2023 Women's Water Polo Roster
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Johnson, Ava
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Jersey Number 13
Ava Johnson
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Las Lomas HS
- Hometown:
- Walnut Creek, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 3-time ACWPCย All-American (Honorable Mention 2020, First Team 2021, Second Team 2022)
โขย NCAA All-Tournament (First Team 2021)
โข 2-time All-MPSF (First Team 2021, Second Team 2022)
โข MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2019)
โข MPSF/KAP7 All-Tournament Team (2021)
โข 4-time ACWPCย All-Academic (Excellent 2019, 2020, Superior 2021, 2022)
โข 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
โขย MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Mar. 16, 2021)
โข 2-time MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 19, 2019, Apr. 9, 2019)
โข 12-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
2022
Was seventh on the team in scoring with 38 points โฆ totaled 30 goals (6thย on the team) and eight assistsย โฆย also had 15 steals (T-6th on the team), 10 field blocks (2nd on the team), 96 exclusions drawn (ledย the team), and was 1.000 on sprints (1-0) onย the yearย โฆ scored a season- and career-high five goals in a win at No. 18 UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 23)ย โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best six consecutive games to open the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 21-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 8-of-30 games on the season โฆ had four multiple-goal games including two hat tricks.
2021
Totaled 28 goals (T-2nd on the team), six assists, 34 total points (5th on the team), 32 exclusions drawn (led team), nine steals (T-4th on the team), and nine field blocks (led team and tied for 10th in MPSF)ย in 20 games played โฆ scored a season- and then-career-high-tying four goalsย in a win at No. 17 San Jose State (Apr. 4) โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best seven consecutive games on the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 16-of-20 games and drew at least one exclusion in 11-of-20 games on the season โฆ had nine multiple-goal games including two hat tricks.
2020
Totaled 22 goals (tied for 5th on the team), five assists, 40 exclusions drawn (team high), eight steals, and five field blocks in 18 games played โฆ scored a season- and then-career-high-tying four goals in the last game of the year, a win at No. 23 Pacific (Mar. 8) โฆ had five multi-goal games including two hat tricks โฆ scored at least one goal in five consecutive games during two spans of the season (Jan. 17-Jan. 19 and Jan. 25-Feb 1) and scored at least one goal in 14-of-18 games played.
2019
Totaled 20 goals (5th on the team) on just 29 shots for a team-high shooting percentage of .690 โฆ also tallied 11 steals and 10 field blocks (3rd on the team) in 26 games played (21 starts) โฆ added a team-high 63 earned exclusions with a team-best five drawn penalty shots โฆ named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 19) after leadingย the Bruins in scoring with her second hat trick of the season in a 13-10 overtime win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Feb. 16) โฆ Johnson scored all three goals on power plays, with the first being the only goal of the second period โฆ she would net the eventual game-winning goal in the first overtime period and would add the final score of the game in the second overtime โฆ sheย also drew a team-high four exclusions in the win โฆ named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Apr. 9) after scoringย two goals in two games as the Bruins nearly pulled off an upset at No. 1 Stanford (Apr. 6) and later posted a 13-3 win at No. 18 San Jose State (Apr. 7) โฆ against the Cardinal, Johnson scored one goal on one shot, UCLA's first goal of the game in the third quarter and one which sparked a 5-0 run after a 4-0 deficit โฆ she drew four exclusions and added one field block in that game โฆ playing only in the first half at San Jose State, she scored once on her only shot and also drew four exclusions and had one steal and one field block against the Spartansย โฆ had four multi-goal games and two hat tricks, including a then-career- and season-high four goals in a win over Santa Clara (Feb. 9) โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-high five straight games Mar. 29-Apr. 26 and scored at least one goal in 13-of-26 games she played.
NATIONAL TEAM
Was one of nine Bruins that representedย Team USA at the 2019ย FINA Women's Junior World Championship (Sept.ย 9-15) in Funchal, Portugal โฆ was on Team USA for the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, in July as the Americans finished eighth with Johnson scoring a total of seven goalsย โฆ competed for the Youth National Team at the FINA Youth World Championships in 2018 โฆ played for the Senior National Team at the FINA Womenโs Intercontinental Tournament in 2017 and 2018 โฆ assisted as a coach at the Holiday Camp in 2017 โฆ competed at the Junior World Championships in 2017, placing 5th.
