Maddie Pendolino

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Junior
High School:
Sacred Heart Prep
Hometown:
Burlingame, Calif.

At Princeton:
2020: Saw time in nine goals … Led the team with 21 drawn ejections … Registered eight goals and one assist … Drew three ejections vs. Cal State East Bay (Feb. 1) and vs. No. 3 Hawaii (Feb. 2) … Scored twice and three drawn ejections vs. No. 22 San Diego State (Feb. 15) … Hat trick vs. LIU (Feb. 16) … Drew four ejections vs. Iona (Feb. 19).

2019: CWPA Championships All-Tournament Second Team … Played in 27 games, making eight starts … Recorded 18 goals, five steals and drew a team-best 47 ejections … Drew four ejections vs. No. 10 UC-Santa Barbara … Back-to-back games with two goals each vs. CSU-Monterey Bay (Feb. 2) and Iona (Feb. 9) … Collected four drawn ejections at No. 22 Marist (Feb. 23) … Nabbed two goals and three drawn ejections vs. George Washington (Mar. 9) … Posted six drawn ejections vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 16) … Picked up two goals vs. No. 6 Michigan (Apr. 7) … Added two goals and five drawn ejections vs. No. 21 Bucknell (Apr. 27) in the CWPA Semifinals.

2018: Saw time in 28 outings … Snagged nine goals, two assists and 19 drawn ejections … Drew three ejections vs. George Washington (Feb. 17) … Scored twice vs. Iona (Feb. 17) … Registered a hat trick vs. Fresno Pacific (Mar. 17) … Added two goals vs. No. 23 Harvard (Apr. 27).

Before Princeton:
High School: California-Hawaii All-American team three times … NISCA/Speedo All-American twice … Registered three all-league and all-conference seasons including two first-team accolades … Contributed 45 goals, 17 assists, 28 steals and 67 drawn ejections during senior year … As a junior, posted 39 goals, 32 steals and 23 drawn ejections … Had a 40-goal season as a sophomore … Team took home the CCS Division II championship four times … Squad won three WCAL League championships and two WCAL League tournaments … Invited to conference sectionals in three different events (500 free, 200 free, 100 back) three years as a swimmer … Three-time all-league swimmer.

Academic: Three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American … CCS Scholastic Championship team in water polo and swimming … AP Scholar with Honors … Awarded SHP "Athlete Build for Others," a school athletic award for juniors given for service, standing in community and athletic accomplishment.

Club: Stanford Water Polo Club … Top-12 finisher at 16U Junior Olympics in 2015 and 18U Junior Olympics in 2016 … Club Championships and Cal Cup Team.

ODP/National Team: Won the gold medal at the 2015 Olympic Development National Championship Tournament with Pacific 99 team … Picked for Nick Johnson Inspirational Player Award.

Personal: Daughter of Carrie and Tom Pendolino ... Has a brother, Zack ... Brother, Zack, plays water polo at George Washington.

Career Stats:

Season	GP	Goals	Shots	Assists	Steals	Sprints (W-L)	Ej. Drawn	Blocks
2018	28	9	27	2	5	0-0	19	2
2019	27	18	44	5	6	0-0	47	3
2020	9	8	18	1	3	0-0	21	1
Career	64	35	89	8	14	0-0	88	6

Career Highs:

Goals	3, 2x - MR - vs. LIU (2/16/20)
Assists	1, 8x - MR - vs. Cal State East Bay (2/1/20)
Steals	2, vs. No. 15 Wagner (3/3/18)
Ejections Drawn	6, vs. Pomona-Pitzer (3/16/19)
Blocks	1, 6x - MR - vs. Sonoma State (2/1/20)