. Winner G7 v. Winner G8 Tournament play, with the senior class of Kamaile Crowell, Gabrielle Domanic, Jillian Kraus, Courtney Mathewson and Brittany Rowe owning three NCAA titles and a perfect 9-0 mark. If the Bruins win a fourth-straight title, that senior class would join Kelly Rulon (2003-07) as the only UCLA women in any sport ever to win four NCAA team titles. NCAA SCORERS: UCLA has eight players on its roster who have scored in the NCAA Tournament, led by seniors Gabrielle Domanic and Courtney Mathewson, who each have 11 career NCAA goals. Close behind is Jillian Kraus, with eight goals in NCAA Tournament play. Also with goals are Brittany Rowe and Tanya Gandy (five each), Anne Belden and Katie Rulon (three each), and Kamaile Crowell (two). Goalkeeper Brittany Fullen has played in one NCAA Tournament game, making two saves in a 22-0 firstround victory over Pomona-Pitzer in 2007. COURTNEY IN THE CLUTCH: In each of the last two seasons, Bruin senior Courtney Mathewson has scored the winning goal in the NCAA Championship game. In 2006, she scored with one second remaining to give UCLA a 9-8 victory over USC. In 2007, her third goal of the game gave UCLA a 5-3 lead over and proved to be the game-winner as the Bruins held on to win, 5-4. FIRST TO 101?: Last season, the women s water polo team gave UCLA its 100th NCAA title, setting off a year-long celebration as the university recognized its accomplishment of becoming the first in the nation to win 100 NCAA titles. UCLA could be the first to 101 with another title this weekend. UCLA VS. TOURNAMENT FIELD: UCLA is 7-0 against the NCAA Tournament field and has outscored those opponents by a combined total of 74-37. The Bruins are 1-0 against Michigan (16-0 on Feb. 9), 3-0 against USC (8-4 on Feb. 10, 8-7 on Mar. 14 and 8-7 on Apr. 27), 2-0 against (8-7 in sudden victory overtime on Feb. 24 and 9-7 on Mar. 8), and 1-0 against San Diego State (17-5 on Apr. 12). The Bruins lead the all-time series with all of the NCAA Tournament schools. UCLA is 25-24 against, 35-12 against USC, 29-3 against San Diego State, 12-1 against UC Davis, 5-0 against Michigan and 2-0 against Pomona-Pitzer. UCLA and Marist have never faced each other. In NCAA Tournament action, UCLA is 5-1 against, 2-0 against USC, and 1-0 against Pomona- Pitzer.
UCLA Record Books Single-Season Goals 1. Coralie Simmons (1998) 74 2. Kelly Rulon (2005, 06, 07) 70 5t. Erin Golaboski (1998) 65 5t. Elaine Zivich (1999) 65 7. Coralie Simmons (1996, 97) 60 9. Catharine von Schwarz (1998) 59 10. Katie Rulon (2008) 58 Also: Jillian Kraus (2008) 54 Career Goals 1. Kelly Rulon 237 2. Coralie Simmons 235 3. Catharine von Schwarz 186 4. Jillian Kraus 175 5. Natalie Golda 158 6. Katie Rulon 137 7. Erin Golaboski 134 8t. Gabrielle Domanic 132 8t. Brittany Rowe 132 Single-Season Saves 1. Nicolle Payne (1998) 225 2. Brittany Fullen (2008) 219 Career Saves 1. Nicolle Payne 746 2. Emily Feher 713 3. Jaime Hipp 685 4. Brittany Fullen 288 BACK TO THE FARM: UCLA returns to the Avery Aquatic Center on the campus for the second time this year. UCLA swept through the Invitational in early February, going 4-0 and outscoring its opponents 51-21 to take the tournament victory. NCAAS RETURN TO STANFORD: is hosting the NCAA Women s Water Polo Championships for the third time. UCLA won the inaugural NCAA Championship at in 2001, defeating Loyola Marymount in the semifinals, 11-1, and downing the host team by a score of 5-4 in the championship game. In 2004, USC won the tournament with a 10-8 victory over LMU, who upset in the semifinals. UCLA, whose top four players redshirted that year to play with the Olympic team, did not make it to the four-team tournament despite a 22-5 overall record. IN THE RECORD BOOKS: The Bruins scoring average of 12.4 goals per game (372 goals/30 games) rank third on UCLA s all-time single-season list Several Bruins have made their way into the Bruins all-time goal-scoring list. Jillian Kraus is now fourth with 175 goals, while Katie Rulon is sixth with 137 goals. Close behind in eighth place are Gabrielle Domanic and Brittany Rowe with 132 goals apiece Rulon s 58 goals rank 10th on UCLA s single-season charts Brittany Fullen s 219 saves rank second on UCLA s single-season saves list. She needs just