Pender, Beckwith Propel Water Polo to Trio of ASU Invitational Victories
At Michigan... Awards ... CWPA Western Division Rookie of the Week (4/5/11)..
Sophomore (2012) ... Played in 34 of 35 games ... Set career highs in assists and steals ... Matched a career high with two goals vs. Maryland (April 28) ... Set a career high with three steals vs. Cal-Lutheran (Mar. 17) ... Posted career highs with five points and three assists vs. Gannon (Mar. 2).
Freshman (2011) ... Led U-M rookies in goals (22) ... Equaled a career high with two assists vs. George Washington at the CWPA Eastern Championship (April 29) ... Matched a personal-best with four points vs. Fresno Pacific (April 17) posting three hat tricks on the year ... Named CWPA Western Division Rookie of the Week (April 5) on a six-goal weekend at the Tiger Tournament (April 2-3) ... Matched a career high with four goals vs. St. Francis (April 2) ... Posted career highs with four goals, two steals and two DKO vs. Siena (March 12) ... Tallied first career multi-goal game vs. Concordia (Calif.) (Jan. 28) ... Scored first career goal vs. #8 San Jose State (Jan. 22) ... Made collegiate debut vs. #15 Cal State Northridge (Jan. 22).
Prep ... Attended Okemos High School (2010), coached by Greg Jenkins ... Scholar-Athlete (2006-10) ... Four-year letterwinner ... Two-time captain (2009-10) ... Two-time NISCA All-America first team (2009-10) ... Three-time USA Water Polo All-Academic (2008-10) ... Two-time Michigan High School Player of the Year (2009-10) ... Two-time MWPA state tournament Most Valuable Player (2009-10) ... Two-time All-State first team (2009-10) ... Eight-time academic All-State in swimming and water polo (2007-10) ... All-State second team (2008) ... Also lettered in swimming (2006-09) ... Three-time NISCA All-America first team (2009) ... Lansing State Journal Dream Team (2008).
Club/Junior Team ... Member of Spartan Water Polo Club (2007-10) ... ... Member of the Midwest Zone team (2007-10) ... Los Angeles Water Polo Club (2009).
Personal ... Enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Undeclared major ... Daughter of Tom and Traci Dudley ... Father, Thomas Dudley Jr. (1980-82), and grandfather, Thomas Dudley (1963-64), both swam at Michigan.