2025 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Niz, Joey

Jersey Number 1
Joey Niz
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Los Alamitos HS
- Hometown:
- Los Alamitos, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 2-timeย UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Registered 37 saves (14.17 per game), six steals, and one assist in eight appearances (zero starts) โฆ had a goals against average of 10.73 on the year (28 goals allowed in 10.442 quarters played) โฆ collected a season-high nine saves in two quarters of action in a win over California Baptist University (Feb. 2) at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in water polo and swimming at Los Alamitos High School โฆ two-time First-Team All-CIF-Southern Section honors (2023, 2022) โฆ named First-Team All Sunset League and league MVP in 2023 โฆ helped lead team to a league championship โฆ played club at Los Alamitos Aquatic Foundation, earning Junior Olympic First-Team All-America honors (2023).
PERSONAL
Full name is Josephine Paciencia Niz, prefers Joey โฆ born in Los Angeles, Calif. โฆ parents are David Niz and Maria Dungo โฆ has an older brother, Gabriel, a younger sister, Madeline, and an older sister, Olivia โฆ mother attended UCLA โฆ decided to attend UCLA because, โI appreciate the team culture and tight-knit team dynamic. It was clear that the team cares for each other in and out of the water.โย โฆ lists the late Kobe Bryant and Simone Biles as the athletes she most admires โฆ hobbies include scrapbooking and tanning at the beach โฆ major is business economics with the career goal of becoming a sports agent.
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โข 2-timeย UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Registered 37 saves (14.17 per game), six steals, and one assist in eight appearances (zero starts) โฆ had a goals against average of 10.73 on the year (28 goals allowed in 10.442 quarters played) โฆ collected a season-high nine saves in two quarters of action in a win over California Baptist University (Feb. 2) at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in water polo and swimming at Los Alamitos High School โฆ two-time First-Team All-CIF-Southern Section honors (2023, 2022) โฆ named First-Team All Sunset League and league MVP in 2023 โฆ helped lead team to a league championship โฆ played club at Los Alamitos Aquatic Foundation, earning Junior Olympic First-Team All-America honors (2023).
PERSONAL
Full name is Josephine Paciencia Niz, prefers Joey โฆ born in Los Angeles, Calif. โฆ parents are David Niz and Maria Dungo โฆ has an older brother, Gabriel, a younger sister, Madeline, and an older sister, Olivia โฆ mother attended UCLA โฆ decided to attend UCLA because, โI appreciate the team culture and tight-knit team dynamic. It was clear that the team cares for each other in and out of the water.โย โฆ lists the late Kobe Bryant and Simone Biles as the athletes she most admires โฆ hobbies include scrapbooking and tanning at the beach โฆ major is business economics with the career goal of becoming a sports agent.
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JOEY NIZ'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||
Year | GP/GS | QP | SV | GA | GAA | MP |
2024 | 8/0 | 10.442 | 37 | 28 | 10.73 | 83:32 |
Totals | 8/0 | 10.442 | 37 | 28 | 10.73 | 83:32 |
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