2020 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Dempsey, Sara
Goalkeeper
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Jersey Number 5
Sara Dempsey
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Riverside, CA
- High School:
- Riverside Poly HS
Bio
2021 Season (Senior)
Dempsey did not compete in any games after the water polo team opted out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Graduated with a degree in Health Science with an emphasis in Health Administration ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
2020 Season (Junior)
Dempsey played in three matches and finished with a goal, two steals and three earned ejections for the year ... Hit the back of the net against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara (3/7/20).
2019 Season (Sophomore)
Dempsey saw action in 33 matches as a sophomore ... Posted new career highs in goals (21), assists (22), steals (31), earned ejections (27) and field blocks (8) ... Registered seven multiple-goal performances ... Hit the net twice in a two-goal win over Cal State East Bay (3/2/19) ... Scored a game-winning goal and had a hat trick in a win at No. Indiana (3/3/19) ... Tallied two more goals to beat Cal State East Bay (4/12/19) ... Finished with three goals in two matches at the Big West Tournament including two against No. 13 Long Beach State (4/27/19) ... Earned All-Academic Team honors from the ACWPC and Big West Conference.
2018 Season (Freshman)
Dempsey competed in 30 matches in her freshman season ... Collected 10 goals to go with 11 steals, four assists and four steals ... Shot 34.5 percent from the field ... Scored two goals against Michigan at the UCSB Winter Invite (1/20/18) and the Wolverine Invitational (3/3/18) ... Netted a game-tying goal in an overtime win over No. 14 San Diego State (2/25/18) ... Registered another two-goal performance in a win over Redlands (3/24/18) ... Got into the scoring column with a goal at No. 17 UCSB (4/7/18) ... Hit a game-tying goal in overtime vs. No. 16 UCSB at the Big West Tournament (4/28/18) ... Received ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
CSUN Career Stats
Riverside Poly High School
Dempsey was a standout on the Riverside Poly High School team, earning numerous individual honors including All-CIF Southern Section awards all four years, all-league and All-Inland Valley League ... Helped her team win four league titles and win the CIF Championship as a freshman ... Guided her team to the CIF title game all four years ... Scored 59 goals as a junior and 64 as a senior ... Also a member of the the Bears' swim team ... Helped the school to three-straight league championships ... Named to the all-league team in swimming ... Earned a 4.0 GPA in high school ... Played for several club teams including SOCAL, Xtreme and the Riverside Water Polo Club ... Earned a 2014 National Junior Olympics 16U Silver Medal along with a 2011 National Junior Olympic All-American honor.
Personal
Parents are Keith and Mary Dempsey ... Has two brothers, Joey and Tommy.
Dempsey did not compete in any games after the water polo team opted out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Graduated with a degree in Health Science with an emphasis in Health Administration ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
2020 Season (Junior)
Dempsey played in three matches and finished with a goal, two steals and three earned ejections for the year ... Hit the back of the net against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara (3/7/20).
2019 Season (Sophomore)
Dempsey saw action in 33 matches as a sophomore ... Posted new career highs in goals (21), assists (22), steals (31), earned ejections (27) and field blocks (8) ... Registered seven multiple-goal performances ... Hit the net twice in a two-goal win over Cal State East Bay (3/2/19) ... Scored a game-winning goal and had a hat trick in a win at No. Indiana (3/3/19) ... Tallied two more goals to beat Cal State East Bay (4/12/19) ... Finished with three goals in two matches at the Big West Tournament including two against No. 13 Long Beach State (4/27/19) ... Earned All-Academic Team honors from the ACWPC and Big West Conference.
2018 Season (Freshman)
Dempsey competed in 30 matches in her freshman season ... Collected 10 goals to go with 11 steals, four assists and four steals ... Shot 34.5 percent from the field ... Scored two goals against Michigan at the UCSB Winter Invite (1/20/18) and the Wolverine Invitational (3/3/18) ... Netted a game-tying goal in an overtime win over No. 14 San Diego State (2/25/18) ... Registered another two-goal performance in a win over Redlands (3/24/18) ... Got into the scoring column with a goal at No. 17 UCSB (4/7/18) ... Hit a game-tying goal in overtime vs. No. 16 UCSB at the Big West Tournament (4/28/18) ... Received ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
CSUN Career Stats
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Kickouts Drawn |
| 2018 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 27 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 66 | 32 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 36 |
Riverside Poly High School
Dempsey was a standout on the Riverside Poly High School team, earning numerous individual honors including All-CIF Southern Section awards all four years, all-league and All-Inland Valley League ... Helped her team win four league titles and win the CIF Championship as a freshman ... Guided her team to the CIF title game all four years ... Scored 59 goals as a junior and 64 as a senior ... Also a member of the the Bears' swim team ... Helped the school to three-straight league championships ... Named to the all-league team in swimming ... Earned a 4.0 GPA in high school ... Played for several club teams including SOCAL, Xtreme and the Riverside Water Polo Club ... Earned a 2014 National Junior Olympics 16U Silver Medal along with a 2011 National Junior Olympic All-American honor.
Personal
Parents are Keith and Mary Dempsey ... Has two brothers, Joey and Tommy.
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