2024 Women's Water Polo Roster
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Sandoghdar, Maria
Goalkeeper
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Jersey Number 18
Maria Sandoghdar
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Simi Valley, CA
- High School:
- El Camino Real Charter HS
Bio
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
Sandoghdar played in four matches in her final season with CSUN ... appeared in one Big West match ... recorded an assist in a victory over Siena (2/29/24) ... earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Sandoghdar appeared in 13 matches in her first season at CSUN ... finished the year with one goal, one assist and three steals ... scored her first career goal and dished out an assist in a win over Austin College (2/19/23) ... collected two steals vs. Carthage College (3/5/23) ... received ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
CAREER STATS
Los Angeles Pierce College
Spent two seasons on the water polo and swimming team ... earned named first-team all-conference in 2021 and second-team all-conference in 2019 in water polo ... collected MVP and the Coach's Award during her water polo career ... named Brahma of the Semester by the school ... earned a top-10 finish in three events at the 2022 Western State Conference Swim Championships including a fifth-place finish in the 200m freestyle.
El Camino Real Charter HS
Participated on the water polo team three years while she was a member of the swim team four years ... won Most Improved in water polo in 2019 while she won that award in swimming in 2016 and 2017 ... helped her team advance to the L.A. City semifinals in 2019 ... received the 2019 Coaches award in swimming ... graduated with honors in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Hesam Sandoghdar and Maria Montero ... she has one brother, Daniel Sandoghdar who is a CSUN graduate ... favorite sports teams are the U.S. Water Polo National Team and the Spain Water Polo National Team ... favorite athletes are Maddie Musselman and Simone Biles ... favorite actors are Penn Badgley and Zendaya ... favorite tv shows are The Good Place, Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl ... favorite movie is The Great Gatsby ... favorite foods are paella and pasta ... favorite musical artists include One Direction, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish ... lists winning her senior game and making it to the state championships in water polo for the first time in school history as her greatest sports moment ... moved to the U.S. at 11 years of age ... lists her parents as her greatest heroes ... graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Interactive Marketing.
Sandoghdar played in four matches in her final season with CSUN ... appeared in one Big West match ... recorded an assist in a victory over Siena (2/29/24) ... earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Sandoghdar appeared in 13 matches in her first season at CSUN ... finished the year with one goal, one assist and three steals ... scored her first career goal and dished out an assist in a win over Austin College (2/19/23) ... collected two steals vs. Carthage College (3/5/23) ... received ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
CAREER STATS
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Exclusions Drawn |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Los Angeles Pierce College
Spent two seasons on the water polo and swimming team ... earned named first-team all-conference in 2021 and second-team all-conference in 2019 in water polo ... collected MVP and the Coach's Award during her water polo career ... named Brahma of the Semester by the school ... earned a top-10 finish in three events at the 2022 Western State Conference Swim Championships including a fifth-place finish in the 200m freestyle.
El Camino Real Charter HS
Participated on the water polo team three years while she was a member of the swim team four years ... won Most Improved in water polo in 2019 while she won that award in swimming in 2016 and 2017 ... helped her team advance to the L.A. City semifinals in 2019 ... received the 2019 Coaches award in swimming ... graduated with honors in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Hesam Sandoghdar and Maria Montero ... she has one brother, Daniel Sandoghdar who is a CSUN graduate ... favorite sports teams are the U.S. Water Polo National Team and the Spain Water Polo National Team ... favorite athletes are Maddie Musselman and Simone Biles ... favorite actors are Penn Badgley and Zendaya ... favorite tv shows are The Good Place, Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl ... favorite movie is The Great Gatsby ... favorite foods are paella and pasta ... favorite musical artists include One Direction, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish ... lists winning her senior game and making it to the state championships in water polo for the first time in school history as her greatest sports moment ... moved to the U.S. at 11 years of age ... lists her parents as her greatest heroes ... graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Interactive Marketing.
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Friday, May 15
National Student-Athlete Day 2019 - McKenzie Beardsley
Friday, April 05
CSUN Water Polo Report
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