2012 LMU Women's Water Polo Yearbook

2012 LMU Women’s Water Polo

The Centennial Season

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THIS IS LMU WOMEN’S WATER POLO. TABLE OF CONTENTS

8 WWPA titles in 11 years.

8 NCAA appearances since 2001 29 All-Americans in a decade 9 WWPA Player of the Year winners 53 All-WWPA selections since 2001 112-20 at home in 10 years 58-2 at home vs. WWPA foes

THE 2012 LIONS.....................2 Table of Contents....................2 Quick Facts.............................3 2012 Season Preview...............4 2012 Roster...........................5 2012 Schedule........................5 Speed Chart............................6 The Players.............................7 2012 Team Photo...................21 The Coaches..........................22

Kyle Witt.........................22

Cara Colton....................24 All-Time Coaching Records.....23 LOOKING BACK....................... 25 Winning Tradition...................25 2011 Review..........................26 2011 Awards & Honors.........26 2010 Championship................27 2009 Championship................28 2007 Championship................29 2005 Championship................30 2004 Championship................31 2003 Championship................32

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2002 Championship................33 2001 Championship................34 INSIDE LMU............................. 35 Right Place. Right Time...........36 A View to a Promising Future..37 A Solid Foundation................38 The Lion Experience................39 Community Service .................40 Student-Athlete Services.......41 Prepared for Tomorrow..........42 Building Champions................43 History of Champions.............44 A Centennial Celebration ......45 Leadership............................46 LMU Sports Medicine.............47 Strength and Conditioning.....48 The Dreier Center..................49 The Lions Athletic Center.......50 Burns Aquatics Center...........51 Where the Lions Play.............52 LMU Game Day.......................53 Following the Lions...............54 Los Angeles..........................55

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Founded: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors - Primary • Secondary: Affiliation: Conference: Home Pool (Capacity): President: Alma Mater: Athletic Director: Alma Mater: Athletic Phone • Ticket Office:

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LMU Women’s Water Polo

Los Angeles, CA 1911 5,797 Undergrad (9,070 total) Lions Crimson, Navy • Marymount Blue, Gray NCAA Division I Western Water Polo Association Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center (800) David W. Burcham Occidental, ‘73; Long Beach St., ‘78; Loyola Law, ‘84 Dr. William Husak SUNY-Cortland, ‘72; Texas A&M, ‘78 (310) 338-5404 • (310) 338-LION

WOMEN’S WATER POLO STAFF Head Coach: Alma Mater: Phone: Record At LMU: Overall Record: Assistant Coach: Alma Mater:

Kyle Witt LMU, ‘02 (310) 338-1844 54-15 (3rd season) 65-26 (4th season) Cara Colton (5th Season) LMU, ‘07

TEAM FACTS 2011 Record/WWPA: Starters Returning/Lost: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Newcomers/Redshirts:

26-9/13-1 4/3 12/11 5

POSTSEASON INFORMATION WWPA League Championships (8): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 NCAA Appearances (8): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010

MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD (MWP Contact): Office Phone: E-Mail: SID Office Fax: Website:

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John Shaffer (310) 338-7643 jshaffer@lmu.edu (310) 338-2703 www.LMULions.com

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2012 SEASON PREVIEW

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oyola Marymount earned six first place votes and 62 total points to be picked as the coaches’ favorite to win the 2012 Western Water Polo Association championship as selected by 2012 WWPA Preseason Coaches Poll released Monday, Jan. 23.

LMU finished three points better than the Tritons, who earned three first place votes and 59 total points, to be the favorite to earn their ninth WWPA title in 12 years, as voted on by the nine head coaches of the WWPA. The 2012 season could be an explosive one in the WWPA as 12 All-Conference selections from 2011 were slated to return to their respective teams. Four of those were first-team selections, including 2011 WWPA Player of the Year Kim-

berly Benedetti and teammate Casey Flacks from LMU, Megan Pezzolla from CSU Bakersfield and Claire Pierce from Cal State East Bay. Benedetti and Flacks were both All-Americas in 2011.

The Lions also return second-team All-WWPA and All-American Erin Manke and WWPA AllFreshman selection Alexandra Honny. Tabbed to finish third and fourth in this year’s poll is Santa Clara and Colorado State. The Broncos, who finished the 2011 season with a 7-4 win to place third in the WWPA championships, earned 47 points. Colorado State, who finished last season in fifth place, earned 40 points.

Rounding out the 2011 Coaches’ poll is Cal State East Bay (38 points), CSU Bakersfield (31 points), Sonoma State (23 points), Cal State Monterey

Bay (14 points) and Cal State San Bernardino (10 points).

The 2012 Western Water Polo Women’s Championship will be held April 27 - 29 and hosted by UC San Diego at Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla. Visit www.TheWWPA.com for more.

2012 WWPA Preseason Coaches’ Poll 1. LMU - 62 points (6 first place votes) 2. UC San Diego - 59 points (3) 3. Santa Clara - 47 points 4. Colorado State - 40 points 5. Cal State East Bay - 38 points 6. CSU Bakersfield - 31 points 7. Sonoma State - 23 points 8. Cal State Monterey Bay - 14 points 9. Cal State San Bernardino - 10 points

THE ALL-AMERICANS

CASEY FLACKS

KIMBERLY BENEDETTI

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2012 ROSTER & SCHEDULE No Name 1 Elise PONCE 2 Laura LOPEZ 3 Nicole MORELOS 4 Morgan BONK 5 Casey FLACKS 6 Sammi PECK 8 Mackenzie BECK 9 Whitney DELGADO 10 Kassandra SMITH 11 Kristin BENEDETTI 12 Camille HOPP 13 Erin MANKE 14 Alexandra HONNY 16 Aimee GOODWIN 18 Jessica MORELOS 21 Kimberly BENEDETTI 22 Kiara CERDA

Pos GK DR UTL UTL DR 2MO UTL UTL DR DR DR DR DR DR UTL 2M 2MD

Ht 5-5 5-6 5-6 6-0 5-4 5-3 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-4 5-10 5-10 6-1

Yr-Exp Sr.-3V Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2V Sr.-3V Fr.-RS* Fr.-HS Sr.-TR So.-1V So.-1V Jr.-2V Jr.-2V So.-1V Sr.-3V Jr.-2V Sr.-3V So.-1V

Hometown (Previous School) Palo Alto, CA/Menlo School Commerce, CA/Montebello HS Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos HS River Forest, IL/Fenwick HS Calabasas, CA/Agoura HS La Jolla, CA/The Bishop’s School Mission Viejo, CA/Santa Margarita Catholic HS Thousand Oaks, CA/Cal State Northridge Silverado, CA/Santa Margarita Catholic HS Mountain View, CA/Saint Francis HS San Clemente, CA/San Clemente HS Northridge, CA/Bishop Alemany HS Riverside, CA/Arlington HS Orange, CA/Villa Park HS Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos HS Mountain View, CA/Saint Francis HS Miami, FL/Ransom Everglades HS

HEAD COACH: Kyle WITT (LMU ‘02) – 3rd season (4th overall) ASSISTANT COACH: Cara COLTON (LMU, ’07) – 5th season

Date Opponent Time Jan. 27 at Cal State Monterey Bay 10:00 a.m.

vs. Pomona-Pitzer 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 28 vs. Stanford (1) 10:00 a.m.

at Cal (1) 3:00 p.m.

Feb. 11-12 at Triton Invitational (2) All Day Feb. 18 UC Irvine 11:00 a.m.

Feb. 25-26 at UC Irvine Invitational (3) All Day Mar. 10 UC San Diego 12:00 p.m.

Mar. 16-17 LMU Invitational (4) All Day Mar. 31-1 at Roadrunner Invitational II (5) All Day Apr. 13 at USC 5:00 p.m.

Apr. 15 UCLA 12:00 p.m.

Apr. 19 Azusa Pacific 3:00 p.m.

Apr. 21 Long Beach State 12:00 p.m.

Apr. 27-29 at WWPA Championships (6) All Day May 11-13 at NCAA Championships (7) All Day

Bold - Home games at the Burns Aquatics Center. * - WWPA game. 1 – California Speedo Invitational – Berkeley, CA; 2 - UC San Diego Triton Invitational - La Jolla, CA; 3 - UC Irvine Invitational - Irvine, CA; 4 - LMU Invitational - Los Angeles, CA; 5Roadrunner Invitational – Bakersifeld, CA; 6 - WWPA Championships – La Jolla, CA; 7 - NCAA Championships – San Diego, CA. ALL DATES, OPPONENTS, AND GAME TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

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2012 SPEED CHART 1

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ELISE PONCE G • 5-5 • Sr. Palo Alto, CA

LAURA LOPEZ DR • 5-6 • Fr. Commerce, CA

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ALEXANDRA HONNY DR • 5-7 • So. Riverside, CA

WHITNEY DELGADO UTL • 5-6 • Sr.-TR Thousand Oaks, CA

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AIMEE GOODWIN DR • 5-4 • RS-Sr. Orange, CA

CASEY FLACKS DR • 5-4 • Sr. Calabasas, CA

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KASSANDRA SMITH DR • 5-8 • So. Silverado, CA

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KRISTIN BENEDETTI DR • 5-7 • So. Mountain View, CA

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KIMBERLY BENEDETTI 2M • 5-10 • Sr. Mountain View, CA

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MORGAN BONK UTL • 6-0 • Jr. River Forest, IL

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JESSICA MORELOS UTL • 5-10 • Jr. Santa Barbara, CA

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NICOLE MORELOS UTL • 5-6 • Fr. GOLETA, CA

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MACKENZIE BECK UTL • 5-8 • Fr. Mission Viejo, CA

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CAMILLE HOPP DR • 5-9 • Jr. San Clemente, CA

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SAMMI PECK 2MO • 5-3 • RS-Fr. La Jolla, CA

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ERIN MANKE DR • 5-10 • Jr. Northridge, CA

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KIARA CERDA 2MD • 6-1 • So. Miami, FL

