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Aria Fischer Season 2022
Position2M
ClassJunior
HometownLaguna Beach, Calif.
In The News
- 5/5/22: End of An Era - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)
- 2/18/19: My Stanford Story: Aria Fischer [VIDEO] - Stanford Athletics
Career Accolades
- Three-time NCAA champion (2019, 2022-23)
- Peter J. Cutino Award winner (2023)
- ACWPC Player of the Year (2023)
- Four-time ACWPC All-American (2018-19, 2022-23)
- NCAA All-Tournament Team MVP (2023)
- Four-time NCAA All-Tournament (2018-19, 2022-23)
- MPSF Tournament MVP (2023)
- Two-time MPSF All-Tournament Team (2019, 2023)
- Four-time All-MPSF (2018-19, 2022-23)
- Six-time MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (March 26, 2019; April 16, 2019; Jan. 31, 2023; Feb. 14, 2023; March 7, 2023; March 28, 2023)
- MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2018)
- Two-time MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 30, 2018; Feb. 27, 2018)
- CSC Academic All-America At-Large Team Member of the Year (2023)
- CSC Academic All-America At-Large (2023)
- CSC Academic All-District At-Large First Team (2023)
- Four-time ACWPC All-Academic (2018-19, 2022-23)
- Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
- Three-time MPSF All-Academic (2019, 2022-23)
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient (2023)
As a Redshirt Senior (2023) • NCAA Champions
- Peter J. Cutino Award winner
- ACWPC Player of the Year
- ACWPC All-American First Team
- NCAA All-Tournament Team MVP
- NCAA All-Tournament First Team
- MPSF Tournament MVP
- All-MPSF First Team
- CSC Academic All-America At-Large Team Member of the Year
- CSC Academic All-America At-Large
- CSC Academic All-District At-Large First Team
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- MPSF All-Academic
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient
- Appeared in 25 games
- Led team in goals (71), assists (45), points (116), shots (142) and was second in multi-goal games (20)
- Became seventh player in school history to reach 200-goal mark, scoring career-high eight goals against Arizona State (March 26)
- 226 career goals ranked fifth in school history
- 71 goals ranked fifth in school history for a single season
As a Redshirt Junior (2022) • NCAA Champions
- ACWPC All-American First Team
- NCAA All-Tournament First Team
- All-MPSF Second Team
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- MPSF All-Academic
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 25 games
- Ranked second on team in shots (121) and was third in goals (62), assists (33) and points (85)
- Produced 17 multi-goal games and 13 hat tricks
- Scored season-high five goals on four occasions
As a Junior (2021)
- Sat out to train with USA national team for Summer Olympic Games
As a Junior (2020)
- Sat out to train with USA national team for Summer Olympic Games
As a Sophomore (2019) • NCAA Champions
- ACWPC All-American First Team
- NCAA All-Tournament First Team
- All-MPSF First Team
- MPSF All-Tournament Team
- Two-time MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (March 26; April 16)
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- MPSF All-Academic
- Appeared in 24 games, ranking second on the team with 58 goals
- Ranked third in MPSF in goals per game (2.42)
- Only underclassmen in the top five in the league in scoring
- Totaled 16 multi-goal performances and 12 hat tricks
- Poured in 12 goals over three games to lead the Cardinal in scoring at the NCAA Championship, matching career high with five-goal performances in the quarterfinals and semifinals
As a Freshman (2018)
- ACWPC All-American Second Team
- NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
- All-MPSF Second Team
- MPSF All-Newcomer Team
- Two-time MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 30; Feb. 27)
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- Appeared in all 24 games, ranking fourth on the team with 35 goals
- Ranked 13th in the MPSF in goals per game (1.46)
- Produced 10 multi-goal performances and four hat tricks
- Led all conference freshmen in scoring average in MPSF contests (1.60)
- Scored season-high four goals against San Jose State (Jan. 28)
USA Water Polo
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist (2016, 2020)
- Youngest female team sport athlete in U.S. Olympic history to win gold with performance in 2016 while scoring 10 goals in Tokyo
- Has won 14 other gold medals with the United States
- 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru
- Secured the U.S. its fifth consecutive Pan Am title and upped Team USA's winning streak to 59 games
- Scored 14 goals
- 2019 FINA World Championship in Gwangju, South Korea
- Was the third consecutive world championship for the U.S., a record for any women's or men's program
- Scored 10 goals
- 2019 World League Super Final in Budapest, Hungary
- Title qualified the United States for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
- Scored 10 goals
- 2018 FINA World Cup in Surgut, Russia
- Scored four goals in the opener against New Zealand, an 18-2 win
- 2018 World League Super Final in Kunshan, China
- Accounted for three goals
- 2018 FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China
- Contributed three goals
- 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
- Scored five goals
- 2017 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China
- Tallied four goals
- 2016 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China
- Logged four goals
- 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Gouda, Netherlands
- 2016 FINA Women's Intercontinental Tournament in Lewisville, Texas
- Posted five goals
- 2015 FINA Junior World Championship in Volos, Greece
- MVP
- Led the team in scoring with 23 goals
- 2015 FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand
- Scored eight goals
- 2014 FINA Youth World Championship in Madrid, Spain
- Led the team in scoring with 18 goals
- 2014 UANA Junior Pan American Championship in Riverside, Calif. (U19)
- MVP
- Poured in 16 goals
- 2013 UANA Youth Pan American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina (U17)
- Led Team USA in scoring with 20 goals
- 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru
- One of two Olympians on the U.S. roster which took home silver at the 2017 FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Davis, Calif.
