2018 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Paula Abellan Garcia
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Barcelona, Spain
- High School:
- Centre D'alt Rendiment
2018 Season (Senior)
Paula Abellan Garcia played in a career-high 32 matches as she posted new personal highs in goals (21), earned ejections (42) and blocks (5) to go with 12 steals ... Shot 28.0 percent from the field ... Registered six multiple-scoring performances ... Notched six goals at the UCSB Winter Invitational including hitting the back of the net twice vs. No. 8 Michigan (1/21/18) ... Scored one of the Matadors' two goals against No. 2 California (2/23/18) ... Picked up two goals in a win over No. 14 San Diego State (2/25/18) ... Racked up another two-goal game vs. No. 12 Hartwick (3/14/18) ... Tallied final goal of the season on Senior Day vs. No. 5 Hawai'i (4/15/18).Â
2017 Season (Junior)
Abellan Garcia appeared in 23 matches and finished with 16 earned ejections, seven steals, three goals and three assists ... Netted two goals in a victory at Cal State East Bay (1/30/17) ... Found the back of the net against Hawai'i (4/15/17) ... Received ACWPC and Big West All-Academic honors.
2016Â Season (Sophomore)
Competed in 29 matches during the season, scoring 14 goals on 36.8 percent shooting ... Posted 12 steals, 27 earned ejections and three field blocks ... Scored three goals at the Cal Baptist Tournament (1/30/16) including totaling two against Concordia ... Tossed in five goals at the Triton Invitational (2/13/16-2/14/16) highlighted by her first career hat trick versus Sonoma State ... Netted two including the tying goal in a one-goal win against Marist (3/21/16) ... Hit the net at Loyola Marymount to help defeat the Lions (4/23/16) ... Earned ACWPC and Big West Conference All-Academic Team honors.
2015 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in 14 matches and scored five goals in her freshman season ... Earned two assists and four steals ... Scored two goals against #1 Stanford (2/21/15) ... Named to the ACWPCÂ All-Academic Team.Â
CSUN Career Stats
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| 2015 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2017 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Totals | 98 | 43 | 5 | 35 | 8 |
Centre D'alt RendimentÂ
Abellan Garcia played four years of water polo and swam for four seasons ... Was a part of a highly successful club team, Club Natacio Sabadell ... Club captured multiple Catalonia Championships ... As a member of the Catalan selection squad, she helped her squad to impressive victories over Great Britain and Holland.
Personal
Born on May 23, 1996 ... Daughter of Silvia Garica Gallegos and Ismael Abellan Perez ... Has two brothers, Ismael and Carlos ... Favorites include Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, "The Notebook" and Bruno Mars ... Her advice for young people is "live your life because you only have one" ... Lists her father as her greatest hero ... Abellan Garcia is majoring in Cinema and Television Arts.
