Princeton University Athletics
2026 Women's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 2
Shanna Davidson
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Los Alamitos
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
Awards:
ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America (2026)
CWPA Most Valuable Player (2026)
CWPA First Team All-Conference (2026)
CWPA Honorable Mention All-Conference (2025)
CWPA First Team All-Tournament (2026)
CWPA Honorable Mention All-Tournament (2025)
CWPA Player of the Week (Apr. 7, 2025, Feb. 2, 2026, Mar. 16, 2026, Mar. 23, 2026)
CWPA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 13, 2023, Apr. 3, 2023, Apr. 10, 2023)
2026: Senior captain that played in every game, leading the team in goals (71) and steals (54) … Second on the squad in assists (50) and points (121) … Scored in 26 contests, producing 14 hat tricks including three five-goal performances along with 15 multi-assist outings and 15-multi-steal games … Opened the season with three steals, three drawn ejections and two assists vs. LIU (Jan. 21) … Posted five goals vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (Jan. 30) … Hat tricks vs. Santa Clara and No. 22 Marist (Jan. 31) … Stole five passes along with two helpers and two drawn ejections vs. No. 24 Wagner (Feb. 1) … Picked up three straight hat tricks (Feb. 7-14) … Snagged three goals, three assists at No. 20 Brown (Feb. 28) … Season-best six steals at No. 13 Harvard (Mar. 1) … Nabbed five helpers and two tallies vs. No. 25 Pomona-Pitzer … Consecutive five-goal performances vs. No. 9 Indiana and No. 24 Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 14) … Corralled four goals at No. 18 Marist (Apr. 2) and No. 7 seeded St. Francis in the CWPA Quarterfinals (Apr. 10) … Hat trick vs. No. 2 seeded Michigan (Apr. 11) in the CWPA Semifinals … Finished career with three assists and three steals vs. No. 1 seed Harvard in the CWPA Championship (Apr. 12).
2025: Started every game for the Tigers, recording 38 goals, 37 assists, a team-best 52 drawn ejections, and 24 steals … Had five hat tricks and 12 multi-goal performances … Opened the season with two goals, two assists and two drawn ejections vs. La Salle (Jan. 24) … Hat trick and two helpers vs. LIU (Jan. 25) … Put up a hat trick and three steals vs. No. 21 Brown (Feb. 7) … Scored twice and had five drawn ejections vs. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 9) … Added two goals, three assists, three steals and two drawn ejections vs. Bucknell (Feb. 22) … Led the Tigers with four goals, three assists and three drawn ejections vs. CSUN (Mar. 15) … Hat trick and four drawn ejections vs. Mercyhurst (Mar. 30) … Hat trick, four assists and two drawn ejections vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 6).
2024: Appeared in 26 games, making five starts … Added 32 goals, 26 assists, 24 steals and 31 drawn ejections … Hat trick vs. No. 5 Fresno State (Jan. 27) … Put up three goals, three helpers and three steals vs. Villanova (Feb. 8) … Scored twice, added two steals and drew two ejections at Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 13) … Impressive performance with four goals and three steals vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 6) … Dished out four dimes vs. No. 13 Michigan in the CWPA Championship game (Apr. 28).
2023: Played in 33 games … Registered 42 goals, 21 assists, 21 steals and 19 drawn ejections … Posted five goals vs. Villanova (Feb. 11) … Dropped in four tallies vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (Feb. 12) …. Had a streak of 10 straight games with a goal including seven multi-goal performances (Feb. 11-Mar.12) … Hat trick and four steals vs. Bucknell (Apr. 1) … Registered another hat trick vs. Bucknell (Apr. 15) … Recorded two helpers vs. No. 18 Harvard in the CWPA Championship Game (Apr. 30) … Helped out on three goals vs. No. 2 USC in the NCAA Semifinals (May 13).
Before Princeton:
Los Alamitos: Senior captain who led the team in goals, assists and ejections drawn … All-League twice … Division II First-Team All-CIF … Coaches Award … Lettered in swimming … Rookie of the Year in water polo and swimming … Certificate of Excellence for COVID Learning … Scholar Athlete … Sunset Conference All-Academic Team … PTSA Academic Award twice.
National/Club: Junior Olympics All-American four times … Junior Olympics MVP in 2016 … US National Development and Cadet three years.
Personal: Daughter of Robin and Robert Davidson … Has two brothers.
Why I chose Princeton?
I chose Princeton because of the experiences that I would get both academically and athletically. The experiences are totally different than anything I have ever known and I'm excited for it.
