Varsity Girls Water Polo Team News

Banquet Information

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:19:54 GMT

START OF SEASON MONDAY 2/25

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:59:41 GMT

Water Polo starts Monday, February 25 for all girls interested in playing. Please remember to register for WATER POLO on your dashborad prior to the first practice. On Monday February 25, please report to the pool balcony at 5:30pm. Practice will start at 6pm. Please contact Coach Schici if you have questions.

All-Sectional & All-State Team

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:18:55 GMT

Congrats to Evan Swenson, Marta Considiine, Emily Levison, and Katie Lynch for selection to the All-Sectional Team! The complete Teams are listed here:

http://www.illpolo.com/girlsGBS12.htm

Congrats to Evan Swenson & Marta Considine for selction to the All-State Girls Water Polo Team! Please visit Illinois Water Polo for details to the All-State Banquet and All-Star Game.

http://www.illinoiswaterpolo.net/events.php

The complete All-State Team is as follows:

1st Team

Abby Kerth, Naperville Central, SR

Mackenzie Bonk, Fenwick, SR

Cara Borcavek, Fenwick, SR

Julia Campbell, Naperville Central, SR

Kirby Kaptur, Lyons, SR

Daniela Jacovic, LWC, JR

Stephania Fernandez, St. Ignatius, SR

Isabelle Baneaux, New Trier, SR

Becky Insalaco, St. Ignatius, SR

2nd Team

Claire Bryer, McAuley, SO

Colleen Barron, Fenwick, SO

Rebecca Matthews, Home-Flossmoor, SR

Lisa Michalowski, Stevenson, SR

Carrie Natch, Lyons, SR

Jamie Pappanastos, Sandburg, SR

Lizzy Kozin, Lyons, SR

Leah Malsom, Wheeling, SR

Julie Conrath, Fremd, SR

Erin McCook, Stevenson, SR

3rd Team

M. Barron, Fenwick, SR

A. Ovalle, Fenwick, SR

Audrey Chein, Naperville, North, SR

Karrie Kozokar, Mundelein, SO

Amy Kopale, McAuley, SR

Evan Swenson, Loyola Academy, JR

Adriana Izquierdo, McAuley, SR

Del Prado, Fremd, SR

Katie Murphy, St. Ignatius, SR

Marta Considine, Loyola Academy, SO

4th Team

Erika Nothagel, New Trier, SR

Madison Nervig, Naperville, Central, JR

Vicky Arciniega, McAuley, JR

Emily Nowlin, Lakeforest, SR

Foglton, LWC, SR

Martinus, Bremmen, SR

Danhauer, Barrington, JR

Haley Wickam, Fenwick, JR

Fashing, Buffalo Grove, SR

Hollopeter, Lyons, SR

Player of the Year: Abbey Kerth, Naperville Central

Coach of the Year: Jack Wagner, Fenwick

Loyola Academy Girls Water Polo Varsity Records (2004 – Present)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:45:30 GMT

Loyola Academy Girls Water Polo Varsity Records (2004 – Present)

Scoring

GAME – Individual

1. Maeve O’Connor 10 2010 (Prospect, win)

2. Liz Clarke 9 2008 (St. Viator, win)

Brittany Wallace 2011 (Prospect, win)

3. Colleen Shaw 8 2007

Maeve O’Connor 2009, 2010

4. Colleen Shaw 7 2005, 2006

Ashley Letrich 2009, 2010

Maeve O’Connor 2009, 2010

Rachel Nieman 2010

Brittany Wallace 2011

Evan Swenson 2011

Marta Considine 2012

Katie Lynch 2012

5. Katie Shehan 6 2004

Colleen Shaw 2005, 2006, 2007

Liz Clarke 2008

Maeve O’Connor 2008, 2009, 2010

Brittany Wallace 2011

Evan Swenson 2012

SEASON – Individual

1. Colleen Shaw 157 2007

Maeve O’Connor 2010

2. Maeve O’Connor 144 2009

3. Liz Clarke 128 2008

4. Colleen Shaw 127 2006

5. Brittany Wallace 125 2011

6. Maeve O’Connor 120 2008

7. Marta Considine 100 2012

8. Katie Shehan 87 2004

Kristina Pilolli 2005

9. Colleen Shaw 81 2005

10. Ashley Letrich 79 2010

11. Ashley Letrich 67 2009

12. Evan Swenson 63 2011

13. Evan Swenson 61 2012

14. Liz Clarke 51 2007

Katie Lynch 2012

15. Carly Levison 49 2007

16. Jesse Meller 48 2004

17. Carly Levison 38 2006

18. Nicole Pinelli 35 2009

19. Jackie Sershon 34 2007

20. Caitlin Sershon 33 2011

CAREER – Individual

1. Maeve O’Connor 426 2007-10

2. Colleen Shaw 365 2004-07

3. Liz Clarke 218 2005-08

4. Ashley Letrich 167 2007-10

5. Katie Shehan 161 2001-04

6. Evan Swenson 127 2010-

7. Brittany Wallace 125 2011

8. Marta Considine 102 2011-

9. Carly Levison 87 2004-07

10. Caitlin Sershon 75 2008-11

SEASON – Team (Games)