KYLE WITT Head Coach 3rd Season

CARA COLTON Assistant Coach 5th Season

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#21 Kimberly Benedetti 2-METER • 5’10” • SENIOR • MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

ALL-AMERICAN

BRIEFLY… Kimberly Benedetti is in her fourth and final season of collegiate water polo at LMU... HONORS/RECORDS… 2011 ThirdTeam ACWPC All-American… 2011 First-Team All-WWPA… 2011 First-Team WWPA All-Tournament… 2011 Second-Team ACWPC AllAcademic… 2010 Honorable Mention ACWPC All-American… 2010 First-Team WWPA All-Tournament… 2010 Third-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award… 2010 WWPA All-Academic… 2010 WWPA Player of the Week - Feb. 10… 2009 WWPA All-Freshman Team… enters 2012 season ranked sixth with 159 career goals, fourth with 168 career kickouts drawn, 10th with 293 career shot attempts… 64 goals in 2011 seventh best for a single season… 57 goals in 2010 ranked 13th all-time at LMU… AT LMU... 2011… finished the 2011 season scoring 64 goals… added 90 kickouts drawn and 16 steals… finished the season scoring 16 goals in the final six games, including five in the WWPA title game… set a school record with eight kickouts drawn against Cal…2010… scored 10 goals in three games to lead the Lions to the WWPA title... finished second on the team with 57 goals... added 42 kickouts drawn on the season and shot nearly 63% on the season… earned WWPA Player of the Week for Feb. 10 after scoring 11 goals at the Triton Invitational to start the season... 2009… finished freshman year with 38 goals, 18 steals and eight assists... had a career-best five goals in the Lions overtime win against ranked Cal State Bakersfield (3/27/09)... had 10 games scoring two or more goals...HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from St. Francis High School in Mountain View, CA... finished with a 3.8 GPA... was a foursport star in high school, playing in water polo, basketball, softball and also swimming...PERSONAL… Kimberly Ann Benedetti was born in Santa Clara, Calif., and is the daughter of Helen and Steven Benedetti... has three brothers and a sister... oldest brother Brian played men’s water polo at LMU... an Sociology major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2009 35 92 38 0.413 8 33 36 16 18 5 2010 33 91 57 0.626 5 21 42 7 3 3 2011 35 110 64 0.582 5 34 90 8 16 6 Totals 103 293 159 0.543 18 88 168 31 37 14

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#11 Kristin Benedetti DRIVER • 5’7” • SOPHOMORE • MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

BRIEFLY… Kristin Benedetti is in her second season of collegiate water polo at LMU… third member of family to play water polo at LMU… played club water polo for Stanford Club, coached by Kyle Utsumi...

AT LMU… 2011… played in seven games in her first season of college water polo… scored two goals with two steals…

HIGH SCHOOL… Graduated from Saint Francis High School in Mountain View in May of 2010… played three sports at Saint Francis (water polo, swimming, basketball)… was team captain for water polo team as a senior and went on to earn all-league honors… had 31 goals, 73 assists and 48 steals… was named Palo Alto Daily News Second-Team All-Conference, and San Jose Mercury News Honorable Mention All-Conference.

PERSONAL… Kristin Marie Benedetti was born in Santa Clara, Calif., and is the daughter of Helen and Steven Benedetti… has three brothers and one sister… brother Brian played the men’s water polo team while sister Kimberly is a junior on the team… a Psychology major.

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#4 Morgan Bonk UTILITY • 6’0” • JUNIOR • RIVER FOREST, IL

BRIEFLY… Morgan Bonk is in her third season of collegiate water polo at LMU... comes from a water polo family... played for the club team Windy City in high school and for LAWPC during summer, winning Gold in 2010 Women’s 20U and Open...

AT LMU... 2011... played in all 35 games for the Lions on the season… scored 27 goals on 54 shots (50 percent)… added 20 steals with seven assists and three field blocks… scored in 21 games overall on the season… more than doubled her stats in every category from her freshman season… 2010… played in 18 games as a true freshman, scoring six goals in 15 attempts, including a pair of goals against Sonoma State to start the season on Feb. 6... she added two assists with six steals and three field blocks...

HIGH SCHOOL… Graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL… won eight varsity letters, four in swimming and four in water polo... was team captain for the swim team as a senior... was a four-time all-conference and four-time All-State selection in water polo... was named the 2008 Illinois Player of the Year... led team to three state titles (2006, 2008, 2009) and a state runner-up (2007) trophy... was a three-time high school All-American... finished in the top-10 in the 200 and 400 Relay for the swim team...

PERSONAL… Morgan C. Bonk was born in Chicago, Ill., and is the daughter of Katie and Michael Bonk... has four sisters and a brother... older sister Emily played water polo at Santa Clara while older brother played club water polo at Miami of Ohio... a Communications major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2010 17 15 6 0.400 2 9 1 5 6 3 2011 35 54 27 0.500 7 17 6 18 20 3 Totals 53 69 33 0.478 9 26 7 23 26 6

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MORGAN BONK #22 Kiara Cerda UTILITY • •6’0” 2-METER 6’1”• •SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE• •RIVER MIAMI, FOREST, FL IL

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HIGH SCHOOL… Graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL… won eight PERSONAL… varsity letters, Kiara Alexis fourCerda in swimming was bornand in Miami, four inFla., water and is polo... the daughter was team of captainand Lethia for Candido the swimCerda… team as father a senior... playedwas football a four-time at the University all-conference of Miami and four-time and was aAll-State memberselection of the 1989 in water and 1991 polo...national was named championship the 2008teams…

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2008, a Biology 2009) and (Pre-a state runner-up Medicine) major.(2007) trophy... was a three-time high school All-American... finished in the top-10 in the 200 and 400 Relay for the swim team... a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO PERSONAL… Morgan C. Bonk was born in Chicago, Ill., and is the daughter of Katie and Michael Bonk... has four sisters and a brother... older sister Emily played water polo at Santa Clara while older brother played club water polo Career Stats atYear Miami of Ohio...

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Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2010 17 15 6 0.400 2 9 1 5 6 3 2011 35 54 27 0.500 7 17 6 18 20 3 Totals 53 69 33 0.478 9 26 7 23 26 6

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#5 Casey Flacks

ALL-AMERICAN

DRIVER • 5’4” • SENIOR • CALABASAS, CA

BRIEFLY… Casey Flacks is in her fourth and final season of collegiate water polo at LMU... from LA Water Polo Club )LAWPC) coached by Kyle Witt... helped LAWPC to 2010 Women’s 20U and Open titles and was the Open Tournament Co-MVP... HONORS/RECORDS… 2011... LMU StudentAthlete of the Year… Honorable Mention All-American… First-Team AllWWPA… Second-Team WWPA All-Tournament… Third-Team ACWPA AllAcademic… 2010... Honorable Mention ACWPA All-American… SecondTeam All-WWPA… WWPA Tournament MVP… 2010 First-Team WWPA All-Tournament… Third-Team ACWPA All-Academic Award… WWPA All-Academic…2009...Honorable Mention ACWPA All-American… WWPA All-Freshman… First-Team WWPA All-Tournament… HIGHLIGHTS AT LMU... finished the season with 38 goals, 30 assists, 65 kickouts drawn and 54 steals… became first Lion to hit 30 or more assists in all three of her seasons… enters final season already ranked among the best all-time at LMU, ranking 15th in goals (92), second in assists (95 - four shy of alltime record), seventh in steals (139), and third in kickouts drawn (178)…

2010… had five goals, five assists, nine kick-outs drawn, and seven steals at WWPAs... finished season with 36 goals, 31 assists, a team-high 53 kickouts drawn and a team-high 35 steals... scored a career-best five goals in the win over Sonoma State (Mar. 20), all in the first half... 2009… played in 34 of the 35 games, missing one game with a broken nose... finished with 18 goals and 34 assists... she added 50 steals, ranked third on the team... HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Agoura High School in 2008... swam and played water polo all four years in high school... was named team captain as a senior and earned all-conference honors all four years...

PERSONAL… Casey Noelle Flacks was born in Santa Monica, CA., and is the daughter of Dawn Barrett… has a brother and sister... brother, Brian, played one season with the men’s team in 2010 and was the women’s volunteer assistant coach for two seasons… is an English major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO Career Stats Year G 2009 34 2010 34 2011 35 Totals 103

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Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 66 18 0.273 34 22 60 25 50 4 79 36 0.456 31 31 53 22 35 10 78 38 0.487 30 35 65 19 54 6 223 92 0.413 95 88 178 66 139 20

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#16 Aimee Goodwin UTILITY • 5’4” • SENIOR • ORANGE, CA

BRIEFLY… Aimee Goodwin is in her fourth and final season of collegiate water polo... plays club water polo for LAWPC...

AT LMU... 2011... played in nine games, scoring five goals in nine attempts… added two steals against Whittier and two assists… 2010… played in four games, scoring a goal against Fresno Pacific... 2009… played in four games, scoring first collegiate goal against Chapman (3/28/09)...

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Villa Park High School in 2008 with a 4.3 weighted GPA)... swam and played water polo... was an All-Century League selection as a senior and an All-CIF Division II selection as a sophomore... played every game last three seasons... finished with 105 goals, 77 assists and 129 steals... team won league title all four years and was a Division II CIF Semifinalist in 2005, 2007, and 2008... went to the finals in 2006... also helped team to league title in swimming all four years...

PERSONAL… Aimee Leigh Goodwin was born in Orange, CA, and is the daughter of Karen and Greg Goodwin... has two brothers, one who also played water polo in high school... did volunteer work with Assisteens of Orange from 2004-08... a Multimedia Arts major a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2009 4 2 1 0.500 0 1 0 0 0 1 2010 4 3 1 0.333 0 1 0 0 0 0 2011 9 9 5 0.556 2 3 1 5 2 0 Totals 17 14 7 0.500 2 5 1 5 2 1

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#14 Alexandra Honny UTILITY • 5’7” • SOPHOMORE • RIVERSIDE, CA

BRIEFLY… Alexandra Honny is in her second season of collegiate water polo at LMU… played club water polo for CHAWP, coached by Greg Salvinski...

