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UC San Diego

2026 Women's Water Polo Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

19 Sydney Munatones

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Huntington Beach, Calif.
  • High School Los Alamitos
  • Major Human Biology
  • College Muir

Biography

MEDIA
Tritoncast Interview (3/6/24)
Feature Story (2/16/24)

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Three-time ACWPC All-Academic (2025, 2024, 2023)
• Two-time Big West Spring Academic All-Conference (2025, 2024)
• Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
• Big West All-Freshman Team (2023)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• 1/21/23 vs. Indiana: 12-10 loss

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
ACWPC All-Academic ... Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (Highest Honors).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... Big West Spring Academic All-Conference ... Second on the team with 32 assists ... Third in steals (20) ... Fourth in field blocks (5) ... Finished with a career-high four points three times ... Multiple assists in eight games ... Had a goal and three assists in a win over CSUN in a Big West Championship quarterfinal.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
Big West All-Freshman Team ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (Highest Honors) ... ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... Over 30 games, registered 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points ... Her 21 steals were the fourth-most on the team ... Scored her first career goal and point in her second career game, finding the net against Cal State Monterey Bay (1/21) ... Her first career assist came against UC Davis (2/25) ... Best output came in the form of a goal and two assists in a conference win against UC Santa Barbara (4/22) ... Tallied a pair of assists in a Big West Championship semifinal against UC Irvine ... Had multiple points in six games ... Finished strong with seven points (two goals, five assists) over the final four games of the season ... Had multiple steals in five games, which included three in each of the team's two games at the Big West Championship.

CLUB
• Played with SoCal Water Polo
• Two-time USA Water Polo First Team All-American in (2018, 2016)
• Honorable Mention Team at the USA Water Polo 16U Junior Olympics (2019)
• USA Water Polo 14U Junior Olympic championship team
• Two-time winner of US Club Championships, Cal Cup, and San Diego County Cup (2018, 2016)
• Won two national titles at Junior Olympics (12U in 2016, 14U in 2018)
• Junior Olympics All-American (2014)

HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2022 graduate of Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, Calif.
• Also swam in high school

PERSONAL
Born: Oct. 2 in Newport Beach, Calif.
Family: Twin sister Sofia is a current teammate, brother Skyler played for UC San Diego for four seasons (2016-2019)
Major: Human Biology
College: Muir
Future plans: Work in physical therapy and sports medicine
Top moments in water polo: Winning two national titles at Junior Olympics (12U, 14U)
Hobbies: Pickle ball, reading, watching movies, cooking, hiking
Roots for: Los Angeles Angels, Phoenix Suns
Favorite athlete: Shohei Ohtani
Favorite movie: Guardians of the Galaxy
Listens to: Justin Bieber, Drake, SZA, Travis Scott, Daniel Caesar
Favorite food: Curry
Favorite social media outlet: TikTok
Did you know: Allergic to mangos
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals 2 5 times 2/15/25 at LMU
Assists 5 vs. San Jose State 1/25/25
Points 7 vs. San Jose State 1/25/25
Shots 8 at Fresno State 1/19/25
Steals 4 vs. Cal State Fullerton 3/14/25
Field Blocks 1 10 times 4/5/25 at CSUN
Drawn Exclusions 3 vs. California 1/18/25
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP G A P Sh. Sh. % EX DEX STL FB
2025 31 22 39 61 80 .275 21 17 19 5
2024 29 13 32 45 49 .265 7 11 20 5
2023 30 12 11 23 32 .375 14 2 21 2
Totals 90 47 82 129 161 .292 42 30 60 12

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2023Freshman

    5'1"
    19
  • 19

    2024Sophomore

    5'1"
    19
  • 19

    2025Junior

    Attacker
    5'1"
    19
  • 19

    2025-26Senior

    Attacker
    5'1"
    19

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