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Emalia Eichelberger Season 2022
PositionGK
Height6-0
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownHonolulu, Hawaii
In The News
Career Accolades
- Two-time NCAA champion (2017, 2019)
- Three-time ACWPC All-America (2019-21)
- Three-time All-MPSF (2019-21)
- All-NCAA Tournament First Team (2019)
- Three-time ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent (2018-20)
- Four-time MPSF All-Academic (2018-21)
As a Redshirt Senior (2021)
- ACWPCÂ All-America Second Team
- All-MPSFÂ First Team
- MPSF All-Academic
- Started every game, allowing 144 goals and posted a 8.412 goals against average while playing 68.48 quarters (17.12 games)
- Made 153 saves, an average of 8.94 per game
- Finished second in the MPSF in saves per game
- Ranked third in the MPSF in total saves and fourth in save percentage
- Had nine double-digit save performances, including a season-best 15 at Arizona State (3/7)
As a Redshirt Junior (2020)
- ACWPCÂ All-America First Team
- All-MPSF First Team
- ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- MPSF All-Academic
- Allowed 71 goals and posted a 7.45 goals against average while playing 38.14 quarters (9.53 games)
- Made 102 saves, an average of 10.7Â per game
- Led the MPSF in saves per game
- Fourth in the MPSF in total saves and eighth in save percentage
- Had three double-digit save performances, including a season-best 15 against Fresno State (Feb. 15)
- Collected 14 saves against UC Irvine (Jan. 26) and 12 against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 22)
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019) • NCAA Champions
- ACWPC All-America Second Team
- All-MPSF Honorable Mention
- All-NCAA Tournament First Team
- ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
- MPSFÂ All-Academic
- Allowed 115 goals and posted a 7.27Â goals against average while playing 63.28Â quarters (15.82Â games)
- Made 141 saves, an average of 8.91Â per game
- Fourth in the MPSF in both goals against average and saves per game
- Had four double-digit save performances, including a career high 16 in the MPSF championship against USC (April 28)
- Also made 12 stops at California (April 13), 11 at USC (March 30) and 10 against UCLA (Feb. 23)
- Never allowed more than nine goals in a single game
As a Redshirt Freshman (2018)
- ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
- MPSFÂ All-Academic
- Allowed 17 goals and posted a 3.70Â goals against average while playing 18.37 quarters (4.59Â games)
- Made 31 saves, an average of 6.75 per game
- Had a season-high eight saves in a win over San Jose State at the Cal Cup (Jan. 28)
- Also had five-stop performances against Long Beach State (Feb. 4) and UC Santa Barbara (March 28)
- Made her collegiate debut in the fourth quarter of the season opener against UC Davis (Jan. 20)
- Played the second half against San Jose State (April 27) in the MPSFÂ quarterfinals, made three saves and allowed two goals
- Came on in the fourth quarter of an NCAA quarterfinal against UC Irvine (May 11) and stopped a pair of shots
As a Freshman (2017) • NCAA Champions
- Redshirted the 2017 season
 USA Water Polo
- Won a gold medal at the FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championships in Volos, Greece in 2015
- Traveled to Dunaújváros, Hungary in 2014 for a cadet team training camp and tournament
- Won gold at the UANAÂ Junior Pan American Championship in Riverside, Calif. in 2014
- Gold-medal winner at the 2013 UANAÂ Youth Pan American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Prior to Stanford
- A 2016 graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Lettered four years in water polo and won state titles and Interscholastic League of Hawaii (ILH) titles each season
- Two-time state most valuable player (2015 and 2016)
- Three-time first-team All-American (2014-16)
- Four-time first-team all-state (2013-16)
- Was named Senior Athlete of the Year in her final prep season
- Won the McEldowney Matthias Award for Scholarship, Athletics and Citizenship as a junior
- Pa'ani Athlete of the Year (2014)
- Her 2016 Punahou class never lost a game, beginning when they were in seventh grade paying intermediate water polo
- Also was a three-time varsity canoe paddling state champion in the mixed crew (2013-15) and won a state title in the girls' crew in 2015
- Played for Rose Bowl Water Polo Club from 2014-16
- Was an 18UÂ team captain in 2016
- 16UÂ team finished fourth at Junior Olympics in 2013
- Won academic excellence awards in high school in Spanish, history and for her senior capstone
Personal
- Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Parents are DC and Dave Eichelberger
- Has three siblings, including twin brother Davis
- Father, Dave, played golf at Oklahoma State and won the 1963 NCAA team championship
- Later won four PGA Tour events and six Champions Tour events, including the 1999 US Senior Open
- Was a member of the United States Walker Cup team in 1965
Women's Water Polo
Academic All-Americans
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All-Americans (58 individuals, 144 honors)
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All-Time Roster
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NCAA All-Tournament Team
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MPSF All-Academic
Women's Water Polo
Unprecedented Academic Success
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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2021 Season In Review
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ACWPC All-Americans
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Academic Sweep
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Season Ends in Semis
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Cardinal Advances
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Second in Conference
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Strong Semifinal Performance
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First One Down
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Roemer, Cardinal Well Represented
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Senior Day Success
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Spartans Sunk
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Big Splash Sweep
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Late Surge Lifts Card
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Just Short
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Trojans Too Much
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Card Rally Falls Short
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Card Holds off Bruins
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Strong Start Beats SDSU
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Stanford Sinks Spartans
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Academic Success
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2020 Season In Review
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Academic Recognition
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All-America Haul
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All-Conference Honors
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Sunday Sweep
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First Loss
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Success on Saturday
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Still Perfect
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Rally to Win
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Cardinal Classroom Champions
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2019 Season In Review
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Six from Stanford
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Ten Again
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Ten Again
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Stanford Reigns Supreme
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Survived and Advanced
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Stanford Advances to Semis
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In Search of No. 7
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Sudden Defeat
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Stanford Stops Cal in Semis
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Major Awards Sweep
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MPSF Descends Upon Avery
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Stanford Handles UC Davis
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Seniors Honored Saturday
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Beat Cal
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Last One on the Road
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Sole Possession
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Now Number One
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Streak Snappers
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Clash of Nation's Top Two
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Win in Monday Matinee
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Cardinal Handles Crimson
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Two at Home Upcoming
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Seven in the Second Half
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Sun Devil Saturday
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Under the Lights
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CSUN Done
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Cardinal to Irvine Invite
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Cardinal Rolls at Davis
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International Exhibition
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Stanford Invite at Avery
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Two More Wins at Cal Cup
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Cardinal Cruises in Opener
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Second at Senior Nationals
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National Academic Awards
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2018 Season In Review
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2018 Season In Review
Women's Water Polo
Ten for Ten
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Marching On
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Cardinal Clicking
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Closed It Out
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Stanford at Invite in Irvine
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Master Klass
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Cardinal Trounces Tigers
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Cardinal Hosts Annual Invite
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Cardinal Wins Twice
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