2024 USC Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Rachel Gazzaniga
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Foothill HS
- Hometown:
- North Tustin, Calif.
THIS SEASON: Rachel Gazzaniga enters her second season at USC.
2024 SEASON:
• All-America First Team
• All-MPSF Honorable Mention
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team
• Scored a team-high 49 goals as a true freshman
• Scored in 22 games with a team-high 17 multiple-goal outings
• Set career high with four goals vs. Concordia on Feb. 2
• Scored first career goal as a Trojan vs. San Diego State in season opener
• Scored in all three games at the MPSF Tournament, finishing with a total of six goals
• A member of USC's 2024 NCAA Tournament roster
• Earned ACWPC All-Academic honors
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• Competed for the USA at the 2023 World Aquatics Junior World Championships
• Played with the U.S. Senior National Team at the 2022 FINA Intercontinental Cup.
• Won gold at the 2022 FINA Youth World Championship
• Won gold at the 2022 Junior Pan American Games
HIGH SCHOOL: A CIF State Champion in 2023 with Foothill High… Named to 2023 All-CIF First Team... Earned 2020 All-CIF Second Team honors… Played club for SoCal.
PERSONAL: Gazzaniga is majoring in health and human sciences… Parents are David and Jessica… Has four siblings: Kyle, Isabela, John and Luke… Father played football at Dartmouth... Sister, Isabela, plays water polo at UCLA… Enjoys reading, napping and exploring… Would like to backpack through Europe… Born on October 18, 2004.
