2017 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Kelsey O'Brien
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Santa Barbara
- Hometown:
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
2017
Totaled eight goals, nine assists, nine steals and four field blocks in 23 games played (one start) โฆ ACWPC All-Academic โExcellentโ honoree โฆ MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete selection โฆ accumulated one goal, two assists, one steal and two earned exclusions in 20-5 win over No. 15 Indiana (Jan. 21) at UC Santa Barbara Winter Invitational โฆ posted two-steal performances in 13-2 road win over No. 14 Long Beach State (Feb. 3) and 19-3 Barbara Kalbus Invitational win over No. 16 UC San Diego (Feb. 24) โฆ scored three goals in 24-2 road win over No. 10 San Jose State (March 4).
2016
ACWPC All-America honorable mention selection ... Started in all 31 games this seasonย ... Scored 25 goals, including five on counterattacks ... Led the team with 41 steals,ย while also recording 11 blocks and 20 assistsย ... Notched three goals against Cal in the MPSF third-place game ...ย Earned MPSF All-Academic honors.
2015
Played in 20 matches with three starts ... Scored 12 goals, including a career-high three goals against Loyola Marymount (1/24) ... On defense, she recorded 12 steals ... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors.ย
2014
Played in 26 matches without a start ... Scored eight goals, including three on power plays and three on counterattacks ... Recorded a career-high of two goals against CS Monterey Bay (1/25) ... Added nine assists and four earned exclusions on offense ... On defense, she recorded 10 steals and one field block ... Earned a spot on the Winter and Spring DHR.
High School
Eight-time letterwinner in swimming and water polo for Coach Mark Walsh at Santa Barbara High School ... In water polo, she was a three-time First-Team All CIF selection ... Was a four-time First-Team All-Channel League choice ... Led SBHS to a pair of Channel League titles ... Two-time team captain (2012 and '13) ... In 104 career games played, she scored 249 goals, recorded 296 steals and 217 assists, and drew 100 ejections ... In swimming, she was a two-time CIF Div. I finalist in the 50 Free and a 2012 finalist in the 200 Free ... Also served as captain of the swim team as a senior.
Club
Veteran member of the USA Water Polo program ... Six-time USA All-American, two-time co-MVP of the USA National Junior Olympics Team ... Five-time USA National Junior Olympics champion ... Three-time U.S. Club champion.
Personal
Chose UCLA for the "academic and athletic opportunities, and to win a national championship" ... Lists her greatest thrill as advancing to seven Junior Olympics finals ... Admires multi-gold medalist Michael Phelps, soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant ... Enjoys surfing, beach volleyball and traveling as hobbies ... Taught herself how to swim ... Father Patrick coached the UC Santa Barbara water polo team for 10 years ... Born in her hometown ... Geography major.
| Kelsey O'Brien's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2014 | 26/0 | 8 | 18 | .444 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 20/3 | 12 | 27 | .444 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 31/31 | 25 | 66 | .379 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 9 |
| 2017 | 23/5 | 8 | 22 | .364 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| Totals | 100/39 | 53 | 133 | .398 | 44 | 72 | 15 | 26 |
