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Jersey Number 11
Janna Tauscher
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Hometown:
- Sunset Beach, Calif.
- Previous School:
- California
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent - 2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2023)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2025 (California)
Played in 24-of-25 games … scored 28 total points on 22 goals and six assists … added one steal and one field block … also drew 11 exclusions … scored a hat trick in a win over San Jose State (Jan. 17) and in a loss to Hawai'i (Feb. 22).
2024 (California)
Played in 17-of-26 games … scored 10 total points on eight goals and two assists … added three steals and two field blocks … also drew eight exclusions.
2023 (California)
Played in all 29 games … scored 22 total points on 20 goals and two assists … added eight steals and two field blocks … also drew six exclusions … recorded two hat tricks.
2022 (California)
Redshirted the season.
High School
She attended Mater Dei High School … was a two-time All-Trinity League selection … also a member of the 2019 U.S. Futures Team … was a two-time All-CIF selection.
Personal
Full Name: Janna Alisa Tauscher … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Peter and Julia Tauscher … father, Peter, played water polo at Long Beach State … has one younger brother, Nate, who plays water polo at UCLA and is a two-time NCAA Champion … chose UCLA, “because it is a championship level program with a culture of hard work and winning, and I wanted to be around people who are driven the same way.” … hobbies include cooking, going to the beach, and traveling … major is political economy and she is in pre-MBA certification.
• ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent - 2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2023)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2025 (California)
Played in 24-of-25 games … scored 28 total points on 22 goals and six assists … added one steal and one field block … also drew 11 exclusions … scored a hat trick in a win over San Jose State (Jan. 17) and in a loss to Hawai'i (Feb. 22).
2024 (California)
Played in 17-of-26 games … scored 10 total points on eight goals and two assists … added three steals and two field blocks … also drew eight exclusions.
2023 (California)
Played in all 29 games … scored 22 total points on 20 goals and two assists … added eight steals and two field blocks … also drew six exclusions … recorded two hat tricks.
2022 (California)
Redshirted the season.
High School
She attended Mater Dei High School … was a two-time All-Trinity League selection … also a member of the 2019 U.S. Futures Team … was a two-time All-CIF selection.
Personal
Full Name: Janna Alisa Tauscher … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Peter and Julia Tauscher … father, Peter, played water polo at Long Beach State … has one younger brother, Nate, who plays water polo at UCLA and is a two-time NCAA Champion … chose UCLA, “because it is a championship level program with a culture of hard work and winning, and I wanted to be around people who are driven the same way.” … hobbies include cooking, going to the beach, and traveling … major is political economy and she is in pre-MBA certification.
| JANNA TAUSCHER'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2023 (Cal) | 29 | 20 | 32 | .625 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 (Cal) | 17 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 (Cal) | 24 | 22 | 41 | .537 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 70 | 50 | 88 | .568 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
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