2025 Women's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 1
Rachel Kirchner
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Placentia, Calif.
- High School:
- Foothill HS
- Major:
- English
2025 (Sophomore)
2024 (Freshman)
Career Highs
Foothill High School
Personal
- Played in 24 matches for 612:00 minutes
- Stopped 173 shots
- Posted a .394 save percentage
- Recorded 39 steals and four assists
- Blocked a career-high 13 shots vs UC Santa Barbara (April 25)
2024 (Freshman)
- Played in six matches for 112:00 minutes
- Held a 3-0 record in the cage
- Allowed 27 goals while stopping 27 shots
- Added two steals and two assists
- Made first career appearance against UCLA on Feb. 10
- Earned her first career win against Long Beach State on Feb. 25
- Blocked a career high 10 shots twice, last against Santa Clara on Mar. 1
Career Highs
- Saves: 13, vs. UC Santa Barbara (04/25/2025)
- Assists: 1, Six times (last vs. UC Santa Barbara, 04/25/2025)
- Steals: 5, vs. Cal (04/13/2025)
- Drawn Exclusions: --
Foothill High School
- First Team All-CIF Open Division
- Two-time First Team All-Crestview League
Personal
- Dad played basketball at Moravian University
- Aspires to play water polo professionally
- Enjoys baking and reading
- Her aunt was on the 1980 Olympic women’s basketball team
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