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2018 Women's Water Polo

11 Sami Strutner

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Redwood City, Calif.
  • High School Saint Francis
  • Position Attacker

Biography

Career Highs
Points: 5 (2x) last vs. Fresno Pacific (3/6/16)
Goals: 4 (3x) last vs. Fresno Pacific (3/17/18)
Assists: 5 vs. Dartmouth (2/22/15)
Steals: 3 (5x) last vs. Bucknell (4/28/18)
Blocks: 2 vs. Wagner (3/4/18)

Season Highs
Points: 4 (4g) vs. Fresno Pacific (3/17/18)
Goals: same
Assists: 2 (3x) last vs. San Jose State (3/3/18)
Steals: 3 (4x) last vs. Bucknell (4/28/18)
Blocks: same

2018 (Senior)
Captain ... At Hoosier Invitational (Jan. 27-28): seventh most assists at the tournament (2); one assist and two steals vs. No. 25 Iona, two goals and two steal vs. McKendree, and one assist vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara ... At Brown''s Bruno Classic: scored and had two assists in win over No. 25 Marist (Feb. 3) .. At the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 17-18): tallied a goal, assist, and a steal vs. Iona; had a team-high two assists and scored another, adding a steal vs. No. 12 Wagner; had one block, a goal, and an assist vs. Villanova ... As host of the Harvard Invitational (March 3-4): made one steal versus Toronto; scored, had two assists, and two steals vs. No. 18 San Jose State; led the team with three steals and two blocks, scoring once vs. No. 15 Wagner; had a team-leading three goals vs. Siena ... At the San Diego State Invitational (March 10-11): made two steals at No. 21 San Diego State; had a team-leading two goals and three points (2g, 1a) vs. No. 19 Cal State Northridge; led Harvard with three goals, an assist, and a block vs. No. 11 UC San Diego ... tallied a goal, assist, and steal at Div.-III No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer (March 13) ... assisted one goal at No. 7 UC Irvine (March 15) ... At the Loyola Marymount Invitational (March 16-17): responsible for two points (1g, 1a) vs. No. 23 Marist; made one assist vs. No. 24 Cal Baptist; posted a team-high four goals and one steal vs. Fresno Pacific ... At the Red Flash Tournament (March 24-25): scored twice against No. 13 Indiana; tallied two points (1g, 1a) at St. Francis; scored two goals and had a steal vs. George Washington ... Had two goals, two assists and three steals vs. St. Francis (April 7) ... Scored twice, had two assists and added a steal in victory over No. 12 Hartwick (April 8) ... Produced a goal, assist, and two steals vs. Bucknell (April 14) ... Made a season-best three steals to go with an assist and a block agasinst George Washington (April 14) ... Scored once, had an assist, and had a steal at Princeton (April 15) ... Hade nine steals, three goals and three assists at CWPA Tournament (April 27-29).

2017 (Junior)
ACWPC Superior All-Academic Team ... Totaled 14 goals, 21 assists and 19 steals during junior season … Recorded at least one assist in first five games of season … Scored in first two games of season against Wagner and Iona (Feb. 4) … Tallied a hat trick in win over George Washington (Feb. 12) … Went seven-straight games with at least one steal (March 4 – March 17) … Dished out three assists against Princeton (March 3) … Recorded goals versus Fresno Pacific (March 14), Pacific (March 15) and Santa Clara (March 18) during road trip to West Coast … Scored twice versus St. Francis (April 15) … Found the back of the net in the quarterfinals of the CWPA Championships versus Indiana (April 28). 

2016 (Sophomore)
Finished the season with 20 goals, 19 assists and 15 steals … Registered four goals, an assist and two steals against St. Francis N.Y. (Feb. 7) … Tallied a goal, two assists and two steals against Mercyhurst and added a goal and a steal against Princeton (March 5) … Scored four goals and added an assist against Fresno Pacific (March 6) … Tabbed a goal, two assists and a steal against Chapman (March 13) … Found the back of the net against CSUN (March 17) … Posted a pair of scores against Hartwick (March 24) … Snapped the back of the net and recorded a steal against Indiana (April 9) … Scored a pair of goals and made a steal against Princeton (April 29) … Totaled a goal, two assists and a steal against Connecticut College and posted a goal, an assist and a steal against George Washington (April 30).

2015 (Freshman)
Finished the season with 16 goals, 20 assists and 9 steals … Opened the season with two goals, the first of her career, in a victory over Villanova (Feb. 1) … Netted one goal  and tallied three steals in a win against St. Francis (Feb. 1) … Contributed six points, on a goal and a team-high five assists, and a steal in a victory over Dartmouth (Feb. 22), helping the Crimson take third place at the inaugural Ivy Championships … Scored a goal and tallied two assists in a win against Hartwick (March 1) … Finished with a team-high three assists and a steal in a victory against Connecticut College (March 7) at the Harvard Invite … Netted two goals and in a win over VMI (March 8) at the Harvard Invite … Notched two assists in the Crimson’s upset victory over then-No. 19 Santa Clara (March 22)… Scored one goal and assisted on two others in a victory over Notre Dame College (April 11) … Finished with four points, on two goals and two assists, and added a steal in a victory over George Washington (April 18). … Finished with four points, on two goals and two assists, and added a steal in a victory over George Washington (April 18). 

Before Harvard
Three-year letterwinner and starter as a driver for Saint Francis High School … Also swam for three years … WCAL All-League First Team as a sophomore, junior and senior … CCS All-League Second Team as a sophomore … Daily News Girls Water Polo First Team as a junior and senior … Daily News A "Player of the Year" as a junior … Mercury News Girls Water Polo First Team as a junior and senior … USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All American 2011-14 … CCS League Champions (2012 and 2013) … WCAL League Champions (2011, 2012, and 2013) … Stanford Water Polo Club National Team 16U Junior Olympics 9th Place (2011), Junior Olympics 7th place (2012) … Stanford Water Polo Club National Team 18U Junior Olympics 10th place (2013) … Saint Francis High School Club Team California State High School Championship Tournament 10th Place (2013) … Stanford Water Polo Club British Columbia Open 2nd place (2011), 1st place (2012), 3rd place (2013) … CCS Swimming 100 Backstroke Qualifier (2012, 2013, 2014) … Saint Francis High School Scholar Athlete (4 years) … National Honors Society (junior and senior year) … Foreign Language Honors Society (senior year), Volunteer at Project 2020 (2012, 2013) … Coached Swimming and Water Polo Camps at Saint Francis High School (2013)

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2015First-Year

    Attacker
    17
  • 11

    2016Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2017Junior

    Attacker
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    Attacker
    5'7"
    11