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

  • Award
    MPSF/Delfina Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/31/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Water Polo
  • School
    UCLA
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Goalkeeper
  • Hometown
    Old Greenwich, Conn.
  • High School
    Orange Lutheran HS
UCLA junior Lauren Steele (Old Greenwich, CT) provided the last line of defense as the Bruins held No. 5 Arizona State (Mar. 28 – 10-7) and No. 7 LMU (Mar. 29 – 9-5) to season-low goal totals (LMU matched its previous low) in the two wins. Steele piled up 21 saves (.636), two assists and two steals through the weekend. She made 12 stops against the Sun Devils, who are averaging over 17 goals per game against teams other than UCLA. This is the eighth career MPSF weekly award for Steele.