2024 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Matkovich, Jessica
Goalkeeper
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Jersey Number 3
Jessica Matkovich
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cupertino, CA
- High School:
- Homestead HS
Bio
CSUN - 2025 (Senior)
Matkovich appeared in 21 matches in her senior season with CSUN ... totaled five goals, eight assists, 13 points and eight steals ... scored first goal of the season in a win over Salem (1/25/25) ... picked up a goal and two assists vs. Carthage (1/26/25) ... collected two goals and two assists to help beat Redlands (3/1/25) ... had two assists vs. No. 12 Princeton (3/15/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team accolades.
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Matkovich made 29 appearances, totaling 11 goals, 11 assists, 10 blocks and nine steals on the season ... her 10 blocks on the season was second-best on the team ... scored a season-high three goals with three assists in a victory at Redlands (2/3/24) ... collected two goals against San Diego State (3/8/24) ... hit the back of the net against UC San Diego in the Big West quarterfinals (4/26/24) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Matkovich played in all 30 contests and posted new career-highs in goals (11), steals (23) and field blocks (12) to go with four assists ... ranked fourth on the team in field blocks and sixth in steals ... netted three of her goals in Big West play ... registered one of her two multiple-goal performances vs. La Verne (1/21/23) ... posted three steals, two assists, two field blocks and one goal vs. Concordia (2/4/23) ... hit the net twice in a win over Whittier (3/26/23) ... scored her final goal of the year vs. Cal State Fullerton in a Big West match (4/22/23) ... named to Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Matkovich appeared in 24 matches as a true freshman at CSUN ... tallied 16 steals, 13 points, nine goals, nine field blocks and four assists ... third on the team in steals and field blocks ... registered first career goal and assist vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/13/22) ... hit the netting against seventh-ranked UC Irvine (2/19/22) ... posted first career two-goal game to go with two steals vs. Villanova (3/4/22) ... collected three steals at UC San Diego (3/5/22) ... earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.
CAREER STATS
Homestead High School
Earned four varsity letters at Homestead High School ... collected first-team all-league honors in 2019 as well as team MVP honors as a junior and senior ... also competed on the junior varsity swim team and won a league title in 2019 ... named a USA Water Polo Academic All-American in 2018-19 and 2019-20 ... played club water polo for West Valley Water Polo ... was a youth alternative for the pacific time zone team in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) in 2019 ... also a cadet in the pacific/central time zone team in the ODP.
Personal
Parents are Richard and Michelle Matkovich ... she has one brother, Niko ... favorites include the San Jose Sharks, Brent Burns, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Lawrence, "The Office," "Pride and Prejudice," Maroon 5, Michael Jackson and spaghetti ... chose CSUN because she felt it had everything she wanted in a university ... she lists her grandfather as her greatest hero.
Matkovich appeared in 21 matches in her senior season with CSUN ... totaled five goals, eight assists, 13 points and eight steals ... scored first goal of the season in a win over Salem (1/25/25) ... picked up a goal and two assists vs. Carthage (1/26/25) ... collected two goals and two assists to help beat Redlands (3/1/25) ... had two assists vs. No. 12 Princeton (3/15/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team accolades.
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Matkovich made 29 appearances, totaling 11 goals, 11 assists, 10 blocks and nine steals on the season ... her 10 blocks on the season was second-best on the team ... scored a season-high three goals with three assists in a victory at Redlands (2/3/24) ... collected two goals against San Diego State (3/8/24) ... hit the back of the net against UC San Diego in the Big West quarterfinals (4/26/24) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Matkovich played in all 30 contests and posted new career-highs in goals (11), steals (23) and field blocks (12) to go with four assists ... ranked fourth on the team in field blocks and sixth in steals ... netted three of her goals in Big West play ... registered one of her two multiple-goal performances vs. La Verne (1/21/23) ... posted three steals, two assists, two field blocks and one goal vs. Concordia (2/4/23) ... hit the net twice in a win over Whittier (3/26/23) ... scored her final goal of the year vs. Cal State Fullerton in a Big West match (4/22/23) ... named to Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Matkovich appeared in 24 matches as a true freshman at CSUN ... tallied 16 steals, 13 points, nine goals, nine field blocks and four assists ... third on the team in steals and field blocks ... registered first career goal and assist vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/13/22) ... hit the netting against seventh-ranked UC Irvine (2/19/22) ... posted first career two-goal game to go with two steals vs. Villanova (3/4/22) ... collected three steals at UC San Diego (3/5/22) ... earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.
CAREER STATS
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Exclusions Drawn |
| 2022 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 104 | 36 | 27 | 56 | 33 | 7 |
Homestead High School
Earned four varsity letters at Homestead High School ... collected first-team all-league honors in 2019 as well as team MVP honors as a junior and senior ... also competed on the junior varsity swim team and won a league title in 2019 ... named a USA Water Polo Academic All-American in 2018-19 and 2019-20 ... played club water polo for West Valley Water Polo ... was a youth alternative for the pacific time zone team in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) in 2019 ... also a cadet in the pacific/central time zone team in the ODP.
Personal
Parents are Richard and Michelle Matkovich ... she has one brother, Niko ... favorites include the San Jose Sharks, Brent Burns, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Lawrence, "The Office," "Pride and Prejudice," Maroon 5, Michael Jackson and spaghetti ... chose CSUN because she felt it had everything she wanted in a university ... she lists her grandfather as her greatest hero.
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