HONORS/RECORDS… 2011 WWPA All-Freshman… 2011 Second-Team ACWPC All-Academic…

AT LMU… 2011… had a breakout freshman season with 48 goals on 93 attempts, which was third on the team… added 36 steals, 26 kickouts drawn and 24 assists in playing all 35 games… had 14 games with two or more goals…

HIGH SCHOOL… Graduated from Arlington High School in Riverside, Calif., in June of 2010… a four-year letter winner in both swimming and water polo… was a four-year all-league selection in water polo and a two-time selection in the 200-free and 500-free, winning the two events her final two years at Arlington… for the water polo team, she was team captain her junior and senior seasons and earned All-CIF honors for three seasons, earning second-team Division-3 honors in 2008, and firstteam Division-5 honors in 2009 and 2010… was named CIF Division-5 MPV, helping Arlington to CIF Championship in 2010… was INland Valley League MVP in 2009 and 2010...

PERSONAL…Alexandra Kristin Honny was born in Riverside, Calif., and is the daughter of Jean and Patrick Honny… has two sisters… is a Psychology major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2011 35 93 48 0.516 24 27 26 24 36 7

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#12 Camille Hopp DRIVER • 5’9” • JUNIOR • MISSION VIEJO, CA

BRIEFLY… Camille is in her third season of collegiate water polo... from S.E.T. Water Polo Club... National Program... was a member of the SOPAC Zone team in 2005, 2007, 2008... was on the Junior Olympic 18U team in 2008 that placed fifth and on the Junior Olympic 16U team in 2007 that placed third...

HONORS/RECORDS… was named 2010 third-team ACWPC National All-Academic… 2010 WWPA All-Academic… AT LMU... 2011… had sophomore season delayed due to injury… finished playing 13 games, scoring a goal with two steals and an assist… 2010… played in 29 of the Lions’ 34 games... scored seven goals in 26 attempts... added six assists, four steals and three field blocks... scored in WWPA semifinals against CSUB (May 1)...

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 2009 with a 3.9... was a four-time NISCA All-American in swimming and an honorablemention All-American in water polo as a sophomore... finished career with 214 goals, 97 assists, 190 steals... was named team MVP in 2007 and 2008 and league MVP in 2007... team won league title in 2007... named MVHS scholar-athlete of the year in 2009... swim team won CIF Division I Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008... was a USAS National Qualifier in the 50-free, 100-breast and the 200-breast...

PERSONAL… Camille Rose Hopp was born in Laguna Hills, CA and is the daughter of Teresa and Brian Hopp... has one brother, Brian... an Accounting major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2010 29 26 7 0.269 6 6 3 5 4 3 2011 13 9 1 0.111 1 0 0 5 2 0 Totals 42 35 8 0.229 7 6 3 10 6 3

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#13 Erin Manke

ALL-AMERICAN

UTILITY • 5’9” • JUNIOR • NORTHRIDGE, CA

BRIEFLY… Erin Manke is in her third season of collegiate water polo at LMU… played club water polo for LAWPC, winning the 2010 Women’s 20U and Open titles...

HONORS/RECORDS… 2011 Honorable Mention All-American… 2011 Second-Team All-WWPA… 2011 first-team WWPA All-Tournament… was named 2010 WWPA All-Freshman…

HIGHLIGHTS AT LMU... 2011... was named All-American after scoring 56 goals, tied for second on the team… added a program record 56 assists, having 16 games with two or more assists on the season… had 15 games of two or more goals on the season… had a five assist game against Cal State Bakersfield… had seven goals and seven assists at WWPA Championships...

2010… was named to the WWPA All-Freshman team... scored 34 goals with a team-best 37 assists, which ranks sixth all-time for a single season... added 23 steals... scored four goals at NCAA tournament, netting a pair agains Cal May 16)… had six assists in two games at WWPA tournament...

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Bishop Alemany High School in 2009 with a 3.75 GPA... earned eight varsity letters, four in swimming and four in water polo... was a member of the USA Women’s Futures Team (2005), the USA Women’s Cadet National Team (2006, 2007), the USA Wome’s Cadet National Travel Team (2007), the USA Women’s Junior National Team (2008, 2009) and a member of the USA Women’s Junior National Travel Team (2009)... was a first-team All-American in 2007 and 2008...

PERSONAL… Erin Augusta Manke was born in Northridge, Calif., and is the daughter of Brenda and Gregory Manke...she has an older sister, Jessica played water polo at Cal State Bakersfield... she is an Urban Studies major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO Career Stats Year G 2010 31 2011 33 Totals 64

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#18 Jessica Morelos 2-METER • 5’10” • JUNIOR • SANTA BARBARA, CA

BRIEFLY… Jessica Morelos is in her third season of collegiate water polo at LMU...

HONORS/RECORDS… 2011 First-Team ACWPC National AllAcademic... 2011 WWPA All-Academic... 2010 Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award… 2010 WWPA All-Academic...

AT LMU... 2011... played in 34 games for the Lions, scoring 13 goals on 39 attempts… added 34 kickouts drawn, nine steals, four field blocks and two assists… 2010… played in 32 of the 34 games as a true freshman... scored six goals, drew nine ejections and had six steals... scored two goals at the WWPA tournament...

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Dos Pueblos High School in 2009 with a 3.85 GPA... played for coach Danelle Little... was a member of teams that won the Channel League title in 2008 and 2009... team won Division 2 CIF Southern Section in 2007-08 and Division I in 2008-09... was also a member of the swim team and was named team MVP in 2006-07...

PERSONAL… Jessica Rae Morelos was born in Goleta, Calif., and is the daughter of Monique and Raphael Morelos... she has three sisters... spent time volunteering at the Ty Warner Sea Center, Brandon Elementary School and St. Raphael’s Catholic Church... she is a Liberal Studies major hoping to go into education. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2010 32 31 6 0.194 1 17 9 3 6 0 2011 34 39 13 0.333 2 16 34 17 9 4 Totals 66 70 19 0.271 3 33 43 20 15 4

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#1 Elise Ponce GOALIE • 5’5” • SENIOR • PALO ALTO, CA

BRIEFLY… Elise Ponce is in her fourth and final season of collegiate water polo at LMU... from Stanford Water Polo Club...

AT LMU... 2011... played in 23 games, starting the final starting the last 14 games… made 159 saves with 15 steals in 79 quarters… had 15 saves against UC Irvine (3/31/11) and 13 in against Santa Clara (4/2/11)…

2010… played in six games, appearing in 12 quarters for a goals against average of 5.57... made 32 saves and allowed just 16 goals... made two starts, allowing just one goal against Fresno Pacific (Mar. 7) and also picking up a win against Colorado State (Apr. 11), making nine saves... made 11 saves in two quarters against CSUSB (Apr. 10)... 2009… was named to the WWPA All-Freshman team... played in 22 games on the season and a total of 60 quarters in goal... led the team in saves with 152 and had a goals against average of 7.93... she had a career-best 19 saves in the win over Long Beach State (2/7/09)... she also had games of 13, 12 and 10...

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Menlo High School in 2008 with a 3.6 GPA... was a four-time high school All-American at goalie... helped win the gold and silver medals with the women’s junior national team... was MVP as a junior and senior... played in the junior olympics...

PERSONAL… Elise Ponce was born in Redwood City, CA and is the daughter of Linda and Rito Ponce... has two sisters and one brother... a Business major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2009 22 0 0 0.000 1 5 0 0 10 0 2010 6 1 1 1.000 2 0 0 1 0 1 2011 23 0 0 0.000 5 3 0 0 15 0 Totals 51 1 1 1.000 8 8 0 1 25 1 Year 2009 2010 2011 Totals

Gm Qtrs Svs GA 22 60 152 119 6 12 32 16 23 79 159 137 51 151 343 272

GAA 7.93 5.57 6.94 7.21

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#10 Kassandra Smith DRIVER • 5’8” • SOPHOMORE • SILVERADO, CA

BRIEFLY… Kassandra Smith is in her second season of collegiate water polo at LMU… AT LMU… 2011... played in nine games, scoring three goals on eight attempts… also had three steals and an assist in first season of water polo at LMU… HIGH SCHOOL… Graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in June of 2010 with a 3.9 GPA… earned seven varsity letters in high school, earning three in water polo and four in swimming… was a three-time all-league selection in water polo and four-time winner in swimming… was a first-team All-American in water polo for one season… was a three-time team captain…volunteered for Next Step 2010 and Swim for Life...

PERSONAL… Kassandra Marie Smith was born in San Pedro, CA, and is the daughter of Kathy and Michael Smith…has a younger brother… both parents graduated from LMU… a Marketing major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

Career Stats Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2011 9 8 3 0.375 1 3 0 3 3 0

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#9 Whitney Delgado

NEWCOMERS/REDSHIRTS

#8 Mackenzie Beck UTILITY • 5’8” • FRESHMAN • MISSION VIEJO, CA

UTILITY • 5’6” • SENIOR-TR • THOUSAND OAKS, CA

BRIEFLY… Whitney Delgado is in her first season at LMU but her fourth and final year of college water polo after transferring from Cal State Northridge over the summer… a two-time All-American… she plays club water polo for the LA Water Polo Club…

AT CSUN… Named Honorable Mention All-American and first-team All-Big West Conference the last two seasons ... Voted CSUN’s Most Outstanding Performance Award ... scored 191 career goals (35 goals in 2009, school record 80 goals in 2010, 76 goals in 2011), second-best in school history ... Delgado was tops in the Big West Conference and second-best for a single season in school history ... Has dished out 90 career assists, ninth-best in school history ...

HIGH SCHOOL… A standout water polo player at Thousand Oaks High School ...

A four-year starter and letter winner ... Gained numerous honors including first team All-CIF, and two-time MVP (2007, 2008) ... During her junior season, broke the school record for goals in a season with 111 ... Also competed in swimming.

