2016 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Rachel Whitelegge
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Newport Harbor HS
- Hometown:
- Costa Mesa, Calif.
2019
Totaled a career-best 15 goals, six assists, nineย steals and three field blocks in 31 games played (twoย starts) โฆ also drew a personal-bestย 18 exclusions (one penalty)ย โฆ selected to Athletic Director's Honor Roll all three quarters (Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019) โฆ named an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete for the second time in her careerย โฆ scored a season-high and career-high-tying two goals in a 9-8 win over No. 15 Loyola Marymount (Feb. 2) and in a 12-9 win at No. 8 Arizona State (Mar. 16).
2018
Totaled four goals, nine assists, seven steals and two field blocks in 29 games played (four starts) โฆ selected to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2018 ... dished out two assists in 9-5 win at No. 8 Michigan (Michigan Invitational, Jan. 27) โฆ posted two earned exclusions in Triton Invitational final-round game, a 6-4 loss versus No. 2 USC (Feb. 11) โฆ tallied one goal, one earned exclusion and one steal in 15-4 win versus No. 21 San Jose State (March 18).
2017
Totaled seven goals, three assists, nine steals and three field blocks in 17 games played โฆ MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete selection โฆ registered consecutive two-steal performances in 24-2 win over No. 10 San Jose State (March 4) and 17-5 win over No. 23 CSU Bakersfield (March 11) โฆ scored in four straight games March 18-April 1, including two goals in 22-5 win over No. 12 San Diego State (March 30) at Hawaiโi Invitational.
2016
Played in 24 games with no starts ... scored 12 goals, including six on counterattacks and two on power plays ... posted four two-goal games on the season ... also recorded nine assists, 11 steals, and one block.
NATIONAL TEAM
Competed at 2017 FINA Junior World Championships in Volos, Greece as member of Junior National Team; scored two goals, including one in 11-9 win over Canada that advanced Americans to fifth-place game.
CLUB
Played for Newport Water Polo Foundation.
HIGH SCHOOL
Letterwinner in water polo (2012-15) and swimming (2014-15) at Newport Harbor High School ... Second-Team All-American in 2015 ...ย All-Sunset League First Team member (2015) andย Second Team member (2013, 2014) ... All-CIF DI First Team member in 2015 andย Third Team selection in 2013 and 2014) ... was a member of the Newport-Mesa Dream Team in 2014 and 2015 and of the Orange County Dream Team in 2015 ... team was the Sunset League Champion in 2013 and 2015, and the CIF Division I runner-up in 2013 and 2014 ... NISCA All-American Second Team selection (2015).
PERSONAL
Daughter of Julian and Maena Whitelegge ... has an older brother, Chris, and a younger brother, John ... says she chose UCLA because, โIt has some of the top programs academically and athletically, itโs relatively close to home, and itโs been a goal of mine since I was a little kid to attend UCLAโ ... born in Santa Ana, Calif.
| RACHEL WHITELEGGE'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2016 | 24/0 | 12 | 34 | .353 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 17/0 | 7 | 16 | .438 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 29/4 | 4 | 33 | .121 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 31/2 | 15 | 46 | .326 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Totals | 101/6 | 38 | 129 | .295 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 29 |
