Cassie Churnside Season 2009

Favorite Stanford Memory: "Favorite Stanford Memory: "Winning the Irvine Tourney in February [2009]. Finding out I actually passed chemistry. And ballin' it up Cynthia Barboza-style during volleyball before our wonderful hike!"

As A Junior In 2011: Scored 19 goals, seventh-highest total on the team ... scored twice in season-opening win against Hartwick (1/22) ... posted hat trick in win at Michigan (1/23) ... scored in 10-9 overtime win against USC in Stanford Invitational title game (2/7) ... netted a goal against the Trojans in Stanford's 9-6 UCI Invitational title game win (2/27) ... scored twice in win over CS Bakersfield (3/7) ... added a goal in 9-8 overtime win at USC (4/2) ... posted hat trick in win over San Jose State (4/22).

Summer 2010: Played for Stanford Water Polo Club, helping team to runner-up finish at open nationals and fifth-place finish at 20 Unders ... named second-team All-America at open nationals.

As A Sophomore In 2010: Scored 18 goals, ranking eighth on the team ... netted a goal in championship final of the Stanford Invitational against California (2/7) ... scored twice in each of first two games of UCI Invitational (2/27) ... scored a goal in victories over San Diego State (3/5) and UC Irvine (3/6) ... added a pair of goals in win over CS Bakersfield (3/7) ... scored two more in 9-1 win at Long Beach State (3/28) ... added a goal in MPSF Tournament third-place game win over California (5/2) ... scored a goal in each of Stanford's three games at the National Collegiate Championship in mid-May.

As A Freshman In 2009: Scored 13 goals ... posted three hat tricks ... scored three goals in 15-14 win against Arizona State at Stanford Invitational (2/8) ... posted her second hat trick in 19-4 win over UC Santa Cruz (2/14) ... added a goal in win over Harvard (3/21) ... scored three times in National Collegiate Championship quarterfinal victory over Marist (5/8).

High School: A 2008 graduate of Villa Park High School in Villa Park, Calif. ... competed for the swimming and water polo teams all four years ... captained the water polo team in her junior and senior seasons ... was a four-time All-American in water polo, the first VPHS player to accomplish the feat ... finished her career as VPHS' all-time leading goal-scorer ... helped lead team to Century League titles in all four seasons ... team reached the CIF Southern Section Semifinals in 2005, 2007 and 2008, and reached the final in 2006 ... took home Century League MVP honors in 2005, 2007 and 2008 ... helped swim team to four league titles ... was part of the U.S. Youth National Team from 2005-07, and played on teams that won the gold at the 2006 Pan-American Junior Games in Montreal and went undefeated in youth tournament action in Sydney, Australia in 2007 ... played club water polo for Breakers in 2005 and SET from 2007-08 ... helped her SET team reach the championship game of the Open Tournament at the U.S. Water Polo Top 40 Festival in 2007 ... also competed at the Top 40 Festival in 2008.

Personal: Born in Orange, Calif. ... parents' names are Joe and Becky ... has an older brother, Alex, who played water polo at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and a younger brother, BJ, who is a junior at Villa Park High School ... enjoys watching the TV shows "South Park" and Youtube videos, as well as Anaheim Ducks hockey ... majoring in urban studies.