COLLEGE UPDATE: Hatzer, Kechichian off to Cal State East Bay.
- June 11, 2014
By Grant Gordon
News Press Staff Writer
Just as she was at Crescenta Valley High, Sabrina Hatzer, graduate of Crescenta Valley High School, was lauded for her excellence in the pool (as a water polo player at L.A. Valley.
In 2012, she was an All-Western State Conference selection and an All-American and in this past 2013 season, she was the All-WSC Player of the Year and an All-American once again.
For the 2014 season, she’ll try to earn accolades as a member of the Cal State East Bay women’s water polo squad. Hatzer, as announced via press release Monday by former Crescenta Valley High and current L.A. Valley water polo Coach Pete Loporchio, will be joined by Monarchs teammates Savannah Simmons, who went to Burroughs High, and fellow Falcons alumna Nayiri Kechichian.
The trio keyed the Monarchs’ march to the Western State Conference title in 2013.
Kechichian was an All-American in 2013 and is a two-time all-conference pick.
In her sophomore 2013 season, she had 94 goals, 60 steals and 30 assists, while Hatzer tallied 104 goals, 105 steals and 61 assists.
Cal State East Bay finished as the runner-up in the Western Water Polo Assn. tournament championship to UC San Diego, concluding its 2014 season at 17-14.