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Bernice Jane Orwig (born November 24, 1976) is an American
water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
goalkeeper who won a silver medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.


Early career

Bernice graduated from
Savanna High School Savanna High School (SHS) is a public high school in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), located in the city of Anaheim, California in the United States. Savanna was established in 1961 and is one of eight comprehensive high schools w ...
in Anaheim, California, in June 1994. There she began her career in water polo playing as goalie for the Savanna Rebel Water Polo team.


College career

Orwig played for
USC USC most often refers to: * University of South Carolina, a public research university ** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses **South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program * University of ...
. As a senior in 1999, she won the
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. That same year, she won the Peter J. Cutino Award as the top female college water polo player in the United States. She received first team All-America honors in 1999 and second team All-America honors during her sophomore and junior year. She graduated from USC with a B.A. degree in Social Studies Education.


Managerial career

In addition to her career as a player, Orwig is also a water polo coach. In March 2005, she was named as an assistant coach for the USA National Team. In January 2005, Orwig coached the Junior National Team. The team won the gold medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships. She has also served as an assistant coach for the
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, the
University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
, and
USC USC most often refers to: * University of South Carolina, a public research university ** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses **South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program * University of ...
. In 2005, she became an assistant coach of the women's water polo team at
Golden West College Golden West College (GWC) is a public community college in Huntington Beach, California. Organization Golden West College, Orange Coast College, and Coastline Community College comprise the Coast Community College District (CCCD). The district ...
in
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, and helped coach them to a state championship in 2009.


See also

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United States women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the United States women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The United States women's national water polo team has participated in 6 of 6 official women's ...
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women) Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals. There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petr ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred ...


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* 1976 births Living people American female water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo USC Trojans women's water polo players USC Trojans women's water polo coaches American water polo coaches Michigan Wolverines women's water polo coaches California Golden Bears women's water polo coaches USC Rossier School of Education alumni 20th-century American women Sportspeople from Anaheim, California {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub