Jessica Lynch

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/26/2023
  • Sport
    Women's Water Polo
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
    Graduate Student
  • Position
    Attacker
  • Hometown
    Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School
    Newport Harbor HS
• UC Irvine attacker Jessica Lynch scored two goals and dished out three assists in a conference win over Long Beach state to earn The Big West Women's Water Polo Player of the Week award. Lynch is a first-time weekly honoree. 

• The graduate attacker scored two goals on five attempts, with three assists and one field block in the 11-9 win over Long Beach State for UC Irvine to claim The Big West regular season title outright.  

• The Newport Beach, Calif. product has 26 goals and 22 assists on the season. 

• UC Irvine finished the regular season with a 17-6 overall record, going a perfect 7-0 in conference play. The Anteaters head into the 2023 Big West Women's Water Polo Championship as the No. 1 seed and are ranked fourth in the latest CWPA national rankings.