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Briefly: Great shooter and dynamic offensive player ... Her size makes her valuable for 5-on-6 defense ... Also a good two-meter defender.
High School: A 2002 graduate of Ventura High School ... Collected numerous honors during her senior year ... Named the team Most Valuable Player ... Selected as the All-County MVP ... Named First Team All-Channel League and All-CIF ... A three-year letterwinner in water polo and lettered four times in swimming ... Was captain of her water polo and swim teams in her senior season ... Scored 108 goals and recorded 125 steals in 2002.
Personal: Born on April 15, 1984 in Ventura, California ... Daughter of Denise and Paul Derse ... Brother Mike plays for the Stanford men's water polo team ... Undecided major.