2026 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Genoa Rossi
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Hometown:
- Laguna Beach, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention - 2025)
• All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2025)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 33 total points (seventh on the team) … collected 15 goals (tied for sixth on the team) and 18 assists (tied for sixth on the team) … had six steals, drew seven exclusions, and tallied 10 field blocks (second on the team) … notched a season-high two goals three times (in a win at No. 7 Arizona State on Feb. 9, in a home win over No. 3 Hawai'i on April 12, and in an MPSF semifinal win over No. 4 California on April 26) … scored at least one goal in 12-of-26 games … went 2-0 in sprints on the year … had a season-best three consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Feb. 9 thru Feb. 21) … tallied three multi-goal games.
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 and Santino … brother, Maximo, played water polo at UCLA while Santino was a freshman on the Bruins' NCAA Championship team in 2025 … 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 … major is political science.
| 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 |
| 2025 | 26 | 15 | 43 | .349 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Totals | 77 | 45 | 117 | .385 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
