Maddy Damato

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
El Toro High School
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, Calif.

At Princeton:
2019: Played in every game, starting 24 times … had four goals, eight assists, 22 steals and 25 drawn ejections … Recorded two goal and two assists vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Feb. 9) … Drew four ejections vs. Siena (Feb. 24) … Drew two ejections vs. No. 19 San Jose State (Mar. 15) … Scored vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 16) … Snagged two drawn ejections vs. Brown (Apr. 13).

2017: Played in every game except for two … Opened the season with two assists vs. Iona (Feb. 4) and Villanova (Feb. 4) … Scored first collegiate goal vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Feb. 11) … Drew two ejections and assisted on a goal vs. No. 19 Harvard (Mar. 3) … Had a goal, steal and drawn ejection vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 1) … Season-best three drawn ejections, two steals vs. George Washington (Apr. 14) … Scored a goal in the first round of the CWPA Championships vs. Bucknell (Apr. 28).

Before Princeton:
El Toro: Scored 113 goals, dished out 117 assists and snagged 120 steals in her high school career … Set single-season record with 78 drawn ejections … 2016 All-CIFSS, All-County first team … CIFFS Girls' 2015 Water Polo Player of the Year … South Coast League MVP twice (2014-15, 2015-16) … All-County third team (2015) … 2015 Southern California Championship All-Tournament team … All-South Coast League second team (2013-14) … Two-time team MVP during junior and senior seasons … Named Most Improved Player as a freshman and Most Valuable Defensive Player as a sophomore …Member of three South Coast League championships (2013, 2015-16) … Team advanced to at least the CIFSS quarterfinals every year, culminating in the 2015 title.

Club/National Team: Played on Saddleback El Toro … 2014 Junior Olympic Champions 16U division … Team was runner-up in 2015 … Played for the Junior Olympic third place squad in the 18U division (2015) … Two-time Junior Olympics All-American (honorable mention, 2013 14U), (first team, 2015 16U) … Was the starting defender for the Junior Olympic gold medal team in 2014 (16U) ... Cadet National Team member (2014).

Personal: Daughter of Karen and Laurence Damato ... Has a sister, Melanie and brother, Ethan ... Academic All-American from 2012-15 … Three-time selection of the Torch Award (2014-16) … 2013-14 Commendable Charger Award … Model United Nations Best Delegate awarded three times over 12 conferences attended … Picked for 11 Research Awards … 2015 Top Scholar Art History.

Career Stats:

Season	GP	Goals	Shots	Assists	Steals	Sprints (W-L)	Ej. Drawn	Blocks
2017	26	3	12	8	8	0-0	10	1
2019	30	4	32	8	22	0-0	25	5
Career	56	7	44	16	30	0-0	35	6

Career Highs:

Goals	2, vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (2/9/19)
Assists	2, 4x - MR - at Villanova (2/16/19)
Steals	2, 4x - MR - vs. Cal-State East Bay (3/15/19)
Ejections Drawn	4, vs. Siena (2/24/19)
Blocks	1, 5x - vs. No. 6 Michigan (4/7/19)