six more saves to tie the school record set by Nicolle Payne in 1998 (225) Fullen has 288 career saves, which rank fourth on UCLA s career list. CUTINO AWARD FINALISTS: Seniors Jillian Kraus and Courtney Mathewson are amongst the three finalists for the 2008 Peter J. Cutino Award, which will be presented on June 7 to the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players in the United States. Lauren Silver of is the other finalist. Kraus ranks in the top-10 in the MPSF with 54 goals (1.80 goals per game) entering this weekend s NCAA Tournament. She has scored at least one goal in 28 of 30 matches and began the season having scored in each of the first 13 games. Mathewson, who was the MVP of the MPSF Tournament, has scored 50 goals in 30 matches and has netted at least one goal in 26 of the Bruins 30 games this spring. BRUINS HONORED BY MPSF: UCLA seniors Jillian Kraus and Courtney Mathewson were honored as the 2008 MPSF Co-Players of the Year, and head coach Adam Krikorian was named the league s Co- Coach of the Year. Receiving All-MPSF honors were second-team honoree Brittany Fullen and honorable mention selections Brittany Rowe, Katie Rulon and Tanya Gandy. Priscilla Orozco and Kelly Easterday were named to the MPSF All-Freshman team. BACK-TO-BACK MPSF CHAMPIONS: UCLA won its second-straight MPSF Championship on Apr. 27 with an 8-7 win over USC. The Bruins also beat San Jose State (12-1) and Hawaii (8-6) in the tournament. UCLA has now won a total of seven MPSF titles. ONE OF A KIND: The Bruins recently completed the fourth perfect MPSF regular season (12-0) since the inception of NCAA women s water polo in 2001. UCLA also accomplished the feat in 2005, en route to capturing the program s seventh national championship (third NCAA title). BEST START SINCE: UCLA has won all 30 of its matches this season and currently boasts a 38- game win streak. The Bruins last loss came back on April 14, 2007, when downed UCLA, 7-6. In 2005, the Bruins finished the season with a perfect 33-0 record. WEEKLY DEAL: UCLA earned seven MPSF Player of the Week selections in 13 weeks. Honored this season were seniors Brittany Rowe, Courtney Mathewson and Jillian Kraus, in addition to juniors Katie Rulon (three times) and Brittany Fullen. TOPS ALL AROUND: Among MPSF teams, the Bruins are averaging the most goals per game (12.40) and fewest goals allowed per match (5.07). Brittany Fullen has logged the third-lowest goals against average, posting a 4.77 mark in 30 matches. Katie Rulon has scored a team-leading 58 goals, averaging 1.93 goals per game. IN THE CAGE: Junior Brittany Fullen has logged a 4.77 goals against average in all 30 matches, posting two shutouts. Fullen has recorded 219 saves, playing a total of 937:53. She tallied a careerhigh 15 saves against on Feb. 24 and is just six saves away from tying the school record of 225, set by Nicolle Payne in 1998. REGULAR SCORERS: Senior Jillian Kraus has scored at least one goal in 28 of the team s 30 matches this season. Kraus scored in each of the first 13 matches. Senior Courtney Mathewson has registered at least one goal in 19 of the last 20 (39 goals in that span) and has scored in 26 of 30 regular-season games. QUICK STARTERS: UCLA is outscoring its opponents by a 114-27 clip in the first quarter. The Bruins have only trailed in three games this year - in the second overtime against on Feb. 24, early in the second quarter against Hawaii on Apr. 26, and midway through the fourth quarter against USC on Apr. 27. IMPRESSIVE RECORD: The Bruins have logged a record of 120-6 since the 2005 season. UCLA cruised to the 2005 NCAA title with a 33-0 record. In 2006, the Bruins finished 29-4, capping the season with their second consecutive NCAA championship. Last spring, UCLA went 28-2 after winning the MPSF and NCAA titles. The Bruins enter the NCAA Tournament with a 30-0 record. BAY AREA BRUINS: Five Bruin players call the Bay Area home - Melissa Mordell (Portola Valley/Sacred UCLA s All-Time NCAA Results (14-1 record) Year Opponent Score (goals) 2001 at, Calif. Loyola Marymount W, 11-1 (Heuchan 3, Zivich 2, Beauregard, Flanagan, Joyce, Lamb, Munro, Simmons) W, 5-4 (Simmons 2, Beauregard, As. Stachowski, Heuchan) 2002 at Los Angeles, Calif. (USC) Loyola Marymount W, 