2018 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Sarah Sheldon
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wilson HS
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
2019
Totaled a career-best 15 goals, three assists, 10ย steals and two field blocks in 30 games played (three starts) โฆ also drew a personal-best 27 exclusions, which ranked third on the squad, including a team-high-tying five penaltiesย โฆ selected to Athletic Director's Honor Roll all three quarters (Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019) โฆ scored a season-high and career-high-tying three goals in a 16-6 win over No. 17 Long Beach State (Feb. 22) ... also scored two goals in a 15-5 win over No. 6 Michigan (Feb. 23), in a 10-7 win over No. 7 Pacific (Mar. 29),ย and in a 13-3ย win at No. 18ย San Joseย State (Apr. 7).
2018
Totaled seven goals, one assist, five steals and two field blocks in 14 games played (one start) โฆ scored three goals in 21-4 win versus Fresno Pacific at UCSB Winter Invitational (Jan. 20) โฆ tallied one goal and two steals in 18-8 win versus No. 23 Marist (Jan. 27) at Michigan Invitational โฆ posted one goal and three earned exclusions in opening-round game at Triton Invitational, a 12-1 win versus Iona (Feb. 10).
2017
Totaled three goals, three steals and one field block in five games played โฆ collected one goal, two steals and one field block in 19-3 win over No. 16 UC San Diego (Feb. 24) at Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
2016
Played in 5 games ... scored seven goals on 11 attempts for a .636 shot percentage ... was 3-for-3 on counterattacks and netted three from two-meters or closer ... also recorded four assists andย five steals ... notched a season-high three goals against Bucknell (Mar. 6).
CLUB
Competed for Huntington Beach Water Polo Club under coaches Natalie and Eric Benson and Jim Crowther ... helped lead the squad to the 2013 Kap7 Tournament title and a runner-up finish in the 2012 National Club Championships. ย ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Woodrow Wilson High School ... also lettered in swimming all four years ... helped lead the Bruins to four straight Moore League titles, while earning first-team all-league honors three timesย ... Moore League Player of the Year (2014-15) ... First-Team All-CIF selection (2014-15) ... First-Team All-League (2013-14) and Second-Team All-League (2012-13) ... team captain (2014-15) ... in swimming, earned Moore League honorable mention nod all four years.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mark and Karen Sheldon ... has a younger sister, Samantha ... says she chose UCLA because of its prestigious academic and athletic reputation.
| SARAH SHELDON'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2016 | 5/0 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5/0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 14/1 | 7 | 23 | .304 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 30/3 | 15 | 30 | .500 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| Totals | 54/4 | 32 | ย 70 | .457 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 46 |
