2018 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Maddie Musselman
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Corona del Mar HS/Laurel Springs Academy
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข Cutino Award Finalistย (2022)
โข 4-time ACWPCย All-American (First Team 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
โข 3-time NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team 2017, 2019, 2022)
โข 4-time All-MPSF (First Team 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
โข MPSFย Player of the Year (2022)
โข MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2017)
โข MPSF All-Newcomer Teamย (2017)
โข 4-time MPSF/KAP7 All-Tournament Team (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
โข 4-time ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
โข 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2022)
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022)
โข 6-timeย UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
โข UCLA Student-Athlete of the Weekย (Feb. 15, 2022)
โข 6-time MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Apr. 25, 2017,ย first player to capture both Player and Newcomer of the Week awards in the same weekย | Feb. 20, 2018 | Mar. 5, 2019 | Jan. 25, 2022 | Feb. 1, 2022 | Mar. 8, 2022)
โข 7-timeย MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (2017: Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Mar. 7, Mar. 14, Mar. 21, Apr. 18, Apr. 25 | MPSF record)
TEAM USA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 4-time Tournament MVP (2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (2021),ย FINA World League Super Final (2019, 2021), FINA World Championships (2017))
โข 2-time Olympic Gold Medalistย (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020)
โข Women's Total Player of the Year (Total Waterpoloย 2021, Total Waterpoloย 2022)
2022
Ledย the team in scoring with 108 points โฆ totaled 69 goals (1st on the team, 3rd in MPSF) and 39 assists (1st on the team, 8th in MPSF)ย โฆ Musselman became the school's all-time leading scorer with 251 career goalsย โฆ she became just the second Bruin to earn First-Team All-American honors four times(2017-19, 2022), joining Rachel Fattal (2013-15, 2017)ย โฆ became the seventh Bruin to become a four-time All-Americanย โฆ also had 46 steals (1st on the team and MPSF), 17 field blocks (1st on the team, 3rd in MPSF), 17 exclusions drawn (5th on the team), and was .984 on sprints (60-1) onย the year, which led the team, MPSF, and nationย โฆ scored a season-high six goals three times (in a win at No. 6 Michiganย on Jan. 30)ย โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best 20 consecutive gamesย โฆ scored at least one goal in 27-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 20-of-30 games on the season โฆ had 20 multiple-goal games including 11 hat tricks.
2021
Took the year off to train for the Olympicsย with Team USA.
2020
Took the year off to train for the Olympics with Team USA.
2019
Totaled 61 goals (team high), 34 assists, 29 steals and 15 field blocks in 26 games played (19 starts) โฆ added 32 earned exclusions (one penalty) and won a team-best 30-of-33 sprints โฆ 2.35 goals per game average was fourth in MPSF โฆ led team with 19 multi-goal games and nine hat tricks, including a career- and season-high five-goal performances in wins over UC Davis (Jan. 26), Hawai'i (Feb. 1), and Fresno State (Feb. 2)ย โฆ earned MPSF Player of the Week award (Mar. 5) after leading the Bruins to a 9-7 win over California (Mar. 3) in the MPSF opener for both teamsย โฆ she scored both of her game-high-tying two goals in the second halfย โฆ her first goal ended a 4-0 scoring run by Cal to keep UCLA ahead at 6-4 with 0:45 left in the third periodย โฆ her second goal was the eventual game-winner with 2:48 remaining in the fourth which put the Bruins up 8-6ย โฆ she added three drawn exclusions, three field blocks, and one steal in the win over the Golden Bearsย โฆ ended the season scoring at least one goal in 22ย straight games Jan. 26-May 11 and scored at least one goal in 24-of-26 games she played.
2018
Totaled 53 goals (team high), 32 assists, 41 steals and 11 field blocks in 29 games played (26 starts) โฆ added 30 earned exclusions โฆ 1.83 goals per game average was fourth in MPSF โฆ led team with 19 multi-goal games and eight hat tricks, including four-goal performance in Barbara Kalbus Invitational third-place game, a 7-5 win versus No. 2 California (Feb. 25); also posted two earned exclusions โฆ earned MPSF Player of the Week award (Feb. 20) after posting three goals (including game winner), two steals and five earned exclusions in 8-7 (2OT) win at No. 7 UC Irvine โฆ scored in 10 straight games March 10-April 29 โฆ posted two goals (including game winner with 2:07 remaining) and four steals in 5-4 win versus No. 8 Michigan (Jan. 20) at UCSB Winter Invitational โฆ tallied two goals (including difference maker with 3:12 remaining), three assists and three steals in Barbara Kalbus Invitational group-play game, a 9-8 win versus No. 5 Hawaiโi (Feb. 24) โฆ accumulated one goal, two assists, two steals and three field blocks in 6-3 win versus No. 6 Arizona State (March 31).
