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Player Bio: Catharine Von Schwarz - UCLA Official Athletic Site

April 17, 2013 | Women's Water Polo

1999 - Redshirted the '99 season to compete with the U.S. Women's National Team...Helped capture first place at the Canada Cup in Montreal as a member of the national team...Won a silver medal at the Pan-American games as a member of team USA...Notched a goal apiece in the Pan-Am wins over Puerto Rico and Cuba...Member of the Holiday Cup second-place team...Scored a goal in the 7-5 loss to Australia in the first-place match of the Holiday Cup...Led all scorers with a hat-trick in the 10-7 victory over Canada, which allowed USA to advance to the Holiday Cup finals.

1998 - Named 1998 first-team All-American as well as first-team All-MPSF...Third leading scorer on the team with 59 goals...Shooting percentage of 54% was the second highest on the squad...Scored in 25 of 36 games, including 17 multiple goal games...Netted a team-high five goals twice against San Diego State on February 7 and against San Jose State on March 15...Tallied more than two goals in nine games.

1997 - Garnered second-team All-America, second-team all-tournament and first-team All-MPSF Southern Division honors...Second leading scorer on the squad with 50 goals...Netted goals in 27 of 32 games, including 13 multiple scoring matches...Scored a game-high four goals versus San Diego State on April 5...Member of the Junior National Team, which placed third at the Junior World Championships.

1996 - Named a second-team All-American...Garnered second-team All-Tournament honors...Received first-team All-MPSF accolades...Netted 35 goals in 48 attempts...Shot 73% from the field, the team's third-highest shooting percentage...Scored three goals per game in four matches (vs UC San Diego, USC, UC Santa Barbara and San Diego State)...Earned a gold medal at the 1996 Junior Pan-American Games.

High School - Member of the U.S. National Team...Attended Saint Mary's HS in Annapolis, MD...A member of the Annapolis Water Polo Club since 1989 under coach Mike Schofield...A two-time champion and All-East selection at the Eastern Water Polo League Women's High School Championships...Began her stint with the U.S. Junior National Team in 1991, and led the team to a first place finish at the 1994 Pan-Am Championships and third place finish at the 1995 Junior World Championships...Competed at the U.S. Olympic Festival every year beginning in 1993...Placed first and was named All-American and MVP at the Outdoor Junior Nationals and Indoor Junior Nationals in 1993...Placed first at the Outdoor Junior Nationals in 1995...A five-time National Junior Olympics All-American.

Personal - Full name is Catharine Chantler von Schwarz...Born April 10, 1977 in Annapolis, MD ...History major with aspirations to teach.

Career Statistics

Year     GS  Att   %
1996     35   48  73
1997     50   81  62
1998     59  110  54
Totals  144  239  60

  Catharine Von Schwarz
Catharine Von Schwarz
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Annapolis, MD

High School:
St. Mary's HS

Height:
5-8

Position:
Set Offense

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