PERSONAL…Whitney Delgado was born in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and is the daughter of Margot and Blake Delgado ... Has two brothers, Preston and Quinn ... both brothers played collegiate water polo, Preston at Cal Lutheran and Quinn at Pepperdine ... Communication major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

BRIEFLY… Mackenzie Beck enters her first season of collegiate water polo at LMU… from the SET Water Polo Club…

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in June of 2011 with a 3.5 grade point average… was a fourth-team All-American for the water polo program as a senior… was a three-time honor roll member and CIF ScholarAthlete Nominee… was a four-time All-City selection for coach Kevin Ricks… also earned four-straight All-Trinity League honors… was an All-CIF selection as a junior and senior… was named team MVP final three seasons and finished career with 259 goals, 156 steals and 115 assists… set the school record with 27 career field blocks...

PERSONAL… Mackenzie Hunter Beck was born in Laguna Hills, Calif., and is the daughter of Jennifer and Gregory Beck… she has two older sisters and a younger brother… father was a member of the first water polo programs at LMU… was involved with SMCHS Campus Ministries in the Peer Ministry program… a Business Marketing major. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

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Career Stats at CSUN Year G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB 2009 35 62 18 0.290 18 -- 7 -- 17 -2010 34 147 80 0.544 32 -- 8 27 33 5 2011 37 226 76 0.332 40 -- 41 47 30 4 Totals 106 435 174 .400 90 -- 56 -- 80 --

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#2 Laura Lopez

#3 Nicole Morelos

DRIVER • 5’6” • FRESHMAN • COMMERCE, CA

UTILITY • 5’6” • FRESHMAN • GOLETA, CA

BRIEFLY… Laura Lopez is in her first season of collegiate water polo… plays for Commerce Water Polo Club…

BRIEFLY… Nicole Morelos is in her first season of collegiate water polo at LMU... plays club water polo for Santa Barbara Water Polo Club...

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Montebello High School in 2011 with a 4.06 GPA… was a four-year letterwinner in both water polo and swimming… was offensive player of the year in water polo as a senior and was also named Rookie of the Year… was a four-time All-Almont League selection and a three-time AllCIF Division II selection… was named team MVP and was awarded Sportsmanship honor for Commerce Water Polo Club… was a member of 16U gold medal team… was also a four-time MVP in swimming at Montebello… graduated on the honor roll...

HIGH SCHOOL… graduated from Doe Pueblos High School in 2011… a four-year letterwinner at Dos Pueblos… three-time Channel League selection… was also a junior lifeguard assistant and class vice president for her first three years… also ran cross country as a junior in high school...

PERSONAL… Nicole Marie Morelos was born in Santa Barbara, Calif., and is the daughter of Monique and Raphael Morelos… she has three sisters, including teammate Jessica… spent time in a program that volunteer time reading to the dislexic and blind… a Civil Engineering and Environmental Science major.

PERSONAL… Laura Margarita Lopez was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and is the daughter of Alicia and Miguel Lopez… she has two brothers… is a Marketing major.

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#6 Sammi Peck

2-METER OFFENSE • 5’3” • FRESHMAN-RS • LA JOLLA, CA

BRIEFLY… Sammi Peck is in her second season of collegiate water polo at LMU after redshirting 2011… played club water polo for San Diego Shores, coached by Doug Peabody...

HIGH SCHOOL… Graduated from The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, Calif., in May of 2010 with a 3.89 GPA… was a four-year letter winner in water polo and a threetime winner in swimming… was a two-time All-CIF selection at The Bishop’s School, earning All-American honors as a junior… she was also a two-time all-league selection… was named Division II All-Academic...

2012 LMU WOMEN’S WATER POLO TEAM… Back Row (L to R): Kristin Benedetti, Mackenzie Beck, Jessica Morelos, Kiara Cerda, Morgan Bonk, Kimberly Benedetti, Erin Manke, Aimee Goodwin.

PERSONAL… Samantha Helen Peck was born in Palo Alto, Calif., and is the daughter of Julia and Brad Peck… mother played college tennis at Wesleyan… has a brother who plays Rugby at Harvard… she was the head coach of the San Diego Shores (club) Under-14 team… a Business major with an emphasis on Marketing and Accounting. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

Front Row (L to R): Elise Ponce, Casey Flacks, Nicole Morelos, Alexandra Honny, Kassandra Smith, Camille Hopp, Sammi Peck, Whitney Delgado, Laura Lopez.

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KYLE WITT

COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH • 3RD SEASON • 54-15 AT LMU/65-26 OVERAL (4TH SEASON)

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n just his fourth season as a collegiate head coach, Kyle Witt is starting to turn some heads, adding to the LMU water polo program’s tradition of winning and championships. He is in his third season at the helm of the women’s program at LMU, owning a record of 54-15.

Witt, who was a player for former Head Coach John Loughran on the first championship men’s team in 2001, was named the second head coach of the women’s program and in just two seasons, he has added to the Lions’ history of success. Witt led the Lions to the 2010 Western Water Polo Association Championship, the program’s eighth in the last 10 years. Adding to the program’s list of accomplishments, Witt helped guide the Lions to a 28-6 overall record, the second best in program history, and the No. 4 ranking in the final national poll.

Included in the final record was a 5-4 win over No. 1 UCLA in the 2010 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship quarterfinals. It was the first win for the Lions of a top-ranked program, the first over then five-time defending champion UCLA and as the No. 6 seed, the Lions became the lowest seed to advance since the field expanded to eight teams.

The year of 2010 was a good one for Witt. In addition to his success with the Lions, Witt turned heads at the club level as well. He is the head coach of the 18 and Under Los Angeles Water Polo girls’ squad. Witt coached the group to a Gold Medal at the S & R Sport Junior Olympics. Earlier in the summer Witt took the 20 & Under squad and Open Division group from LA Water Polo and snagged two more Gold Medals at the USA Water Polo National Championships.

All the success earned Witt the 2011 Sandy Nitta Distinguished Women’s Coaching Award, given by the US Water Polo Association. As established in 2010, the awards have each been named in honor of a person or persons who have made an extraordinary contribution to the sport. Winners were chosen through a zone nomination process and then reviewed by a national selection panel. Wiit will be honored during the USA Water Polo’s Annual Awards dinner, set for January 15 at the Hilton Costa Mesa in Costa Mesa, California in conjunction with the USA Water Polo Assembly.

Witt had been the Associate Head Coach for both men and women’s programs at LMU from 2008-09 before Athletic Director Dr. William Husak decided it was time to split the two programs, and give them their own head coach. John Loughran remained as the men’s head coach, turning the reigns of the women’s program over to Witt, who helped build that success. Witt rejoined the Lions as an assistant coach in 2007 and then was a CONTINUED ON PAGE 23

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promoted to associate head coach in 2008. The Lions had won a combined three conference titles in the two years he was an assistant at LMU. Witt was a four-time All-Western Water Polo Association selection from 19982001 at LMU and graduated in 2002.

Prior to returning to his alma mater, Witt was the head coach at Gannon University in Erie, Penn. He spent two seasons at the helm of the men’s program at Gannon while serving as coach of the women’s program for one season. Witt went 17-27 in two seasons with the men (9-13 in 2005 and 8-14 in 2006) and went 11-11 in one season with the women.

“I loved my time as a player at LMU and I was honored to return as an assistant coach several years ago,” said Witt. “And now, to be given the opportunity to be a head water polo coach at my alma mater, is amazing. I am excited to build on the impressive tradition coach (Loughran) has established.”

Witt also coached as an assistant at Whittier (Calif.) College, helping the school post a 23-10 record, culminating with the school’s first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championship in 2004.

Prior to his stay at Whittier, Witt was an assistant men and women’s water polo coach at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif., from 2002-04. He helped the boy’s team to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Championship in one season and a Final Four appearance in the other.

Witt began his coaching career as the Rose Bowl aquatic coach in 1999 before assuming the head water polo coaching position at Westridge School for Girls in Pasadena, Calif., in 2001.

Witt has continued to work for the Los Angeles Water Polo Club where he has coached several Division I athletes, including current Lions, Kristine Cato, Casey Flacks, and Erin Manke. In his three seasons with LAWPC coaching the girl’s 18U age group twice and the boy’s 18U age group he has compiled an overall record of 63 wins, 16 loses, and 3 ties. The Los Angeles Water Polo Club 18U girl’s team highest finish was 10th at the National Junior Olympics before Kyle was able to lead the team to 5th in 2007 and 2nd in 2008. In his time with the Los Angeles Water Polo Club Witt has coached 6 Junior Olympic All-Americans and helped place 10 athlete’s at Division I institutions.

Prior to coaching, Witt made a name for himself at LMU as a player. Witt is tied for eighth all-time in LMU history with 118 games played, tied for seventh all-time in goals with 152, seventh in assists with 81, and 11th in steals with 91. Witt led the Lions to the program’s first Western Water Polo Association championship and to the NCAA Final Four during his senior season in 2001. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

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YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010 2011

Head Coach John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran John Loughran Lougrhan Totals Kyle Witt Kyle Witt Witt Totals TOTALS

W-L 9-11 8-13 18-16 23-7 21-8 24-9 25-6 30-7 25-5 27-7 20-11 26-9 256-109 28-6 26-9 54-15 310-124

Pct. .450 .381 .529 .767 .724 .727 .806 .811 .833 .794 .645 .702 .701 ,824 .743 .782 .714

WWPA NCAAs - - 3rd Place - 3rd Place - 1st Place 3rd 1st Place 3rd 1st Place 3rd 1st Place 2nd 1st Place 5th 2nd Place - 1st Place 6th 2nd Place - 1st Place 6th 12 seasons - 1st Place 4th 2nd Place - 2 season 14 seasons

Final Rank n/a n/a n/a n/a No. 8 No. 5 No. 2 No. 6 No. 8 No. 11 No. 11 No. 11 No. 4 No. 13

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COACHING STAFF

ASSISTANT COACH • 5TH SEASON

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fter wrapping-up a stellar four-year career, which included her best season as a senior in 2007, Cara Colton wasted no time in returning to the Lions as an assistant coach of the LMU Water Polo teams.