12-2 (Heuchan 3, Am. Stachowski 2, Ash. Stachowski 2, Golda, Lamb, Munro, Pulver) L, 8-4 (Golda 3, Heuchan) 2003 at La Jolla, Calif. Loyola Marymount W, 8-2 (As. Stachowski 2, Ke. Rulon 2, Lopez 2, Golda, Flanagan) W, 4-3 (Ke. Rulon, Lopez, Heineck, Beauregard) 2005 at Ann Arbor, Mich. Wagner W, 22-2 (Bowlus 4, Domanic 3, Ke. Rulon 3, Munro 3, Golda 2, Mathewson 2, Blanchard 2, K. Belden, Kraus, Rowe) Hawai i W, 7-6 (Ke. Rulon 3, Kr. Kunkel, Domanic, Golda, Munro) W, 3-2 (Rowe 2, Golda) 2006 at Davis, Calif. Hartwick W, 15-2 (Ke. Rulon 4, Domanic 2, Ka. Rulon 2, Gandy 2, Blanchard, A. Belden, Cahill, Ka. Kunkel, Mathewson) W, 8-5 (Ke. Rulon 3, Cahill, Domanic, Munro, Kraus, Kr. Kunkel) USC W, 9-8 (Ke. Rulon 4, Domanic 2, Cahill, Kraus, Mathewson) 2007 at Los Alamitos, Calif. Pomona-Pitzer W, 22-0 (Ke. Rulon 3, Gandy 3, A. Belden 2, Rowe 2, Mathewson 2, Cahill 2, Kraus 2, Ka. Kunkel 2, Crowell 2, Domanic, Ka. Rulon) USC W, 7-6 (Mathewson 2, Ka. Kunkel 2, Domanic, Kraus, Ke. Rulon) W, 5-4 (Mathewson 3, Kraus 2) UCLA s All-Time NCAA Tournament Scoring Leaders Name (Yrs.) Goals Scored Kelly Rulon (03-05-06-07) 24 Gabrielle Domanic (05-06-07) 11 Courtney Mathewson (05-06-07) 11 Natalie Golda (01-02-03-05) 9 Jillian Kraus (05-06-07) 8 Kelly Heuchan (01-02) 8 Thalia Munro (01-02-05-06) 7 Tanya Gandy (05-06-07) 5 Brittany Rowe (05-06-07) 5 Kacy Kunkel (05-06-07) 5 Molly Cahill (05-06-07) 5 Ashley Stachowski (01-02-03) 5 Brittney Bowlus (05) 4 Anne Belden (06-07) 3 Katie Rulon (06-07) 3 Monique Blanchard (05-06) 3 Robin Beauregard (01-02-03) 3 Jessica Lopez (01-02-03) 3 Coralie Simmons (01) 3 Kamaile Crowell (05-06-07) 2 Kristina Kunkel (03-05-06) 2 Maureen Flanagan (01-02-03) 2 Amber Stachowski (02) 2 Jenny Lamb (01-02) 2 Elaine Zivich (01) 2 4 players 1
Heart Prep), Monica Powers (Clayton/Carondelet HS), Megan Burmeister (Menlo Park/Menlo HS), Camy Sullivan (Los Altos/Menlo HS) and Kelsey Hafferkamp (Piedmont/Piedmont HS). Bruin head coach Adam Krikorian is from the Bay Area as well, growing up in Mountain View (Mountain View HS). Assistant coach Sam Bailey also has Bay Area ties, having served as an assistant coach on the men s water polo staff in 2005. TOP RANKED: UCLA has maintained the No. 1 ranking all season. Conference foes USC,, Hawaii and California rounded out the preseason top five slots. The Golden Bears were followed by San Diego State, San Jose State, UC Davis, UC Irvine and Hartwick. The Bruins were a unanimous No. 1 selection, earning all 100 points (preseason). AT THE HELM: In his 10th season as head coach of the women s water polo team, Adam Krikorian has tallied an impressive 259-38 career record. Krikorian has guided the women s water polo program to six national titles (five NCAA). He also serves as the UCLA men s water polo head coach, having led that program to three NCAA titles in nine years. Krikorian played water polo at UCLA, leading the 1995 men s water polo team to its first NCAA title since 1972. He has won a total of 13 national championships - nine as a head coach, three as an assistant coach and one as a student-athlete. UPDATED BIOS #1 Brittany Fullen: Second-team All-MPSF selection Starter in all 30 games and has played in 117 total quarters Has made 219 saves on the year, just six shy of UCLA s single-season record of 225, set by Nicolle Payne in 1999 Fullen s 288 career saves rank fourth on UCLA s career list Collected a career-high 15 saves, including five in overtime, in the Feb. 24 win over Has posted double-digit save totals in eight games, most recently against San Diego State on Apr. 12 with 13 Has allowed an average of 4.77 goals per game (143 total) Recorded two shutouts on the year, blanking Michigan on Feb. 9 (16-0) and UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 1 (12-0) Named the MPSF Mikasa Player of the Week and the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week after recording 40 saves at the UC Irvine Invitational. Fullen s Career Statistics Year GP/GS QP SV GA GAA MP 2006 10/3 27 30 21 2.10 189 2007 11/5 30 39 32 2.91 240 2008 30/30 117 219 143 4.77 938 Totals 51/38 174 288 196 3.84 1367 #1 Morgan Ronimus: Played in just one game, seeing action in two quarters vs. Sonoma State on Apr. 12 Made four saves in the game and allowed five goals