ย
CLUB
Competed for 680 Drivers Water Polo Club in Walnut Creek, Calif. โฆ competed in the Junior Olympics from 2015-18, placing 1st in 2017, 2nd in 2016 and 2018, and 4th in 2015 โฆ earned First Team All-American honors in 2016 and 2018 and Second Team All-American accolades in 2015 and 2017 โฆ in 2018, placed 2nd at Junior Olympics and U.S. Club Championships and was 3rd at Cal Cup State Finals โฆย in 2017, she won gold at Junior Olympics, U.S. Club Championships and at Cal Cup State Finals โฆ in 2016, she placed 2nd at Junior Olympics and at Cal Cup State Finals and 3rd at U.S. Club Championships โฆ in 2015, she placed 4th at Junior Olympics and 5th at U.S. Club Championships and was named Tournament MVP.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Ryan Sevilla at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., where she was a four-year letterwinner in both swimming and water poloโฆ was named First Team All-Diablo Athletic League in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and earned 2nd Team honors in 2015 โฆ was a Third Team NISCA All-American in 2018 and a Fifth Team pick in 2016 โฆ was a Third Team KAI-Sports All-American in 2018, a Fourth Team selection in 2016 and a Fifth Team pick in 2017โฆ earned the Rookie of the Year award in 2015 โฆ also named First Team All-East Bay in 2016 โฆ earned Academic All-American USA Water Polo accolades from 2016-18 and earned North Coast Section, CIF Scholar-Athlete honors all eight high school semesters (2014-18).
ย
PERSONAL
Daughter of Erinn and Jeffery Johnson โฆ has one younger brother, Cade โฆ decided to attend UCLA because she wanted to go here since the 7th grade, UCLA was the best fit, felt the most like home, and offered a highly ranked D1 water polo program. UCLA also had a campus culture that matched her fiercely competitive but, undeniably gregarious personality โฆ describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as taking first place in three major water polo tournaments in the same year: 2017 Cal Cup State Finals, U.S. Club Championships, and the Junior Olympics โฆ admires Coralie Simmons and Natalie Benson โฆ hobbies and interests include going to concerts, traveling to remote national parks, third world countries, and exotic island beaches, skiing, water skiing, tubing, and hiking โฆ majoring in public affairs.
ย
โข 3-time ACWPCย All-American (Honorable Mention 2020, First Team 2021, Second Team 2022)
โขย NCAA All-Tournament (First Team 2021)
โข 2-time All-MPSF (First Team 2021, Second Team 2022)
โข MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2019)
โข MPSF/KAP7 All-Tournament Team (2021)
โข 4-time ACWPCย All-Academic (Excellent 2019, 2020, Superior 2021, 2022)
โข 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
โขย MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Mar. 16, 2021)
โข 2-time MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 19, 2019, Apr. 9, 2019)
โข 12-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
2022
Was seventh on the team in scoring with 38 points โฆ totaled 30 goals (6thย on the team) and eight assistsย โฆย also had 15 steals (T-6th on the team), 10 field blocks (2nd on the team), 96 exclusions drawn (ledย the team), and was 1.000 on sprints (1-0) onย the yearย โฆ scored a season- and career-high five goals in a win at No. 18 UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 23)ย โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best six consecutive games to open the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 21-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 8-of-30 games on the season โฆ had four multiple-goal games including two hat tricks.
2021
Totaled 28 goals (T-2nd on the team), six assists, 34 total points (5th on the team), 32 exclusions drawn (led team), nine steals (T-4th on the team), and nine field blocks (led team and tied for 10th in MPSF)ย in 20 games played โฆ scored a season- and then-career-high-tying four goalsย in a win at No. 17 San Jose State (Apr. 4) โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best seven consecutive games on the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 16-of-20 games and drew at least one exclusion in 11-of-20 games on the season โฆ had nine multiple-goal games including two hat tricks.
2020
Totaled 22 goals (tied for 5th on the team), five assists, 40 exclusions drawn (team high), eight steals, and five field blocks in 18 games played โฆ scored a season- and then-career-high-tying four goals in the last game of the year, a win at No. 23 Pacific (Mar. 8) โฆ had five multi-goal games including two hat tricks โฆ scored at least one goal in five consecutive games during two spans of the season (Jan. 17-Jan. 19 and Jan. 25-Feb 1) and scored at least one goal in 14-of-18 games played.
