2016 Women's Water Polo Roster

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Grace Reego
Photo by: Minette Rubin
Grace Reego (Photo: Scott Chandler)
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Grace Reego (Photo: Don Liebig)
Photo by: Don Liebig, UCLA Photography
Grace Reego HS 2016
Jersey Number 16

Grace Reego

  • Position:
    Attacker
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Granite Bay HS
  • Hometown:
    Granite Bay, Calif.

2019
Totaled 17 goals, eight assists, eight steals and five field blocks in 28 games played (15 starts) โ€ฆ also won two sprints and drew 14 exclusions โ€ฆ ACWPC All-Academic โ€œOutstandingโ€ honoree ... named to the UCLA All-Academic Team, qualifying withย the team's highest GPA ... won the Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award, given to senior student-athletes who have made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll every quarter they were enrolled at UCLA in 12 or more graded units โ€ฆ named MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete โ€ฆ selected to Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll forย Fall 2018 and Winter 2019ย โ€ฆ scored a season-high two goals in a 17-8 win over No. 24 Cal Baptist (Jan. 19), in a 17-2 win over Santa Clara (Feb. 9), in an 11-6 win over No. 6 UC Irvine (Feb. 10), and in a 13-10 overtime win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Feb. 16).

2018
Totaled 15 goals, eight assists, 11 steals and two field blocks in 31 games played (13 starts) โ€ฆ ACWPC All-Academic โ€œSuperiorโ€ honoree โ€ฆ named MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete โ€ฆ selected to Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll forย Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 โ€ฆ posted one goal and two assists in 11-2 win versus No. 22 Loyola Marymount (UCLA Invitational, Jan. 13) โ€ฆ scored two goals in 21-4 win versus Fresno Pacific at UCSB Winter Invitational (Jan. 20) โ€ฆ contributed one goal, two assists and two steals in 15-7 win versus No. 12 Hartwick (March 24).

2017
Totaled three goals, five assists, four steals and one field block in 12 games played โ€ฆ ACWPC All-Academic โ€œSuperiorโ€ honoree โ€ฆ selected to Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll Winter 2017ย and Spring 2017ย ... named to UCLA All-Academic Team at 11th Annual UCLA Scholar-Athlete Banquet (May 8) โ€ฆ tallied one goal, one assist and two steals in 19-2 win over No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (April 1) at Hawaiโ€™i Invitational.

2016
Redshirted most of the season ... played inย nine games ... selected to Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll Fall 2016, Winter 2016 and Spring 2016 ... also named to UCLA All-Academic Team at 10thย Annual UCLA Scholar-Athlete Banquetย ... scored eight goals, including five in front-court offense and two on counterattacks ... also recorded three assists and four steals ... posted three two-goals games on the season.

2015
Played in 10 games without a start ... selected to Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll Fall 2015ย ... netted 10 goals on 18 attempts (.556) ... Was 2 for 2 in 6-on-5 situations ... posted a career-high three goals against Sonoma State (1/25) ... on defense, she recorded two steals and two blocks.

NATIONAL TEAM
Three-year member of the ODP Central Cal A Team, earning Silver at the 2013 ODP Regional Championships ... participated in the 2013 and 2014 National Training Selection Camps.

CLUB
Played for the Rose Bowl Water Polo in 2014, previously Sacramento Water Polo 2012-13 and American River Water Polo 2007-2011 ... won the 2014 National 18U Junior Olympics, scoring a hat trick in the championship game โ€ฆ earned Second-Team All-America honors โ€ฆ leading scorer for SWP 2012-13 and MVP of ARWP 2009-2011.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four varsity letters each in water polo and swimming at Granite Bay HS ... in water polo, she was coached by Mike and Jeanette Saldana and her brother Andrew Reego ... was a semi-finalist at the DI Sac-Joaquin Section Championships and was a three-time CIF Sac-Joaquin All-Section selection, including first-team and All-America honors in 2013 ... three-time all-league selection and GBHS MVP... named 2012 and 2013 All-City Player by the Sacramento Bee โ€ฆ led GBHS in scoring with 326 career goals ... 2012-2013 USA Water Polo Academic All-American ... in swimming, she was coached by John Sherman and Andrew Reego, and earned the 2013 and 2014 Coaches Award โ€ฆ helped lead GBHS to the 2014 DI Sac-Joaquin Section Championships after three runner-up finishes.

PERSONAL
Has one brother, Andrew, who graduated from USC as a member of the menโ€™s water polo team ... chose UCLA for its winning tradition, coaching staff, team chemistry and academic reputation ... athletic highlight to date was winning the 18U JO Championships with Rose Bowl ... hobbies include paddle-boarding, open water swimming and playing with her dogs... father Jim played water polo at Indiana and mother Liz has a swimming and golf background ... volunteered at the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary one summer ... born in Roseville, CA ... majoredย in psychology.

GRACE REEGO'S CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP/GS G ATT PCT AST STL BLK EE
2015 10/0 10 18 .556 0 2 2 2
2016 9/0 8 16 .500 3 4 0 2
2017 12/0 3 13 .231 5 4 1 2
2018 31/13 15 50 .300 8 11 2 7
2019 28/15 17 56 .304 8 8 5 14
Totals 90/28 53 153 .346 24 29 10 27
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