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Maggie Steffens Season 2013
PositionDRIVER
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownDanville, Calif.
In The News
- 5/14/17: Maggie Steffens’ late goal gives Stanford NCAA title - Jon LaFollette (TeamUSA.org)
- 5/2/17: My Stanford Story: Maggie Steffens [VIDEO] - Cardinal Channel
- 4/25/17: After 2 Olympic golds, Stanford’s Maggie Steffens still thriving -  Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
Career Accolades and Statistics
- 2017Â ACWPC Player of the Year
- 2017Â ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2017 ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- 2017 NCAA Tournament MVP
- 2017 All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- 2017 Tom Hansen Conference Medal
- 2017 Peter J. Cutino Award Finalist
- 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team
- 2017 MPSF Player of the Year
- 2017 All-MPSF First Team
- 2017 MPSFÂ All-Tournament Team
- 2017 MPSFÂ All-Academic
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (March 14, 2017)
- 2016 Rio Olympics MVP
- 2015 ACWPC Player of the Year
- 2015 ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2015 ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- 2015 NCAA Tournament MVP
- 2015 All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- 2015 Peter J. Cutino Award Finalist
- 2015 MPSF Player of the Year
- 2015 All-MPSF First Team
- 2015 MPSF All-Academic
- 2015 MPSF All-Tournament Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (April 14, 2015)
- 2014 FINA Women's Water Polo Athlete of the Year
- 2014 ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2014 ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- 2014 All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- 2014 Peter J. Cutino Award Finalist
- 2014 All-MPSF First Team
- 2014 MPSF All-Academic
- 2014 MPSF All-Tournament Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (March 3, 2014)
- 2013 ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2013 ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
- 2013 All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- 2013 Peter J Cutino Award Finalist
- 2013 All-MPSF First Team
- 2013 MPSF All-Newcomer Team
- 2013 MPSF All-Tournament Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 1, 2013)
- MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (March 25, 2013)
- 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo Athlete of the Year
- 2012 London Olympics MVP
- Finished third in program history and 20th in MPSF history in goals scored (229)
- One of five 200-goal scorers at Stanford along with Melissa Seidemann (239), Lauren Silver (239), Kiley Neushul (222) and Ellen Estes (214)
- Scored an average of 2.06 goals per game in her career
- Scored 30 times in 12 career NCAA Tournament games (2.50 goals per game)
- Had 66 multi-goal performances and 41 hat tricks
As a Senior (2017)
- ACWPC Player of the Year
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- NCAA Tournament MVP
- All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- Tom Hansen Conference Medal
- Peter J. Cutino Award Finalist
- CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team
- MPSF Player of the Year
- All-MPSF First Team
- MPSFÂ All-Tournament Team
- MPSFÂ All-Academic
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (March 14)
- Led the team with a career-high 65 goals, tied for the fifth-highest total in program history
- Third in the MPSF in goals per game (2.50)
- Scored in a team-high 23 games and had a personal-best 15 hat tricks as part of her 17 multi-goal performances
- Forced a turnover with 14 seconds left and scored the game winner with nine seconds remaining in the national championship against UCLA (5/14)
- Earned NCAA Tournament MVP honors for the second time after scoring 10 goals in three games
- Tallied hat tricks in four of Stanford's five MPSFÂ wins and averaged 2.83 goals per game in conference (17 total)
- Scored a career-high seven goals against CSU Bakersfield (3/25)
- Had hat tricks in six consecutive games from Feb. 18 to March 11
- Second-highest, single-game goal total came Jan. 29 against Long Beach State (6)
As a Junior (2015)
- ACWPC Player of the Year
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- NCAA Tournament MVP
- All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- Peter J. Cutino Award Finalist
- MPSF Player of the Year
- All-MPSF First Team
- MPSF All-Academic
- MPSF All-Tournament Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (April 14)
- Third on the team with 53 goals
- 10th in the MPSF in goals per game (1.96)
- Scored in 23 games, had 17 multi-goal efforts and nine hat tricks
- Season-high five goals came against Harvard (3/20)
- Scored four times in a 9-8 NCAA semfinal win over USC (5/9) and also poured in four against CSU Bakersfield (4/12)
- Other hat tricks came against Fresno Pacific (2/14), Pacific (2/21), Cal (2/22), San Jose State (4/4), Cal (4/25) and Princeton (5/8)
As a Sophomore (2014)
