Player Bio: Melissa Mordell - UCLA Official Athletic Site

2008
Played in 12 matches...scored two goals on nine attempts...also totaled three assists and three steals...scored one goal at Long Beach State (Feb. 17) in an MPSF contest...scored one goal against Pomona-Pitzer in the Bruins' first-round NCA Tournament victory (May 9).

2007
Played in 17 matches...scored eight goals on 20 attempts...also collected eight steals and four assists...scored a season-best five goals against Pacific (Feb. 17)...recorded her first collegiate goal against Indiana (Feb. 4)...scored in five games.

High School
Four-year water polo letterwinner at Sacred Heart Prep under head coach Ed Samuels...served as team co-captain her senior season...earned Co-MVP honors as a senior...twice named a first-team All-CIF Central Coast Section honoree...two-time first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League selection...earned Female Athlete of the Year honors as a sophomore and junior...finished in the top three in scoring in the Western Catholic Athletic League as a senior...led team to a 30-2 record.

Personal
Full name: Melissa Josephine Mordell...born December 22, 1987 in Palo Alto, Calif...is the daughter of Mark and Jayne Mordell...father, Mark, was a running back at Stanford University...has one younger sister, Mary...undeclared major.