Colton earned her degree in May of 2007 and in November of 2007 she was hired by her former head coach to become an assistant for the Lions.

Colton’s four-year career at LMU was book-ended by a pair of stellar seasons. As a freshman she scored four goals in the NCAA National Championship game against USC, the first by any team in LMU history. Three years later, Colton became a team leader and was named first-team All-WWPA. She finished her career ranked seventh all-time with 117 goals and seventh with 44 career assists.

In 2007 she had the best season of her four-year career by ranking third on the team in goals with a career-best 57, the eighth most in LMU history.

She set career-best marks in almost every stats category with 19 assists, 35 kick-outs drawn and nearly doubled her career season total with 69 steals.

She became the fifth person in school history to score six or more goals in a game with six against Indiana (3/18/07).

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As a junior she earned All-WWPA honorable mention honors with 25 goals in 51 attempts (49.0 percent), tying for fourth on the squad in scoring. She added 38 steals, 12 assists and 20 kickouts, good for second, first and third on the squad. As a sophomore in 2005, she finished the season with 15 goals on 37 attempts (40.5 percent), scoring a pair of goals in the NCAA tournament while played in all 37 games on the season, helping the Lions to a program-best 30-7 record. In 2004 she played in 29 of the Lions’ 31 games as a true freshman, including both games in the NCAA Championships… earning valuable playing time, Colton scored 20 goals on 47 shots (.426 shooting percentage) and became a goal scorer for the Lions in the last part of the season, scoring 14 of her 20 goals in the last month of the season. She equalled an NCAA Championships mark with four goals in the NCAA title game against USC (5-9-04)…CIF selection as a freshman, junior and senior.

She is the daughter of Rinske and Keith Colton and has three brothers, Joseph, Jeff and Jonathan. She earned her degree in Liberal Studies major with a concentration in Kinesiology. a CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIO

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A WINNING TRADITION MORE WINNING IN THE WWPA

The Lions have risen to the top of the Western Water Polo Association and have been one of the best. They went 13-0 in 2009 and 11-0 in 2010 to win back-to-back titles. They had a winning streak of 37 games in WWPA play and the Lions have won eight WWPA titles in 11 seasons. Here is a look at the Lions, year-by-year, in the WWPA Championships: LMU at WWPA Championships: 2011 - 2-1 - Lost in finals to UCSD CHAMPS 2010 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title CHAMPS 2009 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title 2008 - 2-1 - Lost in finals to UCD CHAMPS 2007 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title 2006 - 2-1 - Lost in finals to UCD CHAMPS 2005 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title CHAMPS 2004 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title CHAMPS 2003 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title CHAMPS 2002 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title CHAMPS 2001 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title 2000 - 3-1 - Lost in semis to UCSD 1999 - 3-1 - Lost in semifinals to UCD Totals: 36-5 overall

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2011: SEASON REVIEW 2011 WOMEN’S WATER POLO STATS Record: 26-9 (Home: 10-1 | Away: 2-2 | Neutral: 4-6) No. Player Name GMS Att Gls Sht% Ast TO KO EJ ST FB 1 Kristine Cato 17 0 0 0.000 0 6 0 1 10 0 1A Elise Ponce 23 0 0 0.000 5 3 0 0 15 0 2 Daisy Carrillo 32 71 28 0.394 27 22 26 23 19 18 3 Casey Flacks 35 78 38 0.487 30 35 65 19 54 6 4 Morgan Bonk 35 54 27 0.500 7 17 6 18 20 3 5 Mary Ann Campos 35 132 56 0.424 14 18 6 31 18 5 6 Hana Gosney 34 50 11 0.220 4 21 33 26 9 5 7 Katlin Sherrin 16 6 0 0.000 2 2 0 4 3 3 8 Tammy Choy 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 Diana Romero 35 90 33 0.367 14 22 16 34 42 6 10 Katie Rick 7 6 2 0.333 1 1 0 2 1 0 11 Kristin Benedetti 7 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 Camille Hopp 13 9 1 0.111 1 0 0 5 2 0 13 Erin Manke 33 124 56 0.452 56 44 16 32 52 13 14 Alexandra Honny 35 93 48 0.516 24 27 26 24 36 7 15 Gina Castagnola 22 14 6 0.429 0 4 0 6 3 1 16 Aimee Goodwin 9 9 5 0.556 2 3 1 5 2 0 17 Kassandra Smith 9 8 3 0.375 1 3 0 3 3 0 18 Jessica Morelos 34 39 13 0.333 2 16 34 17 9 4 20 Katie Fletcher 13 5 3 0.600 1 2 2 2 0 2 21 Kimberly Benedetti 35 110 64 0.582 5 34 90 8 16 6 22 Kiara Cerda 12 8 1 0.125 2 7 3 6 8 0 Totals 35 908 397 0.437 198 287 324 268 325 79

Goalies QTRs Svs GA GAA MIN 1 Kristine Cato 60 163 117 7.80 480 1A Elise Ponce 79 159 137 6.94 632 1B Hana Gosney 1 0 2 8.00 8

Totals 140 322 256 7.31 1120

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Opponent

Women’s Water Polo 2011 Honors FInal National Ranking: No. 13 Head Coach: Kyle Witt (2nd Season) Season: 26-9 Overall • 13-1 WWPA/2nd Place KIMBERLY BENEDETTI...............................................................WWPA Player of the Year ........................................................................................ Third-Team ACWPC All-American ........................................................................................First-Team WWPA All-Conference ...................................................................................... First-Team WWPA All-Tournament ...................................................................................... WWPA Player of the Week - Apr. 6 MARY ANN CAMPOS.....................................Honorable Mention WWPA All-Conference .................................................................................... WWPA Player of the Week - Jan. 26 GINA CASTAGNOLA............................. Third-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award ............................................................................................................WWPA All-Academic CASEY FLACKS...................................................Honorable Mention ACWPC All-American ........................................................................................First-Team WWPA All-Conference ................................................................................. Second-Team WWPA All-Tournament .............................................................. Third-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award ............................................................................................................WWPA All-Academic ....................................................................................WWPA Player of the Week - Feb. 23 ALEXANDRA HONNY........................................................................ WWPA All-Freshman ............................................................................................................WWPA All-Academic ...........................................................Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award ERIN MANKE.....................................................Honorable Mention ACWPC All-American ...................................................................................Second-Team WWPA All-Conference ...................................................................................... First-Team WWPA All-Tournament ....................................................................................WWPA Player of the Week - Feb. 16 JESSICA MORELOS................................First-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award ............................................................................................................WWPA All-Academic NATIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES: .....................................................................................

Kimberly Benedetti; Gina Castagnola; Casey Flacks; Aimee Goodwin; Jessica Morelos; Alexandra Honny; Elise Ponce; Katlin Sherrin

1 2 3 4 OT OT2 SD Tot 115 97 105 79 396 61 55 69 71 256

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2010: NEW ERA, MORE RECORDS 2010 • 28-6

Under first-year Head Coach Kyle Witt, the Lions ran their upbeaten streak against WWPA foes to 24 with three wins in the WWPA Championships hosted by Cal State Bakersfield to win their eighth title in 10 years. The Lions’ offense paced the attack, setting the record with 50 goals in the three games, including a title game record in the 13-10 win over UCSD. The win advanced them to their eighth National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship, where they drew five-time defending champion and No. 1 ranked UCLA in the first round. Led by 11 saves from freshman goalie Kristine Cato, LMU would claim one of its biggest wins in program history, defeating the Bruins for the first time in 15 tries, 5-4. It was the first-ever win over a top-ranked opponent and In the process, they become the lowest seed (No. 6) to advance to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, which expanded to an eight-team tournament in 2005. The Lions would fall, 10-6, in a the semifinals to eventual national champion USC. LMU would finish the season ranked fourth in the nation by the final coaches’ poll, the highest final season ranking since finishing 2004 at No. 2. Anne Scott became the eighth Lion to earn WWPA Player of the Year honors.

WWPA Championship - Bakersfield, CA 4/30 Quarterfinals:

#1 LMU 19, #8 CS San Bernardino 2 5/1 Semifinals:

#1 LMU 18, #4 CS Bakersfield 5 5/2 Championship:

#1 LMU 13, #2 UC San DIego 10 NCAA Championship - San Diego, CA 5/8 National Quarterfinals:

#6 LMU 5, #3 UCLA 4 5/9 National Semifinals:

#2 USC 10, #6 LMU 6 5/10 National Third Place Game:

#4 Cal 11, #6 LMU 7

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2009: A GOAL SCORER 2009 • 26-9

The Lions finished a perfect season in the WWPA with three wins in the conference tournament, going 13-0 against conference foes. Senior Nicole Hughes set the all-time record for goals in a career (320), season (129) and game (8) on the year. She would go on to become the seventh Lion to earn WWPA Player of the Year honors. The Lions cruised through the first two rounds of the WWPA championships and then defeated host Santa Clara in their new pool, 8-4, to reclaim the title, their seventh in nine years. With the title, the Lions earned the WWPA’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the seventh time. They would open with Hawaii, and after a tight first half, the size of Hawaii helped them pull away in the fourth quarter for a 11-7 win. The Lions would go on to finish fifth. Hughes, along with Anne Scott, Diana Romero and Casey Flacks would earn All-America honors.

WWPA Championship - Santa Clara, CA 4/27 Quarterfinals:

#1 LMU 10, #9 CS Monterey Bay 4 4/28 Semifinals:

#1 LMU 13, #5 Sonoma St. 6 4/29 Championship:

#1 LMU 8, #3 Santa Clara 4 NCAA Championship - College Park, Mary.

