2023 Women's Water Polo Roster

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Genoa Rossi
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
UCLA Athletics - 2024 UCLA Women's Water Polo versus the University of California at Irvine, Sunset Recreational Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
February 10th, 2024
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2024 NCAA Champions
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UCLA Bench Celebrates a Goal at the MPSF Championship
UCLA Bench Celebration vs. Stanford
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Genoa Rossi
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UCLA Team Huddle
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UCLA Team Photo after Marist game
Photo by: Minette Rubin
UCLA Huddle vs. California in MPSF Third-Place Game at San Jose State
UCLA Athletics - 2023 UCLA Women's Water Polo Media Day portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
November 22nd, 2022
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Jersey Number 23

Genoa Rossi

  • Position:
    Utility
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Mater Dei HS
  • Hometown:
    Laguna Beach, Calif.

UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2024)
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024)

2024
Played in all 26 games … tallied 17 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and 10 assists (eighth on the team) for a total of 27 points … drew seven exclusions (tied for ninth on the team), had five steals, and had four field blocks (tied for sixth on the team) … had a career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 14 UC Davis on Jan. 27 at the California Cup … notched a season-best five consecutive games with at least one goal scored, collecting at least one goal in 13-of-26 games played … had three multiple-goal games, including one hat trick.

2023
Played in 25-of-29 games … tallied 13 goals and eight assists (tied for 10th on the team) for a total of 21 points … also drew four exclusions (tied for eighth on the team), had seven steals, and four field blocks (tied for third on the team) … scored a season-high two goals three times on the season (in an 11-6 win at No. 19 UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 22, in a win over No. 22 San Diego State on Feb. 24, and in a win at No. 16 Arizona State on Apr. 28) … scored at least one goal in 10-of-25 games played … had three multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in a season-best four consecutive games.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner in water polo and three years in swimming at Mater Dei High School … water polo honors include, 2022-Athlete of the Year at Mater Dei HS, First Team All-CIF-Southern Section, First Team All-County, Mater Dei HS Team MVP, First Team All-League; 2021-Second Team All CIF, Third Team All-County, First Team All League; 2020-Most Coachable Player Mater Dei HS; 2019-Most Inspirational Player Mater Dei HS) … has been part of the U.S. Development, Cadet, Youth, Junior, and Senior National Teams … played club with Vanguard Aquatics … earned Honorable Mention All-American honors at Vanguard … also named Most Improved Swimmer at Mater Dei HS, All-CIF in swimming and earned the Leadership Award at Mater Dei HS for swimming … was the salutatorian for the Mater Dei HS Class of 2022.

PERSONAL
Full name: Genoa Noreen Rossi … born in Berkeley, Calif … parents are Mark and Lisa Rossi … has two brothers, Maximo (20) and Santino (16) … brother, Maximo, is currently on the Men’s Water Polo team at UCLA … chose UCLA because of the outstanding water polo program, academics, and campus … describes her greatest athletic thrill as, "during the summer of 2022 when I competed with the USA Youth National Team in Serbia and became a World Champion. Seeing the excitement from all the hard work and dedication we put in to win this was the best feeling ever. I was so honored and grateful to be apart of such an amazing team and take home a gold medal.” … lists the U.S. Women’s Water Polo National Team along with Nick Bosa, Misty May Treanor, Draymond Green, and Stephen Curry as the athletes she most admires … likes to play piano and beach volleyball in her spare time … has yet to declare a major. 

GENOA ROSSI'S CAREER STATISTICS
Year GAMES GOALS SHOTS PCT AST STL BLK EE
2023 25 13 29 .450 8 7 4 4
2024 26 17 45 .378 10 5 4 7
Totals 51 30 74 .405 18 12 8 11
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