University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
2026 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Tali Stryker
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Miramonte HS
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MPSF All-Freshman Team (2025)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (April 22, 2025)
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 29 total points … collected 15 goals (tied for sixth on the team) and 14 assists (10th on the team) … drew three exclusions, had 10 steals (eighth on the team), and had eight field blocks (tied for third on the team) … notched a season-high three goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Jan. 31) … scored at least one goal in 13-of-26 games … went 21-13 in sprints on the year … had a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Jan. 31 thru Feb. 2, scored in all four games of the Triton Invitational) … tallied one multi-goal game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time letterwinner in swimming and water polo at Miramonte High School … named First-Team NISCA All-America (2023-24) and Third-Team NISCA All-America in (2022-23) in water polo …named First-Team All-Diablo twice in water polo (junior and senior years) and her sophomore year in swimming … received All-Diablo CO-MVP honors in 2024 … Second-Team All-Diablo selection for water polo during the 2021-22 seasons and in swimming during the 2023-24 seasons … played club for Lamorinda Water Polo Club … member of the 2022 USAWP ODP Women’s Cadet National Team.
PERSONAL
Full name: Natalie Ann Stryker, prefers Tali … born in Oakland, Calif. … parents are William and Candice Stryker … has two older brothers, Maxwell and William … decided to attend UCLA because of the team culture and academics … lists Maddie Musselman, Stephen Curry, and Sabrina Ionescu as athletes she admires most … brother, Maxwell, played water polo at UC Davis, and brother, William is a current member of the UC Davis team … her father, William, and her uncle, Russell Stryker, played water polo at California … hobbies and interests include surfing, dogs, and playing beach volleyball … major is undeclared but has a career objective in medical device sales.
| TALI STRYKER'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2025 | 26 | 15 | 33 | .455 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Totals | 26 | 15 | 33 | .455 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
