Rachel Gazzaniga 2025 head shot

Rachel Gazzaniga

  • Award
    MPSF/Delfina Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/4/2025
  • Sport
    Women's Water Polo
  • School
    Southern California
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Center
  • Hometown
    North Tustin, Calif.
  • High School
    Foothill HS
USC sophomore Rachel Gazzaniga (North Tustin, CA) scored a career-high four goals — including a run of three- straight during the second half — to help lead a 14-11 win over No. 1 UCLA in the championship game at the Triton Invitational (Feb. 2). Gazzaniga finished with nine goals at the event, having scored in all four games as USC also beat CMS 30-8, No. 21 UC Davis 17-9 and No. 5 Hawai’i 17-9. She scored twice and had an assist, steal and block vs. CMS. Against UC Davis, she also scored twice and added an assist and steal along with two drawn exclusions. In the win over Hawaii, she had a goal, assist and steal. Gazzaniga also drew three exclusions vs. the Bruins. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for Gazzaniga.