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2023 Women's Water Polo Roster

JEFF LIANG
Jay Metzger
Derrick Tuskan/Big West
Jay Metzger

20 Olivia Kistler

20 Olivia Kistler

  • Position:
    Attacker
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • High School:
    Dos Pueblos HS

Summary

Biography

2023 (Senior):
  • Appeared in all 27 matches.
  • Tallied 13 goals and 15 assists for a total of 28 points.
  • Her 15 assists were fourth-best on the team.
  • Also added 15 steals.
  • Had multiple goals in matches versus top-flight opponents San Diego State, UCLA, UC Irvine and USC.
  • Had five assists in a Big West Championship quarterfinal win over CSUN, a career high and the most by a Rainbow Wahine player for the season.
  • Earned academic all-Big West honors.
  • Named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2022:
  • Played in 22 matches
  • Set new career-high in goals (12) and shooting percentage (.571)
  • Had two goals against Long Beach State to help clinch the regular-season title
  • Recorded seven multi-point performances
2021 (Sophomore):
  • Named ACWPC All-Academic.
  • Finished fourth on the team in assists (11), scoring in double-digits for the first time in her career (11).
  • Finished second on the team in defensive exclusions drawn (18).
  • Added 11 steals to her 11 goals, both career highs.
  • Third-most sprints won on the team (3).
  • Career-high 22 points in second-most games played (13).
  • Named academic all-Big West.
2020 (COVID Season):
  • One of six players with double-digit assists (10).
  • Added five goals on the season.
  • Four multi-assist games with two assists in each of the four games.
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.
2019 (Freshman): 
  • Played in 23 games on the season.
  • Scored two goals and handed out 14 assists for 16 points on the year.
  • Drew four exclusions and tallied four steals and one field block.
  • Dished out a career-high three assists on two occasions against San Diego State (1/20/19) and Loyola Marymount (2/2/19).
  • Finished with a 1-2 sprint record.
Prep:
  • A 2018 graduate of Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, Calif.
  • Lettered four years of both water polo and swimming.
  • Apart of team that won the 2018 Channel League Championship.
  • Finished runner-up in the CIF-SS championship (2018).
  • Played for the Santa Barbara 805 club team for 11 years.
  • Named Junior Olympics All-American Honorable Mention honors.
  • Garnered 2015 MVP US Club Championships
  • Earned USA Water Polo Academic All-American honors.
Personal:
  • Born in Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • Major is undecided.
  • Parents are Tina and Steve Kistler of Buellton, Calif.

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2023
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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2019Freshman

    Attacker
    5'6"
    20
  • 20

    2020Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'6"
    20
  • 20

    2021Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'6"
    20
  • 20

    2022Junior

    Attacker
    5'6"
    20
  • 20

    2023Senior

    Attacker
    5'6"
    20