2024 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Melvin, Kianna
Goalkeeper
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Jersey Number 7
Kianna Melvin
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- High School:
- Pearson HS
Bio
CSUN - 2025 (Senior)
Melvin made 21 appearances, totaling 35 goals, 17 assists, 52 points, 20 steals and six field blocks ... fourth on the team in goals and steals ... shot 49.3 percent from the field ... recorded 10 multi-goal efforts ... tallied six goals, five assists and 11 points in Big West play ... finished with a hat trick in a win over Azusa Pacific (1/18/25) ... scored three more goals to go with an assist vs. UC Merced (1/26/25) ... registered five goals, three assists and two steals vs. Claremont Mudd-Scripps (3/1/25) ... totaled five goals and dished out an assist vs. No. 16 UC Davis (3/7/25) ... capped the season with a two-goal effort vs. second-seeded Long Beach State at the Big West Championship (4/25/25).
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Melvin competed in 29 matches in her first season with CSUN ... ranked fifth on the team with 22 goals ... totaled 10 assists, 10 steals and two blocks on the season ... scored five goals and dished out two assists in Big West play ... registered four performances of three or more goals ... her six goals at Redlands were a season high while they tied for the 10th-most in a single game in team history ... recorded a hat trick in a win at Claremont Mudd-Scripps (2/10/24) ... finished with four goals in a win over Chapman (3/1/24) ... picked up two goals vs. Long Beach State (3/30/24) ... named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CAREER STATS
West Valley College (2021-23)
Melvin lettered two seasons at West Valley College, helping the program win a state championship in 2021 as well as a third-place finish in 2022 ... recorded a field block in the closing seconds to help clinch the state title ... shot 62 percent in 2021, ending the state title campaign with 95 goals on 153 shots ... finished 8th in the CCCAA with 85 goals on 145 shots, and led the Vikings with 66 steals in 2022 ... tallied 180 goals, 93 steals and 70 assists to go with shooting 60 percent in her two years in Saratoga ... collected a host of awards in her junior college career, highlighted by a pair of All-America and All-Coast Conference honors.
High School
Melvin attended Pearson High School in Port Elizabeth, South Africa ... played water polo for coach Sarah Harris ... graduated in 2020.
Personal
Competed for Zimbabwe Women's National Team ... her mother is named Josie ... she has four siblings: Savannah, Alex, Jorja and Jared ... favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors ... favorite athlete is Stephen Curry ... favorite actors include Tom Holland and Zendaya ... favorite tv show is "One Day at a Time" ... favorite movie is "Pride and Prejudice" ... favorite musical artists include Sticky Fingers and Olivia Dean ... favorite food is Thai ... lists winning a state title as her greatest sports moment thus far ... says her sisters are her heroes.
Melvin made 21 appearances, totaling 35 goals, 17 assists, 52 points, 20 steals and six field blocks ... fourth on the team in goals and steals ... shot 49.3 percent from the field ... recorded 10 multi-goal efforts ... tallied six goals, five assists and 11 points in Big West play ... finished with a hat trick in a win over Azusa Pacific (1/18/25) ... scored three more goals to go with an assist vs. UC Merced (1/26/25) ... registered five goals, three assists and two steals vs. Claremont Mudd-Scripps (3/1/25) ... totaled five goals and dished out an assist vs. No. 16 UC Davis (3/7/25) ... capped the season with a two-goal effort vs. second-seeded Long Beach State at the Big West Championship (4/25/25).
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Melvin competed in 29 matches in her first season with CSUN ... ranked fifth on the team with 22 goals ... totaled 10 assists, 10 steals and two blocks on the season ... scored five goals and dished out two assists in Big West play ... registered four performances of three or more goals ... her six goals at Redlands were a season high while they tied for the 10th-most in a single game in team history ... recorded a hat trick in a win at Claremont Mudd-Scripps (2/10/24) ... finished with four goals in a win over Chapman (3/1/24) ... picked up two goals vs. Long Beach State (3/30/24) ... named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CAREER STATS
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Exclusions Drawn |
| 2024 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 21 | 35 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 15 |
| Totals | 50 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 27 |
West Valley College (2021-23)
Melvin lettered two seasons at West Valley College, helping the program win a state championship in 2021 as well as a third-place finish in 2022 ... recorded a field block in the closing seconds to help clinch the state title ... shot 62 percent in 2021, ending the state title campaign with 95 goals on 153 shots ... finished 8th in the CCCAA with 85 goals on 145 shots, and led the Vikings with 66 steals in 2022 ... tallied 180 goals, 93 steals and 70 assists to go with shooting 60 percent in her two years in Saratoga ... collected a host of awards in her junior college career, highlighted by a pair of All-America and All-Coast Conference honors.
High School
Melvin attended Pearson High School in Port Elizabeth, South Africa ... played water polo for coach Sarah Harris ... graduated in 2020.
Personal
Competed for Zimbabwe Women's National Team ... her mother is named Josie ... she has four siblings: Savannah, Alex, Jorja and Jared ... favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors ... favorite athlete is Stephen Curry ... favorite actors include Tom Holland and Zendaya ... favorite tv show is "One Day at a Time" ... favorite movie is "Pride and Prejudice" ... favorite musical artists include Sticky Fingers and Olivia Dean ... favorite food is Thai ... lists winning a state title as her greatest sports moment thus far ... says her sisters are her heroes.
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Friday, May 15
National Student-Athlete Day 2019 - McKenzie Beardsley
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CSUN Water Polo Report
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Meet the Matadors - 2017 Women's Water Polo
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