2014 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
McKenzie Pollei
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Murray, Ut.
- High School:
- Murray HS
2017 Season (Senior)
Pollei competed in all 32 matches and tallied with 17 goals, 21 assists, 21 steals, seven earned ejections and six field blocks ... Finished fourth in assists and fifth in goals ... Shot 38.6 percent from the field for the year ... Registered three goals in Big West play ... Collected a goal vs. No. 19 UC Davis (1/29/17) ... Tallied two goals in a win over Cal State Monterey Bay (2/3/17) ... Hit the back of the net against No. 1 Stanford (2/24/17) ... Helped CSUN defeat No. 20 Loyola Marymount by scoring a goal (2/26/17) ... Recorded a hat trick vs. No. 23 Marist (3/14/17) ... Scored twice at Whittier (4/8/17) ... Tallied final two goals of the season at No. 8 Hawai'i (4/15/17).
2016 Season (Junior)
Competed in all 32 matches as a junior and set new career highs in goals (24), assists (26), steals (28), field blocks (12) and earned ejections (12) ... Finished fourth in goals, assists and steals, and second in field blocks ... Shot 33.8 percent from the field ... Scored three goals at the UCSB Winter Invite (1/22/16-1/23/16) including two against Azusa Pacific ... Scored five goals at the Azusa Pacific tournament (3/5/16), which included her first career hat trick versus Azusa Pacific and two goals against CSU Bakersfield ... Hit the net twice in a win over Redlands (3/17/16) ... Scored twice to help CSUN hold off No. 23 Marist (3/21/16) ... Recorded second hat trick of the season on Senior Day against UC Davis (4/10/16) ... Netted five during Big West play ... Earned ACWPC and Big West Conference All-Academic Team honors.
2015 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in 16 matches ... Scored seven goals on 15 attempts ... Registered a .467 shooting percentage ... Amassed six steals and five assists ... Scored two goals in three different contests (all victories) ... Scored four goals in two games: two against Azusa Pacific (1/31/15) and two versus #20 Hartwick (2/1/15).
2014 Season (Freshman)
Named an Academic All-American by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPA) ... Scored four goals in nine attempts (.444) in 18 games ... Tallied ten assists and seven steals.
Career Stats
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| 2014 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2016 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 38 | 12 |
| 2017 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
| Totals | 98 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 19 |
High School
A standout water polo player and swimmer at Murray High School in Utah … Helped the water polo team to an undefeated season (30-0) and the state championship during her senior season … The 2013 Utah MVP … A first team All-American in 2013 along with being an Academic All-American three times (2011, 2012, 2013) … Also gained All-State honors in 2011, 2012, 2013 … Also a participant in the Olympic Development Program.
Matador Memo
Born December 13, 1994 in Murray, Utah ... Her parents are Stephanie and Kevin Pollei … Has one brother (Jacob) and one sister (Kaitlin) … Roots for the Green Bay Packers … Her favorite actress is Sandra Bullock … Chasing Mavericks is her favorite movie … Loves to eat Mac & Cheese … Rascal Flatts is her favorite musical group and her favorite country singer Hunter Hayes … Chose CSUN because “I really like the water polo team and the academic program” … Her greatest sport moment was when her high school team won the state championship in 2013 and she received state MVP honors ... The best athlete she has competed against is Betsy Armstrong … The best thing about being a student-athlete is “having a team that is always there for you” ... The toughest part about being a student-athlete is “balancing everything” … Her favorite website is Twitter … The most famous person McKenzie has ever met was Miss America … Would like to have dinner with Bobby Flay … If McKenzie had a million dollars, she would put 2/3 of it in savings and the rest of the money would be used as needed … Her advice to young people is to “never give up on anything” … Few people know that McKenzie is a competitive cook and won best dessert in the state of Utah … Her family always makes her smile because “they are always there to support me” ... Pollei is majoring in Kinesiology.
