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Becca Melanson
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
2024 NCAA Champions
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Becca Melanson
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Becca Melanson
Photo by: Minette Rubin
UCLA Team Photo after Marist game
Photo by: Minette Rubin
UCLA Athletics - 2025 UCLA Women's Water Polo Media Day portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
November 13th, 2024
Copyright Don Liebig/ASUCLA
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Jersey Number 9

Becca Melanson

  • Position:
    Attacker
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    North Allegheny HS
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โ€ข ACWPCย All-Academic (Excellent - 2024)
โ€ข 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024)

2024
Played in 25-of-26 games โ€ฆ recorded 18 goals (seventh on the team) and 25 assists (tied for third on the team), totaling 43 points on the season (tied for sixth on the team) โ€ฆ tied for eighth on the team with nine steals โ€ฆ drew six exclusions and had four field blocks (tied for sixth on the team) โ€ฆ scored a season-high four goals in a win vs. Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational โ€ฆ scored at least one goal in 12-of-25 games played โ€ฆ had a season-high three consecutive games with at least one goal scored โ€ฆ recorded three multiple-goal games, including one four-goal game and one hat trick.

HIGH SCHOOL
Becca Melanson was a four-time letterwinner in water polo and a three-time letterwinner in swimming at North Allegheny High School โ€ฆ is the NAHS all-time record holder in goals (322) and total points (755) โ€ฆ was a three-time NISCA All-American, earning First-Team honors as a senior โ€ฆ also a four-time WPIAL All-Scholar Athlete โ€ฆ recipient of 2022 Miss Pennsylvania Water Polo โ€ฆ played club at Long Beach Aquatics Federation, earning 2022 Junior Olympics All-American honors โ€ฆ helped lead the team to a gold medal at the UANA Pan American Games in 2022 โ€ฆ two-time member of the U.S. Development National Team and Cadet National Team โ€ฆ participated in training with the Junior National Team (training vs Australia and New Zealand Senior National Teams) โ€ฆ also a four-time Academic All-American.

PERSONAL
Full name: Rebecca Paige Melanson, prefers Becca โ€ฆ born in Burlington, Vt. โ€ฆ parents are Tony and Jeannine Melanson โ€ฆ has an older sister, Sophia, and an older brother, Marc โ€ฆ decided to attend UCLA because, โ€œIt (UCLA)ย has always been my dream school. I started to really get involved in water polo in 7th grade, and asked for UCLA water polo merchandise for my 13th birthday.โ€ โ€ฆ interests include listening to live music, trying new foods, traveling and meeting new people โ€ฆ major is undeclared.
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BECCA MELANSON'S CAREER STATISTICS
Year GAMES GOALS SHOTS PCT AST STL BLK EE
2024 25 18 59 .305 25 9 4 6
Totals 25 18 59 .305 25 9 4 6
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 3 Hawai'i Highlights
Monday, April 14
Highlights - UCLA W. Water Polo vs. Princeton (March 13, 2025)
Friday, March 14
UCLA vs. Princeton
Thursday, March 13
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 15 Indiana
Sunday, March 09