AT SAN JOSE STATE: Completed four seasons with the Spartans... Tied for 10th on the University[apos]s career scoring list with 123 goals... 25 multi-goal games in three seasons... A four-time San Jose State Scholar-Athlete... Selected to the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MSPF) All-Academic team... Four-time Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic teams... A 2012 and 2013 ACWPC honorable mention All-America during her career.
2013: Earned her second ACWPC honorable mention All-America award... Honorable mention All-MPSF... Third on the team in scoring with 43 goals... Scored in 19 out of 24 matches... Single-match career best six goals in the 16-8 win over Colorado State (1/20) atthe Michigan Kick-Off... Threw in five scores in the 15-7 conference win over CSU Bakersfield (4/20)... 14 multi-goal matches... Scored the game-winner in a 7-6 victory over UC Davis (2/2) in the Stanford Invitational... Named the team[apos]s Most Valuable Player at the post-season awards banquet.
2012: A breakout season as a junior playing in all 32 matches... A ACWPC honorable mention All-America and honorable mention All-MPSF... Shared the team lead in scoring with 60 goals... Tied for ninth in the MPSF in per match scoring (1.88/match) and tied for fifth in goal scored... Scored in 27 of 32 matches... Had an 11-match scoring streak in the middle of the season... 21 multi-goal matches including a careeer-best four goals in wins over #8-San Diego State (3/31), CSU Bakersfield (4/14) and Santa Clara (4/15)... Pounded home 12 goals in four Bronco Invitational matches.
2011: Played in 31 of 34 matches to earn her second letter in water polo at San Jose State...Was used more in a reserve capacity during the season...Scored four goals...Spartans were 3-0 in matches in which she scored...Only multi-goal match of the season was a pair of scores in a 14-2 victory over Sonoma State (4/10).
2010: Earned her first letter in water polo at San Jose State...Starter for the Spartans...Scored 17 goals...In the scoring column in in each of the first seven and nine of the first 10 matches...Season-high three goals in the Sonoma State victory (1/31)...Three multi-goal matches during the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in water polo (Coach Scott Hinman) and swimming at Irvine (Calif.) High...Two-time, high scoring All-C.I.F. water polo player...103 goals as a senior in 2009 to set a single-season scoring record and 68 as a junior in 2008...Second-team All-C.I.F. pick in 2009 and third-team in 2008...2009 Tenth-team All-American as a senior by KAI-Sports...Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player and Irvine News all-city player in water polo as a senior...Named her school[apos]s Athlete of the Year.
ANNA: A justice studies major...Is interested in a career investigating crimes against animals...Has served as a volunteer at the Irvine (Calif.) Animal Care Center...Younger sister of former San Jose State water polo player Sara Natalizio who earned two varsity letters and was a three-time San Jose State Scholar-Athlete from 2005 through the 2007 seasons...Older sister Jenna Natalizio played water polo at San Diego State during the 2009 through 2011 seasons...Older brothers Danny and Jeff Natalizio played water polo for UC Santa Barbara and swam for Born in Santa Ana, Calif., on September 5, 1991.
CAREER SCORING | Goals |
2010...FR | 17 |
2011...SO | 4 |
2012...JR | 60 |
2013...SR | 43 |
CAREER | 124 |