2015 (Junior): An ACWPC Academic All-American…played in all 29 matches at center...tallied 13 goals on the season with four multiple-goal games…
2014 (Junior): Earned All-Big West honorable mention… played in 26 matches… tallied 15 goals…second on the team with 27 assists…also notched 25 steals…five matches with multiple goals…recorded first career hat trick against San Jose State (Feb. 2)…also scored a pair of goals in matches versus Cal State East Bay (Jan. 31), Whittier (Mar. 7), Redlands (Mar. 7) and Loyola Marymount (Mar. 9)… six matches with two or more assists, including a career-high four against UC San Diego (Mar. 8)...earned academic all-Big West honors.
2013 (Sophomore): Division I transfer served as a key starter in UH’s lineup…appeared in all 33 matches…second on the squad with 48 assists for the third-highest single-season mark in school history…third on the squad in steals (58)…scored 15 goals on the year…scored a pair of goals in UH’s win over Pacific in the Big West Tournament quarterfinals (Apr. 26)…also scored multiple goals in UH’s opening round win over UC San Diego in the NCAA Tournament (May 12)… named academic all-Big West…an ACWPC all-academic honoree.
Prior to UH: Played freshman season at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md… played in all 26 matches with 25 starts ... ranked third on the team in points (55) and second in both assists (30) and steals (40)…twice named CWPA Western Division Rookie of the Week …an Academic All-American selection.
Prep: A 2011 graduate of Miami Country Day School in Miami, Fla…lettered four years in water polo, swimming, and soccer…helped lead team to water polo district championship three straight seasons…a three-time all-county selection…served as team captain all four years in both water polo and swimming…water polo team MVP for three seasons and swimming MVP once…in soccer was named team’s offensive player of the year as a junior and team captain and MVP as a senior…named the schools most outstanding athlete of the year in 2010 and recipient of the Rotary Award for Athletic Achievement in 2011… a two-year member of Raider Water Polo club… attended the Olympic Development Program for two years…a member of the National Honor Society and Key Club International.
Personal: Born in Miami, Fla…intends to major in biology…has one older brother…parents are Allan and Carol Eannace Respondek of Miami Shores, Fla.
Career Statistics
Year GP G Att Pct Ast Stl
2013 33 15 64 .234 48 58
2014 26 15 41 .366 27 25
Total 59 30 105 .333 75 83
Career High Goals: 3 vs. San Jose State (2/2/14)
