2016 W Water Polo Roster

11 Pippa Saunders

  • Position Driver
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Corona del Mar
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.

Biography

Cal Success:
• Appeared in 27 matches as a junior and had 11 goals, nine steals, six assists and four blocked shots
• Earned ACWPC All-Academic Excellent status as a junior
• Played in 27 matches and scored nine goals as a sophomore in 2014
• Named to the 2014 MPSF All-Academic Team
• Played in 22 matches and scored 13 goals as a freshman in 2013
• Was named the KAP 7 MPSF Newcomer of the Week on April 8 after scoring five goals in a pair of wins over ranked teams

High School/National Success:
• Three-time All-CIF selection
• Three-time All-Pacific Coast League pick, including league MVP in 2011
• Three-time Orange County Register All-County selection
• Three-time member of the Daily Pilot's Girls Water Polo "Dream Team."
• Led Corona del Mar in assists for three years in a row and goals for two years.
• Helped Corona del Mar reach the CIF finals twice
• Led Corona del Mar to Pacific Coast League championship all four years of high school
• Named USA Water Polo Academic All-American every year of high school
• Played on the U.S. Youth National Team from 2009-2011
• In swimming, earned All-American recognition on 400 freestyle relay and 200 freestyle relay teams
• Helped set CIF record in 200 butterfly relay in 2011
• Two-time All-American pick at the Junior Olympics

Personal:
• Media Studies major and Ethnic Studies minor
• Parents are Niall Saunders and Dr. Lavinia Chong
• Has dual citizenship in both the United States in England as both her parents were born in raised in the U.K.

Goals:
2013 13
2014  9
2015  11
Total  33

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2013Freshman

    Driver
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2014Sophomore

    Driver
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2015Junior

    Driver
    5'9"
    15
  • 11

    2016Senior

    Driver
    5'9"
    11