2017
Totaled 69 goals (UCLA freshman record and team high), 21 assists, 48 steals (team high) and eight field blocks in 26 games played (26 starts) โฆ posted .515 shooting percentage โฆ tied for team high with 37 sprints won โฆ added 21 earned exclusions โฆ earned conference-record seven MPSF Newcomer of the Week awards (Jan. 17, Jan. 24, March 7, March 14, March 21, April 18 and April 25) and became first player to capture MPSF Player and Newcomer of the Week awards for the same week (April 25) after scoring five goals in 11-7 win over No. 2 USC โฆ scored in 25 of 26 games โฆ posted 15 hat tricks โฆ collected five goals and three steals in debut, a 20-1 road win over No. 14 San Jose State (Jan. 14) at LouStrong Invitational โฆ tallied four goals, two assists and four steals in 20-5 win over No. 15 Indiana (Jan. 21) at UC Santa Barbara Winter Invitational โฆ registered five goals and three steals in 17-2 win over No. 11 UC San Diego (Jan. 22) at Barbara Kalbus Invitational โฆ amassed four goals, three assists and four steals in 16-1 win over No. 6 UC Irvine (Feb. 17).
NATIONAL TEAM
Named Tournament MVP as she tied for the team lead with 18 goals to lead Team USA to a third-consecutive gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics โฆ named Tournament MVP as she led team with 18 goals in gold medal performance at 2021 FINA World League Super Final in Athens โฆ scored 13 goals at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima โฆ led Team USA with 13 goals at 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju โฆ named Tournament MVP as she led team with 14 goals on way to gold at 2019 FINA World League Super Final โฆ led team in scoring with 16 goals and named Tournament MVP in gold-medal effort at 2017 FINA World Championships โฆ tied for second on team in scoring with eight goals on way to gold at 2017 FINA World League Super Final โฆ dropped 12 goals in 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil โฆ logged 11 goals in 2016 FINA World League Super Final โฆ scored 13 goals to help Team USA qualify for 2016 Olympic Games โฆ tallied nine goals to help team to gold-medal finish at 2016 FINA Intercontinental Tournament โฆ posted five goals to assist Team USA to a gold medal win at 2015 FINA World Championship โฆ recorded nine goals at 2015 Pan American Games, in which Team USA won gold โฆ added six goals in Team USAโs run to gold in 2015 FINA Intercontinental Tournament โฆ helped Team USA to gold at 2014 FINA Youth World Championship โฆ scored five goals on way to Silver at FINA Intercontinental Tournament.
CLUB
Played for CDM Aquatics.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letter winner in water polo at Corona del Mar High School ... attended Laurel Springs Online Academy her senior season in order to train with the U.S. Women's Senior National Team ... two-time Pacific Coast Leagueย All-League selection ... Pacific Coast League MVP in 2014 ... member of the Newport-Mesa Dream Team in 2014 and 2015 ... 2014 Newport-Mesa Player of the Year ... two-time All-CIF first team selection (2014, 2015) ... Helped lead CDM to three Pacific Coast League titles (2013-2015) ... member of the 2013 CIF Division 1 State Championship team.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jeff and Karen Musselman ... older sister, Alex, played water polo for UCLA (2012-16) ... has a younger sister, Ella ... admires former Bruin player Courtney Mathewson ... Musselman's father played baseball for Harvard (1981-85) and for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets (1986-1990) ... her mother played soccer at Rutgers ... says she chose UCLA because "UCLA has the best combination of water polo, academics, and campus life."
| MADDIE MUSSELMAN'Sย CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2017 | 26/26 | 69 | 134 | .515 | 21 | 48 | 8 | 21 |
| 2018 | 29/26 | 53 | 107 | .495 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 30 |
| 2019 | 26/19 | 61 | 114 | .535 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 32 |
| 2022 | 30/30 | 69 | 124 | .556 | 39 | 46 | 17 | 17 |
| Totals | 111/101 | 252 | 479 | .505 | 126 | 164 | 51 | 100 |
