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Mercyhurst University Athletics

2011 Women's Water Polo Roster

12 Rachel Griepsma

12 Rachel Griepsma

  • Position:
    Driver
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Hometown:
    Lindsay, Ontario

Summary

Biography

Accolades
2010 ACWPC First Team All-American
2010 All-CWPA Western Division First Team
2009 ACWPC First Team All-American
2009 All-CWPA Western Division First Team
2008 CWPA Western Division Rookie of the Year
2008 All-CWPA Western Division First Team

2010: Played in 22 of 23 games during the 2010 season…Led the team in both goals (55) and points (69)…Dished out 14 assists…Recorded 15 steals and tied for second in drawn ejections with 24…Named CWPA Western Division Player of the Week for scoring 17 goals through four games at the 2010 Bison Invitational (Feb. 13-14, 2010)…Netted two goals in a 7-6 OT victory over Gannon (Mar. 19, 2010)…Scored three goals at the CWPA Western Championships (Apr. 24, 2010), with a goal against then-No. 15 Indiana and two against Gannon.

2009:
Played in 19 games...Led team with 48 goals and 54 points...Recorded 21 steals and 26 drawn ejections...Combined for 10 goals at 2009 ECAC Championship, scoring four against Marist, four against St. Francis (N.Y.) and two against Siena...Netted three goals in first win of season, an 8-3 decision over Villanova...Scored five goals in an 11-7 setback to No. 17 Indiana before putting away four scores and an assist in a 10-4 victory over Gannon later that day...Named CWPA Player of the Week for her 10-point performance...Scored four goals in an 11-10 loss to Gannon at the CWPA Championships.

2008:
Turned in most productive freshman season in Mercyhurst history, setting the freshman record for goals in a season with 80...Named CWPA Western Division Rookie of the Year...Was the first Laker to ever win the award...Became first Laker freshman to be named All-CWPA Western Division First Team...Led nation at several points during the season in goals per game average at 3.9 per outing...Finished second on the team in points with 96...Ranked second in drawn ejections with 33...Goal total was the second-best single season total in school history...Point total was fifth-best single season total...Started all 23 games...Added 16 assists...Scored game-winning goal with just over a minute left in to beat Cal Luthern 8-7 on March 14...Totaled four goals and added four steals in first career game against Siena on Feb. 23...Totaled seven goals against Carthage and a career-high goals against Villanova on March 29...Scored 22 goals in a three-game stretch from March 15-29...Totaled four goals and an assist against Gannon to help the team to third place at the CWPA Western Division Championship.

High School: Participated in basketball and swimming, as well as soccer...Was named swimming team MVP four times...Soccer team MVP as a sophomore and as a senior...Also named basketball team MVP twice. 

Personal:
 Daughter of Jim and Michelle Griepsma...Aunt Eileen rowed for Canada in 1976 and at Princeton University.

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Historical Player Information

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    2009Sophomore

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    2010Junior

    Driver
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2011Senior

    Driver
    5'6"
    12