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Jersey Number 20
Anna Pearson
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 3-time ACWPC All-American (First Team - 2024, 2025; Honorable Mention - 2023)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2025)
• 2-time All- MPSF (First Team - 2024, 2025)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2023)
• MPSF All-Tournament Team (2025)
• 4-time MPSF Player of the Week (Jan. 30, 2024; Jan. 28, 2025; Feb. 18, 2025; April 22, 2025)
• 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023, Apr. 4, 2023)
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2024)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in 22-of-26 games … recorded 61 total points (tied for fourth on the team) … collected 59 goals (led the team and was 10th in the MPSF) and two assists … drew 94 exclusions (led the team and the MPSF) … also had nine steals and tallied three field blocks … notched a season-high and career-high-tying six goals twice (in a win over No. 9 Fresno State on Jan. 26 at the California Cup and in a win at No. 20 Pacific on March 16) … scored at least one goal in 21-of-22 games … had a season-best 14 consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Feb. 23 thru May 10 - still active streak) … tallied 16 multi-goal games, including 12 hat tricks.
2024
Played in all 26 games … tied for sixth on the team in scoring with 43 total points … scored 39 goals (led team) and had four assists … drew 82 exclusions (led the team), had 11 steals (tied for sixth on the team), and had three field blocks … scored at least one goal in 20-of-26 games … scored at least one goal in eight consecutive games twice on the season … went 1-0 in sprints on the year … tied her career-high of five goals in a win vs. No. 14 UC Davis on Jan. 27 at the California Cup … 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 … was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 49 points … had 46 goals (second on the team) and three assists … also drew 42 exclusions (led the team), had 15 steals (tied for seventh on the team) and had two field blocks … scored a season-high five goals in a win at No. 18 UC San Diego on Feb. 4 at the UCSD Triton Invitational … scored at least one goal in 23-of-29 games … scored at least one goal in a season-best nine consecutive games … had 14 multiple-goal games and six hat tricks, including one four-goal game and one five-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner in both water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School … named First Team All-CIF-Southern Section as a senior in 2022 and as a sophomore in 2020 … as a junior, named team MVP, Trinity League first-team, and Junior Olympic first-team All-American … sophomore year was named All-County and MVP of Trinity League and Orange Lutheran’s team … named the Offensive Player of the Year for Orange Lutheran as a freshman, helping her team to the CIF SS Regional Division 1 championship … played club at SET, earning Junior Olympic first-team All-America honors.
PERSONAL
Full name: Anna Marie Pearson … born in New York, N.Y. … parents are Jacquelyn and Keir Pearson … has an older sister, Samantha, and a younger brother, Alex … athlete she admires most is Abby Wambach … enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends … sister Samantha swam at Stanford … mother swam at Brown … father rowed crew at Harvard … major is sociology.
• 3-time ACWPC All-American (First Team - 2024, 2025; Honorable Mention - 2023)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2025)
• 2-time All- MPSF (First Team - 2024, 2025)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2023)
• MPSF All-Tournament Team (2025)
• 4-time MPSF Player of the Week (Jan. 30, 2024; Jan. 28, 2025; Feb. 18, 2025; April 22, 2025)
• 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023, Apr. 4, 2023)
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2024)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in 22-of-26 games … recorded 61 total points (tied for fourth on the team) … collected 59 goals (led the team and was 10th in the MPSF) and two assists … drew 94 exclusions (led the team and the MPSF) … also had nine steals and tallied three field blocks … notched a season-high and career-high-tying six goals twice (in a win over No. 9 Fresno State on Jan. 26 at the California Cup and in a win at No. 20 Pacific on March 16) … scored at least one goal in 21-of-22 games … had a season-best 14 consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Feb. 23 thru May 10 - still active streak) … tallied 16 multi-goal games, including 12 hat tricks.
2024
Played in all 26 games … tied for sixth on the team in scoring with 43 total points … scored 39 goals (led team) and had four assists … drew 82 exclusions (led the team), had 11 steals (tied for sixth on the team), and had three field blocks … scored at least one goal in 20-of-26 games … scored at least one goal in eight consecutive games twice on the season … went 1-0 in sprints on the year … tied her career-high of five goals in a win vs. No. 14 UC Davis on Jan. 27 at the California Cup … 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 … was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 49 points … had 46 goals (second on the team) and three assists … also drew 42 exclusions (led the team), had 15 steals (tied for seventh on the team) and had two field blocks … scored a season-high five goals in a win at No. 18 UC San Diego on Feb. 4 at the UCSD Triton Invitational … scored at least one goal in 23-of-29 games … scored at least one goal in a season-best nine consecutive games … had 14 multiple-goal games and six hat tricks, including one four-goal game and one five-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner in both water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School … named First Team All-CIF-Southern Section as a senior in 2022 and as a sophomore in 2020 … as a junior, named team MVP, Trinity League first-team, and Junior Olympic first-team All-American … sophomore year was named All-County and MVP of Trinity League and Orange Lutheran’s team … named the Offensive Player of the Year for Orange Lutheran as a freshman, helping her team to the CIF SS Regional Division 1 championship … played club at SET, earning Junior Olympic first-team All-America honors.
PERSONAL
Full name: Anna Marie Pearson … born in New York, N.Y. … parents are Jacquelyn and Keir Pearson … has an older sister, Samantha, and a younger brother, Alex … athlete she admires most is Abby Wambach … enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends … sister Samantha swam at Stanford … mother swam at Brown … father rowed crew at Harvard … major is sociology.
| 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 |
| 2025 | 22 | 59 | 86 | .686 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 94 |
| Totals | 77 | 144 | 235 | .613 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 218 |
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