2022 Women's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 2
Sarah Nichols
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- La Quinta, Calif.
- High School:
- Palm Desert HS
- Major:
- Urban Studies
2022
Big West Commissioners Honor Roll (With Honors)
ACWPC All-Academic Team
Played in all 29 games
Scored 15 goals
Recorded 40 shots
Notched 18 assists
Added 11 steals and seven field blocks
2021
ACWPC All-Academic Team
Big West All-Academic Team
All-Big West Second Team
Scored 15 goals with seven assists in 20 matches
Added 11 steals and five field blocks
2020
ACWPC All-Academic Team
Big West All-Academic Team
Scored nine goals in the shortened season
Finished second on the team with 11 assists also added seven steals
Tied a career-high two goals against Arizona State (2/8)
2019
Finished the season with 16 goals
Had a game high two goals against Pacific (2/22)
2018 (Red-Shirt)
Did not play
Palm Desert High School
Named to Second Team All-CIF, 2014
Two-time First Team All-CIF, 2015 – 2016
Desert Valley League and Palm Desert High School MVP, 2017
Three-time First Team All-League, 2015 – 2017
Two-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American, 2015 – 2017
Two-time CIF Champions, 2014 and 2016
Runner-Up CIF Champions, 2015
Four-time Desert Valley League Champions
2017 PDHS Team Captain
KESQ Athlete of the Week
PDHS Female Athlete of the Year
Set a new league scoring record with 69 goals
Set a new PDHS single season record with 170 goals
Personal
Parents are John and Christine
Father played water polo at Pepperdine, mom also attended Pepperdine
Older brother, John, golfs at Baylor University
Two-time medalist at Junior Olympics –silver in 2015 and bronze in 2016
Born in Bend, Oregon
Majoring in Psychology and Social Behavior & Urban Studies
Minoring in management
CAREER GOALS
36 (2019-present)
SEASON-HIGH GOALS
16 in 2019
GAME-HIGH GOALS
Big West Commissioners Honor Roll (With Honors)
ACWPC All-Academic Team
Played in all 29 games
Scored 15 goals
Recorded 40 shots
Notched 18 assists
Added 11 steals and seven field blocks
2021
ACWPC All-Academic Team
Big West All-Academic Team
All-Big West Second Team
Scored 15 goals with seven assists in 20 matches
Added 11 steals and five field blocks
2020
ACWPC All-Academic Team
Big West All-Academic Team
Scored nine goals in the shortened season
Finished second on the team with 11 assists also added seven steals
Tied a career-high two goals against Arizona State (2/8)
2019
Finished the season with 16 goals
Had a game high two goals against Pacific (2/22)
2018 (Red-Shirt)
Did not play
Palm Desert High School
Named to Second Team All-CIF, 2014
Two-time First Team All-CIF, 2015 – 2016
Desert Valley League and Palm Desert High School MVP, 2017
Three-time First Team All-League, 2015 – 2017
Two-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American, 2015 – 2017
Two-time CIF Champions, 2014 and 2016
Runner-Up CIF Champions, 2015
Four-time Desert Valley League Champions
2017 PDHS Team Captain
KESQ Athlete of the Week
PDHS Female Athlete of the Year
Set a new league scoring record with 69 goals
Set a new PDHS single season record with 170 goals
Personal
Parents are John and Christine
Father played water polo at Pepperdine, mom also attended Pepperdine
Older brother, John, golfs at Baylor University
Two-time medalist at Junior Olympics –silver in 2015 and bronze in 2016
Born in Bend, Oregon
Majoring in Psychology and Social Behavior & Urban Studies
Minoring in management
CAREER GOALS
36 (2019-present)
SEASON-HIGH GOALS
16 in 2019
GAME-HIGH GOALS
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