2022 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Malia Allen
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Foothill HS
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โขย MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2021)
โข 2-time MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Mar. 30, 2021 | Apr. 6, 2021)
โขย 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022)
2023
Played in 25-of-29 games โฆ was seventh on the team in scoring with 48 points โฆ totaled 22 goals (ninth on the team) and 26 assists (second on the team) โฆ also had 18 steals (fifth on team), three field blocks (tied for sixthย on the team), and drew three exclusions โฆ scored a season-high two goals seven times on the season (in a win over No. 21 San Diego State on Jan. 21, in a win vs. No. 15 Wagner on Jan. 21, in a win over No. 5 Hawaiโi on Feb. 4, in a win at No. 16 Loyola Marymount on Mar. 18, in a win over No. 9 Fresno State on Apr. 6, in a win at No. 19 Arizona State on Apr. 8, and in a loss vs. No. 1 Stanford in the Semifinals of the NCAA Championship) โฆ had at least one goal in 15-of-25 games played and at least one assist in 17-of-25 games โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best four consecutive gamesย on the season โฆ logged a season-high five assists while also scoring two goals in the 9-3 win over No. 16 Loyola Marymount on Mar. 18.
2022
Was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 45 points โฆ totaled 22 goals (8thย on the team) and 23ย assists (tied for 4th on the team) โฆย also had sevenย steals, six field blocks (fifth on the team), fourย exclusions drawn, and won her only sprint of the yearย โฆ scored a season-high three goalsย in the NCAA Semifinal loss to No. 1 Stanfordย (Mayย 7) โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best two consecutive games six times on the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 15-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 13-of-30 games on the season โฆ had five multiple-goal games including one hat trick.
2021
Totaled 17 goals (7thย on the team), 10 assists (5th on the team), six steals, two exclusions drawn, and one field block in 20 games played โฆ scored a season-high four goalsย in a winย atย No. 17ย San Jose State (Apr. 4) โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best three consecutive games twice on the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 9-of-20 games and dished out at least one assist in 8-of-20 games on the season โฆ had five multiple-goal games including two hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in water poloย all four years and in swimming for three at Foothill High School โฆ first team All-Crestview League all four years (2017-20) and named Crestview League MVP in 2019 as a juniorย โฆ second-team All-CIF in 2017 and 2018 and first-team All-CIF in 2019 and 2020ย โฆ was a NISCA All-American in 2017 and 2018 and a first-teamer in 2019ย โฆ first-team All-County as a senior in 2020ย โฆ competed for the SoCal Water Polo Club โฆ was a member of the U.S.ย Youth National Team in 2018-19 โฆtraveled to Florida for UANA Junior Pan American Games in 2018 (placed third) and Trinidad and Tobago (placed first) in 2019.
PERSONAL
Full name: Malia Lee Allenย โฆ born in Laguna Hills, Calif. โฆ parents are Cristina and John Allen โฆ has two younger brothers, J.C., and Sean, and an older sister, Kianaย โฆ lists going to the beach and surrounding herself with family and friends as things she enjoys in her free timeย โฆ says she chose UCLA because, "... of its beautiful campus and the athletic and academic success of the team." โฆ says her greatest athletic thrill was, "winning gold in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019." โฆ majoring in psychology.
| MALIA ALLEN'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2021 | 20 | 17 | 54 | .315 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 30 | 22 | 60 | .367 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 25 | 22 | 44 | .500 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals | 75 | 61 | 158 | .386 | 59 | 31 | 10 | 9 |
