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UC San Diego

2024 Women's Water Polo Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

1A Katie Ward

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gig Harbor, Wash.
  • High School Gig Harbor
  • Major Molecular and Cell Biology
  • College Warren

Biography

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Four-time ACWPC All-Academic (2004, 2023, 2022, 2021)
• Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (With Honors 2023)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• 2/27/21 vs. California Baptist: 15-7 win, 3 goals against, 4 saves, 8:00 minutes

AS A SENIOR IN 2024
ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... Saw time in a career-high 14 games ... Posted a 3-4 record with an 8.60 goals against average and a .445 save percentage ... Her 10 saves vs. California (2/23) established a new career best ... Ranked 10th in the Big West with 57 total saves ... Made two saves over eight minutes of play in her final game as a Triton against CSUN in a Big West Championship quarterfinal.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (With Honors) ... ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... Played in seven games, totaling 88 minutes ... Earned a win against Bucknell with a career-high nine saves and a steal while playing all 32 minutes (1/29) ... Made eight stops in 16 minutes of play against Hawai‘i (2/24) ... Had six saves in eight minutes against Villanova (3/11) ... Collected her first career point with an assist vs. Siena (3/11).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022
ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent) ... Went 2-0 with back-to-back wins against Whittier (2/19) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2/19) at Redlands' Bulldog Invitational ... Competed in four games for a total of 72 minutes ... Collected four saves and four steals vs. Whittier (2/19) ... Made three saves vs. Bucknell (3/13).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021
ACWPC All-Academic (Outstanding) ... Saw action in two games, both against California Baptist ... Made four saves in eight minutes of play against the Lancers (2/27).

CLUB
Competed with Narrows Aquatics Water Polo from 2016-2020.

HIGH SCHOOL 
A 2020 graduate of Gig Harbor High School in Gig Harbor, Wash. ... Named First Team All-State in 2018 and 2019 ... NISCA Third Team All-American in 2018 and Second Team All-American in 2019 ... Team Captain in 2020 ... Holds school records for most saves and steals by a goalkeeper ... Team won state championship in 2017 ... Also a member of the swim team and was First Team All-South Sound Conference in 2019. 

PERSONAL 
Born: August 2 in Tacoma, Wash.
Major: Molecular and cellular biology
College: Warren
Future plans: Attend physician assistant school and become a PA, or get an MS in Biology
Favorite water polo memory: Dancing at weights with Matt and New York with my best friends
Favorite UC San Diego memory: Hitting the beach everyday in the summer with her teammates
Cheers for: Seattle Mariners
Favorite athlete: U.S. water polo goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson
Favorite movie: 10 Things I Hate About You
Listens to: The Strokes, Modest Mouse, Smashing Pumpkins
Hobbies: Reading, going to the beach, dancing, crochet, coffee
Favorite food: Seafood
Favorite social media platform: TikTok
Did you know: Loves plants

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Saves 10 vs. California 2/23/24
Goals Against 13 2 times 2/25/24 vs UC Santa Barbara
Goals 0 - -
Assists 1 3 times 2/24/24 vs. Arizona State
Points 1 3 times 2/24/24 vs. Arizona State
Shots 1 vs. Biola 2/24/24
Steals 4 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2/19/22
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP W-L MIN GA GAA SV SV% SH G A P EX STL
2024 14 3-4 264:08 71 8.60 57 .445 1 0 2 2 1 8
2023 7 1-0 88:00 20 7.27 28 .583 0 0 1 1 2 4
2022 4 2-0 72:00 9 4.00 9 .500 0 0 0 0 0 5
2021 2 0-0 16:00 6 3.00 5 .455 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6-4 440:08 106 7.71 99 .555 1 0 3 3 3 17

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2020-21Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    6'0"
    1
  • 1

    2022Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    6'0"
    1
  • 1A

    2023Junior

    6'0"
    1A
  • 1A

    2024Senior

    6'0"
    1A

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