Career Stats:
Career Highs:
Goals: 5, 4x - MR - vs. No. 24 Pomona-Pitzer (3/14/26)
Assists: 5, vs. No. 25 Pomona-Pitzer (3/12/26)
Steals: 5, vs. No. 24 Wagner (2/1/26)
Ejections Drawn: 5, 2x - MR - vs. No. 20 San Diego State (3/14/25)
Blocks: 3, at No. 13 Harvard (3/1/26)
ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America (2026)
CWPA Most Valuable Player (2026)
CWPA First Team All-Conference (2026)
CWPA Honorable Mention All-Conference (2025)
CWPA First Team All-Tournament (2026)
CWPA Honorable Mention All-Tournament (2025)
CWPA Player of the Week (Apr. 7, 2025, Feb. 2, 2026, Mar. 16, 2026, Mar. 23, 2026)
CWPA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 13, 2023, Apr. 3, 2023, Apr. 10, 2023)
2026: Senior captain that played in every game, leading the team in goals (71) and steals (54) … Second on the squad in assists (50) and points (121) … Scored in 26 contests, producing 14 hat tricks including three five-goal performances along with 15 multi-assist outings and 15-multi-steal games … Opened the season with three steals, three drawn ejections and two assists vs. LIU (Jan. 21) … Posted five goals vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (Jan. 30) … Hat tricks vs. Santa Clara and No. 22 Marist (Jan. 31) … Stole five passes along with two helpers and two drawn ejections vs. No. 24 Wagner (Feb. 1) … Picked up three straight hat tricks (Feb. 7-14) … Snagged three goals, three assists at No. 20 Brown (Feb. 28) … Season-best six steals at No. 13 Harvard (Mar. 1) … Nabbed five helpers and two tallies vs. No. 25 Pomona-Pitzer … Consecutive five-goal performances vs. No. 9 Indiana and No. 24 Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 14) … Corralled four goals at No. 18 Marist (Apr. 2) and No. 7 seeded St. Francis in the CWPA Quarterfinals (Apr. 10) … Hat trick vs. No. 2 seeded Michigan (Apr. 11) in the CWPA Semifinals … Finished career with three assists and three steals vs. No. 1 seed Harvard in the CWPA Championship (Apr. 12).
2025: Started every game for the Tigers, recording 38 goals, 37 assists, a team-best 52 drawn ejections, and 24 steals … Had five hat tricks and 12 multi-goal performances … Opened the season with two goals, two assists and two drawn ejections vs. La Salle (Jan. 24) … Hat trick and two helpers vs. LIU (Jan. 25) … Put up a hat trick and three steals vs. No. 21 Brown (Feb. 7) … Scored twice and had five drawn ejections vs. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 9) … Added two goals, three assists, three steals and two drawn ejections vs. Bucknell (Feb. 22) … Led the Tigers with four goals, three assists and three drawn ejections vs. CSUN (Mar. 15) … Hat trick and four drawn ejections vs. Mercyhurst (Mar. 30) … Hat trick, four assists and two drawn ejections vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 6).
2024: Appeared in 26 games, making five starts … Added 32 goals, 26 assists, 24 steals and 31 drawn ejections … Hat trick vs. No. 5 Fresno State (Jan. 27) … Put up three goals, three helpers and three steals vs. Villanova (Feb. 8) … Scored twice, added two steals and drew two ejections at Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 13) … Impressive performance with four goals and three steals vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 6) … Dished out four dimes vs. No. 13 Michigan in the CWPA Championship game (Apr. 28).
2023: Played in 33 games … Registered 42 goals, 21 assists, 21 steals and 19 drawn ejections … Posted five goals vs. Villanova (Feb. 11) … Dropped in four tallies vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (Feb. 12) …. Had a streak of 10 straight games with a goal including seven multi-goal performances (Feb. 11-Mar.12) … Hat trick and four steals vs. Bucknell (Apr. 1) … Registered another hat trick vs. Bucknell (Apr. 15) … Recorded two helpers vs. No. 18 Harvard in the CWPA Championship Game (Apr. 30) … Helped out on three goals vs. No. 2 USC in the NCAA Semifinals (May 13).
Before Princeton:
Los Alamitos: Senior captain who led the team in goals, assists and ejections drawn … All-League twice … Division II First-Team All-CIF … Coaches Award … Lettered in swimming … Rookie of the Year in water polo and swimming … Certificate of Excellence for COVID Learning … Scholar Athlete … Sunset Conference All-Academic Team … PTSA Academic Award twice.
National/Club: Junior Olympics All-American four times … Junior Olympics MVP in 2016 … US National Development and Cadet three years.
Personal: Daughter of Robin and Robert Davidson … Has two brothers.
Why I chose Princeton?
I chose Princeton because of the experiences that I would get both academically and athletically. The experiences are totally different than anything I have ever known and I'm excited for it.
Career Stats:
| Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Blocks |
| 2023 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 21 | 21 | 0-0 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 26 | 32 | 60 | 26 | 24 | 0-6 | 31 | 8 |
| 2025 | 28 | 38 | 86 | 37 | 24 | 8-23 | 52 | 11 |
| 2026 | 30 | 71 | 120 | 50 | 54 | 25-24 | 47 | 22 |
| Career | 117 | 183 | 341 | 134 | 123 | 33-53 | 149 | 50 |
Career Highs:
Goals: 5, 4x - MR - vs. No. 24 Pomona-Pitzer (3/14/26)
Assists: 5, vs. No. 25 Pomona-Pitzer (3/12/26)
Steals: 5, vs. No. 24 Wagner (2/1/26)
Ejections Drawn: 5, 2x - MR - vs. No. 20 San Diego State (3/14/25)
Blocks: 3, at No. 13 Harvard (3/1/26)
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