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2022 Women's Water Polo Roster

Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego

10 Ciara Franke

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School La Jolla HS
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Major Human Developmental Sciences

Biography

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TRITON NOTES
Also a member of UC San Diego swimming and diving program as an All-American sprinter ... 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee.

AS A GRAD STUDENT IN 2022
ACWPC Division I All-American Third Team... All-Big West First Team... ACWPC All-Academic (Superior)... Named Big West Player of the Week (3/16)... Selected as UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/28, 4/18)... Led the team in goals (53) and field blocks (5)... Second on the team in steals (24)... Also delivered six assists... Named Harper Cup MVP with four goals and three steals vs. San Diego State on 4/16... Netted goals in 16-straight matches to begin the season... Became the sixth-highest goalscorer in UC San Diego history (207)... Finished tied for eighth all-time at UC San Diego in steals (163)... Fifth in the Big West in goals, tenth in steals... Scored five goals in the season-opener against Wagner on 1/22... Recorded four steals vs. Long Beach State on 3/12... Began the season with four consecutive multi-goal games, including three goals against UCLA on 1/23... Scored three more goals, drew two exclusions, and grabbed two steals against UCLA on 2/12... Recorded six steals across four games at the Triton Invitational... Awarded Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete honor at UC San Diego Triton Awards Night ... 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee.

AS A SENIOR IN 2021
ACWPC Division I All-American Third Team ... ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... Big West Player of the Year ... All-Big West First Team ... Big West All-Academic ... UC San Diego Female Athlete of the Year ... Big West Player of the Week (3/31)...UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/1) ... Named UC San Diego's 2020 Big West Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Led the team in goals (34), steals (22), drawn exclusions (31) and field blocks (9) ... also dished out seven assists ... Scored twice and stole the ball three times in the sudden death season opener with SDSU on 2/19 ... Recorded a season high five points from three goals and two assists on 3/21 in the Harper Cup ... Also drew four exclusions in the win ... Stole the ball three times in a win over UCSB on 3/27 ... Scored a season high four goals against LBSU on 4/16 and UCI on 5/1 ...

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020
ACWPC Division I All-American Third Team...Big West Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year...CoSIDA Academic All-District...Big West Player of the Week (1/22)...ACWPC All-Academic (Superior)...Big West All-Academic...UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (1/20, 3/2)...Named a UC San Diego Athlete of the Year...Had a team high 38 goals and tallied eight assists...Recorded 21 steals...Scored five goals including the golden goal in an upset win over then No. 4 California on Jan 19...The following week, set a new career high with six goals against Concordia Irvine and followed up with five goals against Pomona-Pitzer that same day...Led the Tritons with four points (three goals and an assist) in their first ever Big West victory over Cal State Northridge.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019
ACWPC All-America First Team ... ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... All-WWPA First Team ... WWPA All-Academic ... One of 13 UC San Diego Athletes of the Year ... Appeared in 35 games ... Ranked third on the Tritons with 53 goals and 63 total points ... Was second on the team with 32 steals ... Had 10 assists ... Led the Tritons with seven field blocks ... Scored a career-high five goals in a win over Brown (3/30) ... Tallied five goals with an assist against No. T-6 UC Irvine (4/12) ... Recorded a hat trick with three goals in a road victory against No. 25 California Baptist (3/30) ... Scored two goals against No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (2/9).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
ACWPC All-Academic Excellent list ... WWPA All-Freshman Team ... WWPA Player of the Week (4/4) ... San Diego Hall of Champions Star of the Month for March ... Harper Cup MVP ... Appeared in 33 games ... Led the team with 64 steals ... 37 total points ranked sixth on the team ... Scored 29 goals, which ranked tied for fourth on the team ... Tallied eight assists ... Finished the season with a .326 shooting percentage ... Recorded three steals in an NCAA Opening Round contest against Wagner (5/8) ... Scored a team-high two goals with four steals in the Harper Cup victory over No. 21 San Diego State to earn MVP honors (4/20).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of La Jolla High School ... Competed in the State Championship swim meet for three years ... Named a First Team All-CIF Water Polo honoree ... A First Team All-League selection in water polo ... Helped her team to three Open Division Water Polo Championship runner-up performances ... Assisted her team to six El Nino Water Polo Championships ... Two-time El Dorado Champions ... Also swam for her high school ... Competed for the Wind n Sea Swim Team and the La Jolla Water Polo Club.

PERSONAL
Born April 12 in San Diego ... Parents are Randy and Kathy ... Human Developmental Sciences major at Sixth College ... Has a younger sister named Shauna ... Father was also a two-sport standout at UC San Diego, as one of the greatest goalies in water polo program history, and an All-American swimmer ... Father is also currently back on the UC San Diego women's water polo coaching staff as a volunteer assistant ... Hopes to find a stable job after graduation ... Enjoys reading ... Roots for Manchester United ... Favorite athlete is Katie Ledecky ... Listens to ACDC, Boston and Foreigner ... Loves shepherd's pie ... Has dual citizenship (USA/Ireland).

GAME HIGHS
Goals 6 vs Concordia Irvine
Assists 2 2 times (laste 3/21/21 vs. SDSU)
Steals 5 2 times (last 3/11/18 vs. Harvard)
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Season G A Stl Ej Dr Shot % FB Ej
2018 29 8 64 12 .326 14 30
2019 53 10 32 20 .411 7 34
2020 38 8 21 25 .551 10 10
2021 34 7 22 22 .442 9 10
2022 53  6 24 29 ..469 5 18
Totals 207 39 163 117 .434 45 102

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017-18Freshman

    Center
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2018-19Sophomore

    Center
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2019-20Junior

    Center
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2020-21Senior

    Center
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2022Graduate Student

    Center
    6'2"
    10

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