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2015 Women's Water Polo Roster

8 Caity Lopes da Silva

8 Caity Lopes da Silva

  • Position:
    Utility
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Prev School:
    Rangitoto College

Summary

Biography

2015 (Senior):
  • Named Big West Tournament MVP after pulling off a hat trick and scoring the game-winning goal in UH’s huge overtime upset over UC Irvine (April 26) for the championship title
  • Earned Big West All-Conference First-Team honors and ACWPC All-Academic honors
  • Recorded 24 goals on the season
  • Scored a season-high four goals against Claremont (Feb. 19)
  • Scored one goal in the victory against UC San Diego for seventh place in the NCAA Water Polo Tournament (May 10)

2014 (Junior):
  • Named all-Big West honorable mention
  • Appeared in all 29 matches
  • Posted 30 goals and 19 assists
  • Averaged 1.03 goals per match
  • Scored in 19 of 30 matches with eight multiple-goal performances
  • Tied for third-highest steals on the team with 32
  • Also drew 19 kick-outs
  • Recorded three hat tricks highlighted by a career-high five goals in a close win against San Jose State (Feb. 2)
  • Scored three goals each in season-opening win at Santa Clara (Jan. 30) and against UC San Diego (Feb. 22)
  • Notched two dramatic game-winning goals during the season
  • Found the back of the net with two seconds left in a 12-11 win over San Jose State (Feb. 2) in the Stanford Invite
  • Also scored the game-winning goal with 26 seconds left in a 9-8 overtime win over conference rival Long Beach State (Mar. 21)
  • Earned academic all-Big West honors. 

2013 (Sophomore):
  • Tied for fourth on the team with 28 goals
  • One of the team’s most efficient scorers with a .318 conversion rate
  • Scored multiple goals in a six matches, including a pair of hat tricks
  • Tallied first career hat trick with a trio of goals in a win versus UC Davis (Feb. 3)
  • Recorded a career-high four  goals in UH’s opening round win over UC San Diego in the NCAA Tournament (May 12)
  • Also posted 16 assists and 22 steals for the year
  • Named academic all-Big West
  • An ACWPC all-academic honoree
2012 (Freshman):
  • Played in all 25 matches
  • Recorded 20 goals, nine assists, seven steals and 17 kick-outs drawn
  • Had four double-goal matches against UCLA (Feb. 4), Long Beach State (Feb. 26), Bucknell (Mar. 17), and Claremont-MS (Apr. 15)

Prep: A 2011 graduate of Rangitoto College in Auckland, New Zealand...earned four letters in water polo, two in cross-country and triathlon and one in volleyball...water polo team took school nationals in 2010 and 2011...named the New Zealand water polo rep from 2008-12...a six-year member of North Harbour water polo club...earned national MVP honors in 2009 and 2010...led North Harbour senior women to championship title in 2011. 

Personal: Born in Johannesburg, South Africa...major is undecided...has two siblings...parents are Margaret and John Lopes Da Silva of Auckland, New Zealand. 

 
Career Statistics
Year	GP	G	Att	Pct	Ast	Stl
2012    25      20      74      .270    9       16
2013    31      28      88      .318    16      22
2014    29      30      83      .361    19      32
TOTAL   85      78      245     .318    44      70     
Career High Goals: 5 vs. San Jose State  (2/2/14)

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2012Freshman

    Attacker
    5'9"
    17
  • 8

    2013Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'9"
    8
  • 8

    2014Junior

    Utility
    5'10"
    8
  • 8

    2015Senior

    Utility
    5'10"
    8