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Briefly: A constant threat on the counterattack ... Well rounded and dynamic in all facets of the game.
Summer of 2001: Member of the U.S. National Team that placed 4th at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
As a junior in 2001: Second on the team in scoring with 48 goals ... Named Second Team All-America by the American Water Polo Coaches Association ... Earned Honorable Mention MPSF accolades ... Selected to the Second Team All-Tournament Team for the NCAA Championships and MPSF Championships ... Named to the Academic All-America Team ... Recorded a goal in the NCAA Championship game against UCLA ... Tallied four goals in three games in the MPSF Championships ... Posted a season-high five goals in the team's 14-4 win at UC Irvine ... Scored four goals against Michigan in the Michigan Invitational ... Had three goals against Hartwick and Long Beach State in the UC Santa Barbara Tournament ... Recorded a stretch of five games, scoring two or more goals.
As a sophomore in 2000:
Led the team in scoring with 59 goals on the season ... Was named First Team All-America by the American Water Polo Coaches Association ... Scored a team-high nine goals in the four games at the National Championships, including four in a 17-7 win over Princeton in the second round ... Was named MPSF Player of the Week after scoring seven goals in the Aloha Classic to lead the team to a 3-0 record and the tournament title, which also earned her tournament MVP honors ... She led the team to a 13-5 routing of MPSF foe UC Santa Barbara with six goals, a season-high ... Scored in 22 of the team’s 29 games, and recorded multiple goals in 17 of them ... Name First Team MPSF All-Tournament.
As a freshman in 1999: Named First Team All-America by the Water Polo Coaches Association ... Stanford's top scorer with 45 goals ... Had a 10-game scoring streak ... Scored at least one goal in 22 of the 31 games played ... Garnered First-Team All-Tournament accolades at both the MPSF tournament and Collegiate Nationals ... Named a First-Team MPSF All-Federation selection and an Academic All-American.
High School: 1998 graduate of Merced High School ... High School All-American ... Member of the U.S. Junior National Team ... Valedictorian of her high school ... National Merit Finalist.
Personal: Born May 30, 1980 in Merced, California ... Daughter of Jerry and Libby Dingeldein ... Her mother, aunt, uncle and grandparents also all attended Stanford ... Hobbies and interests include shopping and spending time with friends ... Played with the Junior National Team at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Italy and with the National "B" Team at the 1999 Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... Majoring in human biology.