5/8 National Quarterfinals:

#4 Hawaii 11, #5 LMU 7 5/9 Consolation Semifinals:

#5 LMU 12, #8 Cal Lutheran 6 5/10 Consolation Final:

#6 Michigan 11, #5 LMU 7

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2007: BACK ON TOP 2007 • 27-7

The Lions entered the 2007 WWPA Championships as the No. 2 seed and opened with a 19-2 win over Cal State East Bay and then posted a come-from-behind 5-4 win over Santa Clara. Dora Szabolcsi scored with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to complete a four-goal fourth quarter that saw LMU erase a 4-1 deficit to advance. In the title game, Nicole Hughes scored with 1:48 remaining in the first overtime to lift the Lions to a 6-5 overtime win against UC Davis. The Lions were given the No. 5 seed in the 2007 National Collegiate Women’s Water polo Championship where they dropped a heartbreaker to San Diego State, 11-10. They would go on to finish fifth.

WWPA Championship - Santa Cruz, CA 04/27 Quarterfinals:

#2 LMU 19, #7 CS East Bay 2 04/28 Semifinals:

#2 LMU 5, #3 Santa Clara 4 04/29 Championship:

#2 LMU 6, #1 UC Davis 5 (ot) NCAA Championship - Los Alamitos, CA 5/11 National Quarterfinals:

#4 San Diego St. 11, #5 LMU 10 5/12 Consolation Semifinals:

#5 LMU 20, #8 Wagner 10 5/13 Consolation Final:

#6 Hartwick 13, #5 LMU 12

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2005: RECORD SETTER 2005 • 30-7

For the third straight season LMU set the school record for wins, posting an impressive 30-7 overall record as they won their fifth straight title. No team in LMU history has won five straight conference titles. In the first year the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship increased to an eight-team format, the Lions earned a fifth place finish in the 2005 NCAA tournament, earning wins of 16-4 over Wagner and 10-5 over No. 8 Michigan. LMU fell to fourth-ranked Hawaii in the first round.

The Lions have earned a win in every NCAA tournament since it began in 2001. Goalie Rachel Riddell was named the 2005 WWPA Player of the Year and was joined by Stacia Peterson as All-Americans.

WWPA Championship - Davis, CA 4/29 Quarterfinals:

#1 LMU 19, #8 Chapman 5 4/30 Semifinals:

#1 LMU 9, #4 Santa Clara 3 5/1 Championship:

#1 LMU 8, #2 UC Davis 4 NCAA Championship - Ann Arbor, MI 5/13 National Quarterfinals:

#4 Hawaii 12, #5 LMU 8 5/14 Consolation Semifinals:

#5 LMU 16, #8 Wagner 4 5/15 Consolation Finals:

#5 LMU 10, #6 Michigan 5

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2004: REACHIN THE TOP 2004 • 25-6

The Lions earned a 5-4 win over second ranked Stanford in the semifinals of the 2004 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship to advance to the national title game. It was the first time any LMU team in more than 90 years of intercollegiate sports, played in a title game sponsored by the NCAA. The Lions went on to drop a heartbreaker to USC, 10-8, to finish second. The Lions advanced to the NCAA tournament thanks to their fourth straight WWPA title, earning a 7-3 win at the Burns Center on April 25. The Lions defeated Chapman 18-2 in the first round and then Cal State Bakersfield 16-8 in the semifinals to advance. Devon Wright earned WWPA Player of the Year honors while Head Coach John Loughran claimed his fourth straight Coach of the Year title. Teresa Guidi became the first women’s water polo player to earn first-team All-American honors while Devon Wright was named WWPA Player of the Year. The Lions finished ranked No. 2 in the final national coaches’ poll, the highest end-of-the-year finish by any LMU program in NCAA Division I competition.

WWPA Championship - Los Angeles, CA 4/27 Quarterfinals:

#1 LMU 18, #8 Chapman 2 4/28 Semifinals:

#1 LMU 16, #4 CS Bakersfield 8 4/29 Championship:

#1 LMU 7, #2 UC San Diego 3 NCAA Championship - Stanford, CA 5/8 National Semifinals:

#3 LMU 5, #2 Stanford 4 5/9 National Championship:

#1 USC 10, #3 LMU 8

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CHAMPIONSHIPS

2003: THREE IN A ROW 2003: 24-9

The Lions used a 13-game winning streak towards the end of the regular season to storm their way to the program’s third straight WWPA crown. LMU defeated rival UC San Diego 8-6 in the title game on April 27. They would earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, taking on UCLA for the third straight year in the semifinals. The Lions fell 8-2 but rebounded to defeat Indiana in the consolation game, 5-2, to take home third place honors. A pair of freshmen, goalie Rachel Riddell and Katie Hicks powered the Lions, as both earned All-America honors. Junior Teresa Guidi was named WWPA Player of the Year.

WWPA Championship - Bakersfield, CA 4/25 Quarterfinals:

#1 LMU 17, #8 CS East Bay 3 4/26 Semifinals:

#1 LMU 15, #4 CS Bakersfield 6 4/27 Championship:

#1 LMU 8, #3 UC San Diego 6 NCAA Championship - La Jolla, CA 5/10 National Semifinals:

#2 UCLA 8, #3 LMU 2 5/11 Consolation Final:

#3 LMU 5, #4 Indiana 2

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CHAMPIONSHIPS

2002: BACKING IT UP 2002: •21-8

In what would be the first of three straight meetings, the Lions took on UC San Diego in the title game of the WWPA Tournament. The Lions earned an 8-4 victory over the Tritons, earning their second straight automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Lions defeated both Chapman and Santa Clara 15-1 to adavance to the title game.

Goalie Devon Courtney was the defensive leader for the Lions, earning WWPA Player of the Year honors and allowing just six goals in the WWPA tournament. The Lions would fall to UCLA in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament 11-2 and then rebounded to defeat Michigan 6-5 in the consolation game.

WWPA Championship - Santa Cruz, CA 4/26 Quarterfinals:

#1 LMU 15, #8 Chapman 1 4/27 Semifinals:

#1 LMU 15, #5 Santa Clara 1 4/28 Championship:

#1 LMU 8, #3 UC San Diego 4 NCAA Championship - Los Angeles, CA 5/10 National Semifinals:

#1 UCLA 11, #4 LMU 2 5/11 Consolation Finals:

#4 LMU 6, #3 Michigan 5

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CHAMPIONSHIPS

2001: GETTING IT STARTED 2001 • 23-7

The Lions finished with the program’s first 20-win season and its first-ever WWPA title thanks to a 7-6 win over UC Davis in the championship game. LMU’s all-time leading scorer Lucy Windes powered the offense with 58 goals to earn WWPA Player of the Year honors. Junior Devon Courtney became one of the nation’s top goalies, leading the Lions defense. LMU held opponents to a program record low in goals with just 123. In their first NCAA Tournament, the Lions took on UCLA and fell 111. They would recover for a 9-5 win over Brown in the consolation game.

WWPA Championship - La Jolla, CA 4/27 Quarterfinals:

LMU 15, CS East Bay 0 4/28 Semifinals:

LMU 12, CS Bakersfield 4 4/29 Title:

LMU 7, UC Davis 6 NCAA Championship - Stanford, CA 5/12 National Semifinals:

#2 UCLA 11, #3 LMU 1 5/13 Consolation Finals:

#3 LMU 9, #4 Brown 5

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Inside LMU...

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INSIDE LMU.......................................................................35

Right Place. Right Time........................................................36

View to a Promising Future (Admissions/Majors)..................37

A Solid Foundation (Campus Ministry)..................................38

THE LION EXPERIENCE......................................................39

Giving Back - Community Service.........................................40

Academics - A Helping Hand...............................................41

Prepared for Tomorrow - Graduation...................................42

BUILDING CHAMPIONS.....................................................43

History of Champions..........................................................44

LMU at 100 - A Centennial Celebration................................45

Lion Leadership - Staff.........................................................46

A Hub of Activity - Athletic Training.....................................47

Strengthening Champions...................................................48

ATHLETIC FACILITIES.........................................................49

Chad & Ginni Dreier Strength & Conditioning Center...........49

The Lions Athletic Center.....................................................50

Burns Aquatics Center.........................................................51

Where the Lions Play...........................................................52

FEEL THE ROAR.................................................................53

LMU Spirit & GameDay

FOLLOWING THE LIONS....................................................54

LMU Multimedia

WHERE THE LIONS LIVE....................................................55

Los Angeles and Southern California

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RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME.

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aybe that we’re the only Catholic University in Los Angeles and one of the world’s renowned Jesuit institutions, a group that includes 28 universities in the United States and over 100 schools worldwide.

Or, maybe, it is that Loyola Marymount University has been called a Hidden Gem by the Washington Post and ranked among the Best in the West by U.S. News & World Report.

Or that our serene campus, overlooking Marina del Rey, offers one of the most exhilarating academic locations anywhere.

Or that our five colleges, all connected to Los Angeles, enable students to make current contacts in technology, business, politics, art, music, and naturally, the entertainment industry.

Yet there’s something more to consider. If you’re looking for a place to acquire facts and skills that will help you get along in the world, you have many choices. But if you’re looking for a place where there is more, a place that strives for the education of the whole person, LMU may be the place for you.

At LMU, we inspire you to take ideas apart and learn how they fit together. You’ll test your limits, forge enduring friendships, promote justice and become a contributing citizen of the world.

Our curriculum is broad and deep. Our pace is demanding. Our expectations are high. Our plans are ambitious. And for 100 years we have been looking for curious, accomplished, enterprising, visionary students to make this their right time and their right place.

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A VIEW TO A PROMISING FUTURE.

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he Chronicle of Higher Education notes that at Jesuit institutions, this precept “translates into a large amount of individual attention from faculty members and accessibility to high-level administrators, including the president.” At LMU, students don’t simply benefit from cura personalis; they practice it, too, carrying out the Jesuit ideal of “men and women for others.” The Marymount sisters contribute a history of educating women and teaching through the arts, with a deliberately international perspective that encourages respect for all cultures.

