2018 USC Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Maud Megens
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Leonardo College
- Hometown:
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
2021: After helping the Netherlands qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, Maud Megens returned to USC to play her final season at USC... Helped USC win the 2021 NCAA Championship, scoring six goals in the final... Finished her USC career ranked No. 6 all-time in career scoring with 213 career goals... Named ACWPC National Player of the Year and MPSF Player of the Year... A First Team All-American... Named NCAA Tournament MVP and MPSF Tournament MVP... Was second on the team with 50 goals... Scored in 18 games with 11 multiple-goal outings... Named MPSF Player of the Week on Feb. 16
2020: Megens did not compete in the 2020 season at USC... Took a leave of absence to train with the Dutch National Team in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.
2019: Megens led USC in scoring with 68 goals as a junior... A First Team All-American and All-MPSF First Team selection... Named to MPSF All-Tournament Team MVP and to the NCAA All-Tournament First Team... Scored in 26 games with 22 multiple-goal outings... Scored a season-high six goals vs. San José State on March 8... Scored three goals at the MPSF Tournament and five goals at the NCAA Tournament... A three-time MPSF Player of the Week selection.
2018: Megens scored 37 goals as a sophomore... Scored in 12 games with nine multiple-goal outings... Set new career high with seven goals vs. Pacific on March 25... Scored four goals vs. Stanford in the MPSF Tournament championship... Scored twice vs. Wagner in the NCAA quarterfinals... Earned First Team All-America honors and named to the All-MPSF First Team... Named MPSF Tournament MVP... Picked to NCAA All-Tournament Second Team... A two-time MPSF Player of the Week.
2017: Megens was USC’s second leading scorer with 58 goals as a true freshman... Scored in 25 games with 20 multi-goal performances… Set career high with five goals against Santa Clara on Feb. 11 and against Princeton on March 23… Named a Second Team All-American... Also selected to the All-MPSF Second Team and MPSF All-Newcomer Team… Earned MPSF Newcomer of the Week honors twice… Scored four goals in the NCAA Tournament and was named to NCAA All-Tournament Second Team.
NATIONAL TEAMS: Officially named to the Netherlands' Olympic Team for Tokyo, Megens has been a member of the Dutch Senior National Team since 2013 and was a member of the Dutch Junior National Team for five years… Was the second leading scorer at the 2019 FINA World Championships with 20 goals... Named to Media All-Star Team at 2019 FINA World Championships... Was tied as top scorer at the 2019 FINA World League Super Final... Helped the Netherlands win the 2018 European Championship... Took silver at the 2014 European Championships and bronze at the FINA World League Championships in 2015… Also placed second in the 2015 World Championships and the 2016 European Championships... Named to the All-Star Team during the 2015 World Championships and was the runner-up for Best European Player in 2015.
HIGH SCHOOL: Megens attended Leonardo da Vinci College in Leiden, the Netherlands… Also played club for GZC-Donk in Gouda and ZVL in Leiden…Was a three-time national champion and two-time Dutch Federations Cup winner… Also named a National League All-Star in 2015-16.
PERSONAL: Megens is majoring in social sciences (psychology)… Parents are Hein and Patricia Megens… Mother Patricia played for the Dutch National Team and competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic games… Lists watching the Dutch National Team win gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as her most thrilling moment in sports… Favorite food is sushi… Favorite TV show is Black Mirror… Has always wanted to ride an F1 car on a circuit and visit Australia and the Maldives one day… Hopes to play professional water polo in Europe after graduation... Born on Feb. 6, 1996.
