NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The American Water Polo Coaches Association announced the 2000 All-America team Wednesday with UCLA sophomore Elaine Zivich earning Player of the Year accolades. In addition, six Bruins received All-America acclaim.
Sophomore Elaine Zivich (Lompoc, Calif./ Cabrillo) picked up first-team All-America acclaim for the second straight year. The sophomore attacker, who earned Tournament MVP honors at the Collegiate Nationals after helping guide the Bruins to their fourth national crown, was the team's second-leading scorer with 54 goals. Also earning first-team honors was senior captain and U.S. National Team member Catharine von Schwarz (Annapolis, MD/ St. Mary's), who ranks fourth on the team with 42 goals. von Schwarz, who picks up her fourth All-American honor in as many years, is the first female athlete at UCLA to ever win four national championships.
Sophomore transfer Kelly Heuchan (Perth, Australia/ U. of Western Australia) and freshman Jessica Lopez (Commerce, Calif./ Bell Gardens) received second-team honors. Heuchan was the team's leading-scorer with 57 goals, while Lopez ranked fourth on the team with 44 goals.
Freshman Jaime Hipp (Fresno, Calif./ Edison) was UCLA's only third-team selection. The 6-0 goalkeeper held a 4.52 goals against average and was named to the Collegiate National Tournament second-team after pulling down 10 saves in UCLA's 11-4 win over USC in the title game.
Senior Erin Golaboski (Severna Park, MD/ Severna Park), who is tied for fourth on the team with 42 goals, received honorable mention acclaim.
Following is the complete list of honors:
Division I
Coach of the Year Dan McOsker University of Massachusetts Player of the Year Elaine Zivich University of California, Los Angeles
First Team
Elaine Zivich University of California, Los Angeles Catherine von Schwarz University of California, Los Angeles Aniko Pelle University of Southern California Nina Wengst University of Southern California Margie Dingeldein Stanford University Katie Grogan University of Massachusetts Fana Fuqua, Goalie University of California, Berkeley
Second Team
Larisa Baltgalvis San Diego State University Beth Irwin University of California, Berkeley Collette Glinkowski University of California, Berkeley Adele MacCarthy-BeauvaisPrinceton University Kelly Heuchan University of California, Los Angeles Jessica Lopez University of California, Los Angeles Jackie Frank, Goalie Stanford University
Third Team
Tiffany Hodgens University of California, Davis Kris Koblik Stanford University Stacy Black Long Beach State University Marci Hupp University of Massachusetts Neva West San Jose State University Julie Gardner Stanford University Jamie Hipp, Goalie University of California, Los Angeles
Honorable Mention
Erin Golaboski University of California, Los Angeles Lynn Nisbet University of California, Santa Barbara Jen Durley University of Southern California Claudia Clement University of Massachusetts Cassie Nichols Princeton University Katrim Diefolf University of Southern California Kelly Shouey Stanford University Lisa De Rossi University of Hawaii Anne-Marie Keenan Stanford University Sandra Milicev University of Southern California Molly Smith University of the Pacific Kaliya Young University of California, Berkeley Lucy Windes Loyola Marymount University Karin Umemura University of Hawaii Curran Teigen, Goalie San Diego State University Dana Sinkwich, Goalie University of Massachusetts Goga Vukmirovic, Goalie Princeton University