Tanya Gandy (born August 20, 1987 in

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), played water polo for UCLA on four of the five-consecutive NCAA National Champion Women's Water Polo teams and was named to the All-Tournament first team. She attended

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. In June, 2009, Gandy was named to the USA Water Polo Women’s Senior National Team for the

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College career

Gandy, who wears #10 cap, is an attacker on the UCLA team. She and her senior teammates have never lost a championship tournament match. In her senior year, Gandy scored 79 goals, the highest single-season goal total in program history (eclipsing

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' 74-goal total from 1998). She scored 5 goals against San Jose State on March 14, 2009. During the 2008 season, Gandy had 47 goals and 40 assists.

Honors

Gandy earned NCAA Tournament most valuable player honor when she scored three goals in the 2009 tournament game against USC. She is one of three finalist for the female Peter J. Cutino Award, the highest honor for a college water polo player. She was also named NCAA Division I Player of the Year and first-team

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accolades by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) in 2009.UCLA's Tanya Gandy, Adam Krikorian Honored as Player, Coach of Year
In high school, she was All-

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and All-League Player of the Year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gandy, Tanya 1987 births Living people American female water polo players Sportspeople from San Diego UCLA Bruins women's water polo players World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

College career

Honors

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