AT SAN JOSE STATE: In her sixth season with the Spartans... Recognized as a San José State University President's Scholar in 2020... A 2018 San Jose State University Dean's Scholar... Two-time Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) national academic award winner... Named to the 2017 and 2019 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) All-Academic teams... Single-match career-high four goals three times... 14 career matches scoring two or more goals.
2020: Did not see any action.
2019: Team co-captain... Saw action in 24 contests... Season scoring high of 27 goals... Had a pair of four-goal matches during the season against #17-Long Beach State in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational (2/24) and vs. Concordia (3/9) in the Lancer Joust... Seven matches overall scoring two or more goals in a match.
2018: Spent the season as a redshirt.
2017: Sixth on the team in scoring with 13 goals... Season-high two goals vs. Pacific (2/19) in the Aggie Shootout and vs. UC Irvine (2/7) in the Stanford Invitational... Scored in the 8-7 win over #22-CSU Bakersfield (4/21) and 9-7 overtime victory vs. #9-UC Santa Barbara (2/25) in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
2016: Played in all 33 matches... One of two freshmen on the team to play in every match... Seventh on the team in scoring with 15 goals... Had five matches of two or more goals... San Jose State was undefeated when she scored two or more times... Season-high four goals in the 28-8 win over Redlands (4/3)... Scored twice in wins vs. Cal State East Bay (1/16), Cal State Monterey Bay (1/17 and 4/9) and Pomona Pitzer (4/3).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in water polo (Coach Eric Rise) and swimming at Leland High in San Jose... 2014-15 KAI Sports honorable mention All-American choice... Second team All-CCS selection as a junior at Pioneer High in San Jose (Coach Laura Von Stockhausen)... 2013-14 Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) girls water polo player Junior of the Year award recipient... 2012-13 BVAL Sophomore of the Year Award winner and first-team all-league honoree... Sprint freestyle swimmer... Swam second leg for Pioneer High's All-American 400-yard freestyle relay team as a sophomore.
MORE ON SIERRA: A communication studies major... Participated in the 2021 NCAA Emerging Leaders virtual seminar... Named an alternate to the 2019 Team USA World University Games squad... Invited to participate in the 2015 USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program... A member of the San Jose State University Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)... Is on the 2018-19 SAAC executive board as the events chairperson... Sierra is a native of San Jose, Calif.
Season | GP | Goals |
2016...FR | 33 | 15 |
2017...SO | 13 | |
2018...Redshirt | ||
2019...JR | 24 | 27 |
2020...SR | ----- | ----- |
Career | 55 |