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2024 Women's Water Polo Roster

Mark Honbo
Mark Honbo
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Mark Honbo

1 Nellie McAdams

1 Nellie McAdams

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Atherton, Calif.
  • High School / Previous School:
    Sacred Heart Prep '19
  • Major:
    Cognitive Science

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2024 ACWPC All-Academic team
  • 2022-2024 Big West Academic All-Conference
  • 2022,2023 ACWPC All-Academic Team (Excellent)
  •  2021 ACWPC All-Academic Team (Superior)

2024: Started in all 28 games of her final season in the goal...Registered 250 saves for the Aggie defense...Added 30 steals to her cap...McAdams made a record breaking-high 20 saves in game versus Long Beach State on Feb. 4...Added herself to the historical recordbooks, earning herself 4th in both saves and minutes in career achievements, as well as spots in the records for single-season minutes and saves records thanks to her outstanding final season with the Aggies

2023: Made 12 appearances in the cage with two starts during her junior season...Won both of her decisions in goal, tallying 207 minutes...Made 68 saves with a save percentage of .535 and goals-against-average of 9.10...Registered eight steals on the year...Recorded nine saves against No. 4 California on Feb. 11 before turning in another nine-save performance against No. 23 CSUN on March 10.

2022: Appeared in 20 matches, making 13 starts during her sophomore season...Posted a 7-7 overall record with 473 total minutes...Led the team with 117 saves...Recorded a .500 save percentage...Racked up two assists...Enjoyed three games with double-digit saves, including a season-high 15 saves on April 8 against Long Beach State...Collected 14 steals to rank seventh on the team.

2021: Appeared in nine matches overall, making six starts in net... Posted a 7.96 goals against average in 225 minutes... Finished with 67 saves and averaged 7.44 saves per game, ending the year with a .545 save percentage... Collected double-digit saves twice, including a season-high 12 stops against San Jose State on March 5 and 10 more against Pacific on March 7... Added three assists on the year in single games against Pacific (March 7), Long Beach State (March 26), and UC San Diego (April 10)... Her 10 steals were good for sixth on the team, including a season-high four against Pacific on March 7.

2020: Did not play.

SACRED HEART PREP ’19: Three-year goalie for the Gators… All-Central Coast Section First Team honoree senior year… Earned Fourth Team All-American status following standout senior year… Helped Sacred Heart Prep to three West Catholic Athletic League team titles… Was also a four-year swimmer for the Gators, racing in the 50 and 100 free… Won the West Bay Athletic League team title all four years… Competed at the club level for six years as part of the Atherton Aquatics Foundation in Atherton. 

PERSONAL: From Atherton, Calif… Most people don’t know she likes martial arts… Career sports highlight is earning All-American recognition… Favorite movie is Singing in the Rain… Plans to go into a career in business… Favorite hobbies outside of polo include fishing and martial arts… Chose UC Davis Athletics because the coach and team were nice, and welcoming, and UC Davis seemed like an environment that she would be challenged in.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1C

    2020Freshman

    Goalie
    5'9"
    1C
  • 1B

    2021Freshman

    Goalie
    5'9"
    1B
  • 1A

    2022Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'9"
    1A
  • 1A

    2023Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'9"
    1A
  • 1

    2024Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'9"
    1