Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week	2021: March 8
ACWPC All-Academic Team	2020, 2021, 2022
MAAC Academic Honor Roll	2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
MAAC All-Academic Team	2020-21, 2021-22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

 

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CAREER STATISTICS
Year	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	ED	Steals	Blocks	Sprints Won
2019	23	16	39	67	6	18	4	0
2020	15	5	20	59	8	17	7	0
2021	20	23	43	42	2	14	3	0
2022	29	45	74	78	21	41	29	0
Total	87	89	176	246	37	90	43	0

 

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2022: A force on the offense and defensive in her final season at Villanova … Reset the program record for field block in a season with 29 … Accounted for the third-most points scored on the year, netting 29 goals and dishing out the second-most assists at 45 … Moved into fifth on the program’s career assists list with 89 … Drew 21 exclusions and added the second-most steals with 41 … Logged six assists in the 19-18 overtime win over Iona on March 20, tying for the most in a single match in team history … Recorded a hat trick at Siena on March 27 … Contributed to the 16-15 win at St. Francis (NY) by scoring seven points with two goals and five assists … Had a season-best four steals against Marist on April 3 … Tallied four field blocks in two showings against Salem and Iona.

2021: Was a key player for the Wildcats both offensively and defensively during the season … Led the team in assists and steals while finishing third in goals and points … One of five players on the team to score at least 20 goals on the season … Her scoring totals included the 20 goals to go along with 23 assists and 43 points … Recorded 42 shots and scored at a .476 clip … Had 14 steals, drew two exclusions and tied for the team lead with three blocks … Named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week on March 8 after the first weekend of the season when she tallied seven goals and eight assists over three games played … She helped Villanova tally a thrilling 13-12 win over Saint Francis in the season opener when she had three goals and three assists … It marked the first time since 2007 that the Wildcats won their season opener … Had three goals and three assists in a win over Mount St. Mary’s later in the opening weekend … Contributed to the 21-12 win over Siena on April 18 with three goals, three assists and four steals … Added four goals in a 20-8 win over No. 23 Iona later the same day.

2020: Tallied 15 goals, five assists and 20 points while taking 59 shots (.254 shot percentage) during the shortened 2020 season … Ranked second on the team with 17 steals and tied for the team lead with seven field blocks … Was credited with eight kickouts drawn … Scored a season high three goals in a double overtime contest against Saint Francis (Pa.) … Added two-goal games in the season opener against No. 17 Harvard, in a home win over George Washington and against Marist … Registered both a goal and an assist versus Pomona Pitzer, Iona and in a win over Redlands.
 
2019: Had a strong start to her collegiate career and tallied 23 goals, 16 assists and 39 points for the season … Recorded 67 shots and had a .343 shot percentage … Drew six kickouts and was credited with four blocks to tie for the team lead.
 
Club Water Polo: Played for San Jose Water Polo Club on a team which was ranked 12^th in the nation … Competed in the USA Junior Olympics in the 16U division in 2016.
 
Archbishop Mitty High School: Played water polo and softball for four years, as well as basketball for three years … Earned three varsity letters in water polo and two in softball … Was a co-captain of the varsity water polo and softball teams as a senior, as well as serving as a junior varsity co-captain in basketball as a junior … Two-time All-WCAL selection, earning first team accolades as a senior and honorable mention laurels as a junior … Was the team MVP as a senior and earned All-CCS honorable mention recognition … Represented CCS in the 2017 Pacific All-Star Game and was named the MVP of the Cabrillo Water Polo Senior All-Star Game … Led her team in goals (66), assists (23), points (89) and steals (45) as a senior … Her goals, assists and points totals also were the most among WCAL players … Helped the softball team win a WCAL title and CCS Open Division championship as a junior … Part of a basketball team which won WCAL championships her freshman and junior years … Named a USA Water Polo Academic All-American her junior and senior years … Also was a two-time Water Polo Outstanding Achiever those years and won a CCS Scholastic Team Award as a junior … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years … Two-year member of the Principal’s Honor Roll as a junior and a senior … Two-year member of the California Scholarship Federation and the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 3/30/00 in San Jose, Calif. … Older of two children of Kenny and Lynne Rice … Has a younger brother, Walker (16) … Is a certified Lifeguard Instructor and lifeguards in her spare time in addition to going to the beach, reading and spending time with her family and their dog – Ranger … Chose to attend Villanova because she wanted to go to school on the East coast, she liked the university’s combination of high academic and athletic excellence, and because she liked the school’s welcoming community … Economics major.