1. 2007 377 (34)

2. 2009 347 (36)

3. 2008 342 (33)

4. 2010 337 (32)

5. 2006 312 (32)

Goalie Saves

SEASON – Individual (Games)

Kathleen Servatius 304 (36) 2009
Meredith O’Brien 296 (31) 2012
Kathleen Servatius 238 (33) 2008
Courtney Muntean 213 (32) 2006
Grace Arbuckle 212 (34) 2007
Liz Principie 204 (26) 2004

Team Records

SEASON – Wins (Record)

24 (24-11-1) 2009
23 (23-11) 2006

(23-11) 2007

(23-7-3) 2011

22 (22-12) 2008
21 (21-11) 2010
19 (19-7) 2004

Girls Water Polo: Team Statement

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:51:31 GMT

We will prepare, teach, and guide our student athletes to push past their boundaries in order to learn about themselves and the game. This creates well-rounded individuals who understand nothing comes easy. The harder you work, the more you are rewarded. This Truth provides a successful season for the Loyola Academy Girls Water Polo Team.

Loyola Academy Girls Water Polo History

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:44:48 GMT

Loyola Academy’s (LA) tradition at the I. A. O’Shaughnessy Pool started with Boy swimming over 55 years ago. The aquatics program evolved with Loyola, which experienced a historical change in 1994 when the school was opened to girls. Shortly after girls started roaming the halls of LA, their swimming and water polo Teams added to the already rich tradition.

The Girls Water Polo Team formed in 1997 with several dedicated girls who committed to practice with the Boys. One year later, the girls started their own Team. From 1997-2000, the Team was lead by several Ramblers working to establish an identity for the Girls Water Polo Program. Maureen Murtaugh, Jenny Layne, and others raised the program to another level that competed with traditional winners in the North Shore and the already formed Chicago Catholic League. In 2001, Water Polo dropped the ISA designation and officially entered the IHSA as a recognized interscholastic sport. From 2001-2004, the Ramblers were lead by Katie Shehan, Jesse Meller, and Liz Principie who were dedicated water polo players and strived to beat sectional rivals Evanston and New Trier for a trip to the State Finals. After consecutive losses in the Sectional Finals in 2003 and 2004, the Ramblers were victorious in 2005. With a trilling overtime, sudden victory win in the semi-finals over St. Viator, the Ramblers beat rival Evanston in the final as the only 4^th seeded Team from Sectionals to earn a spot in the State Finals. This started a streak of 5 consecutive Sectional Championships from 2005-2009 and the first Girls Water Polo State Trophy in 2009 with a 4^th place finish. In 2010, the championship streak ended with a loss in the sectional finals, but in 2011 the Team won a 6th Sectional Title.

From 2004 through 2011, the Girls Water Polo Team started a new tradition. The Team accomplished a record of 161-84-4 (0.657); finished in the top 10 in IL 7 consecutive years (2005-2011); recorded 6 consecutive 20 win seasons (2006-2011); set and broke school records for single season goals (157), career goals (426), and Team goals scored (377); received 19 IHSA All-State selections, 9 All-American selections, and the first IL Senior Scholastic Player of the Year (2010). Loyola Academy Girls Water Polo is recognized as an elite Team in the State and beyond. Spring Break 2011 was the 3^rd year of an annual training trip to Florida where the Team competes and trains with several of the top Teams in the state from the Orlando area. This experience provides a strong bond between the girls and fosters the importance of Team while they train, eat, and live together. As they share experiences with girls in similar situations, they develop a greater understanding of self while promoting the values of a sportsmanship, strong play, and a Jesuit education.

One of the strongest attributes of the program is the dedication of alumni to come back and contribute. The coaching staff over the last 10 years includes current Head Coach Rich Schici, ’92, former Head & Assistant Coach Dennis Stonequist, ’90, former Asst. Mike Hengelmann, ’00, and former Asst. Courtney Muntean, ’06. Multiple recent young alumni participated in practices, clinics, and off-season workouts including Colleen Shaw (LA’s first All-American), Carly Levison, Jackie Sershon, Kristina Piloli, and Erin Dowdle, Maeve O'Connor, and Caitlin Sershon. With the support and dedication of these former Ramblers, the program continues the strong tradition of Loyola Academy aquatics.

Our success is the result of hard work, teamwork, and pride in the rich history of the Loyola Academy aquatic program. Thousands of students have benefited from Loyola’s swimming, diving, and water polo programs. For these athletes, being a part of this tradition has been an important element of a Jesuit education. The Rambler athletic program provides real life experiences that complement the outstanding education received in the classroom and promotes the Ignatian goal of educating the whole person. It is our goal that each student athlete learns about the game and each other to truly become Men & Women for Others.