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Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2016
Considered one of the greatest women's water polo players of all-time, two-time Olympic medalist Natalie Golda led UCLA to three NCAA titles in her four years at UCLA (2001, 2003 and 2005). Golda was a three-time All-American and NCAA All-Tournament Team selection and was dominant in her senior season in 2005, winning the Cutino Award as the best collegiate player in the nation after leading UCLA to a 33-0 season. She won MVP honors at the 2005 NCAA Tournament after scoring four goals in three tournament games. Golda finished the year with 47 goals and recorded the third-most career goals in UCLA history with 158. On the national team level, she started in two Olympic Games, winning bronze in 2004 and silver in 2008. She also led the U.S. to three FINA World Championship medals, including gold in 2003 and 2007. Golda, who was just hired to lead the newly-formed Fresno State women's water polo team, was elected into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2015 and recently named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
