2015 Women's Water Polo Roster

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7 Jordan Raney

  • Position
    2-Meter Defender
  • Height
    5-10
  • Class
    Freshman
  • High School
    Mira Costa
  • Hometown
    Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • Major
    Human Biology

Biography

Career Accolades and Statistics

  • 2018 ACWPC First Team All-American
  • 2018 ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
  • 2018 All-NCAA Tournament First Team
  • 2018 All-MPSF First Team
  • 2018 MPSF All-Academic
  • 2017 ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2017 ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
  • 2017 All-NCAA Tournament Second Team
  • 2017 All-MPSF Honorable Mention
  • 2017 MPSF All-Academic
  • MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (April 11, 2017)
  • 2016 ACWPC Second Team All-American
  • 2016 ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
  • 2016 All-NCAA Tournament Second Team
  • 2016 All-MPSF First Team
  • 2016 MPSF All-Tournament Team
  • 2016 MPSF All-Academic
  • 2015 ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2015 ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
  • 2015 MPSF Newcomer of the Year
  • 2015 MPSF All-Newcomer Team
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 21, 2015)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 14, 2015)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 7, 2015)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (March 10, 2015)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 24, 2015)
  • Scored 95 career goals and had 25 multi-goal performances, including four hat tricks

As a Senior (2018)

  • ACWPC First Team All-American
  • ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
  • All-NCAA Tournament First Team
  • All-MPSF First Team
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Sixth on the team with 20 goals
  • Led Stanford in scoring at the NCAA championship in Los Angeles with seven goals in three games
  • Tied a career high with four goals in an 11-7 NCAA semifinal victory over California (5/12)
  • Scored in 14 games and had four multi-goal performances
  • Put in two goals in an NCAA quarterfinal win against UC Irvine (5/11) 
  • Other two-score outings came in a pair of wins on the second day of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational against UCLA and Pacific (2/24)

As a Junior (2017)

  • ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
  • ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
  • All-NCAA Tournament Second Team
  • All-MPSF Honorable Mention
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (April 11)
  • Fifth on the team with 29 goals 
  • Tied for 23rd in the MPSF in goals per game (1.12)
  • Scored in 18 games, had nine multi-goal efforts and one hat trick
  • Career-high four goals came in the regular-season finale against San Jose State (4/22)
  • Scored twice in an MPSF semifinal against USC (4/29) and once in the conference tournament championship against UCLA (4/30)
  • Also scored twice in an NCAA semifinal win over the Trojans (5/13) and once in the final against UCLA (5/14)
  • Four of her nine multi-goal games came against USC

As a Sophomore (2016)

  • ACWPC Second Team All-American
  • ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
  • All-NCAA Tournament Second Team
  • All-MPSF First Team
  • MPSF All-Tournament Team
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Ninth on the team with 21 goals
  • Scored in 15 games, had five multi-goal efforts and one hat trick
  • Season-high three goals came against Michigan at the Stanford Invitational (2/6)
  • Other multi-goal performances came against UC Davis (1/16), San Jose State (1/17), UC San Diego (3/20) and in the MPSF championship against USC (5/1)
  • Scored once in the NCAA championship against USC (5/15)

As a Freshman (2015)

  • ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
  • ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
  • MPSF Newcomer of the Year
  • MPSF All-Newcomer Team
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 21)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 14)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (April 7)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (March 10)
  • MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 24)
  • Seventh on the team with 25 goals
  • Scored in 18 games, had seven multi-goal efforts and one hat trick
  • Season-high three goals came in a league win against CSU Bakersfield (4/12)
  • Other multi-goal performances came against Pacific (2/21), Santa Clara (2/26), Sonoma State (2/26), San Jose State (4/4), Cal (4/16) and USC (5/9)
  • Netted two goals in a 9-8 NCAA semifinal win over USC (5/9)
  • Named MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week a then league-record five times

USA Water Polo

  • Represented her country since 2011
  • Took home gold at the World University Games in Taipei in August 2017
    • Rattled the cage 15 times on 21 shots (71.4 percent) and also led the U.S. with nine steals
  • Won FINA World Championship gold in Budapest, Hungary in July 2017, scoring five times
  • Made her senior women's national team debut and won gold at the FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China in June 2017
  • Scored six goals and won gold at the FINA Junior World Championships in Volos, Greece in August 2015
    • Team USA went a perfect 6-0 and outscored its opponents 106-46
    • In group play, scored once against Mexico (8/17), twice against Ukraine (8/18) and one against Spain (8/19)
    • Scored once in a 12-9 quarterfinal win over Brazil (8/21)
    • Netted another goal in a 13-11 victory in the semifinals against Russia (8/22)
  • Stanford represented the United States and finished fifth at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea
    • Played 153 minutes in seven games, scored seven goals, had seven assists, one steal and five field blocks
  • In 2014, won gold with the U.S. Women's Youth National Team at both the UANA Junior Pan American Championships and the FINA World Youth Championships
    • Scored 13 total goals over six games at the UANA Junior Pan American Championships in Riverside, Calif., highlighted by four in a 19-4 victory over Brazil on July 11
      • The U.S. was a perfect 6-0 and defeated Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico (twice) and Brazil (twice) by a combined score of 107-18.
    • Scored four times at the FINA World Youth Championships in Madrid, Spain from Aug. 25-31, including three in the opener against Hungary, a 14-9 U.S. win
      • Raney and Team USA, which also included current Stanford teammates Madison Berggren and Kat Klass, swept their way to the title
      • The United States beat Hungary, South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, Greece and Canada
    • Underwent common training with Team Japan in May in Southern California
  • In 2013, was part of the U.S. Women's Youth National Team that underwent common training with Team Australia in August in Southern California
    • Competed at the Futures 50 Classic at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Calif. from Oct. 25-27
  • In 2012, was part of the U.S. Women's Cadet National Team that underwent common training with Team Canada in July in Southern California
  • Made her U.S. debut with the silver-medal winning Cadet Women's National Team in 2011 at the UANA Youth Pan American Championships in Puerto Rico

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2014 graduate of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • Lettered four years in water polo
    • Team captain as a senior in 2014
    • Won the outright Bay League Championship in 2014 and were co-champions in 2011, 2012 and 2013
    • Advanced to the CIF-SS Division III finals in 2014, the quarterfinals in 2013 and the CIF-SS Division I first round in both 2011 and 2012
    • As a senior, was named league MVP, area MVP, CIF MVP, All-SoCal and an All-American
    • As a junior, was named league MVP, All-Area, All-CIF, All-SoCal and an All-American
  • Played for Huntington Beach Water Polo Club from 2011-14 and the Trojan Water Polo Club in 2010
    • Huntington Beach won the Junior Olympic (18U) silver medal in 2013
    • Individually, was a Junior Olympic All-American in 2012, 2013 and 2014

Personal

  • Born in Santa Monica, Calif.
  • Parents are Tina and Kris Raney
  • Has a younger brother, Jack
  • Mother was an All-American swimmer at UCLA and father played water polo at Pomona College
  • Also a brown belt in karate, pursued the martial art from 2002-09