UCLA Athletics - 2026 UCLA Women's Water Polo Media Day portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
November 18th, 2025
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Katherine O'Dea

  • Award
    MPSF/S&R Sport Newcomer of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/3/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Water Polo
  • School
    UCLA
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Attacker
  • Hometown
    Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School
    Woodrow Wilson HS

UCLA freshman Katherine O’Dea (Long Beach, CA) collected three goals, three assists, and three steals in home wins over No. 8 Indiana (Feb. 27 – 18-7) and No. 12 Michigan (Feb. 28 – 17-8).  O’Dea registered two goals, three assists and a steal in the win against the Wolverines, and turned in one goal and two steals in the MPSF result vs. the Hoosiers the day prior. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for O’Dea.