2017 W. Water Polo Roster
Sydney Saxe
- Position:
- Center
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Laguna Beach
- Hometown:
- Laguna Beach, Calif.
At Princeton
2017: Played in every game except for one … Scored four times, adding six assists, 11 steals and eight drawn ejections … Assisted on two goals vs. Villanova (Feb. 4) … Scored a goal vs. No. 21 Wagner … Blocked two shots vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn … Had a three-point performance vs. No. 16 UC-San Diego … Stole three passes vs. Pomona Pitzer … Had a goal vs. Bucknell (Apr. 1) and Brown (Apr. 8).
2016: Missed three games … Concluded the season with nine goals, eight assists, 19 steals and eight drawn ejections … Opened up the season with at least one drawn ejection in five of the first six games … Season-best two assists vs. Chapman (Mar. 13) … Went through seven consecutive games with at least one steal (Mar. 18-Apr. 16) … Snagged three steals at Loyola Marymount (Mar. 19) … Tied season best with two assists vs. No. 18 Harvard (Apr. 29) … Scored in the CWPA Championship third place game vs. Hartwick (May 1).
2015: Appeared in 32 games … dished out a career-high three assists against Villanova in the season opener (Feb. 7) … matched personal-bests with two goals, three steals, and two drawn ejections against St. Francis (Feb. 15) … posted a career-high two blocks against George Washington (Mar. 28).
2014: Saw action in 33 games… posted five goals, 10 assists, 16 steals, six blocks and seven drawn ejections… had two goals, an assist and a steal against VMI (Feb. 9)... had a goal and two assists against Cal State San Bernardino (Mar. 22)… nabbed three steals versus Brown (Apr. 13).
Before Princeton:
Laguna Beach: A 2013 graduate of Laguna Beach High School... four-year letterwinner and two-year starter... 2012-13 team captain... named Orange Coast All-League first team and All-CIF performer in 2012-13... named all-league first team and a top-15 junior by OC Varsity (2011-12)... all-league and team Most Improved (2010-11)... earned John Wooden Award in 2009-10... team was OC League champion all four years... earned second place finish in 2009-10, third place in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and fifth place in 2012-13... also a three-year letterwinner in swimming... team Most Improved Award in 2009-10 and all-league selection.
Club/National Team Experience: Played for SET Water Polo Club for four years... team earned second place at 2013 Cal Cup Championship and first place at 2013 KAP7 U-18... finished in fourth (2010 and 2012) and fifth (2011) at Junior Olympics... earned fourth place at U.S. Club Championships U-16 (2011)... earned third place and second place at U.S. Club Championships U-16 (2010).
Personal: Full name is Sydney Elizabeth Saxe, born May 15, 1995... oldest daughter of Beth and Lucas Saxe... has a younger sister, Tessa... mother played tennis and father competed in rugby at Principia College... hopes to major in mathematics or operations research and financial engineering... plans to go into business or finance... won Academic Excellence Award in physics and U.S. history, Pride Award in Spanish (2011-12)... a California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Superintendent's Honor Roll, Ultimate Breaker Award and USA Water Polo Academic All-America honoree... a member of the National Charity League, Laguna Chapter.
| Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Blocks |
| 2014 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 1-1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 1-0 | 8 | 7 |
| 2016 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 |
| Career | 115 | 23 | 65 | 33 | 59 | 2-1 | 29 | 23 |
Career Highs:
| Goals | 2, 2x MR vs. St. Francis (2/15/15) |
| Assists | 3 vs. Villanova (2/7/15) |
| Steals | 3, 5x - MR - vs. Pomona Pitzer (3/21/17) |
| Ejections Drawn | 2, 3x - MR - vs. No. 7 Michigan (4/2/17) |
| Blocks | 2, 5x - MR - vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (2/11/17) |