for a goals against average of 5.00. Ronimus Career Statistics Year GP/GS QP SV GA GAA MP 2008 1/0 2 4 5 5.00 16 #2 Anne Belden: Scored 17 goals on the year Has three two-goal games to her credit - twice against San Jose State (Mar. 9 and Apr. 25) and once against Cal (Feb. 24) Ranks third on the team with 37 assists and 44 steals Also has five blocks and 13 earned exclusions. Belden s Career Statistics 2006 30 65 46% 23 33 2007 26 54 48% 23 21 2008 17 63 27% 37 44 Totals 73 182 40% 83 98 #3 Gabrielle Domanic: Recorded 29 goals and scored in 20 of 30 matches on the year Has six multiple-goal games, including three hat tricks (vs. UC San Diego on Jan. 26, vs. Indiana on Jan. 27 and vs. San Diego State on Apr. 12) Scored the gamewinning goal with seven seconds remaining in sudden victory overtime against on Feb. 24 Also scored the game-winner in the MPSF Championship game against USC Ranks fourth on the team with 34 assists Has recorded nine blocks and 12 earned exclusions. Domanic s Career Statistics 2005 38 74 51% 21 23 2006 33 66 50% 21 23 2007 32 76 42% 21 16 2008 29 84 35% 34 30 Totals 132 300 44% 97 92 #4 Brittany Rowe: All-MPSF honorable mention selection Ranks fourth on the team with 48 goals and is second with a shooting percentage of 51% (48 goals on 95 attempts) Has scored in 25 of 30 games and had a scoring streak of 14-straight games from Feb. 10-Apr. 5 Has 15 multiple-goal games, including a four-goal performance against Arizona State on Apr. 13 Named the MPSF Player of the Week after scoring a team-high three goals in the 9-7 win over on Mar. 8 Team leader with 10 blocked shots and 43 earned exclusions Has also recorded 27 steals. Rowe s Career Statistics 2005 36 77 47% 7 19 2006 14 41 34% 4 6 2007 34 60 57% 7 21 2008 48 95 51% 14 27 Totals 132 273 48% 32 73 #5 Katie Rulon: All-MPSF honorable mention selection UCLA s leading scorer with 58 goals Her 1.93 goals per game average ranks ninth in the MPSF Ranks fifth on UCLA s all-time goal-scoring list with 137 career goals Has scored in 25 of 30 games this season and scored at least one goal in the season s first 10 games Has a team-best 19 multiple-goal games, including a five-goal effort against San Diego State on Apr. 12 and three fourgoal performances Named the MPSF Player of the Week three times this season Team-leader with 55 steals and also ranks fifth with 31 assists. Rulon s Career Statistics 2006 27 48 56% 8 34 2007 52 97 54% 17 57 2008 58 123 47% 31 55 Totals 137 268 51% 56 146 #6 Priscilla Orozco: Selected to the MPSF All-Freshman team Leads all Bruin underclassmen with 22 goals on 51 attempts (43%) and has six multiple-goal games on the year Has recorded 18 assists, 31 steals and seven blocks. Orozco s Career Statistics 2008 22 51 43% 18 31 #7 Courtney Mathewson: Finalist for the Peter J. Cutino Award MPSF Co-Player of the Year with teammate Jillian Kraus MVP of the MPSF Tournament after totaling seven goals (four in the semifinals against Hawaii and three in the title game against USC) Scored 50 goals in 30 matches and has netted at least one goal in 26 of UCLA s 30 games Had a string of 17-consecutive games with a goal from Feb. 15-Apr. 13 and has scored a goal in 19 of the last 20 games Scored season-highs of four goals against Hawaii on Apr. 26 and against USC on Mar. 14 Her fourth goal against USC was the game-winner with 2:31 remaining in the contest Named MPSF Co-Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 17 after her performance at USC Leads the team in shooting percentage, connecting on 59% of her shots (50 of 85) Ranks second on the team with 39 assists and 53 steals. Mathewson s Career Statistics 2005 10 21 48% 6 14 2006 12 32 38% 8 18 2007 35 59 59% 13 29 2008 50 85 59% 39 53 Totals 107 197 54% 66 114 #8 Melissa Mordell: Scored one goal, against Long Beach State on Feb. 17 Has three assists, three steals and three earned exclusions. Mordell s Career Statistics 2007 8 20 40% 4 8 2008 1 8 13% 3 3 Totals 9 28 32% 7 11 #9 Jillian Kraus: Finalist for the Peter J. Cutino Award MPSF Co-Player of the Year with teammate Courtney Mathewson Selected to the All-MPSF Tournament team Ranks second on the team and in the Top 10 in the MPSF with 54 goals and has scored at least one goal in 28 of the team s 30 matches Scored