2023 Women's Water Polo Roster
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Lineback, Emma
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Jersey Number 17
Emma Lineback
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Laguna Beach HS
- Hometown:
- Laguna Beach, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention 2023)
• All-MPSF (Second Team 2023)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2022)
• MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Mar. 8, 2022)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic (Superior 2022, 2023)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023)
2024
Emma Lineback redshirted the season to train with the U.S. National Team for the 2024 Olympic Games.
2023
Played in 27-of-29 games … led the team in scoring with 79 points … totaled 52 goals (first on the team) and 27 assists (first on the team) … also drew 13 exclusions (sixth on the team), had 24 steals (tied for the lead on the team) and four field blocks (T-3rd on the team) … went .500 on sprints on the year (4-4) … scored a season-high and career-high five goals in the win vs. No. 11 UC Davis on Jan. 28 at the California Cup … scored at least one goal in 25-of-27 games played and had at least one assist in 16-of-27 games played … had 18 multiple-goal games, including four hat tricks, one four-goal game, and one five-goal game … scored at least one goal in 14 consecutive games from Jan. 20 to Feb. 25 … notched a season-high four assists in the win over No. 3 UC Irvine in the first round at the NCAA Championships on May 12 … scored at least one goal in 10 consecutive games from Apr. 2 to May 14 … also had at least one assist in nine consecutive games from Apr. 6 to May 16.
2022
Was second on the team in scoring with 66 points … totaled 40 goals (2nd on the team) and 26 assists (2nd on the team) … also had 17 steals (T-3rd on the team), five field blocks (T-6th on the team), five exclusions drawn, and was .333 on sprints (1-2) on the year … scored a season-high three goals eight times (in a win over No. 23 Wagner on Jan. 21, in a win over No. 21 California Baptist University on Jan. 22, in a win over Salem on Jan. 29, in a win over No. 11 San Jose State on Feb. 4, in a win over No. 8 Fresno State on Feb. 5, in a win over Santa Clara on Feb. 12, in a win at No. 17 Pacific on Mar. 6, and in a win over sixth-seeded Indiana in the first round of the MPSF Tournament on Apr. 22) … scored at least one goal in a season-best six consecutive games (which included three straight games with a hat trick) on the year … scored at least one goal in 21-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 14-of-30 games on the season … had 11 multiple-goal games including eight hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Emma Lineback was a three-year varsity letter winner at Laguna Beach High School as an attacker … 2021 co-MVP of the Surf League … 2020 Orange County Register Player of the Year … three-time first-team All-CIF-SS (2019-21) and a two-time first-team All-Surf League selection (2020-21) … registered 236 career points in 76 prep games with 137 goals, 99 assists, and 75 steals … had 39 goals, 25 assists, 29 steals, and 46 exclusions drawn in 2019 … had 80 goals, 59 assists, 32 steals, and 32 exclusions drawn in 2020 … had 18 goals, 11 assists, and 14 steals in a COVID-shortened 2021 season … second-team All-Sunset League in 2019 … third-team all-county in 2019 and first-team in 2020-21 … played club at Saddleback El Toro (SET Black) … 2017 14-U Junior Olympic champion and 2018 and 2019 16-U Junior Olympic champion … 2019 16-U first-team All-American … 2017 14-U second-team All-American … member of USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program pipeline … member of the 2017 Development National Team, the 2018 Cadet National Team, and the 2019 Youth National Team that won gold at the Youth UANA Pan American Games.
PERSONAL
Full name: Emma Jane Lineback … born in Fullerton, Calif. … parents are Daniel and Tracy Lineback … says she chose UCLA because, "I felt that UCLA not only had an outstanding Water Polo program, but also had the most to offer me academically. Overall, it was the best fit for me in all aspects of what I was looking for in a college." … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "When I competed at the 2019 UANA Youth Pan American Games as a member of USA Water Polo’s Youth National Team. It was such a cool experience to compete at such a high level and it’s an experience that I’ll never forget." … lists Mia Hamm, Simone Biles, and Larry Bird as the athletes she most admires … enjoys pottery, going to the beach, and watching movies … wants to work with people with special needs or disabilities … major is psychology.