- Scored a team-high 14 goals for a team composed primarily of rising talents in the USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program pipeline
Prior to Stanford
- 2017 graduate of Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, Calif.
- Part of both the water polo and swim teams during her prep career and served as a water polo captain in 2014, 2015 and 2017
- Three-time CIF SS Division 1 champion (2014, 2015, 2017)
- Went undefeated (31-0) in both 2014-15 and 2016-17
- Had a 30-1 record in 2013-14
- 2017 SoCal Prep Legends Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2017 Orange County Register Female Athlete of the Year
- 2017 OCADA Orange County Female Athlete of the Year
- 2017 Orange Coast League Margaret Davis Female Athlete of the Year
- 2017 CIF SS Division 1 Female Water Polo Player of the Year
- Two-time CIF SS Division 1 first team (2014 and 2015)
- 2015 Orange Coast League Girls Water Polo Co-MVP
- 2015 Orange County Register All-Orange County Girls Water Polo first team
- Took off her junior year to train with the U.S. Senior National Team for the Olympics
- Played for SET Water Polo Club
- First place at the 2014 16U Junior Olympics
- Second place at the 2015 16U Junior Olympics
- Third place at the 2016 18U Junior Olympics
- 2014 16U Junior Olympics MVP
- 2015 16U First Team All-American
- 2016 18U First Team All-American
Personal
- Born in Laguna Beach, Calif.
- Parents are Erich and Leslie Fischer
- Played alongside older sister, Makenzie, a three-time NCAA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist
- Father was a two-time men's water polo All-American at Stanford and 1992 Olympian
- Mother played for the Cardinal women's water polo team when it was a club sport
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | Games | Goals |
---|---|---|
2018 | 24 | 35 |
2019 | 24 | 58 |
2020 | - | - |
2021 | - | - |
2022 | 25 | 62 |
2023 | 25 | 71 |
TOTALS | 98 | 226 |
Women's Water Polo
Cutino Award Watch List
Women's Water Polo
Cutino Award Watch List
Women's Water Polo
Fischer Named NCAA Top 10 Award Recipient
Women's Water Polo
Three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships
Women's Water Polo
Spring Academic Honor Roll
Women's Water Polo
MPSF All-Conference
Women's Water Polo
2023: Season in Review
Women's Water Polo
Olympians (14)
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Athletic Board Awards
Women's Water Polo
Academic All-Americans
Women's Water Polo
All-Americans (58 individuals, 144 honors)
Women's Water Polo
National Awards
Women's Water Polo
Player of the Year
Women's Water Polo
All-Time Roster
Women's Water Polo
Single-Season Goals
Women's Water Polo
Stanford and USA Water Polo
Women's Water Polo
Career Goals
Women's Water Polo
MPSF All-Tournament Team
Women's Water Polo
NCAA All-Tournament Team
Women's Water Polo
MPSF All-Academic
Women's Water Polo
Tom Hansen Conference Medals
Women's Water Polo
Five First Team Academic All-Americans
Women's Water Polo
Cutino Award for Fischer
Women's Water Polo
ACWPC Recognition
Women's Water Polo
Two Cutino Finalists
Women's Water Polo
MPSF All-Academic
Women's Water Polo
The Ultimate Prize
Women's Water Polo
Answered Each Time
Women's Water Polo
Convincing Start
Women's Water Polo
NCAA Title Defense Next
Women's Water Polo
Found Another Gear
Women's Water Polo
Semifinal Statement
Women's Water Polo
Title Defense Begins
Women's Water Polo
Seven Named All-MPSF
Women's Water Polo
Avital Paces Stanford
Women's Water Polo
Final Show at Avery
Women's Water Polo
Win Streak Snapped at 16
Women's Water Polo
Early Cutino Honorees
Women's Water Polo
Total Team Effort
Women's Water Polo
200 Club For Aria
Women's Water Polo
Finished in the Fourth
Women's Water Polo
Indiana, Meet Aria
Women's Water Polo
Clutch Effort
Women's Water Polo
Defense on Point
Women's Water Polo
Dominant in Davis
Women's Water Polo
Make It Two
Women's Water Polo
Day and Night
Women's Water Polo
Finished The Job
Women's Water Polo
Two Wins, One Milestone
Women's Water Polo
Title Defense Begins
Women's Water Polo
Raised The Bar, Again
Women's Water Polo
Spring Academic Honor Roll
Women's Water Polo
2022: Season in Review
Women's Water Polo
ACWPC All-Americans
Women's Water Polo
Leading The Way
Women's Water Polo
National Champions Again
Women's Water Polo
Semi to the Ship
Women's Water Polo
One in the Books
Women's Water Polo
End of an Era
Women's Water Polo
Did it With Defense
Women's Water Polo
Starting Strong
Women's Water Polo
All-MPSF Recognition
Women's Water Polo
Senior Day Statement
Women's Water Polo
Answered The Early Call
Women's Water Polo
Quick Weekend Start
Women's Water Polo
Contributions From Everyone
Women's Water Polo
