Princeton University Athletics
2027 Women's Water Polo Roster

Lily Franzese
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Huntington Beach
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
Before Princeton:
Huntington Beach: Senior captain that led the team in scoring twice and four playoff appearances … Nabbed Team MVP honors and All-CIF Southern Section honors in 2025 … Three all-conference selections and four conference All-Academic team laurels … Earned CIF-SS Academic Athlete of the Year and Orange County Athletic Directors Assocation Student Athlete of Character in 2026 … L.A. Time/Daily Pilot Dream Team … USA Water Polo Academic All-American three times … Named to the Coastal Zone ODP Team… Lettered in swimming and was the team MVP in 2025 … School’s Scholar Athlete Award all four years … National Honor Society … Math Club President … Science Olympiad … National Merit Finalist … AP Scholar with Distinction … California Seal of Biliteracy.
Personal: Son of Kristen and Nicholas Franzese … Has a sister, Piper and brother, Delcan … Mother, Kristen, placed soccer at Northwestern … Father, Nicholas, played baseball at Northwestern
Huntington Beach: Senior captain that led the team in scoring twice and four playoff appearances … Nabbed Team MVP honors and All-CIF Southern Section honors in 2025 … Three all-conference selections and four conference All-Academic team laurels … Earned CIF-SS Academic Athlete of the Year and Orange County Athletic Directors Assocation Student Athlete of Character in 2026 … L.A. Time/Daily Pilot Dream Team … USA Water Polo Academic All-American three times … Named to the Coastal Zone ODP Team… Lettered in swimming and was the team MVP in 2025 … School’s Scholar Athlete Award all four years … National Honor Society … Math Club President … Science Olympiad … National Merit Finalist … AP Scholar with Distinction … California Seal of Biliteracy.
Personal: Son of Kristen and Nicholas Franzese … Has a sister, Piper and brother, Delcan … Mother, Kristen, placed soccer at Northwestern … Father, Nicholas, played baseball at Northwestern
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