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention 2023)
• All-MPSF (Second Team 2023)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2022)
• MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Mar. 8, 2022)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic (Superior 2022, 2023)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023)
2024
Emma Lineback redshirted the season to train with the U.S. National Team for the 2024 Olympic Games.
2023
Played in 27-of-29 games … led the team in scoring with 79 points … totaled 52 goals (first on the team) and 27 assists (first on the team) … also drew 13 exclusions (sixth on the team), had 24 steals (tied for the lead on the team) and four field blocks (T-3rd on the team) … went .500 on sprints on the year (4-4) … scored a season-high and career-high five goals in the win vs. No. 11 UC Davis on Jan. 28 at the California Cup … scored at least one goal in 25-of-27 games played and had at least one assist in 16-of-27 games played … had 18 multiple-goal games, including four hat tricks, one four-goal game, and one five-goal game … scored at least one goal in 14 consecutive games from Jan. 20 to Feb. 25 … notched a season-high four assists in the win over No. 3 UC Irvine in the first round at the NCAA Championships on May 12 … scored at least one goal in 10 consecutive games from Apr. 2 to May 14 … also had at least one assist in nine consecutive games from Apr. 6 to May 16.
2022
Was second on the team in scoring with 66 points … totaled 40 goals (2nd on the team) and 26 assists (2nd on the team) … also had 17 steals (T-3rd on the team), five field blocks (T-6th on the team), five exclusions drawn, and was .333 on sprints (1-2) on the year … scored a season-high three goals eight times (in a win over No. 23 Wagner on Jan. 21, in a win over No. 21 California Baptist University on Jan. 22, in a win over Salem on Jan. 29, in a win over No. 11 San Jose State on Feb. 4, in a win over No. 8 Fresno State on Feb. 5, in a win over Santa Clara on Feb. 12, in a win at No. 17 Pacific on Mar. 6, and in a win over sixth-seeded Indiana in the first round of the MPSF Tournament on Apr. 22) … scored at least one goal in a season-best six consecutive games (which included three straight games with a hat trick) on the year … scored at least one goal in 21-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 14-of-30 games on the season … had 11 multiple-goal games including eight hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Emma Lineback was a three-year varsity letter winner at Laguna Beach High School as an attacker … 2021 co-MVP of the Surf League … 2020 Orange County Register Player of the Year … three-time first-team All-CIF-SS (2019-21) and a two-time first-team All-Surf League selection (2020-21) … registered 236 career points in 76 prep games with 137 goals, 99 assists, and 75 steals … had 39 goals, 25 assists, 29 steals, and 46 exclusions drawn in 2019 … had 80 goals, 59 assists, 32 steals, and 32 exclusions drawn in 2020 … had 18 goals, 11 assists, and 14 steals in a COVID-shortened 2021 season … second-team All-Sunset League in 2019 … third-team all-county in 2019 and first-team in 2020-21 … played club at Saddleback El Toro (SET Black) … 2017 14-U Junior Olympic champion and 2018 and 2019 16-U Junior Olympic champion … 2019 16-U first-team All-American … 2017 14-U second-team All-American … member of USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program pipeline … member of the 2017 Development National Team, the 2018 Cadet National Team, and the 2019 Youth National Team that won gold at the Youth UANA Pan American Games.
PERSONAL
Full name: Emma Jane Lineback … born in Fullerton, Calif. … parents are Daniel and Tracy Lineback … says she chose UCLA because, "I felt that UCLA not only had an outstanding Water Polo program, but also had the most to offer me academically. Overall, it was the best fit for me in all aspects of what I was looking for in a college." … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "When I competed at the 2019 UANA Youth Pan American Games as a member of USA Water Polo’s Youth National Team. It was such a cool experience to compete at such a high level and it’s an experience that I’ll never forget." … lists Mia Hamm, Simone Biles, and Larry Bird as the athletes she most admires … enjoys pottery, going to the beach, and watching movies … wants to work with people with special needs or disabilities … major is psychology.
| EMMA LINEBACK'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2022 | 30 | 40 | 107 | .374 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 27 | 53 | 116 | .460 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 13 |
| Totals | 57 | 93 | 223 | .417 | 53 | 41 | 9 | 18 |
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