2024 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Pearson, Anna

Jersey Number 20
Anna Pearson
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Americanย (First Team - 2024, Honorable Mention - 2023)
โข All- MPSF (First Team - 2024)
โข MPSFย All-Newcomer Team (2023)
โข MPSF Player of the Weekย (Jan. 30, 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Weekย (Feb. 7, 2023, Apr. 4, 2023)
โข ACWPC All-Academic Honorsย (Excellent - 2024)
โข MPSFย All-Academic Team (2024)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Played in all 26 games โฆ tied for sixth on the team in scoring with 43 total points โฆ scored 39 goals (led team) and had four assists โฆ drew 82 exclusions (led the team), had 11 steals (tied for sixth on the team), and had three field blocks โฆ scored at least one goal in 20-of-26 games โฆ scored at least one goal in eight consecutive games twice on the season โฆ went 1-0 in sprints on the year โฆ tied her career-high of five goals in a win vs. No. 14 UC Davis on Jan. 27 at the California Cup โฆ had 10 multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks, two four-goal games, and one five-goal game.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games โฆ was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 49 points โฆ had 46 goals (second on the team) and three assists โฆ also drew 42 exclusions (led the team), had 15 steals (tied for seventh on the team) and had two field blocks โฆ scored a season-high five goals in a win at No. 18 UC San Diego on Feb. 4 at the UCSD Triton Invitational โฆ scored at least one goal in 23-of-29 games โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best nine consecutive games โฆย had 14 multiple-goal games and six hat tricks, including one four-goal game and one five-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner in both water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School โฆ named First Team All-CIF-Southern Section as a senior in 2022 and as a sophomore in 2020 โฆ as a junior, named team MVP, Trinity League first-team, and Junior Olympic first-team All-American โฆ sophomore year was named All-County and MVP of Trinity League and Orange Lutheranโs team โฆ named the Offensive Player of the Year for Orange Lutheran as a freshman, helping her team to the CIF SS Regional Division 1 championship โฆ played club at SET, earning Junior Olympic first-team All-America honors.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Anna Marie Pearson โฆ born in New York, N.Y. โฆ parents are Jacquelyn and Keir Pearson โฆ has an older sister, Samantha, and a younger brother, Alex โฆ athlete she admires most is Abby Wambach โฆ enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends โฆย sister Samantha swims at Stanford โฆ mother swam at Brown โฆ. father rowed crew at Harvard โฆ has not declared a major.
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โข 2-time ACWPC All-Americanย (First Team - 2024, Honorable Mention - 2023)
โข All- MPSF (First Team - 2024)
โข MPSFย All-Newcomer Team (2023)
โข MPSF Player of the Weekย (Jan. 30, 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Weekย (Feb. 7, 2023, Apr. 4, 2023)
โข ACWPC All-Academic Honorsย (Excellent - 2024)
โข MPSFย All-Academic Team (2024)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Played in all 26 games โฆ tied for sixth on the team in scoring with 43 total points โฆ scored 39 goals (led team) and had four assists โฆ drew 82 exclusions (led the team), had 11 steals (tied for sixth on the team), and had three field blocks โฆ scored at least one goal in 20-of-26 games โฆ scored at least one goal in eight consecutive games twice on the season โฆ went 1-0 in sprints on the year โฆ tied her career-high of five goals in a win vs. No. 14 UC Davis on Jan. 27 at the California Cup โฆ had 10 multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks, two four-goal games, and one five-goal game.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games โฆ was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 49 points โฆ had 46 goals (second on the team) and three assists โฆ also drew 42 exclusions (led the team), had 15 steals (tied for seventh on the team) and had two field blocks โฆ scored a season-high five goals in a win at No. 18 UC San Diego on Feb. 4 at the UCSD Triton Invitational โฆ scored at least one goal in 23-of-29 games โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best nine consecutive games โฆย had 14 multiple-goal games and six hat tricks, including one four-goal game and one five-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner in both water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School โฆ named First Team All-CIF-Southern Section as a senior in 2022 and as a sophomore in 2020 โฆ as a junior, named team MVP, Trinity League first-team, and Junior Olympic first-team All-American โฆ sophomore year was named All-County and MVP of Trinity League and Orange Lutheranโs team โฆ named the Offensive Player of the Year for Orange Lutheran as a freshman, helping her team to the CIF SS Regional Division 1 championship โฆ played club at SET, earning Junior Olympic first-team All-America honors.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Anna Marie Pearson โฆ born in New York, N.Y. โฆ parents are Jacquelyn and Keir Pearson โฆ has an older sister, Samantha, and a younger brother, Alex โฆ athlete she admires most is Abby Wambach โฆ enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends โฆย sister Samantha swims at Stanford โฆ mother swam at Brown โฆ. father rowed crew at Harvard โฆ has not declared a major.
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ANNA PEARSON'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
2023 | 29 | 46 | 80 | .575 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
2024 | 26 | 39 | 69 | .565 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 82 |
Totals | 55 | 85 | 149 | .571 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 124 |
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