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- Peter J. Cutino Award Finalist
- All-MPSF First Team
- MPSF All-Academic
- MPSF All-Tournament Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (March 7)
- Tied for team lead with 51 goals
- Tied for seventh in the MPSF in goals per game (1.96)
- Scored in 24 games, had 12 multi-goal efforts and eight hat tricks
- Scored a season-high five goals twice against San Jose State (3/1) and Loyola Marymount (3/8)
- Four-goal outings came against Cal (2/23), UC San Diego (3/23) and Cal in the MPSF Tournament (4/26)
- Other hat tricks came against UC Irvine (2/2) and in the NCAA Tournament against Indiana (5/9) and Cal (5/10)
As a Freshman (2013)
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
- All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- Peter J. Cutino Award Finalist
- All-MPSF First Team
- MPSF All-Newcomer Team
- MPSF All-Tournament Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 1)
- MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (March 25)
- Second on the team with 60 goals
- Goal total is tied for 10th in Stanford single-season history
- 10th in the MPSF in goals per game (1.88)
- Scored in 29 games, had 20 multi-goal efforts and nine hat tricks
- Scored a season-high four goals twice against Harvard (3/22) and Hawaii (3/30)
- Other nonconference hat tricks came against Cal Baptist (1/26), UC Davis (2/9), USC (2/24), Hartwick (3/25) and UC Santa Barbara (3/29)
- Scored three times in MPSF wins against Arizona State (3/24) and Cal (4/19)
USA Water Polo
- Took home her second FINAÂ World Championship in Budapest, Hungary in July 2017
- Accounted for 11 goals, five of which came in the 15-goal win over New Zealand to conclude the group stage
- Scored three times against Russia in the semifinals and twice in the final against Spain
- Scored seven goals and won gold at the FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai in June 2017
- Captained the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team to gold in Rio
- Led all scorers for the second consecutive Olympics, pouring in 17 goals on 24 shots, and was named Olympics MVP
- Scored 10 goals as the United States won its third straight FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China in June 2016
- Tournament MVP at the Kunshan Cup in June 2016 after scoring nine goals and leading the United States to gold
- Scored 13 goals at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Gouda, Netherlands in March 2016
- Team USA went a perfect 8-0 at the event and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 123-35
- Scored three times in a 15-7 group-stage win over Greece and four in a 19-0 quarterfinal victory against France
- Added 11 goals and was named MVP at the 2016 FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Lewisville, Texas
- Tallied 13 goals at the 2015 FINA World Championship in Kazan, Russia
- Notched three hat tricks at the tournament, including one in a 12-7 quarterfinal win over Hungary on August 1
- Led Team USA to its fourth straight women's water polo gold at the Pan Am Games in July 2015 in Toronto, Canada
- Finished second at the event with 15 goals in the United States’ five wins
- Only misfired on four shots all week and led all competitors with a .790 shot percentage
- Tallied four hat tricks in five games
- Delivered 12 goals to help Team USA earn its second consecutive FINA World Cup crown in 2014 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
- Second on the team with 11 goals in a gold medal effort at the 2014 FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China
- Racked up five goals during both the 2013 FINA World Cup Qualifiers and 2013 Holiday Cup in Santa Ana, Calif.
- Scored 11 goals in the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain
- Led the team with nine goals en route to a third place finish at the 2013 FINA World League Super Final in Beijing, China
- Propelled the United States to gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London with 21 goals
- Named Olympics MVP and 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo Athlete of the Year
- Team leader with eleven goals at the 2012 FINA World League Super Final in Changshu, China
- Posted six goals on the way to a gold medal and Olympic berth at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico
- Responsible for the winning goal in the 20th round of an epic shootout to defeat Canada 27-26 for the tournament crown
- Scored five times en route to a sixth place finish at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China
- Registered five goals during a gold medal run at 2011 FINA World League Super Final in Tianjin, China
- Added four goals to help Team USA take home the gold at 2010 FINA World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Scored five goals, including the winner against Australia in the final match at 2010 FINA World League Super Final in La Jolla, Calif.
- Scored twice at 2009 Holiday Cup in Newport Beach, Calif.
