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Sep 18, 2023

Grace Thawley

Career Highs Goals: 8 vs. Siena (2/2/19) Assists : 2 (x5) most recent vs. VMI (2/13/22) Steals : 2 (x3) most recent vs. No. 14 Wagner (2/5/22) Senior (2023) Scored a team-high 63 goals, added 25

Career HighsGoals: 8 vs. Siena (2/2/19)Assists: 2 (x5) most recent vs. VMI (2/13/22)Steals: 2 (x3) most recent vs. No. 14 Wagner (2/5/22)Senior (2023)Scored a team-high 63 goals, added 25 assists, 15 steals, and a team-high 62 knockouts…Scored four goals in the season opener against East Bay(Jan.28)… Scored a pair of goals against La Salle at the Bruno Classic (Feb.4)… Recorded a six-goal game in a 10-7 victory over Brown at Blodgett Pool (Mar.3)…Added two goals against Wagner (Mar.4)…Drew four knockouts against CSUN (Mar.5) Scored five goals in the fourth quarter to secure the victory over La Salle (Mar.5)…. Recorded a hat-trick in the upset against ASU (Mar.11)…Scored in the fourth quarter to send the game against Princeton to overtime (Apr.8)…Added a hat-trick against Bucknell (Mar.15)…Scored two goals and added three assists in the first round matchup against Bucknell (Apr.28)…Scored four goals in the semi-final upset win over Michigan (Apr.29)…Scored two goals in the CWPA finals (Apr.30)…CWPA Player of the Week (Mar.9)… CWPA All-Tournament first team…CSC Academic All-District… All-CWPA first team… All-America third team.Junior (2022)Concluded the season with 47 goals, six assists, 12 steals and 35 DKOs...Gained ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America accolades...Earned CWPA All-Conference Second Team honors...Named CWPA Player of the Week (Feb. 11)...Scored a pair of goals with four steals in CWPA Quarterfinals against Mount Saint Mary's (April 22)...Registered three goals and three DKOs in victory over No. 21 Princeton (April 9)...Netted four goals with four DKOs against No. 25 Marist (Mar. 13)...Scored two goals in victory over Cal State East Bay (Mar. 6)...Tabbed four goals against Mount Saint Mary's (Mar. 6)...Recorded three goals, two assists and a steal versus VMI (Feb. 13)...Netted a pair of goals with an assist against No. 17 LIU (Feb. 13)...Picked up two goals and three DKOs against St. Francis (NY) (Feb. 12)...Scored three goals to go along with three DKOs against La Salle (Feb. 6)...Tabbed four goals and a steal against Pomona-Pitzer (Feb. 6)...Posted six goals and an assist in season-opener against Villanova (Jan. 29) ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.

Sophomore (2020)Received CWPA All-America Honorable Mention...Earned CWPA Player of the Week (Mar. 10)...Tied a career high with two assists against St. Francis (N.Y.) (Feb. 9)

First-year (2019)Collected All-CWPA second team honors… Named CWPA All-Tournament second team… finished the season with a team leading 60 designated kick outs, 54 goals, 14 assists, 12 steals and one block… Made collegiate debut against Iona (Jan. 27)… Tallied first three designated kick outs during the Bruno Classic against Wagner (Feb. 2)… Set a career-high eight goals with six DKO’s the following game versus Siena (Feb. 2)… Tabbed four goals, an assist, steal and DKO against Gannon (Feb. 9)… Tallied a steal in the 11-10 victory at Bucknell in the Bison Invite (Feb. 10)… While hosting the Harvard Invite, forced five DKO’s with one shot to the back of the net in the contest with Princeton (March 2)… Successfully shot three goals and drew four DKO’s versus California Baptist (March 2)… Recorded first career block against No. 11 UC Davis (March 3)... Added five goals with a block and a DKO in the 9-6 win over Santa Clara (March 16)… Set a career-high two steals with two DKO’s and a goal during the spring break campaign against Fresno State (March 21)… Notched two goals, a steal and a DKO while setting a career-high two assists versus St. Francis (March 30)… Scored three times and tied her season best two assists and two steals in the contest with St. Francis (Apr. 7)… Picked up five DKO’s during game two of the CWPA Championship against No. 6 Michigan (Apr. 27).

Before HarvardFour-year varsity water polo player and three-year varsity swimmer at Mater Dei … Captained the water polo team for four years … Played club for Socal WPC for eight years … Water polo MVP at Mater Dei 2015-18 … All-Trinity League first team 2015-18 … Trinity League MVP 2017 … All-county first team 2015-17 … CIF SS first team 2016-18 … Trinity League champions 2017-18 … CIF SS third place 2018 … CIF Regional champions 2018 … Socal water polo junior Olympics champions 2016 … Earned 4.0+ Award of Academic Excellence 2014-18 … OC Register Top 10 Artists of the Year … Mater Dei Annual Boo Bash for the OC Downs Syndrome Association 2014-17 … Also interested in 3D design, fashion and thrift shopping.

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