University Southern California Trojans
2026 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
EJ Hourigan
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Major:
- Exploratory
2026 SEASON
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 10, Mar. 31)
• Recorded 11 goals and 31 assists in her freshman season
• Had a four assist outing against San Diego State
• Tallied seven points on a hat trick and four assists against LIU
• Racked up three assists and six steals versus Villanova
• Recorded two assists, two steals and one goal at the NCAA Tournament
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• A member of the U.S. Cadet National Team in 2023
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2025 graduate of .Mater Dei High... Played water polo and swam in high school... Finished second in 2023 CIF Open Division... Won 2023 CIF D1 Regional Championship... Reached CIF Open Division semifinals in 2022, 2024 and 2025... Also attended Foothill High... Played club for SoCal... An honor student
PERSONAL: Hourigan is an exploratory major… Parents are Nicole and Chad… Has three siblings: Brooke, Laine and Alexa... Laine also attended USC and played water polo... Brooke played water polo at Harvard and UC Irvine... Enjoys spending time with family and friends and watching movies in her free time… Has always wanted to go skydiving… Would like to travel to Italy and revisit Croatia… Born June 1, 2007.