2019
Totaled 20 goals (5th on the team) on just 29 shots for a team-high shooting percentage of .690 โฆ also tallied 11 steals and 10 field blocks (3rd on the team) in 26 games played (21 starts) โฆ added a team-high 63 earned exclusions with a team-best five drawn penalty shots โฆ named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 19) after leadingย the Bruins in scoring with her second hat trick of the season in a 13-10 overtime win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Feb. 16) โฆ Johnson scored all three goals on power plays, with the first being the only goal of the second period โฆ she would net the eventual game-winning goal in the first overtime period and would add the final score of the game in the second overtime โฆ sheย also drew a team-high four exclusions in the win โฆ named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Apr. 9) after scoringย two goals in two games as the Bruins nearly pulled off an upset at No. 1 Stanford (Apr. 6) and later posted a 13-3 win at No. 18 San Jose State (Apr. 7) โฆ against the Cardinal, Johnson scored one goal on one shot, UCLA's first goal of the game in the third quarter and one which sparked a 5-0 run after a 4-0 deficit โฆ she drew four exclusions and added one field block in that game โฆ playing only in the first half at San Jose State, she scored once on her only shot and also drew four exclusions and had one steal and one field block against the Spartansย โฆ had four multi-goal games and two hat tricks, including a then-career- and season-high four goals in a win over Santa Clara (Feb. 9) โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-high five straight games Mar. 29-Apr. 26 and scored at least one goal in 13-of-26 games she played.
NATIONAL TEAM
Was one of nine Bruins that representedย Team USA at the 2019ย FINA Women's Junior World Championship (Sept.ย 9-15) in Funchal, Portugal โฆ was on Team USA for the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, in July as the Americans finished eighth with Johnson scoring a total of seven goalsย โฆ competed for the Youth National Team at the FINA Youth World Championships in 2018 โฆ played for the Senior National Team at the FINA Womenโs Intercontinental Tournament in 2017 and 2018 โฆ assisted as a coach at the Holiday Camp in 2017 โฆ competed at the Junior World Championships in 2017, placing 5th.
ย
CLUB
Competed for 680 Drivers Water Polo Club in Walnut Creek, Calif. โฆ competed in the Junior Olympics from 2015-18, placing 1st in 2017, 2nd in 2016 and 2018, and 4th in 2015 โฆ earned First Team All-American honors in 2016 and 2018 and Second Team All-American accolades in 2015 and 2017 โฆ in 2018, placed 2nd at Junior Olympics and U.S. Club Championships and was 3rd at Cal Cup State Finals โฆย in 2017, she won gold at Junior Olympics, U.S. Club Championships and at Cal Cup State Finals โฆ in 2016, she placed 2nd at Junior Olympics and at Cal Cup State Finals and 3rd at U.S. Club Championships โฆ in 2015, she placed 4th at Junior Olympics and 5th at U.S. Club Championships and was named Tournament MVP.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Ryan Sevilla at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., where she was a four-year letterwinner in both swimming and water poloโฆ was named First Team All-Diablo Athletic League in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and earned 2nd Team honors in 2015 โฆ was a Third Team NISCA All-American in 2018 and a Fifth Team pick in 2016 โฆ was a Third Team KAI-Sports All-American in 2018, a Fourth Team selection in 2016 and a Fifth Team pick in 2017โฆ earned the Rookie of the Year award in 2015 โฆ also named First Team All-East Bay in 2016 โฆ earned Academic All-American USA Water Polo accolades from 2016-18 and earned North Coast Section, CIF Scholar-Athlete honors all eight high school semesters (2014-18).
ย
PERSONAL
Daughter of Erinn and Jeffery Johnson โฆ has one younger brother, Cade โฆ decided to attend UCLA because she wanted to go here since the 7th grade, UCLA was the best fit, felt the most like home, and offered a highly ranked D1 water polo program. UCLA also had a campus culture that matched her fiercely competitive but, undeniably gregarious personality โฆ describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as taking first place in three major water polo tournaments in the same year: 2017 Cal Cup State Finals, U.S. Club Championships, and the Junior Olympics โฆ admires Coralie Simmons and Natalie Benson โฆ hobbies and interests include going to concerts, traveling to remote national parks, third world countries, and exotic island beaches, skiing, water skiing, tubing, and hiking โฆ majoring in public affairs.
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| AVA JOHNSON'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2019 | 26 | 20 | 29 | .690 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 63 |
| 2020 | 18 | 22 | 36 | .611 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| 2021 | 20 | 28 | 48 | .583 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 53 | .566 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 96 |
| Totals | 94 | 100 | 166 | .602 | 19 | 43 | 34 | 231 |
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