LMU brings these gifts together in seven colleges:

• Business Administration

• Communications and Fine Arts

• Film and Television

• Liberal Arts

• Science and Engineering

• School of Education

• Loyola Law School

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A SOLID FOUNDATION. UNIVERSITY MISSION AND IDENTITY

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oyola Marymount’s Mission and Goals Statement, approved by the Board of Trustees in 1990, succinctly states in its preamble the University’s three-fold mission:

* The encouragement of learning * The education of the whole person * The service of faith and the promotion of justice These often quoted phrases are at the heart of the campus community’s communal self-understanding. When unpacked, they tell us much about LMU’s identity as a Catholic, Jesuit/Marymount university.

8 Insider Info: • Campus Ministry • Ignatian Spirituality • Marymount Institute • Initiatives/Programs • Social Justice

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THE LION EXPERIENCE.

DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON

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MU is about the whole person, and when it comes to providing friends and mentors to be a part of that mission, you won’t find a university surpassing LMU. The campus population comes from all 50 states and 70 countries. Better still, LMU offers the opportunity for students to hone their skills and help them find like-minded colleagues for life. More than 3,200 students live in 19 residence halls and apartments on campus.

There are over 140 active clubs and organizations, and a Greek community with 15 local chapters.

Our students volunteer more than 175,000 service hours a year with 350 community organizations.

8 Insider Info: • Student Life • housing • Study Abroad • Clubs & Orgs.

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THE LION EXPERIENCE. GIVING BACK

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MU’s mission of developing the whole person is stated in mission statements, in student manuals and in websites. For the LMU women’s water polo program, its part of every day. From Relay For Life, Kentwood Elementary Clean-up and LMU S.A.A.C programs, community service is a year long initiative.

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A HELPING HAND.

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oyola Marymount University is dedicated to the education and development of the whole person, the pursuit of academic excellence, advancement of scholarship, the service of faith, and the promotion of justice. As a Catholic institution, the University takes its fundamental inspiration from the Jesuit and Marymount traditions of its founding religious orders. Loyola Marymount University seeks to foster in each member of its community respect for the dignity of the individual, a devotion to intellectual and spiritual life, an appreciation for diversity, and a thirst for justice in all endeavors. Loyola Marymount University strives to send forth “men and women for others,” to lead and to serve.

Students who choose LMU for higher learning receive a world-class education on a campus known for its athletic excellence. The LMU Athletics Department is committed to assisting student-athletes achieve their full potential both academically and athletically.

The Student-Athlete Services staff supports all student-athletes in their academic and personal development. The staff provides guidance to each LMU student-athlete in their transition from high school student to college student-athlete.

According to the 2010 NCAA Graduation Rate, the LMU Athletics Department posted a rate of 89 percent for all student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility and a rate of 84 percent for those student-athletes who received athletics aid. a CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES

STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES staff:

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MATT CASANA Asst. AD for Academic Performance mcasana@lmu.edu

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SHERILYN FRAZIER Asst. Dir. of Academic Services sherilyn.frazier@lmu.edu

ROBERT JACOBS Graduate Assistant rjacob4@lion.lmu.edu

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MU has a proud reputation of academic excellence among its student-athletes. According to the 2010 NCAA Graduation Rate, the LMU Athletics Department posted a rate of 89 percent for all student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility and a rate of 84 percent for those student-athletes who received athletics aid. Listed are some examples from 2010-11 of the academic excellence LMU student-athletes epitomize: • 221 National Scholar-Athletes • 58 conference All-Academic Recipients • 3 CoSIDA District VIII A ll-Academic Recipients • 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American • 1 NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship • 1 PCSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year • 7 Student-Affairs Leadership Awards • 3 LMU Presidential Citation Recipients • 3 Program Scholars of the Year

GRADUATION RATES In the latest release by the NCAA, LMU’s GSR (Graduation Success Rate) is one of the best, not only in the West Coast Conference, but in the nation. The LMU men’s basketball team posted a GSR (for the 2003 cohort) of 87, second in the West Coast Conference. As a whole, the Lions posted a GSR of 89 and a Federal Graduaton Rate of 81, which is higher than the national student-athlete rates and the graduation rate of the general student body.

The Rates: LMU Student-Athlete GSR........................... 87% NCAA Student-Athlete GSR......................... 79% National Federal Student GSR .................... 63% LMU Student-Athlete Federal Rate............. 79% All Student-Athlete Federal Rate................ 64%

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DISTINCTIONS • Ranked fourth in “Best Universities with Master’s

Programs in the West” U.S. News & World Report, 2010 • Included in “The Best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition”

Princeton Review, 2010 • Part-time M.B.A. program ranked “12th best in

the United States” U.S. News & World Report • Undergraduate entrepreneurship program

ranked “20th in the United States” Princeton

Review/Entrepreneur magazine, 2009 • Named among “Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics”

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 2009

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BUILDING CHAMPIONS. ATHLETICS’ MISSION STATEMENT

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he mission of the department is to provide an environment for student-athlete development that supports the pursuit of the highest level of success athletically and academically for the growth of the whole person in the tradition of the Jesuit and Marymount ideals. The purpose of the Intercollegiate Athletics Program at Loyola Marymount University is to support the overall mission, goals and objectives of the University by complimenting its primary academic pursuits with championship sports programs. Additionally, Loyola Marymount University Athletics supports “Pursuing Victory with Honor.”

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HISTORY OF CHAMPIONS.

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rom the very beginning, LMU has established a history of champions. In the 1930s it was three straight ice hockey championships. In the 1940s the legendary Pete Newell played for the Lions and the rivalry with Pepperdine (1941) began. The 1950s saw Bob Boyd win the NCAA title in the 100-yard dash. The 1960s saw the Lions win their first basketball championship, and one of their first Olympians, rower Hugh Miller Foley (1964).

In the 1970s, Loyola and Marymount colleges merged and saw women’s sports begin their dominate history, including a pair of tennis championships (1977, 78). LMU then exploded in the 1980s with more individual national champions (Therese Kozlowki in cross country) and more Olympians (Paul Sunderland men’s volleyball gold medal in 1984). The decade also included LMU’s trip to the College World Series (1986) and two women’s rowing Varsity Four National Titles (1981, 89). The 1990s started with one of the most memorable moments in sports history with the men’s basketball run to the NCAA Elite Eight in the 1989-90 season. Women’s volleyball became the first program to win three straight WCC titles (1994, 95, 96), thanks in part to Olympian and All-American Sarah Noriega. Baseball would end the 1990s with three straight titles, the final coming in 2000. Then came the past decade, as the Lions won more titles (36) than the previous 70 years combined and yet another Gold Medal (Reid Priddy 2008 men’s volleyball). Leading the way were the men and women’s water polo programs, winning a combined 16 titles in 11 years. The current decade includes men’s water polo winning its fourth straight title and men’s soccer claiming their first in 2010.

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1950s 1960s 1970s

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A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

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t is a common and accepted practice for institutions of higher education in the United States to date their founding to the day and year when the first instruction was offered. LMU began when the Society of Jesus opened the high school division of their newly founded Los Angeles College on September 11, 1911 with 80 boys of high school age. It changed names three times by the time it became Loyola University of Los Angeles in 1930 on a third site (our present Westchester campus). With the merger of Loyola University and Marymount College in 1973 the name changed again. Loyola Marymount University’s centennial will begin with commencement in 2011 and conclude with Commencement in 2012, naming graduates of both classes as “Centennial Classes.”

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off with the 2011 Commencement ceremonies and will continue through May 2012. LMU Athletics will celebrate along with the University with a full list of special events, frequent online features and Centennial games for each of its NCAA Division I programs. The events for athletics started with the record-setting LionsFund Golf Classic and Dinner Auction in May, and with the start of the fall 2011 sports season, the LMUat100 Celebration will be a busy one.

The Lions will honor LMUat100 with a Centennial game for each of its programs, starting with men’s water polo against rival Pepperdine on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 12 noon. Each game will feature special promotions and features that sport, its history at LMU, and the student-athletes and coaches who have made it a rich part of LMU’s history.

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LION LEADERSHIP.

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n 2011-2012, Loyola Marymount University will celebrate its Centennial, bringing to a close its first 100 years on the bluff. Within the athletic department, the last 14 years of that history has been led by Dr. William S. Husak, who was hired as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics in 1998.

Those 14 years just happen to be the most prolific as Husak leads the Lions into a new century that will be as focused as ever on his mission of winning championships, achieving success in the classroom through graduating all student-athletes in four years and helping them grow as individuals as they move on to the next stages of their life.

Since 1998, LMU has seen its most overall success in school history as the Lions have won over 58 percent of its dual competitions in that span and claimed 30 of its overall 43 conference championships (among sports currently sponsored

by LMU within NCAA Division I competition) and 39 of its 61 NCAA postseason appearances.

Off the field, the Lions continue to rank among the best in the West Coast Conference and in the west in the NCAA’s APR and Graduation Rate, and in 2010-11, a record 225 student-athletes claimed the National Academic Honors.

Husak attributes the success that has come on the field and classroom to the commitment to athletics from the University as a whole and people within it.

And for Husak it is all about the people. He has been committed to developing a family of coaches, support staff and administrators who believe that LMU’s athletics program can be among the elite in the nation. His tenure has been marked by enhancing the support of the athletic teams through: • Staff: Growth of head coaches from 9 to 19 in 10 years • Facilities: $35 million in enhancements since 2000 • Operational: LionsFund support at record high • Endowments: Scholarships tops among WCC Husak is quick to acknowledge the success of athletics is due to a University committed to its programs. Leading this direction was the formation of the Athletic Director’s Council. For more on the direction of LMU Athletics: • Building Champions - Capital Campaign • LionsFund • Athletic Director’s Council • Development - Endowments

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LMU ATHLETIC MEDICINE

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he busiest place per square foot on the campus of Loyola Marymount University is not what one would think. It is not LMU’s oncampus commons area, the Lair, University Hall or the LMU bookstore. It is the LMU Athletics Training Room.

