2020 Women's Water Polo Roster
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Barthels, Jennalyn
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Jersey Number 2
Jennalyn Barthels
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, CA
- High School:
- St. Francis HS
Bio
2019 All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention
2020 Season (Senior)
Barthels saw action in all 19 matches where she led the team in assists (34) and field blocks (9) for the second-straight season ... Registered 17 goals, 28 steals and 11 earned ejections for the year ... Her 28 steals tied her career-high from her junior season ... Shot 35.4 percent from the field ... Dished out four assists in Big West play ... Recorded four multiple-scoring performances ... Tallied two goals against No. 8 Michigan (1/18/20) ... Scored three times in a win over No. 21 San Diego State (2/9/20) ... Netted a season-high four goals vs. Redlands (2/15/20).
2019 Season (Junior)
Barthels completed a career season in 2019 with personal bests in matches played (33), goals (39), assists (37), steals (28), earned ejections (23) and field blocks (13) ... Shot 42.4 percent from the field ... Earned all-conference honors for the first time in her career by receiving All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Finished second in the Big West in assists ... Led the team in assists and field blocks while she ranked second in goals ... Finished second in the Big West Conference in assists ... Posted eighth multiple-goal scoring performances ... Scored a season-high five goals and added two assists in the season opener vs. Azusa Pacific (1/18/19) ... Completed hat tricks against Saint Francis (3/6/19) and No. 9 UC Davis (4/13/19).
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Barthels tallied new career highs in appearances (30), goals (9), assists (15), steals (12), earned ejections (9) and field blocks (9) ... Scored against No. 8 Michigan (1/21/18) ... Helped the Matadors knock off No. 11 Long Beach State with a goal (2/10/18) ... Scored the winning goal in an upset win over No. 14 San Diego State (2/25/18) ... Recorded first career hat trick in a victory over Bucknell (3/4/18) ... Registered final goal of the season against No. 8 UC Davis (4/14/18).
2017 Season (Freshman)
Barthels appeared in 13 matches and scored three goals, registered four steals and dished out two assists in her first season with the Matadors ... Scored her first career goal against No. 8 Michigan (1/22/17) ... Hit the back of the net in wins over Cal Lutheran (2/3/17) and Redlands (2/16/17).
CSUN Career Stats
St. Francis HS
Barthels helped the Troubadours to a Division I CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Championship in 2015 ... She earned All-Section Second Team honors in 2014 including a Sacramento River Cats All-City award that same season ... Also competed on the school's swimming team.
Personal
Parents are Jeanne and Rick Barthels ... Her sister, Brinnley, plays for the University of Pacific women's water polo team ... Her favorite athlete is Maggie Stephens ... Favorite food is sushi ... Chose CSUN because of the family atmosphere around the team ... Lists winning the city sections in high school as her greatest sports moment ... Cites the resources and the community as the best things about being an athlete ... Her No. 10 is the same number she wore as a freshman in high school ... The best advice she has been given was to "put your head down and swim" ... Her sister Brinnley is her greatest hero because she has always pushed her to be her best.
2020 Season (Senior)
Barthels saw action in all 19 matches where she led the team in assists (34) and field blocks (9) for the second-straight season ... Registered 17 goals, 28 steals and 11 earned ejections for the year ... Her 28 steals tied her career-high from her junior season ... Shot 35.4 percent from the field ... Dished out four assists in Big West play ... Recorded four multiple-scoring performances ... Tallied two goals against No. 8 Michigan (1/18/20) ... Scored three times in a win over No. 21 San Diego State (2/9/20) ... Netted a season-high four goals vs. Redlands (2/15/20).
2019 Season (Junior)
Barthels completed a career season in 2019 with personal bests in matches played (33), goals (39), assists (37), steals (28), earned ejections (23) and field blocks (13) ... Shot 42.4 percent from the field ... Earned all-conference honors for the first time in her career by receiving All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Finished second in the Big West in assists ... Led the team in assists and field blocks while she ranked second in goals ... Finished second in the Big West Conference in assists ... Posted eighth multiple-goal scoring performances ... Scored a season-high five goals and added two assists in the season opener vs. Azusa Pacific (1/18/19) ... Completed hat tricks against Saint Francis (3/6/19) and No. 9 UC Davis (4/13/19).
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Barthels tallied new career highs in appearances (30), goals (9), assists (15), steals (12), earned ejections (9) and field blocks (9) ... Scored against No. 8 Michigan (1/21/18) ... Helped the Matadors knock off No. 11 Long Beach State with a goal (2/10/18) ... Scored the winning goal in an upset win over No. 14 San Diego State (2/25/18) ... Recorded first career hat trick in a victory over Bucknell (3/4/18) ... Registered final goal of the season against No. 8 UC Davis (4/14/18).
2017 Season (Freshman)
Barthels appeared in 13 matches and scored three goals, registered four steals and dished out two assists in her first season with the Matadors ... Scored her first career goal against No. 8 Michigan (1/22/17) ... Hit the back of the net in wins over Cal Lutheran (2/3/17) and Redlands (2/16/17).
CSUN Career Stats
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Kickouts Drawn |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 23 |
| 2020 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 11 |
| Totals | 95 | 68 | 88 | 72 | 28 | 44 |
St. Francis HS
Barthels helped the Troubadours to a Division I CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Championship in 2015 ... She earned All-Section Second Team honors in 2014 including a Sacramento River Cats All-City award that same season ... Also competed on the school's swimming team.
Personal
Parents are Jeanne and Rick Barthels ... Her sister, Brinnley, plays for the University of Pacific women's water polo team ... Her favorite athlete is Maggie Stephens ... Favorite food is sushi ... Chose CSUN because of the family atmosphere around the team ... Lists winning the city sections in high school as her greatest sports moment ... Cites the resources and the community as the best things about being an athlete ... Her No. 10 is the same number she wore as a freshman in high school ... The best advice she has been given was to "put your head down and swim" ... Her sister Brinnley is her greatest hero because she has always pushed her to be her best.
A Conversation With Matt Warshaw
Friday, May 15
National Student-Athlete Day 2019 - McKenzie Beardsley
Friday, April 05
CSUN Water Polo Report
Friday, February 10
Meet the Matadors - 2017 Women's Water Polo
Wednesday, January 18
