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2012 Women's Water Polo

9 Riley Kessler

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown La Canada, Calif.
  • High School La Canada
  • Position Attacker
  • Major Neurobiology
  • House Affiliation Currier

Biography

2012 (Sophomore):
Finished with six goals, nine assists and11 steals ... Made a season-high three steals against VillanovaFeb. 4 ... Contributed a goal, assist and two steals in a 14-3 winover Villanova Feb. 12 ... Scored once and had two assists and asteal during Harvard''s 15-1 rout of Villanova Feb. 25... Registered two goals, an assist and a steal in three gamesto help Harvard to a third-place finish at the CWPA SouthernDivision Championship.

2011 (Freshman):

Finished rookie campaign with seven goals, six assists and ninesteals ... One of only 19 student-athletes nationally to benamed “outstanding” scholar-athlete by the CWPA forfinishing with a GPA between 3.71-4.00 ... Scored first careergoal versus Iona, then notched a goal and grabbed first two careersteals against Villanova Feb. 5 ... Found the back of the net onceand collected a takeaway versus Siena in the Marist Tournament Feb.19 ... Had a season-high three assists at Hartwick Feb. 21 ... Putin a goal and a steal against Brown Feb. 23 ... Contributed twogoals and a steal against Fresno Pacific March 14 ... Tallied agoal, a helper and two takeaways against Connecticut College April2 ... Grabbed a steal and dished an assist against Gannon in theCWPA Eastern Championship April 29.

Before Harvard
Four-year starter for the water polo team and four-yearletterwinner for the swim team … Captained water polo teamas a junior and senior … Two-time team MVP … Earnedall-area player of the year as a junior … A two-timefirst-team all-area selection for Pasadena … A two-timefirst-team all-area selection for Glendale … First-team RioHondo League as a junior and senior … First-team All-CIF asa junior … Won a silver medal at the 2007 Junior Olympicsand a bronze medal at the 2008 Junior Olympics … Won gold atthe 2008 U.S. Championships … Team was two-time Rio Hondoleague champions … A black belt in Tae Kwon Do … Wongold medal at National Junior Olympics in 2001 … NationalMerit Finalist … Gold Seal Bearer in 2010 … Won asilver medal in the Regional Occupational Program  (ROP)Competition in 2009 … ROP student ambassador .. Two-timeAcademic All-American.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2011First-Year

    Attacker
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2012Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'6"
    9