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Why I Chose Stanford: "Its the only school that was not only known for its prestigious education but also for its amazing athletics. Plus Mel [Seidemann] and I decided we were going to go to school together before junior year and Stanford is the only place that could handle us." As A Freshman In 2009: Scored 13 goals ... posted three hat tricks ... scored three goals in 15-14 win against Arizona State at Stanford Invitational (2/8) ... posted her second hat trick in 19-4 win over UC Santa Cruz (2/14) ... added a goal in win over Harvard (3/21) ... scored three times in National Collegiate Championship quarterfinal victory over Marist (5/8). High School: A 2008 graduate of Villa Park High School in Villa Park, Calif. ... competed for the swimming and water polo teams all four years ... captained the water polo team in her junior and senior seasons ... was a four-time All-American in water polo, the first VPHS player to accomplish the feat ... finished her career as VPHS' all-time leading goal-scorer ... helped lead team to Century League titles in all four seasons ... team reached the CIF Southern Section Semifinals in 2005, 2007 and 2008, and reached the final in 2006 ... took home Century League MVP honors in 2005, 2007 and 2008 ... helped swim team to four league titles ... was part of the U.S. Youth National Team from 2005-07, and played on teams that won the gold at the 2006 Pan-American Junior Games in Montreal and went undefeated in youth tournament action in Sydney, Australia in 2007 ... played club water polo for Breakers in 2005 and SET from 2007-08 ... helped her SET team reach the championship game of the Open Tournament at the U.S. Water Polo Top 40 Festival in 2007 ... also competed at the Top 40 Festival in 2008. Personal: Born in Orange, Calif. ... parents' names are Joe and Becky ... has an older brother, Alex, who currently plays water polo at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and a younger brother named Ben ... enjoys watching the TV shows "South Park" and "The Office" as well as music, hanging out with friends and Anaheim Ducks hockey ... has plans to study pre-med with an eye on a career as a dermatologist or psychologist. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
