Jenny Knutson

8 Jenny Knutson

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Oakland, Calif.
  • High School:
    Bishop O'Dowd
  • Position:
    Driver
  • College:
    3V

AS A JUNIOR IN 2009: Played in 26 games and started in 6 games...finished the season with 21 goals on 59 attempts, 21 assists, and 14 steals...scored a team-high four goals in the season opener against CSU East Bay (1/24)...had a goal, a steal, and drew a kickout against No. 2 Stanford (1/29)...tallied two goals, four assists in three games at the UCSC Slugfest Tournament (2/28)...scored a goal and added an assist against CSU Monterey Bay (3/14)...had three assists and two steals against Maryland (3/15)...tallied a goal and an assist against LMU (4/4)...scored a goal and added an assist and a steal in upset win of No. 18 UCSD (4/6)...scored a team-high four goals in the WWPA Championship semifinals against CSU Bakersfield (4/25)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008: 1/25 vs. CS East Bay - Came off the bench, recorded an assist ... 2/3 vs. Stanford - Came off the bench, drew a kickout ... 2/9 vs. CS Northridge - Came off the bench, drew a kickout ... 2/9 vs. Maryland - Came off the bench, recorded a steal ... 2/10 vs. Hartwick - Came off the bench, recorded two steals ... 2/10 vs. CSUB - Came off the bench, attempted two shots ... 2/16 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, recorded a steal ... 2/17 vs. CSUMB - Came off the bench, scored two goals and notched two steals ... 2/20 vs. UCSC - Came off the bench, scored two goals and recorded a steal ... 3/1 vs. CSUSB - Came off the bench, recorded an assist, a steal, and a kickout drawn ... 3/1 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, recorded an assist, two steals, and two kickouts drawn ... 3/2 vs. Colorado State - Came off the bench, scored one goal ... 3/2 vs. Whittier - Came off the bench, scored two goals, recorded an assist, a steal, and a kickout drawn ... 3/7 vs. LMU - Came off the bench, recorded a steal and a field block ... 3/7 vs. UC Davis - Came off the bench, scored one goal and recorded a steal ... 3/8 vs. UCSD - Came off the bench, drew a kickout ... 3/9 vs. CSUB - Came off the bench, scored two goals, recorded two assists, a kickout drawn and a 5m drawn ... 3/15 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, attempted three shots ... 3/29 vs. Michigan - Came off the bench ... 3/30 vs. Indiana - Came off the bench, scored one goal ... 3/30 vs. Wagner - Came off the bench, scored one goal and notched a steal and a kickout drawn ... 4/5 vs. CSUSB - Came off the bench, recorded an assist ... 4/5 vs. CSUB - Came off the bench, recorded two steals and a kickout drawn ... 4/6 vs. Colorado State - Came off the bench, recorded two assists ... 4/6 vs. LMU - Came off the bench, recorded two assists and a kickout drawn ... 4/12 vs. UC Davis - Came off the bench, drew a kickout ... 4/13 vs. SJSU - Came off the bench, socred one goal, recorded an assist, two steals, and a kickout drawn ... 4/19 vs. UCSC - Came off the bench, drew a kickout ... 4/25 vs. Chapman (WWPA 1st round) - Came off the bench, scored one goal and notched an assist ... 4/25 vs. CSUB (WWPA 2nd round) - Came off the bench, scored one goal ... 4/26 vs. UC Davis (WWPA quarterfinals) - Came off the bench, attempted two shots ... 4/27 vs. UCSD - Came off the bench, scored one goal, notched two steals and a kickout drawn.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007: 1/27 vs. San Jose State - Came off the bench, scored a goal and had a steal ... 1/28 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay - Came off the bench, scored a goal in two attempts, notched an assist and had a steal ... 1/28 vs. Hartwick - Came off the bench, made one attempt and had two steals ... 2/3 vs. UC Santa Cruz - Came off the bench and surrendered a kickout ... 2/3 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, notched an assist, had a steal and a kickout drawn ... 2/10 vs. UC Santa Barbara - Played and had two attempts and one steal ... 2/10 vs. Bucknell - Played and scored one goal in two attempts, had one steal and surrendered one kickout ... 2/11 vs. Northridge - Played and had two steals and one kickout drawn ... 2/11 vs. Princeton - Played and made one attempt and surrendered two kickouts ... 2/16 vs. Northridge - Played and had two attempts ... 2/24 vs. UCLA - Came off the bench and scored one goal in one attempt, one steal, two kickouts drawn and surrendered one kickout ... 2/24 vs. SD State - Played and had one attempt ... 2/25 vs. UCSD - Played and had one attempt ... 2/25 vs. Long Beach - Came off the bench and scored one goal in four attempts and drew a kickout ... 3/3 vs. Colorado - DNP ... 3/3 vs. Cal State San Bernardino - DNP ... 3/4 vs. CSUEB - Came off the bench and scored a goal and had one kickout drawn ... 3/4 vs. UC Davis - Played and had two attempts and one steal ... 3/10 vs. UC Davis - Came off the bench and had one attempt, one steal, and one kickout drawn ... 3/17 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, scored a goal and had a steal ... 3/17 vs. CS Monterey Bay - Came off the bench and had a steal ... 3/23 vs. Princeton - Came off the bench but did not record any attempts ... 3/25 vs. Stanford - Came off the bench and surrendered a kickout ... 3/25 vs. Maryland - Came off the bench but did not record any attempts ... 3/31 vs. UCSD - Came off the bench, scored a goal in two attempts and surrendered two kickouts ... 3/31 vs. CS San Bernardino - Came off the bench, scored a goal, had a steal and drew one kickout ... 4/1 vs. CS Bakersfield - Came off the bench and made one attempt ... 4/1 vs. Colorado State - Came off the bench, scored a goal in three attempts and surrendered a kickout.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Bishop O'Dowd High in Oakland, Calif ... coached by Tony Ravnik, and earned four varsity letters in water polo and swimming ... team won the ACCAL League Championship in 2005 and 2006 and made the North Coast Section tournament in 2004, 2005, and 2006 ... was All-NCS First Team in 2005 and 2006 and All-NCS Third Team in 2004, earned All-ACCAL First Team honors in 2004, 2005, and 2006, was team captain and ACCAL Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006 ... named an Academic All-American in both water polo and swimming ... posted 229 goals, 356 steals, and 105 assists in her high school career, including 78 goals as a senior ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... was in the National Charity League for six years ... is a lifetime member of the California Scholarship Federation ... played for the Oakland Water Polo Club.

PERSONAL: Born September 6, 1988 in Berkeley, Calif. ... parents are Richard and Kathy Knutson ... aunts Megan Hernandez and Aileen Finney played water polo at UC Berkeley and for the U.S. National Team ... has one sibling, Katie ... interested in photography.