in 13-straight matches to start the season and had another streak of 13 from Feb. 23-Apr. 13 Has a pair of four-goal games - against Hawai i on Feb. 9 and Long Beach State on Feb. 17 Has 16 multiple-goal games Leads the team in shots with 133 and ranks fifth with 41 steals and second with 36 earned exclusions Selected the MPSF Co-Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 18 Her 175 career goals rank fourth on UCLA s all-time scoring list. Kraus Career Statistics 2005 27 54 50% 10 36 2006 40 69 58% 8 24 2007 54 110 49% 15 38 2008 54 133 41% 10 41 Totals 175 28 32% 7 11 #10 Tanya Gandy: All-MPSF honorable mention selection Ranks fifth on the team in scoring with 42 points Has 13 multiple-goal games, including a career-best five-goal performance against Hartwick on Feb. 5 Connected on 47% of her shots (42 of 90) Team-leader with 40 assists Ranks fourth on the team with 43 steals and 16 earned exclusions. Gandy s Career Statistics 2006 23 54 43% 15 27 2007 38 85 45% 12 32 2008 42 90 47% 40 43 Totals 103 229 45% 67 102 #11 Kelly Easterday: Selected to the MPSF All- Freshman team Scored seven goals with five assists, 13 steals and 16 earned exclusions Had a pair of two-goal games against Colorado State (Jan. 27) and LMU (Feb. 2) Played the fourth quarter in goal against Pacific on Apr. 6 and recorded one save while allowing four goals. Easterday s Career Statistics 2008 7 20 35% 5 13 GK Stats GP/GS QP SV GA GAA MP 2008 1/0 1 1 4 4.00 8
#12 Kamaile Crowell: Scored 12 goals on 33 attempts Recorded a career-high tying three goals against UC Irvine Feb. 15 and scored two goals against Michigan (Feb. 9) Totaled six assists, seven steals and four blocks on the year. Crowell s Career Statistics 2005 6 16 38% 1 2 2006 3 10 30% 2 5 2007 10 31 32% 12 7 2008 12 33 36% 6 7 Totals 31 90 34% 21 21 #13 Monica Powers: Scored one goal against Pacific on Apr. 6 Has two earned exclusions. Powers Career Statistics 2008 1 7 14% 0 0 #14 Noel Umphrey: Has scored three goals on six attempts Notched a goal in three of the first four games of the season (UC San Diego, Colorado State, Indiana) Totaled two assists, seven steals, two blocks and two earned exclusions. Umphrey s Career Statistics 2008 3 6 50% 2 7 #15 Kim Nelson: Has scored eight goals on the season, most recently on Apr. 12 vs. San Diego State Forced 10 exclusions and has three blocked shots to go along with six steals. Nelson s Career Statistics 2006 4 25 16% 3 7 2007 10 31 32% 0 3 2008 8 34 24% 1 6 Totals 22 90 24% 4 16 #16 Kelsey McGinley: Scored two goals off five attempts (40%), netting a goal against Colorado State on Jan. 27 and against San Jose State on Apr. 25 Has two assists and eight steals. McGinley s Career Statistics 2008 2 5 40% 2 8 #17 Megan Burmeister: Recorded nine goals off 20 attempts (45%) Had her first collegiate multiple-goal game against San Diego State Apr. 12, scoring two goals Totaled seven assists and nine steals. Burmeister s Career Statistics 2008 9 20 45% 7 9 #18 Camy Sullivan: Scored seven goals off 14 attempts (50%) Enjoyed her first career multiplegoal game against Pacific on Apr. 6, scoring two goals Registered 10 assists, eight steals and four earned exclusions. Sullivan s Career Statistics 2008 7 14 50% 10 8 #19 Samantha Sears: Scored her first collegiate goal against Sonoma State on Apr. 12 Recorded one steals. Sears Career Statistics 2008 1 3 33% 0 1 #20 Kelsey Hafferkamp: Scored on her only attempt this season in the Feb. 5 game against Hartwick. Hafferkamp s Career Statistics 2008 1 1 100% 0 0 #21 Katie Estrada: Has forced three exclusions on the season. Estrada s Career Statistics 2008 0 7 0% 0 0 #22 Alexandra Neste: Recorded one steal on the year. Neste s Career Statistics 2008 0 2 0% 0 0 2008 UCLA Women s Water Polo Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) Notes 1 Brittany Fullen GK 5-10 Jr. San Clemente, Calif. (Corona del Mar) 6 saves away from tying UCLA s single-season record 1 Morgan Ronimus (RON-eh-miss) GK 5-9 Fr. Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) Made 4 saves vs. Sonoma St. 4/12 2 Anne Belden Att. 5-8 Jr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) 3rd on team with 37 assists, 44 steals 3 Gabrielle Domanic (DOM-an-ick) Att. 5-6 Sr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) Has scored 11 career NCAA Tournament goals 4 Brittany Rowe Ctr. 5-11 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (University City) 132 career goals ranks in UCLA s Top 10 5 Katie Rulon (ROO-lawn) Att. 5-9 Jr. Point Loma, Calif. (Univ. of San Diego HS) Needs 7 more goals to move into Top 5 for single-season goals 6 Priscilla Orozco (oh-roz-co) Att. 5-7 Fr. Commerce, Calif. (Montebello) Leading scorer amongst UCLA upperclassmen (22g) 7 Courtney Mathewson Att. 5-8 Sr. Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Canyon) Scored winning goal in last 2 NCAA championship games 8 Melissa Mordell Att. 5-7 So. Portola Valley, Calif. (Sacred Heart Prep) Born in Palo Alto, Calif. 9 Jillian Kraus (KROUSE) Def. 5-9 Sr. Tustin, Calif. (Foothill) UCLA s leading active career goal scorer with 175 goals 10 Tanya Gandy Att. 5-7 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo) Leads team with 40 assists 11 Kelly Easterday Def. 5-11 Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara) Played one quarter in goal against Pacific 12 Kamaile Crowell (kah-my-lee CRAH-oll) Att. 5-7 Sr. Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou) Scored 2 goals in 07 NCAA Trny. vs. Pomona-Pitzer 13 Monica Powers Utl. 5-11 Fr. Clayton, Calif. (Carondelet) 3rd Pac-10 athlete in her family 14 Noel Umphrey Att. 5-5 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) Scored 3 goals in first 4 games of season 15 Kim Nelson Att. 5-10 Jr. Palos Verdes, Calif. (Peninsula) Twin sister Katie is a UCLA swimmer 16 Kelsey McGinley Att. 5-7 Fr. Laguna Hills, Calif. (Laguna Hills) Scored 96 goals as a senior at Laguna Hills HS 17 Megan Burmeister Def. 5-8 Fr. Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo) Recorded 9 goals, including 2 vs. San Diego St. 18 Camy Sullivan Att. 5-6 Fr. Los Altos, Calif. (Menlo) Scored 7 goals, including 2 vs. Pacific 19 Samantha Sears Att. 5-4 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (Woodbridge) Scored a goal against Sonoma State 20 Kelsey Hafferkamp Att. 5-7 Fr. Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont) 1-for-1 on goal attempts this year 21 Katie Estrada Ctr. 5-8 Fr. Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) 4-time All-CIF honoree 22 Alexandra Neste Def. 5-11 Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa) 5th-team HS All-American in 2007 Head Coach: Adam Krikorian, 10th year Assistant Coaches: Matt Flesher, 2nd year; Brandon Brooks, 2nd year; Sam Bailey, 1st year Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Molly Cahill, 1st year
2008 UCLA Women s Water Polo Stats Record: 30-0, MPSF: 12-0, Home: 8-0, Road: 7-0, Neutral: 15-0 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Date Opponent W/L Score Overall MPSF UCLA Scorers Jan. 26 vs. Arizona State 1 W 14-5 1-0 Katie Rulon 4, Jillian Kraus 3, Brittany Rowe 3, Tanya Gandy 2, Gabrielle Domanic, Kim Nelson Jan. 26 vs. UC San Diego 1 W 14-5 2-0 Katie Rulon 4, Gabrielle Domanic 3, Jillian Kraus 2, Kamaile Crowell, Tanya Gandy, Courtney Mathewson, Priscilla Orozco, Noel Umphrey Jan. 27 vs. Colorado State 1 W 15-2 3-0 Kelly Easterday 2, Priscilla Orozco 2, Katie Rulon 2, Anne Belden, Megan Burmeister, Kamaile Crowell, Tanya Gandy, Jillian Kraus, Kelsey McGinley, Kim Nelson, Brittany Rowe, Noel Umphrey Jan. 27 vs. Indiana 1 W 15-6 4-0 Gabrielle Domanic 3, Jillian Kraus 3, Brittany Rowe 2, Katie Rulon 2, Megan Burmeister, Kelly Easterday, Courtney Mathewson, Kim Nelson, Noel Umphrey Feb. 2 at Loyola Marymount W 13-6 5-0 Tanya Gandy 3, Kelly Easterday 2, Jillian Kraus 2, Courtney Mathewson 2, Katie Rulon 2, Gabrielle Domanic, Priscilla Orozco Feb. 5 Hartwick W 19-7 6-0 Tanya Gandy 5, Courtney Mathewson 3, Priscilla Orozco 2, Katie Rulon 2, Anne Belden, Gabrielle Domanic, Kelly Easterday, Kelsey Hafferkamp, Jillian Kraus, Brittany Rowe, Camy Sullivan Feb. 9 Michigan 2 W 16-0 7-0 Brittany Rowe 3, Kamaile Crowell 2, Priscilla Orozco 2, Katie Rulon 2, Megan Burmeister, Gabrielle Domanic, Tanya Gandy, Jillian Kraus, Courtney Mathewson, Kim Nelson, Camy Sullivan Feb. 9 Hawai i 2 W 15-10 8-0 Jillian Kraus 4, Brittany Rowe 3, Katie Rulon 3, Courtney Mathewson 2, Gabrielle Domanic, Tanya Gandy, Camy Sullivan Feb. 10 San Jose State 2 W 12-7 9-0 Jillian Kraus 3, Katie Rulon 