2019 W. Water Polo Roster
Blake, Abbey

Jersey Number 13
Abbey Blake
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Los Alamitos High School
- Hometown:
- Seal Beach, Calif.
Bio
At Princeton:
2019: Did not miss a game, starting 12 times … Posted 11 goals, three assists, four steals and 15 drawn ejections … Back-to-back games with two goals each vs. CSU Monterey Bay (Feb. 2) and Iona (Feb. 9) … Consecutive games with a goal and assist at LaSalle (Feb. 22) and at No. 22 Marist (Feb. 23) … Scored twice vs. Siena (Feb. 24) … Drew two ejections and scored a goal vs. Cal-State East Bay (Mar. 15) … Snagged a goal and assist vs. No. 16 Wagner (Mar. 30).
2018: Played in every game … Scored seven goals and drew 23 ejections … Drew four ejections vs. Iona (Feb. 17) … Had goals in consecutive games vs. Villanova (Feb. 18)and George Washington (Feb. 24) … Drew two ejections and assisted on a goal vs. No. 18 San Jose State (Mar. 4) … Registered tallies vs. No. 23 Marist (Mar. 16), No. 11 Loyola Marymount (Mar. 17), No. 20 San Diego State (Mar. 19) and No. 12 Hartwick (Apr. 8).
2017: Played in 25 games … Had seven goals, five assists, eight steals and 12 drawn ejections … Back-to-back contests with a goal vs. Villanova (Feb. 4) and No. 21 Wagner (Feb. 5) … Goals vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Feb. 11) and George Washington (Feb. 12) … Assisted on two goals vs. No. 23 Marist (Mar. 4) … Drew three ejections and scored a goal vs. St. Francis (Apr. 1) … Had a goal vs. No. 14 Indiana (Apr. 8) and George Washington (Apr. 14).
Before Princeton:
Los Alamitos: Senior season saw her named Sunset League Most Valuable Player, CIF All-County first team, All-League first team and Los Alamitos High School Offensive Player of the Year … All-League second team during 2015 campaign … MVP of the 2013 Western High School Tournament … Los Alamitos High School 2013 Swimming Coaches' Award … Water Polo team won the Sunset League Championship in 2014 and 2016 … Helped squad reach the CIF quarterfinals in 2013, 2015 and semifinals in 2014 … 2016 Cal Cup State Finals silver medal team.
Club/National Team: Played on the gold medal national championship team during 2010 and 2014 seasons … Junior Olympics squad won the silver medal in 2010 and bronze medals in 2013, 2014 … Three-time National Junior Olympics All-American (2008-10, 2014) ... Competed for the US National Cadet squad and was on the All-Championship team (2013-14) … Traveled with the national team to Hungary in 2014
Personal: Daughter of Cynthia and John Blake ... Has a brother, Jack ... Her cousin Caroline Worcester is a Princeton '11 graduate ... USA Water Polo Academic All-American (2013-16) … National Honor Society … Certificate of Excellence from Department of World Language in Spanish II Honors … Principal's Honor Role and Sunset League All-Academic team (2012-16).
Career Stats:
2019: Did not miss a game, starting 12 times … Posted 11 goals, three assists, four steals and 15 drawn ejections … Back-to-back games with two goals each vs. CSU Monterey Bay (Feb. 2) and Iona (Feb. 9) … Consecutive games with a goal and assist at LaSalle (Feb. 22) and at No. 22 Marist (Feb. 23) … Scored twice vs. Siena (Feb. 24) … Drew two ejections and scored a goal vs. Cal-State East Bay (Mar. 15) … Snagged a goal and assist vs. No. 16 Wagner (Mar. 30).
2018: Played in every game … Scored seven goals and drew 23 ejections … Drew four ejections vs. Iona (Feb. 17) … Had goals in consecutive games vs. Villanova (Feb. 18)and George Washington (Feb. 24) … Drew two ejections and assisted on a goal vs. No. 18 San Jose State (Mar. 4) … Registered tallies vs. No. 23 Marist (Mar. 16), No. 11 Loyola Marymount (Mar. 17), No. 20 San Diego State (Mar. 19) and No. 12 Hartwick (Apr. 8).
2017: Played in 25 games … Had seven goals, five assists, eight steals and 12 drawn ejections … Back-to-back contests with a goal vs. Villanova (Feb. 4) and No. 21 Wagner (Feb. 5) … Goals vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Feb. 11) and George Washington (Feb. 12) … Assisted on two goals vs. No. 23 Marist (Mar. 4) … Drew three ejections and scored a goal vs. St. Francis (Apr. 1) … Had a goal vs. No. 14 Indiana (Apr. 8) and George Washington (Apr. 14).
Before Princeton:
Los Alamitos: Senior season saw her named Sunset League Most Valuable Player, CIF All-County first team, All-League first team and Los Alamitos High School Offensive Player of the Year … All-League second team during 2015 campaign … MVP of the 2013 Western High School Tournament … Los Alamitos High School 2013 Swimming Coaches' Award … Water Polo team won the Sunset League Championship in 2014 and 2016 … Helped squad reach the CIF quarterfinals in 2013, 2015 and semifinals in 2014 … 2016 Cal Cup State Finals silver medal team.
Club/National Team: Played on the gold medal national championship team during 2010 and 2014 seasons … Junior Olympics squad won the silver medal in 2010 and bronze medals in 2013, 2014 … Three-time National Junior Olympics All-American (2008-10, 2014) ... Competed for the US National Cadet squad and was on the All-Championship team (2013-14) … Traveled with the national team to Hungary in 2014
Personal: Daughter of Cynthia and John Blake ... Has a brother, Jack ... Her cousin Caroline Worcester is a Princeton '11 graduate ... USA Water Polo Academic All-American (2013-16) … National Honor Society … Certificate of Excellence from Department of World Language in Spanish II Honors … Principal's Honor Role and Sunset League All-Academic team (2012-16).
Career Stats:
Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Blocks |
2017 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 |
2018 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 23 | 0 |
2019 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 15 | 3 |
Career | 86 | 25 | 63 | 11 | 16 | 0-0 | 50 | 4 |
Career Highs:
Goals | 2, 3x - MR - vs. Siena (3/24/19) |
Assists | 2, vs. No. 23 Marist (3/4/17) |
Steals | 2, 2x - MR - vs. Saint Francis (4/6/19) |
Ejections Drawn | 4, vs. Iona (2/17/18) |
Blocks | 1, 5x - MR - at Concordia (3/20/19) |
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