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Four-time Triton All-American Sarah Lizotte was named head coach of the UC San Diego Women's Water Polo Team in August of 2025.
Lizotte was an assistant coach with the program for the 2025 season, which saw the Tritons go 17-14 overall and 4-3 in the Big West. The squad advanced to the conference championship semifinal round for the fourth-straight year.
A marquis player for UC San Diego between 2011 and 2014, Lizotte is the program's all-time leader in goals and assists. The Riverside, Calif., native earned Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) First Team All-America status following each of her seasons.
Prior to returning to La Jolla, Lizotte spent a year as an assistant coach with the men's and women's programs at UCLA. In 2024, her guidance as a coach helped the UCLA women's team win a national title. With the Bruins, she assisted in developing and executing practice plans and game strategies to improve team performance while mentoring and guiding players to help them reach their full potential. Lizotte also had a hand in recruiting top performing athletes both nationally and internationally.
Lizotte served as the head coach of the Canyon Crest Academy varsity girls team (2012-2015) and was an assistant coach with the Cathedral Catholic High School boys varsity team (2012-2015), which won a pair of CIF titles during her tenure. Both schools are located in San Diego.
Between 2010 and 2015, Lizotte was the head coach and director of the youth program at the Del Mar Water Polo Club in San Diego.
As a professional player, Lizotte spent eight seasons (2015-2023) with Club Esportiu Mediterrani, based in Barcelona, Spain. A six-time team captain, Lizotte helped the squad classify and compete in the European Champions League.
While in Europe, she was the USA Sports Relations Manager at the Barcelona International Water Polo Academy where she was involved in international sales, marketing, and communications. She is also the founder of the Lizotte International Sports Agency in Barcelona (2020-2023), which aided in recruitment consultation, event production, and athlete management.
Lizotte holds the top-three spots on UC San Diego's single-season goals list with 92 in 2014 and 2013 and 91 in 2012. She finished her career with 321 goals and 176 assists. In addition to her All-America selections, Lizotte was the ACWPC NCAA Division II Player of the Year as a junior and again as a senior. She was also tabbed the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Player of the Year during those two campaigns.
The Tritons won WWPA titles 2011, 2013, and 2014 and advanced to the NCAA tournament in each of those seasons.
Lizotte graduated from UC San Diego in 2014 with a degree in Communications. She also minored in Business at UCSD's Rady School of Business.
