2016 W. Water Polo Roster

Pippa Temple
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sacred Heart Prep
- Hometown:
- Atherton, Calif.
At Princeton
2016: All-CWPA Second Team … All-CWPA Tournament Second Team … Played and started in 24 games … Registered 31 goals, 16 assists, 25 drawn ejections, 13 steals and 6 blocks … Started the season with a goal in seven straight contests including a hat trick vs. Cal Baptist (Feb. 12) … Two goals, an assist and three steals vs. Cal Lutheran (Feb. 13) … Back-to-back multi-goal games vs. VMI (Feb. 27) and Gannon (Feb. 28) … Scored twice at No. 8 Michigan (Apr. 9) … Stretch of seven consecutive games with a tally, highlighted by a hat trick vs. George Washington (Apr. 16) … Nabbed two goals vs. No. 21 Hartwick (Apr. 17) … Had a goal in every game of the CWPA Championship (Apr. 29-May 1) … In her final collegiate game, scored a hat trick to help the Tigers claim the third place game of the CWPA Championships over Hartwick (May 1).
2015: Started 29 of 35 appearances … scored in 21 outings … factored into the scoring in 28 games … matched a career-high with four goals against Whittier (Mar. 21) and Harvard (Apr. 18) … had two goals and a career-best three steals against Bucknell (Feb. 28) … drew a personal-high four ejections against Iona (Feb. 8).
2014: Saw action in 30 games… had 33 goals, 21 assists, nine steals and drew 11 ejections… netted a goal in 22 of her appearances… scored three goals and had a steal against Wagner (Feb. 22)… had two goals and two assists versus Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 21)… netted a hat-trick against Cal State San Bernardino (Mar. 22)… tallied two goals and an assist against Mercyhurst (Mar. 29)… had a goal and two assists versus Brown (Apr. 5)… had three goals against George Washington (Apr. 6).
2013: Played in all 34 games... amassed 36 goals, 11 assists, six steals, a block and 17 ejections drawn... also subbed in between the pipes for a quarter, tallying three saves for .500 save percentage... made collegiate debut against then-No. 4 Cal (Feb. 11)... notched three goals, two assists, two steals and won a sprint versus George Washington (Feb. 9)... scored twice, added a steal and two drawn ejections versus Siena (Feb. 23)... tallied three goals versus Sonoma State (Mar. 22)... scored a career-high four goals versus Harvard (Apr. 6)... had three goals versus Iona at NCAA Championship (May 11)... scored twice versus UC-San Diego in NCAA fifth-place game (May 12).
Before Princeton
Sacred Heart Prep: A 2012 graduate of Sacred Heart Preparatory... four-year letterwinner and starter... helped guide SHP to four consecutive CCS and three WCAL championships... the only Gator to ever play on four CCS championship teams... earned All-CCS honors four times, including first team accolades as a junior and senior... All-WCAL first team honoree in 2010 and 2011... In 2011, named the CCS Division II MVP, Palo Alto Daily Athlete of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports CCS Scholar Athlete of the Year and to the CCS Senior All-Star Team... also competed in swimming at SHP, qualifying for CCS in the 500-free and earning All-WBAL second team honors in 2011.
Club/National Team Experience: Played for Stanford Water Polo Club from 2005-12... Junior Olympic All-America selection in 2010... earned MVP honors at the BC Open in 2012... from 2009-11 Temple was a member of the ODP Northern California All-Region team, the Youth National Team Selection Camp and to the Youth National Training Team… played for the Great Britain national team at the 2014 LEN European Championships.
Personal: Full name is Pippa Louise Temple, born on March 16, 1994... the only child of Annika and Jon Temple... father played rugby at Manchester University and mother was a member of the Great Britain Youth National Swimming Team... originally from Reading, United Kingdom… undecided on a potential major, but would like to pursue a career in law... a three-time Outstanding Achievement Academic All-America.
Career StatsSeason | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) |
Ej. Drawn |
Blocks |
2013 | 34 | 36 | 80 | 11 | 6 | 1-5 | 17 | 1 |
2014 | 30 | 33 | 70 | 21 | 9 | 2-10 | 11 | 2 |
2015 | 35 | 36 | 74 | 26 | 13 | 0-3 | 24 | 6 |
Career | 99 | 105 | 224 | 58 | 28 | 3-18 | 52 | 9 |
Career Highs
Goals |
4, 2x MR vs. Harvard (4/18/15) |
Assists | 3 vs. Hartwick (4/25/15) |
Steals |
3 vs. Bucknell (2/28/15) |
Ejections Drawn |
4 vs. Iona (2/8/15) |
Blocks | 1, 9x MR vs. UC-Irvine (5/10/15) |