Water Polo to Renew Rivalry at No. 12 Indiana Saturday
Freshman (2013)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Appeared in all 34 games in her first collegiate season ... Led team in assists (35), ranked second in points (73) and shared second spot in goals (38) ... Scored in all three CWPA Eastern Championship games (April 26-28), including a hat trick in the championship final vs. #12 Princeton ... Posted four hat tricks on the season ... Netted a career-best four goals with two assists and two steals vs. CSU Bakersfield (April 6) ... Also recorded hat tricks vs. Cal Baptist (March 23) and Cal State East Bay (Feb. 10) ... Boasted a 13-game scoring streak from March 15-April 7 ... Earned three assists apiece in back-to-back games vs. #10 Long Beach State and Santa Clara (Feb. 9) ... Scored twice against #7 San Diego State (Jan. 20) for first collegiate goals, netting the game-tying goal on a penalty shot w four seconds left in regulation ... Tallied one assist and three steals in collegiate debut vs. Colorado State (Jan. 19).
Prep... Graduated from Newport Harbor High School (2012) ... USA Water Polo Academic All-American (2009-12) ... Newport Harbor Principal's Honor Roll ... Newport Harbor Academic Excellence Award (2009-12) ... Awarded as "Top 15" Athlete at Newport Harbor HS ... Daily Pilot Dream Team member (2012) ... Selected to Second Team All-CIF Southern Section (2012) ... First Team All-Sunset League (2012) ... Boasted 46 goals, 25 assists and 36 steals as a senior ... Served as team captain (2012) ... Also earned four varsity letters in swimming.
Personal... Presley Nicole Pender was born September 25, 1993 ... Daughter of Ann and Dennis Pender ... Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts ... undeclared major.