Right around 1,000-square feet, the LMU training room at any given moment in season is what Assistant Athletics Director of Athletic Medicine Keith Ellison calls “organized and controlled chaos.” On a given day, the Athletics Training Room will see about half of the 450 student-athletes at LMU. A given day will include lots of paperwork, therapy for studentathletes recovering from injuries that keep them out of competition, appointments with doctors and pre- and post-practice needs.

With more than 50 years of experience in the field, the Training Program provides services that include a philosophy that places a high value on health and wellness, a program that allows injured student-athletes to return to their sport as soon as medically safe and to substantially reduce the risk of athletic injury for those student-athletes.

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A HUB OF ACTIVITY.

KEITH ELLISON JOE GONZALEZ Asst. AD-Athletics Medicine Asst. Athletic Trainer (310) 338-2874 (310) 338-2764

STEVEN CORTEZ Asst. Athletic Trainer (310) 338-5220

COLLEEN DUFF Asst. Athletic Trainer (310) 338-2340

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STRENGTHENING CHAMPIONS. LMU STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

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he strength and conditioning program at Loyola Marymount University is an essential component of the Athletic department’s quest for Building Champions. Leading the way in helping to develop the strength and conditioning program to one of the best is the brand new Chad and Ginni Dreier Strength & Conditioning Center within the Lions Athletic Center. The new state-of-the-art Center puts the Lions at a whole new level.

LMU STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING MISSION STATEMENT “The LMU Strength and Conditioning Department will help all studentathletes reach their full athletic potential by developing all aspects of their physical and mental fitness. The ten recognized physical skills to be developed are Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy.

We will develop these skills by using the following methods: Olympic lifting, strength lifting, body weight calisthenics, plyometrics, medicine ball throws, agility work, speed work, stretching, tumbling routines, metabolic conditioning, and CrossFit workouts. LMU’s facility and program reflect the total fitness philosophy of the Lion Strength & Conditioning staff.”

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GENO del ROSARIO Interim Head Strength Coach (310) 338-5796

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NICK LONGO Assistant Strength Coach (310) 338-7690

DREW ROSSI Assistant Strength Coach (310) 338-7690

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THE DREIER CENTER.

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pening in the Spring of 2011 was the Lions Athletic Center, and within its 16,000 square feet is the crown jewel of weight training facilities, the Chad and Ginni Dreier Strength & Conditioning Center. The new facility will be at the core of Building Champions at LMU. Named in honor of the Chad and Ginni Dreier Familty, the 4,000 square foot facility brings state-of-the-art equipment and space to train the more than 450 LMU student-athletes.

The Chad and Ginni Dreier Strength and Conditioning Center includes 12 power lift power racks, 58 pull-up bars, a full set of Iron Grip Dumbbells, brand new bars and bumper plates from Usaka Barbell, and Infinity Flooring with custom insets with logos.

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THE LIONS ATHLETIC CENTER.

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he newest addition to the family of facilities that are home to LMU Athletics is the Lions Athletic Center. The 16,000-square foot facility is located between Albert Gersten Pavilion and Sullivan Field, and brings much needed space to the more than 450 studentathletes who participate on one of the 21 varsity athletic teams at LMU. The main piece of the building is the new weight training facility. Named by the Chad and Ginni Dreier Family, the weight room is more than 4,000-square feet and is one of the top training facilities in the West Coast Conference. In addition to the weight room, there are locker room facilities for baseball, softball, women’s soccer and men’s soccer. Also within the building is a pair of executive conference rooms and office space for the strength and conditioning coaches and for 8 Insider Info: the athletic facility operations staff. The ADG Fraternity has • Lions Athletic Center named the larger of the two conference rooms, which over- • LMU Facilities looks Sullivan Field. The building also houses the LMU Ticket • Burns Center • Directions Office, a new laundry room, and storage facilities.

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THE BURNS AQUATICS CENTER.

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ince it opened in the fall of 2000 as the home of Loyola Marymount University aquatics, the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center has become one of the premier facilities for aquatics in the nation. Its resume is impressive. The Burns Center has seen the Lions claim 17 championships, earn 185 wins and has been host to two NCAA championships in just 11 seasons.

Women’s Water Polo Burns’ Records Season W L Avg. 2001 14 0 1.000 2002 7 2 .777 2003 8 3 .727 2004 12 1 .923 2005 10 2 .833 2006 10 2 .833 2007 11 1 .917 2008 12 5 .706 2009 8 2 .800 2010 10 1 .909 2011 10 1 .909 Totals 112 20 .848

The Burns Aquatics Center has helped the men’s and women’s water polo teams claim 16 conference titles and the women’s swim team their first title in 2008. In addition to hosting the two NCAA Men’s Water Polo National Championships in 2002 and 2006, LMU has also hosted four Western Water Polo Association Championships - two for the men (2001, 2005) and two for the women (2003, 2008). The Lions have won three of them, both for the men and then in 2003 for the women.

Men’s Water Polo Burns’ Records Season W L Avg. 2000 10 2 .833 2001 10 4 .714 2002 9 4 .693 2003 6 4 .600 2004 6 3 .667 2005 7 3 .700 2006 7 3 .700 2007 3 4 .429 2008 5 3 .625 2009 6 1 .857 2010 4 1 .800 Totals 73 32 .695

The Lions have thrived in the state-of-the-art facility, earning a record of 155-48 in eight seasons. The women have gone 10-1 in each of the last two seasons and are 20-2 at home under Head Coach Kyle Witt. Since it opened in 2001, the Lions have won nearly 85 percent of their home games, going 112-20.

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WHERE THE LIONS PLAY. LMU ATHLETIC FACILITIES

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he athletics facilities at Loyola Marymount University have seen a little of everything in the almost 70 years while in its current Westchester location. From the 1984 Olympic games to LMU basketball to the World Cup and everything in between, the LMU athletics facilities have become home to the best and it continues to get better.

Thanks to continued commitment by the University, the Athletics Complex over a three-year period will show lots of growth. It started in the summer of 2008 when the University allocated office and meeting space to Lion Athletics within the Dorothy and Thomas E. Leavey Center on the Westchester campus. The Leavey Center is home to 15 of the Lions’ 21 varsity programs in the newly remodeled and modern office complex and it continues today with the opening of the brand new Lions Athletic Center in April of 2011.

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The Leavey Center Gersten Pavilion Lions Athletic Center George Page Stadium Sullivan Field Burns Aquatics Center Smith Field LMU Tennis Center Higgins Short Game Center Jane Brown Bove Boathouse

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FEEL THE ROAR. LMU SPIRIT

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he mission of LMU as a whole is the development of the whole person, paying attention to the spirit of being a Lion. The center of that spirit is LMU Athletics and specifically the atmosphere of LMU game day.

From pregame hosted BBQs at LMU soccer, to chants from the grass knolls at softball to the pregame tailgate parties before LMU basketball games, there is a special buzz on LMU gamedays. And there are many ways to get involved, including involvement in TeamLMU. Check out LMU spirit at its finest.

• Origin of the Lion • Heart of a Lion • The Roar • LMU Cheer Team • LMU Pep Band • Tickets • Team LMU • Fight Song • Iggy • Game Day Central/Tailgating • Official Online Store • Summer Camps/Clinics

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FOLLOWING THE LIONS.

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his 2011-12 season, check out LMU athletics and all 21 programs online through LMULions.com and the Multimedia Page. Log on today for all the latest info on the Lions, including updated schedules, rosters, player bios, and more. Here is how LMU Multimedia brings the Lions right to you: • Lions’ Audio Network The broadcast home of LMU is the Lions’ Audio Network, providing FREE, live audio broadcasts on www.

LMULions.com. More than 150 events will be broadcast live and games will be archived within 72 hours of their original airing.

• Lions’ All-Access The official video network of LMU Athletics. Lions’ All-Access will once again bring all non-televisied home games for men’s basketball, women’s basketball and women’s volleyball, while adding men’s and women’s soccer and baseball to the slate in 2011-12.

In addition, Lions’ All-Access is home to feature interviews, highlights and more through “Inside the Lions.” The “ITL” is a special look into LMU Athletics and its student-athletes. The show will highlight student-athletes and give an inside look to why LMU is such a special place.

• Follow the Lions where ever you might be through:

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• Phone Apps/Live Updates to Your Wireless Get the latest information sent straight to your wireless device with LMU Mobile. Sign-up for this free service today to have scores, headlines and the latest in LMU Athletics at your finger tips whenever you want it.

• Interactive Media Guides LMU Athletics now features all of the media guide online, and it isn’t just in PDF. Through ZMags.com, the LMU Athletic Media Guides make reading about the Lions even easier. From bios to every studentathlete to put on a Lion uniform, it can be found through LMU Media Guides online.

• Lion Blog LMU is celebrating its Centennial in 2011-12 and we thought this would be a great opportunity for us to create a blog for multiple members of the Athletics Department to share their thoughts and feelings.

As the year progresses, look for student-athletes to talk about their experiences. For Dr. William Husak, LMU Athletics Director, to give some thoughts. Look for special thoughts from Iggy. And lots more.

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WHERE THE LIONS LIVE. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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Grab your sunscreen and your towel, because LA has more than 50 miles of coastline and 33 public beaches, so you can always find a stretch of sand to snatch and plenty of waves to catch. But don’t forget your appetite, an extra suitcase and a sense of adventure, because LA’s coastal cities are more than just a bunch of pretty places. From the quiet enclaves of Playa del Rey and Marina del Rey just minutes from the LMU campus, to the funky ambience of Venice with its offbeat street performers, each of these waterfront wonders offers its own personality and its own take on dining, shopping, attractions and activities.

• Discover Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau • A Better L.A. is our business

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce • The City of Los Angeles

Official web site of the City of Los Angeles • California: Find Yourself Here

California Travel & Tourism Commission

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