3, Tanya Gandy 2, Anne Belden, Gabrielle Domanic, Courtney Mathewson, Priscilla Orozco Feb. 10 USC 2 W 8-4 10-0 Tanya Gandy 2, Brittany Rowe 2, Katie Rulon 2, Anne Belden, Jillian Kraus Feb. 15 at UC Irvine* W 13-3 11-0 1-0 Kamaile Crowell 3, Jillian Kraus 3, Courtney Mathewson 3, Brittany Rowe 2, Megan Burmeister, Gabrielle Domanic Feb. 16 at Cal State Northridge* W 10-5 12-0 2-0 Katie Rulon 3, Jillian Kraus 2, Anne Belden, Tanya Gandy, Courtney Mathewson, Priscilla Orozco, Brittany Rowe Feb. 17 at Long Beach State* W 19-7 13-0 3-0 Jillian Kraus 4, Tanya Gandy 3, Gabrielle Domanic 2, Priscilla Orozco 2, Brittany Rowe 2, Anne Belden, Kamaile Crowell, Courtney Mathewson, Melissa Mordell, Kim Nelson, Katie Rulon Feb. 23 vs. Cal State Northridge 3 W 12-4 14-0 Katie Rulon 4, Brittany Rowe 2, Courtney Mathewson 2, Anne Belden, Gabrielle Domanic, Tanya Gandy, Kim Nelson Feb. 23 vs. Loyola Marymount 3 W 11-6 15-0 Brittany Rowe 3, Jillian Kraus 2, Katie Rulon 2, Gabrielle Domanic, Tanya Gandy, Courtney Mathewson, Priscilla Orozco Feb. 24 vs. California 3 W 9-4 16-0 Anne Belden 2, Courtney Mathewson 2, Brittany Rowe 2, Gabrielle Domanic, Tanya Gandy, Jillian Kraus Feb. 24 vs. 3 W 8-7 (sv-ot) 17-0 Tanya Gandy 2, Jillian Kraus 2, Gabrielle Domanic, Courtney Mathewson, Priscilla Orozco, Brittany Rowe March 1 at UC Santa Barbara* W 12-0 18-0 4-0 Brittany Rowe 3, Courtney Mathewson 2, Priscilla Orozco 2, Katie Rulon 2, Anne Belden, Megan Burmeister, Jillian Kraus March 8 * W 9-7 19-0 5-0 Brittany Rowe 3, Jillian Kraus 2, Katie Rulon 2, Courtney Mathewson, Priscilla Orozco March 9 San Jose State* W 15-5 20-0 6-0 Jillian Kraus 3, Anne Belden 2, Tanya Gandy 2, Brittany Rowe 2, Gabrielle Domanic, Kamaile Crowell, Kelly Easterday, Courtney Mathewson, Katie Rulon, Camy Sullivan March 14 at USC* W 8-7 21-0 7-0 Courtney Mathewson 4, Jillian Kraus, Priscilla Orozco, Brittany Rowe, Katie Rulon March 28 at Hawaii* W 9-5 22-0 8-0 Courtney Mathewson 3, Tanya Gandy 2, Jillian Kraus 2, Brittany Rowe, Katie Rulon April 5 California* W 10-4 23-0 9-0 Katie Rulon 3, Tanya Gandy 2, Courtney Mathewson 2, Anne Belden, Jillian Kraus, Brittany Rowe April 6 Pacific* W 13-6 24-0 10-0 Gabrielle Domanic 2, Jillian Kraus 2, Courtney Mathewson 2, Camy Sullivan 2, Megan Burmeister, Kamaile Crowell, Kim Nelson, Priscilla Orozco April 12 San Diego State* W 17-5 25-0 11-0 Katie Rulon 5, Gabrielle Domanic 3, Megan Burmeister 2, Anne Belden, Brittany Rowe, Courtney Mathewson, Jillian Kraus, Tanya Gandy, Kamaile Crowell, Kim Nelson April 12 Sonoma State W 14-7 26-0 Courtney Mathewson 3, Tanya Gandy 2, Katie Rulon 2, Megan Burmeister, Kamaile Crowell, Jillian Kraus, Priscilla Orozco, Brittany Rowe, Samantha Sears, Camy Sullivan April 13 Arizona State* W 14-4 27-0 12-0 Brittany Rowe 4, Jillian Kraus 3, Courtney Mathewson 2, Priscilla Orozco 2, Anne Belden, Gabrielle Domanic, Katie Rulon April 25 San Jose State 4 W 12-1 28-0 Tanya Gandy 3, Katie Rulon 3, Anne Belden 2, Brittany Rowe 2, Jillian Kraus, Kelsey McGinley April 26 Hawaii 4 W 8-6 29-0 Courtney Mathewson 4, Gabrielle Domanic, Tanya Gandy, Jillian Kraus, Brittany Rowe April 27 USC 4 W 8-7 30-0 Courtney Mathewson 3, Gabrielle Domanic 2, Tanya Gandy 2, Katie Rulon May 9-11 NCAA Championships 5 1 - Michigan Invitational (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 2 - Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.) 3 - UC Irvine Invitational (Irvine, Calif.) 4 - MPSF Championships (at San Diego State) 5 - NCAA Championships (at ) * MPSF contest INDIVIDUAL SCORING Player Goals Katie Rulon...58 Jillian Kraus...52 Courtney Mathewson...50 Brittany Rowe...48 Tanya Gandy...42 Gabrielle Domanic...29 Priscilla Orozco...22 Anne Belden...17 Kamaile Crowell...12 Megan Burmeister...9 Kim Nelson...8 Kelly Easterday...7 Camy Sullivan...7 Noel Umphrey...3 Kelsey McGinley...2 Kelsey Hafferkamp...1 Melissa Mordell...1 Samantha Sears...1 Totals... 372 GOALKEEPER STATS Name Saves Games Played Quarters Played Minutes Played Goals Against Goals Against Average* Brittany Fullen 219 30 117 937:53 143 4.77 Morgan Ronimus 4 1 2 16:00 5 5.00 Kelly Easterday 1 1 1 8:00 4 4.00 TOTALS 224 30 120 961:53 152 5.07 *to calculate the goals against average, divide the goalkeepers goals against by the goalkeeper s number of games played PAGE 1 OF 2