Complete Team Effort
Women's Water Polo
Late Charge Falls Short
Women's Water Polo
Made More Plays
Women's Water Polo
Day at the Beach
Women's Water Polo
That's How You Start
Women's Water Polo
Finished The Job
Women's Water Polo
Fischer's Big Day
Women's Water Polo
No Signs Of Rust
Women's Water Polo
Convincing and Efficient
Women's Water Polo
Bounced Back
Women's Water Polo
Perfect Weekend Complete
Women's Water Polo
Dominant Day One
Women's Water Polo
World Dominance
Women's Water Polo
Five To Represent Team USA
Women's Water Polo
Five Straight
Women's Water Polo
World Champions
Women's Water Polo
Pan-Ams in Peru
Women's Water Polo
Nine to World Championships
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Classroom Champions
Women's Water Polo
Qualified
Women's Water Polo
2019 Season In Review
Women's Water Polo
Carroll to WUG with Canada
Women's Water Polo
Tradition
Women's Water Polo
Strong Stanford Contingent
Women's Water Polo
Six from Stanford
Women's Water Polo
Ten Again
Women's Water Polo
Ten Again
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Reigns Supreme
Women's Water Polo
Survived and Advanced
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Advances to Semis
Women's Water Polo
In Search of No. 7
Women's Water Polo
Sudden Defeat
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Stops Cal in Semis
Women's Water Polo
Major Awards Sweep
Women's Water Polo
MPSF Descends Upon Avery
Women's Water Polo
Postseason Next
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Handles UC Davis
Women's Water Polo
Seniors Honored Saturday
Women's Water Polo
Stanford's Sixth
Women's Water Polo
Beat Cal
Women's Water Polo
Last One on the Road
Women's Water Polo
Sole Possession
Women's Water Polo
Now Number One
Women's Water Polo
Clash of Nation's Top Two
Women's Water Polo
Did a Bit of Everything
Women's Water Polo
Win in Monday Matinee
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Handles Crimson
Women's Water Polo
Two at Home Upcoming
Women's Water Polo
Seven in the Second Half
Women's Water Polo
Sun Devil Saturday
Women's Water Polo
Under the Lights
Women's Water Polo
CSUN Done
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal to Irvine Invite
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Rolls at Davis
Women's Water Polo
International Exhibition
Women's Water Polo
Three Score Four
Women's Water Polo
Victorious in MPSF Opener
Women's Water Polo
Fantastic Fischer
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Invite at Avery
Women's Water Polo
Two More Wins at Cal Cup
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Cruises in Opener
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal at Cal Cup
Women's Water Polo
No. 2 Nationally
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Selected Second
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Leads U.S. to Gold
Women's Water Polo
World Cup Gets Underway
Women's Water Polo
Freshmen on U.S. Roster
Women's Water Polo
Second at Senior Nationals
Women's Water Polo
National Academic Awards
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
Six for Stanford
Women's Water Polo
Heavy Dose of Cardinal
Women's Water Polo
Back-to-Back Bid Denied
Women's Water Polo
Another Opportunity
Women's Water Polo
Marching On
Women's Water Polo
Seeking No. 7
Women's Water Polo
Conference Runner-Up
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Silences Cal
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Clicking
Women's Water Polo
Three Honored by MPSF
Women's Water Polo
MPSF Crown Up for Grabs
Women's Water Polo
Fischers Big in Win
Women's Water Polo
Spartans in Saratoga
Women's Water Polo
Devils Dismantled
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Suffers Second Loss
Women's Water Polo
Final Two at Home
Women's Water Polo
Conference Clash
Women's Water Polo
Closed It Out
Women's Water Polo
Finals Finished
Women's Water Polo
Card Dealt First Loss
Women's Water Polo
MPSF Opener
Women's Water Polo
Stanford Sweeps MPSF Honors
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Champions at BKI
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Cruises Past LBSU
Women's Water Polo
Stanford at Invite in Irvine
Women's Water Polo
Master Klass
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Trounces Tigers
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Hosts Annual Invite
Women's Water Polo
First Award for Aria Fischer
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal Wins Twice
Women's Water Polo
Fischer Scores Five
Women's Water Polo
Cardinal at Cal Cup
Women's Water Polo
Win to Begin
Women's Water Polo
Season Starts Saturday
Women's Water Polo
Atop Preseason Poll
Women's Water Polo