Prior to Stanford
- A 2012 graduate of Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif.
- Served as captain her senior year
- Helped team to four straight CIF North Coast Section titles and four consecutive league titles
- 2010 NCS MVP
- Named school's water polo player of the year in 2009 and rookie of the year in 2007
- Earned team's offensive player of the year award in 2009
- Two-time scholar-athlete award recipient (2009 and 2010)
- Played club for Diablo Water Polo
- Helped club to three Junior Olympics titles and was thrice named Junior Olympics MVP
Personal
- Born in Danville, Calif.
- Parents are Carlos and Peggy
- Father was an NCAA champion in water polo at California and earned Pan Am Games gold for Puerto Rico
- Has three older siblings, Jessica, Charlie and Teresa
- Was on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team with Jessica, who is a two-time Olympian (2008, 2012) and former All-American at Stanford (2006-07, 2009-10)
- Charlie played water polo at California
- Uncle Peter Schnugg played water polo at California and was a U.S. Olympian in 1980
Women's Water Polo
Five Straight
Women's Water Polo
World Champions
Women's Water Polo
Pan-Ams in Peru
Women's Water Polo
Klass Awarded Scholarship
Women's Water Polo
Nine to World Championships
Women's Water Polo
Academic All-Americans
Women's Water Polo
Qualified
Women's Water Polo
2019 Season In Review
Women's Water Polo
Strong Stanford Contingent
Women's Water Polo
Six from Stanford
Women's Water Polo
Academic All-District
Women's Water Polo
Academic All-District
Women's Water Polo
Fischer a Cutino Finalist
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Advances to Semis
Women's Water Polo
Major Awards Sweep
Women's Water Polo
Last One on the Road
Women's Water Polo
Fourth for Fischer
Women's Water Polo
Sole Possession
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Win FINA Gold
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Win FINA Gold
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Leads U.S. to Gold
Women's Water Polo
World Cup Gets Underway
Women's Water Polo
Sportswoman of the Year Finalist
Women's Water Polo
Second at Senior Nationals
Women's Water Polo
Academic Award for Fischer
Women's Water Polo
2018 Season In Review
Women's Water Polo
2018 Season In Review
Women's Water Polo
U.S. Wins World League
Women's Water Polo
Academic Acknowledgement
Women's Water Polo
Heavy Dose of Cardinal
Women's Water Polo
Seeking No. 7
Women's Water Polo
MPSF Crown Up for Grabs
Women's Water Polo
Spartans in Saratoga
Women's Water Polo
Final Two at Home
Women's Water Polo
Conference Clash
Women's Water Polo
Finals Finished
Women's Water Polo
AAU Sullivan Semifinalists
Women's Water Polo
MPSF Opener
Women's Water Polo
Stanford at Invite in Irvine
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Hosts Annual Invite
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal at Cal Cup
Women's Water Polo
Season Starts Saturday
Women's Water Polo
Atop Preseason Poll
Women's Water Polo
Swimming World POY
Women's Water Polo
Stanford the MPSF Favorite
Women's Water Polo
NCAA Top 10
Women's Water Polo
Sportswoman of the Year Finalist
Women's Water Polo
Still Up for WOTY Award
Women's Water Polo
U.S. Wins World Championship
Women's Water Polo
Two Awarded Postgraduate Scholarships
Women's Water Polo
Eight to World Championships
Women's Water Polo
Woman of the Year Nominee
Women's Water Polo
2017 Season In Review
Women's Water Polo
Champions in the Classroom
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Leads U.S. to Gold
Women's Water Polo
Tom Hansen Medal Winners
Women's Water Polo
Steffens Adds Another Award
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Stacks Team USA
Women's Water Polo
Simply the Best
Women's Water Polo
Another Academic Record
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Wins Its Sixth
Women's Water Polo
Eighth Consecutive Final
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Upends UOP
Women's Water Polo
Academic Accolade
Women's Water Polo
Steffens a Cutino Finalist
Women's Water Polo
NCAA's Next
Women's Water Polo
Second Time for Steffens
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Second at MPSF's
Women's Water Polo
Card Advances to MPSF Final
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Takes Care of CSUB
Women's Water Polo
MPSF Convenes in Los Angeles
Women's Water Polo
Senior Day Success
Women's Water Polo
SJSU at Avery Saturday
Women's Water Polo
First Place on the Line
Women's Water Polo
Streak Snapped
Women's Water Polo
No. 2 at No. 1
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Shuts Down Cal
Women's Water Polo
Big Splash in Berkeley
