Katie Dvonch

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Attacker
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Seal Beach, Calif.
High School:
Los Alamitos

2022: Played in five games for the Bears, scoring seven goals and handing out three assists ... Scored a goal with a steal and two exclusions drawn in the season opener against Ottawa (Ariz.) (Jan. 22) ... Tallied a goal and an assist against Asuza Pacific (Jan. 22) ... Posted a season-high five goals with an assist and three exclusions drawn against UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 23).

2021: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2020: Earned CWPA Rookie of the Week twice (Jan. 27, Mar. 10) … Totaled 30 goals, 16 assists, 16 steals, 15 ejections drawn, 15 sprints won, and four field blocks on the year; led the team in goals and sprints won … Scored three or more goals in each of six games; netted two or more goals in each of 11 games … Netted five goals vs. Salem (Mar. 7) … Scored three goals vs. Iona (Jan. 25) … Netted three goals with two assists vs. Villanova (Jan. 25) … Posted three goals and four steals vs. Whittier (Feb. 2) … Recorded three goals vs. LIU (Mar. 8) … Scored three goals, including the game winner in sudden victory overtime, vs. Iona (Mar. 8) … Notched two goals vs. Austin (Jan. 31) … Compiled two goals and two assists vs. Siena (Jan. 31) … Compiled two goals, two assists, and two steals vs. LIU (Feb. 1) … Scored two goals vs. Mercyhurst (Feb. 22) … Netted two goals vs. La Salle (Feb. 22) … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic and CWPA Scholar-Athlete honors.

Before Brown: Earned All-Orange County honors as a senior … Gained All-CIF Southern Section accolades as a junior … Collected All-Sunset League laurels all four years … Selected to the 2017 Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team … Earned program’s Player of the Year Award … Gained team’s Offensive Player of the Year award twice … Helped lead team to three Sunset League titles and to the Division II State Regional in 2018 … Served water polo and swimming teams as a captain as a senior … Totaled 226 goals, 107 assists, 303 steals, and 104 ejections drawn over her career … Posted 73 goals, 27 assists, and 69 steals as a senior … Tallied 61 goals, 35 assists, and 108 steals as a junior … Played for head coach Dave Carlson … Also competed in swimming for Coach Carlson; qualified for the state regional finals in the 100 and 500 freestyle … Competed on the club level for Huntington Beach Water Polo Club from 2015-18 … Selected for the USA Water Polo Developmental National Team in 2015 … An AP Scholar … Earned Sunset League All-Academic Team and high school Scholar-Athlete honors all four years.

Personal: Katie is the daughter of Susan and Jeffrey Dvonch … Has one older sister, Lauren … Plays the guitar and ukulele … Plans to concentrate in Public Policy and pursue a career as a lawyer.

Why Brown? “I have always known that I wanted to go to school on the East Coast. I chose Brown because it is a beautiful school with incredible academics and a strong, competitive water polo program. I look forward to exploring the open curriculum and taking advantage of all of the amazing programs and opportunities that Brown has to offer.”