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UC San Diego

2026 Women's Water Polo Roster

22 Cascade Stensland

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lake Oswego, Ore.
  • High School Lakeridge
  • Major Psychology
  • College Sixth

Biography

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Two-time ACWPC All-Academic (2024, 2023)
• Big West Spring All-Academic (2024)
• Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (With Honors 2023)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• 1/21/23 VS. Indiana: 12-10 loss

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (Highest Honors).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... Big West Spring All-Academic ... Scored 24 goals over 26 games ... Scored twice in a Big West Championship quarterfinal win over CSUN (4/26) ... Registered a career-high four goals two times (Whittier on 1/21 and Fresno Pacific on 1/17) ... Multiple goals in six games.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (With Honors) ... ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) ... Over 12 games, had six total points on five goals and an assist ... Also recorded three drawn exclusions and two steals ... Netted a pair of goals vs. Siena during the Aztec Invitational ... Had single goals against Cal State Monterey Bay (1/21), Cal State Fullerton (3/17) and CSUN (4/15).

CLUB
• Competed with LOWPO, Empire Water Polo Academy, T Hills Water Polo Club, and 6-8 Elite Academy

HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2022 graduate of Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Ore.
• All State OSAA 6A (2018, 2019, 2020)
• All-Three Rivers League (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Also competed on her high school swim team

PERSONAL
Born: Nov. 26 in Lake Oswego, Ore.
Family: Mom played for the U.S. Senior Women's National Team and competed at the 1993 and 1994 World Championships
Major: Psychology
College: Sixth
Future plans: Continue her education in psychology through a doctorate program
Favorite athlete: Five-time Olympic water polo player Tony Azevedo
Hobbies: Hiking, going to the beach
Listens to: Duran Duran, Arctic Monkeys, Jimi Hendrix, Childish Gambino
Favorite movie: Napoleon Dynamite
Favorite food: Drunken Noodles
Favorite social media platform: A phone call
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals 4 2 times 1/27/24 vs. Fresno Pacific
Assists 1 2 times 1/21/24 vs. Whittier
Points 5 vs. Whittier 1/21/24
Shots 5 3 times 1/27/24 vs. Fresno Pacific
Steals 2 vs. Whittier 1/21/24
Field Blocks 1 vs. Loyola Marymount 2/16/24
Drawn Exclusions 3 vs. Loyola Marymount 2/16/24
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP G A P Sh. Sh. % EX DEX STL FB
2024 26 24 1 25 52 .462 26 7 8 1
2023 12 5 1 6 14 .357 8 3 2 0
Totals 38 29 2 31 66 .439 34 10 10 1

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2023Freshman

    6'2"
    22
  • 22

    2024Sophomore

    6'2"
    22
  • 22

    2025Junior

    Center D
    6'2"
    22
  • 22

    2025-26Senior

    Center D
    6'2"
    22

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