Women's Water Polo
Steffens Scores Seven
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Hosts CSUB Saturday
Women's Water Polo
Steffens Collects POW Award
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Routs Red Foxes
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Tallies Two Wins
Women's Water Polo
Three Games in Tempe
Women's Water Polo
First Loss Comes in OT
Women's Water Polo
Stanford to Title Game
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Knocks Off CSUN
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Top Seed in Irvine
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Rolls Santa Clara
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Plays One Saturday
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Wins Home Invite
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Takes Two
Women's Water Polo
Invite at Avery
Women's Water Polo
LBSU Opens Home Schedule
Women's Water Polo
Pair of Convincing Wins
Women's Water Polo
Preseason No. 1
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Begins at LouStrong
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Tops MPSF Poll
Women's Water Polo
Collegiate Cup Champions
Women's Water Polo
Wrapping Up Rio
Women's Water Polo
Dominant Run in Rio
Women's Water Polo
2016 Season In Review
Women's Water Polo
Four Cardinal to Rio
Women's Water Polo
Kunshan Gold, Super Final Next
Women's Water Polo
Villa Voted Century's Best
Women's Water Polo
In Search of Six
Women's Water Polo
MPSF's Open With Spartans
Women's Water Polo
Finally the First Meeting
Women's Water Polo
Top-Ranked Trojans in Town
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Home For Two
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal At CSUB Saturday
Women's Water Polo
Pac-12 Networks Debut
Women's Water Polo
Finals Finished
Women's Water Polo
New Look, Same Stanford
Women's Water Polo
Feeling Right At Home
Women's Water Polo
One More To Go
Women's Water Polo
Stanford to the Semis
Women's Water Polo
Bouncing Back
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Nipped by Cal
Women's Water Polo
Defense Dominant
Women's Water Polo
Senior Day Success
Women's Water Polo
No. 1 Bruins Beaten
Women's Water Polo
Five Hat Tricks
Women's Water Polo
Milestones Reached
Women's Water Polo
Devils Downed
Women's Water Polo
Friday Win Under the Lights
Women's Water Polo
All Stanford in OT
Women's Water Polo
Total Team Effort
Women's Water Polo
Second in Irvine
Women's Water Polo
Streak Hits 26
Women's Water Polo
Valentine's Day Victories
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Invite Champions
Women's Water Polo
Card Tops Aggies, Anteaters
Women's Water Polo
Good Start
Women's Water Polo
The Champs Are Here!
Women's Water Polo
Bears Down, Cardinal Up
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Cruises To Win
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Captures The Crown
Women's Water Polo
Big Splash Goes To Stanford
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Wins 10th Straight
Women's Water Polo
Defense "Stones" UCLA
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Downs Arizona State
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Stifles No. 1 USC
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Rolls Past UCSD
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Sweeps Doubleheader
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Takes MPSF Opener
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Third In Irvine
Women's Water Polo
No. 2 Stanford Cruises
Women's Water Polo
Victories In The Valley
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Pulls Away
Women's Water Polo
Invite Title Stays Home
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Falls In Quadruple-Overtime Thriller
Women's Water Polo
Defense Leads Way Into NCAA Title Game
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Beats UCLA In MPSF Semifinal
Women's Water Polo
No. 2 Stanford Finishes Weekend With 10-2 Win At LMU
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Claims MPSF's Top Seed With 6-4 Win At No. 1 USC
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Defense Anchors 8-1 Win Over No. 4 UCLA
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Claims Wins Over UCSD, UCSB
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Earns Sweep Of No. 3 Arizona State, Colorado State
Women's Water Polo
No. 2 Stanford Cruises To 16-3 Win
Women's Water Polo
No. 1 Stanford Sweeps Into UCI Invite Semifinal
Women's Water Polo
No. 1 Stanford Posts 15-4 Win At No. 13 UC Davis
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Captures Fourth Straight Stanford Invitational Crown
Women's Water Polo