2010 Bucknell Women’s Water Polo PLAYER PROFILES
#11 Valentina Rozas # Pico Rivera, Calif. Pi El Rancho Senior • Captain Se Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals
GP-GS 32-30 36-35 34-34 102-99
Goals 49 68 73 190
Assists 21 20 24 65
Points 70 88 97 255
#8 Becca Shopiro # Buffalo Grove, Ill. Bu Adlai E. Stevenson Ad Center Forward
Steals 36 56 59 151
Shots Ejec. Drawn 135 64 141 78 180 89 456 231
Team co-captain along with classmate Shana Palencia ... sixth on Goals: 7 (3/11/09 vs. Occidental) career points list (255) ... fourth on Assists: 3 (3/14/07 vs. C-M-S) career goals list (190) ... seventh on Points: 9 (3/11/09 vs. Occidental) career steals list (151) ... second on Steals: 5 (twice) career ejections drawn list (231) ... Shots: 10 (twice) third on career shots list (456) ... Ejec. Drawn: 7 (4/18/09 vs. Princseventh on career games started eton) list (99). 2009: Honorable Mention All-America selection for second consecutive year ... First Team All-CWPA Southern Division for third straight year ... two-time CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week (Jan. 26, March 16) ... shared team’s Vicki Gorman Award with Kandis Canonica ... Vicki Gorman Award recognizes contribution to Bucknell water polo at a level in excess of expectations ... finished third on team with 97 points, the sixth-best single-season total in program history ... second on team with 73 goals, the second-best figure in program annals ... led team with 89 ejections drawn, tying her for second on all-time list ... 180 shots were a new single-season standard ... second on team with 59 steals, the 10th-best figure for a Bison ... career-high seven goals vs. Occidental, the most by a Bison in 2009 ... also registered nine points vs. Occidental, equaling the most by a Bison in 2009 ... scored at least one point in 31 of 34 games played ... 25 multiple-point outings ... 22 multiple-goal games ... 18 goals in first six games played ... drew at least one ejection in 33 of 34 games played ... 11 games with at least four ejections drawn ... at least one steal in 32 of 34 games played ... season-high five steals came in win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... member of CWPA and ACWPC ScholarAthlete Teams. 2008: Honorable Mention All-America selection ... CWPA Southern Division Player of the Year ... First Team All-CWPA Southern Division ... First Team All-Eastern Championship ... ECAC Championship MVP ... three-time CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week (Feb. 11, Feb. 18, March 3) ... two-time Damon’s Bison Athlete of the Week (Feb. 11, March 3) ... led team with 68 goals, which ranked second on Bison single-season list ... tied for fourth on single-season shots list (141) ... third on single-season ejections drawn list (78) ... ninth in single-season points (88) ... 10th on single-season steals list (56) ... scored six goals vs. Indiana (Feb. 17) and Wagner (March 1) to equal Haley Prickett for most by a Bison in 2008 ... drew six ejections vs. Maryland (April 13) to tie Whitney Allen for most by a Bison in 2008 ... registered at least one point in 32 of 36 games ... posted 10 multiple-goal outings in first 11 games of season ... finished with 21 multiple-goal contests ... eight games with at least three goals ... five games with at least four points ... scored season-high seven points on two occasions ... drew at least one ejection in all 36 games ... fourth on team in scoring with 88 points ... second on team with 78 ejections drawn ... one of eight Bison to appear in all 36 games ... named to CWPA and ACWPC All-Academic Teams. 2007: Posted one of best freshman campaigns in program history ... racked up 49 goals and 70 points to rank second on team in both ... dished out 21 assists to stand second on squad ... earned team’s Rookie of the Year award ... First Team All-CWPA and All-ECAC selection ... second on team with 64 ejections drawn ... at least one ejection drawn in 29 of 32 games ... season-high six ejections drawn vs. Maryland at Southern Championships ... scored at least one goal in 29 of 32 games ... posted season-high four goals in back-to-back overtime games against Maryland and Cal Baptist ... registered season-high five points in that game with Maryland ... season-high three assists came opposite Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... tallied at least one point in 30 of 32 outings. Before Bucknell: Graduated from El Rancho High School in 2006 ... three-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming ... three-time water polo team MVP ... team captain as a senior ... earned all-league, All-California Interscholastic Federation and All-America honors during high school ... played on same club team as classmate Shana Palencia. Personal: Maria Valentina Rozas ... born July 21, 1988 in Valdivia, Chile ... daughter of Maria Scheide and Victor Rozas ... majoring in environmental studies and international relations.
