2016 Women's Water Polo

Olivia Santiago
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Los Altos, Calif.
- High School:
- Los Altos

2016: Gained CWPA Player of the Week on Feb. 24 … Earned Player of the Game at the CWPA Championship vs. George Washington (May 1) … Ranked second on the team with 48 goals on the year … Scored hat tricks in each of three games – vs. Hawaii (Feb. 5), at GW (Apr. 9), and vs. Conn. College (Apr. 30) … Drew four ejections vs. CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 21) … Totaled four ejections drawn, two assists, and two steals vs. Azusa Pacific (Mar. 30) … Notched four assists and two goals vs. Conn. College (Apr. 6) … Earned ACWPC Outstanding All-Academic laurels.
2015: Earned Spring Academic All-Ivy honors … Ranked first on the team in ejections drawn (87) and fourth in goals (39) … Finished the year with 22 assists, 31 steals, eight field blocks, and a sprint won … Scored a season-high three goals in each of three games – vs. Conn. College (Apr. 4), at Harvard (Apr. 16), and vs. George Washington (Apr. 18) … Drew a season-best five ejections twice – at Marist (Feb. 1) and at Bucknell (Mar. 1) … Dished out a season-high four assists vs. Concordia – Irvine (Mar. 26).
2014: Ranked second on the team with 65 draw ejections and fifth with 51 goals … Tallied 21 steals and seven assists … Combined for four goals, three steals, and five draw ejections over three games on opening day of season … Recorded a hat trick in 13-9 win over Marist (Feb. 22) … Notched three goals and drew three ejections vs. Santa Clara (Mar. 8) … Scored twice with three draw ejections, an assist, and a steal in 12-9 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Mar. 26) … Attacked for three goals and five draw ejections to beat Mercyhurst (Apr. 5) … Earned ACWPC Superior All-Academic honors.
2013: Scored 13 goals on 42 attempts (31 percent) … Added six assists … Registered 20 exclusions, 16 steals, and six blocks on the season … Earned an Excellent All-Academic award from the ACWPC.
Before Brown: Earned four varsity letters at Los Altos High School … Started for three years … Brought her team to the CIF CCS Division II Finals for the first time as a senior … Competed with team in the CCS Division I and II semifinals … Made the All-CCS Girls' Water Polo Division II Second Team in 2010; gained Honorable Mention in 2009 … Earned Fourth Team KAI CAL-HI All-America honors, a First Team Santa Clara Valley Athletic League selection, First Team San Jose Mercury News, and First Team All-CCS Division II honors … Chosen as the Los Altos High School Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... Competed at the club level for Stanford Water Polo Club for six years … Participated in her sixth National Junior Olympics and fourth USA Club Championships in the summer of 2012 … Competed on the Olympic Development Team; won second place at the ODP Northern Regional Championships in 2010 and 2011 … Selected to the Top 20 All-Region team in both of her seasons with the ODP and advanced to the National Team Selection Camps ... A member of the USA Women's Youth National Training Team in 2010.
Personal: Olivia is the daughter of Linda and Neil … Has two sisters, Alexandra and Victoria … Environmental Sciences concentrator … Theme song is “In Da Club” by 50 Cent.
Olivia Santiago’s Career Statistics | |||||||
Year | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EJD |
2013 | 13 | 42 | .310 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 20 |
2014 | 31 | 86 | .360 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 65 |
2015 | 39 | 107 | .364 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 87 |
Totals | 83 | 235 | .353 | 35 | 68 | 17 | 172 |






















