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL UCLA 114 94 95 67 2 372 Opponent 27 39 38 47 1 152 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS SCORING SAVES 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 1 Date Team AB GD BR KR PO CM MM JK TG KE KC MP NU KN KM MB CS SS KH KE AN TOTAL BF MR 1/26 Arizona St. 1 3 4 3 2 1 14 6 1/26 UC San Diego 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 14 7 1/27 Colorado St. 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 10 1/27 Indiana 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 15 14 2/2 LMU 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 13 5 2/5 Hartwick 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 5 1 1 1 19 13 2/9 Michigan 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 16 6 2/9 Hawai i 1 3 3 2 4 1 1 15 3 2/10 San Jose St. 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 12 5 2/10 USC 1 2 2 1 2 8 7 2/15 UC Irvine 1 2 3 3 3 1 13 6 2/16 CSUN 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 10 5 2/17 Long Beach 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 19 7 2/23 CSUN 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 12 6 2/23 LMU 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 11 8 2/24 California 2 1 2 2 1 1 9 11 2/24 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 15 3/1 UCSB 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 12 6 3/8 3 2 1 1 2 9 6 3/9 San Jose St. 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 15 12 3/14 USC 1 1 1 4 1 8 3 3/28 Hawai i 1 1 3 2 2 9 10 4/5 California 1 1 3 2 1 2 10 2 4/6 Pacific 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 13 3 4/12 San Diego St. 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 17 13 4/12 Sonoma St. 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 4 4 4/13 Arizona St. 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 14 7 4/25 San Jose St. 2 2 3 3 1 12 6 4/26 Hawaii 1 4 1 1 8 6 4/27 USC 2 1 1 3 1 2 8 7 5/9 NCAA Tour. 5/10 NCAA Tour. 5/11 NCAA Tour. TOTALS 17 29 48 58 22 50 1 54 42 7 12 1 3 8 2 9 7 1 1 372 219 4 SUPERLATIVES Name Goals Date Anne Belden 2 three times (last vs. San Jose State, April 25) Megan Burmeister 2 vs. San Diego State (April 12) Kamaile Crowell 3 at UC Irvine (Feb. 15) Gabrielle Domanic 3 three times (last vs. San Diego State, April 12) Kelly Easterday 2 twice (last at Loyola Marymount, Feb. 2) Kelsey Hafferkamp 1 vs. Hartwick (Feb. 5) Tanya Gandy 5 vs. Hartwick (Feb. 5) Jillian Kraus 4 twice (last at Long Beach State, Feb. 17) Courtney Mathewson 4 twice (last vs. Hawai i, April 26) Kelsey McGinley 1 twice (last vs. San Jose State, April 25) Melissa Mordell 1 at Long Beach State (Feb. 17) Kim Nelson 1 eight times (last vs. San Diego State, April 12) Priscilla Orozco 2 six times (last vs. Arizona State, Apr. 13) Brittany Rowe 4 vs. Arizona State (April 13) Katie Rulon 5 vs. San Diego State (April 12) Samantha Sears 1 vs. Sonoma State (April 12) Camy Sullivan 2 vs. Pacific (April 6) Noel Umphrey 1 three times (last vs. Indiana, Jan. 27) GOALKEEPING Name Saves Date Brittany Fullen 15 vs. (Feb. 24) Morgan Ronimus 4 vs. Sonoma State (April 12) Kelly Easterday 1 vs. Pacific (April 6) PAGE 2 OF 2
2008 National Collegiate Women's WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP Avery Aquatic Center, California University Fifth-Place Game Consolation Round First Round Semifinals Championship May 11 May 10 May 9 May 10 May 11 1 UCLA (30-0) Game 3 Loser Game 3 5 p.m. 8 Pomona-Pitzer (17-11) Game 3 Winner Game 6 Game 7 Game 5 Winner 2:15 p.m. 4 p.m. Game 7 Winner 5 UC Davis (26-8) Game 4 Loser Game 4 6:45 p.m. 4 San Diego St. (29-6) Game 4 Winner Game 10 Game 12 Fifth Place 2:15 p.m. 6 p.m. NATIONAL 3 Southern California (19-7) Live on CBS College Sports CHAMPION Network Game 2 Loser Game 2 3:15 p.m. 6 Michigan (33-9) Game 2 Winner Game 5 Game 8 Game 6 Winner 12:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Game 8 Winner 7 Marist (27-7) Game 1 Loser Game 1 1:30 p.m. 2 (25-4) Game 1 Winner Seventh-Place Game Third-Place Game May 11 May 11 Game 6 Loser Game 8 Loser Game 9 Game 11 Seventh Place 12:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Third Place Game 5 Loser Game 7 Loser * All Times are Pacific Standard time