CAREER HIGHS
Sophomore Sop Year GP-GS 2009 30-1 Totals 30-1
Goals 1 1
Assists 5 5
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 (2/7/09 vs. Mercyhurst) Assists: 1 (five times) Points: 2 (2/7/09 vs. Mercyhurst) Steals: 2 (twice) Shots: 7 (seven times) Ejec. Drawn: 1 (three times)
Center Back Points 6 6
Steals 13 13
Shots Ejec. Drawn 7 3 7 3
2009: Served as a valuable reserve as a freshman ... appeared in 30 games overall, including 23 of first 25 ... drew first career start vs. Chapman ... equaled season high with two steals in that contest ... season-high two points came in 14-1 win over Mercyhurst ... member of CWPA and ACWPC Scholar-Athlete
Teams. Before Bucknell: Earned three varsity letters in water polo and four JV letters in swimming at Adlai E. Stevenson High School ... water polo team captain ... Honorable Mention All-State as a junior ... three-time first-team all-sectional ... named team’s best defensive player ... voted best defensive player at Miami Dade Holiday Camp. Personal: Rebecca Hanna Shopiro ... born Jan. 24, 1990 in Evanston, Ill. ... daughter of Paula and Richard Shopiro ... sister, Jessica, was a junior on the Carthage College women’s water polo team in 2009 ... major is undeclared.
#7 Amanda Skonezney # Mechanicsburg, Pa. M Cumberland Valley Cu Sophomore Sop Year GP-GS 2009 35-34 Totals 35-34
Goals 27 27
Assists 13 13
Utility Points 40 40
Steals 43 43
Shots Ejec. Drawn 68 10 68 10
Third on career sprints won list (77). Goals: 3 (twice) 2009: Only freshman in regular startAssists: 1 (2/7/09 vs. Villanova) ing lineup ... started 34 of 35 games ... Points: 5 (3/5/09 vs. George Washled team with 77 sprints won, the secington) ond-best single-season total in program Steals: 4 (five times) history ... attempted 143 of team’s 148 Shots: 6 (2/7/09 vs. Mercyhurst) sprints ... won season-high six sprints Ejec. Drawn: 2 (3/7/09 vs. UC San in 9-8 overtime win over Wagner ... won Diego) at least four sprints in a contest seven times ... after not scoring a goal in first five games, tallied 27 over final 30 contests ... five consecutive multiple-point games in February ... three goals and two assists for season-high five points in conference win at George Washington ... three-time CWPA Southern Division Rookie of the Week (Jan. 26, March 9, March 16) ... earned team’s Rookie of the Year award. Before Bucknell: Three-sport participant at Cumberland Valley High School ... was a member of the water polo, swimming and softball teams ... led water polo team to state title as a senior ... team captain and First Team All-State selection as a senior ... Fourth Team All-America choice as a senior ... Second Team AllState selection as a junior ... Pennsylvania All-Freshman Team selection in 2004 ... swimming team captain as a senior ... district champion in the 200 individual medley as a senior ... eighth place in state in 100 free as a sophomore ... attended same high school as 2009 Bucknell graduate and Honorable Mention All-American Aubrey Rowe and former Bucknell head coach John Zeigler. Personal: Amanda L. Skonezney ... born Oct. 5, 1989 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... daughter of Vicki and James Skonezney ... has one sister, Lauren ... major is undeclared.
CAREER HIGHS
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