Kayla Yelensky
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Women's Water Polo Has Three Earn ACWPC All-America Status
June 09, 2025 | Women's Water Polo
PRINCETON – The Princeton Women's Water Polo Team had three players named ACWPC (Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches) All-Americans.
Kayla Yelensky was selected to the third team, her third All-America honor. The CWPA MVP led the team in scoring with 94 goals and 118 points overall, adding 48 drawn ejections and 21 steals. She was the first Tiger to reach 90 goals in a season since Adele McCarthy-Beauvais in 2002 and just the third player to get to that mark overall. She graduated second all-time in career goals with 278.
Rachael Carver was honored as Honorable Mention All-America, her first career All-American laurel. The senior captain is second on the squad in points with a career-high 44 goals along with 60 assists, 26 steals and 25 drawn ejections. She produced helpers in all but two contests with 15 multi-assist outings. Her 260 assists are the most in program history.
Lindsey Lucas was named Honorable Mention All-America, her third career selection. The junior captain appeared in 25 games with 24 starts, corralling a 17-7 record with a .551 save percentage and 238 stops. She has 10 games with at least 10 saves including 17 in the victory over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara.
Princeton finished the season at 21-7 overall with 10 victories over ranked opponents
Kayla Yelensky was selected to the third team, her third All-America honor. The CWPA MVP led the team in scoring with 94 goals and 118 points overall, adding 48 drawn ejections and 21 steals. She was the first Tiger to reach 90 goals in a season since Adele McCarthy-Beauvais in 2002 and just the third player to get to that mark overall. She graduated second all-time in career goals with 278.
Rachael Carver was honored as Honorable Mention All-America, her first career All-American laurel. The senior captain is second on the squad in points with a career-high 44 goals along with 60 assists, 26 steals and 25 drawn ejections. She produced helpers in all but two contests with 15 multi-assist outings. Her 260 assists are the most in program history.
Lindsey Lucas was named Honorable Mention All-America, her third career selection. The junior captain appeared in 25 games with 24 starts, corralling a 17-7 record with a .551 save percentage and 238 stops. She has 10 games with at least 10 saves including 17 in the victory over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara.
Princeton finished the season at 21-7 overall with 10 victories over ranked opponents
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