2024 Women's Water Polo Roster
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Hovanesian, Shelby
Goalkeeper
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Jersey Number 17
Shelby Hovanesian
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- La Crescenta, CA
- High School:
- La Canada HS
Bio
2023 ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Hovanesian set new career highs in matches played (32), assists (46), steals (32) and exclusions drawn (29) while matching her career-high in goals with 33 ... tied for first on the team in steals while ranking second in assists, third in points (79) and fourth in goals scored ... registered multiple-goal performances in 10 matches and hit three or more goals in three matches ... tallied four goals and three assists in six Big West matches ... shot 40.7 percent from the field for the season ... hit the net twice and added three assists in a win over Cal Lutheran (2/16/24) ... handed out five assists in a win over Azusa Pacific (2/24/24) ... finished with a hat trick and two assists vs. Siena (2/29/24) ... scored a season-high four goals while recording four assists vs. Chapman (3/1/24) ... recorded another hat trick vs. Concordia (3/9/24) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team, CSC Academic All-District Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Hovanesian had a breakout second season with the Matadors, earning All-America Honorable Mention accolades ... posted a career-high 33 goals, 26 assists, 29 steals and 14 field blocks in 27 matches ... ranked second on the team in goals while her assist total was ninth-best in The Big West ... scored once in 22 games and netted two or more goals 10 times ... shot 37.9 percent from the field while also adding 24 exclusions drawn ... had seven goals and nine assists in Big West play ... recorded a hat trick and dished out two assists vs. Westcliff (2/25/23) ... posted three assists and two goals in a win over Villanova (3/7/23) ... registered two goals and three assists vs. UC Davis (3//10/23) ... notched four steals, two blocks and one goal in a Big West tournament game vs. Hawai'i (4/28/23) ... named to Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Hovanesian totaled 29 points in 24 matches in her freshman season at CSUN ... tied for third on the team in assists with 20 to go with nine goals, six steals, two blocks and 13 drawn exclusions ... dished out three assists and scored a goal in her first collegiate match vs. Marist (2/12/22) ... found the net twice vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/13/22) ... had two assists in a win over No. 19 San Diego State (2/13/22) ... picked up three steals to go with a goal and an assist vs. Villanova (3/4/22) ... posted two goals and two assists at Pomona-Pitzer (3/27/22) ... earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.
CAREER STATS
Palomar College
Hovanesian spent 2020-21 at Palomar College but did not play water polo.
La Canada High School
Graduated a year early in 2020 ... earned all-league honors three times including a first-team nod in 2019 ... also collected the coaches award and team MVP honors in 2019 ... won Rio Hondo League title in 2017 and 2018 ... played club for Rose Bowl Water Polo from 2013-20 and Seaside Water Polo in 2021 ... competed in the Junior Olympics, finishing in third place on the U-10 Team and U-14 Team while she finished in second place with the U-16 Team.
Personal
Parents are Walter and Joanne Hovanesian ... she has one brother, Wesley, and two sisters, Stevie and Shannon ... her sister Shannon was a four-year letterwinner on the CSUN Water Polo team from 2015-18 ... her brother, Stevie also attended CSUN ... favorites include Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, Kate Winslet, "Freaks and Geeks," "Reservation Dogs," "Malcolm in the Middle," "Whip It," "The Emperor's New Groove," "Moonrise Kingdom," "The Way Back," The Mamas & The Papas band and Dominic Fike ... says getting to play age-group with her brother and sister when she was eight years old was her greatest sports moment ... graduated with a degree in Psychology.
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Hovanesian set new career highs in matches played (32), assists (46), steals (32) and exclusions drawn (29) while matching her career-high in goals with 33 ... tied for first on the team in steals while ranking second in assists, third in points (79) and fourth in goals scored ... registered multiple-goal performances in 10 matches and hit three or more goals in three matches ... tallied four goals and three assists in six Big West matches ... shot 40.7 percent from the field for the season ... hit the net twice and added three assists in a win over Cal Lutheran (2/16/24) ... handed out five assists in a win over Azusa Pacific (2/24/24) ... finished with a hat trick and two assists vs. Siena (2/29/24) ... scored a season-high four goals while recording four assists vs. Chapman (3/1/24) ... recorded another hat trick vs. Concordia (3/9/24) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team, CSC Academic All-District Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Hovanesian had a breakout second season with the Matadors, earning All-America Honorable Mention accolades ... posted a career-high 33 goals, 26 assists, 29 steals and 14 field blocks in 27 matches ... ranked second on the team in goals while her assist total was ninth-best in The Big West ... scored once in 22 games and netted two or more goals 10 times ... shot 37.9 percent from the field while also adding 24 exclusions drawn ... had seven goals and nine assists in Big West play ... recorded a hat trick and dished out two assists vs. Westcliff (2/25/23) ... posted three assists and two goals in a win over Villanova (3/7/23) ... registered two goals and three assists vs. UC Davis (3//10/23) ... notched four steals, two blocks and one goal in a Big West tournament game vs. Hawai'i (4/28/23) ... named to Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Hovanesian totaled 29 points in 24 matches in her freshman season at CSUN ... tied for third on the team in assists with 20 to go with nine goals, six steals, two blocks and 13 drawn exclusions ... dished out three assists and scored a goal in her first collegiate match vs. Marist (2/12/22) ... found the net twice vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/13/22) ... had two assists in a win over No. 19 San Diego State (2/13/22) ... picked up three steals to go with a goal and an assist vs. Villanova (3/4/22) ... posted two goals and two assists at Pomona-Pitzer (3/27/22) ... earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.
CAREER STATS
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Exclusions Drawn |
| 2022 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 24 |
| 2024 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 29 |
| Totals | 83 | 75 | 92 | 67 | 23 | 66 |
Palomar College
Hovanesian spent 2020-21 at Palomar College but did not play water polo.
La Canada High School
Graduated a year early in 2020 ... earned all-league honors three times including a first-team nod in 2019 ... also collected the coaches award and team MVP honors in 2019 ... won Rio Hondo League title in 2017 and 2018 ... played club for Rose Bowl Water Polo from 2013-20 and Seaside Water Polo in 2021 ... competed in the Junior Olympics, finishing in third place on the U-10 Team and U-14 Team while she finished in second place with the U-16 Team.
Personal
Parents are Walter and Joanne Hovanesian ... she has one brother, Wesley, and two sisters, Stevie and Shannon ... her sister Shannon was a four-year letterwinner on the CSUN Water Polo team from 2015-18 ... her brother, Stevie also attended CSUN ... favorites include Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, Kate Winslet, "Freaks and Geeks," "Reservation Dogs," "Malcolm in the Middle," "Whip It," "The Emperor's New Groove," "Moonrise Kingdom," "The Way Back," The Mamas & The Papas band and Dominic Fike ... says getting to play age-group with her brother and sister when she was eight years old was her greatest sports moment ... graduated with a degree in Psychology.
A Conversation With Matt Warshaw
Friday, May 15
National Student-Athlete Day 2019 - McKenzie Beardsley
Friday, April 05
CSUN Water Polo Report
Friday, February 10
Meet the Matadors - 2017 Women's Water Polo
Wednesday, January 18
