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UC San Diego

2022 Women's Water Polo Roster

1 Bennett Bugelli

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School La Jolla HS
  • Hometown La Jolla, Calif.
  • Major Psychology

Biography

TRITON NOTES
Also a member of UC San Diego swimming and diving program as a freshman in 2017-18.

AS A GRAD STUDENT IN 2022
ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Big West Second Team ... ACWPC All-Academic (Outstanding) ... Named Big West Player of the Week on February 24 ... Named UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week on Jan. 24 and April 11 ... Finished second in the Big West with 185 saves, sixth in BWC in save percentage (.465) ... Also contributed two assists and 18 steals ... Had six matches with 10-plus saves this season ... Made a season-high 15 saves against UC Santa Barbara on 4/9 ... Finished her collegiate career with the third-most saves in UC San Diego history with 814.

AS A SENIOR IN 2021
ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... All-Big West First Team...Big West All-Academic ... Big West Player of the Week (2/24)...UCSDTritons.com Student-Athlete of the Week (3/22)...Harper Cup MVP...Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) team representative ... Finished the season with 190 saves, a .574 save percentage, an assist, a goal and 15 steals ... Set a new career-high in saves with 17 in the Tritons sudden-death overtime victory with SDSU to start the season ... Scored her first career goal in the Tritons win in the Harper Cup on 3/21 ... Made 14 saves in a sudden death overtime win over UC Santa Barbara on 3/26.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020
ACWPC All-Academic (Superior)...Big West All-Academic ...UCSDTritons.com Scholar Athlete of the Week (6/1)...Started 14 games...Matched a career high in saves against UCSB on Feb 21 with 14...Had back-to-back double-digit saves against Marist (10) and UCSB (11) on Feb 8...Tallied three saves against CMS.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019
ACWPC All-America First Team ... ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent) ... All-WWPA First Team ... WWPA All-Academic ... Harper Cup MVP (4/20) ... WWPA Player of the Week (2/13) ... Appeared in 27 contests with 20 starts ... Posted an 11-10 record in the net ... Tallied 179 saves with a .559 save percentage ... Finished the season with six assists and nine steals ... Had a career-high 14 saves with one steal in a Harper Cup victory over No. 17 San Diego State (4/20) ... Recorded 13 saves in a 9-6 victory over No. 16 Long Beach State (2/10) ... Finished with 10 saves against No. T-6 UC Irvine (4/12) ... Recorded eight saves against No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (2/9). 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
ACWPC All-Academic Superior list ... WWPA Tournament MVP ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/2) ... Collected 22 saves and surrendered just two goals over 56 minutes in three WWPA Championship games (two starts), lifting Tritons to sixth straight title ... Career-high 13 saves in WWPA semifinal win vs. Sonoma State (4/28) ... Added five saves without allowing a goal in WWPA title game vs. Cal State East Bay (4/29).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of La Jolla High School ... Named All-CIF First Team as a senior ... Was an All-CIF Second Team selection as a junior ... Selected as the AFC Tournament Most Valuable Goalie as a senior ... Named the LJHS girl's water polo MVP as a senior ... Recorded 264 saves, 29 assists and 16 steals while only allowing 94 goals her season year ... Also competed on the swimming team ... Competed for the La Jolla Water Polo Club, the Del Mar Water Polo Club (2015) and the Carlsbad Water Polo Club (2017).

PERSONAL
Born May 20 in Santa Barbara ... Parents are Frank and Nicola Bugelli ... Has three younger siblings Jensine, Rhys and Finn ... Psychology major at Sixth College ... Both of her parents were on the rowing team at the University of San Diego ... Favorite water polo memory is playing in the CIF championships ... Intends to go to medical school and become a psychiatrist ... Likes watching The Matrix ... Loves grilled cheese sandwiches ... Hobbies include juggling, embroidery, surfing and knitting

GAME HIGHS
Saves 17 2/20/21 vs. San Diego State
Assists 1 5 times (last vs. UC Santa Barbara 4/9/22)
Steals 2 Multiple times
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Season Saves Stl Ast GA Save %
2018 138 20 5 85 .619
2019 179 9 6 141 .559
2020 122 8 4 97 .557
2021 190 15 1 141 .574
2022 185 18 2 221 .456
Totals 814 70 18 685 .543

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2017-18Freshman

    Goalie
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2018-19Sophomore

    Goalie
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2019-20Junior

    Goalie
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2020-21Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2022Graduate Student

    Goalkeeper
    5'11"
    1

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