Madeline Musselman (/ˈmʌsəlmən/ MUSS-əl-mən; born June 16, 1998)[1] is an American water polo player.[2] Maddie was named Woman's water polo MVP after her USA Team won gold in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was one of the highest leading scorers with 18 goals. It is the fourth time in her career that she has been named the MVP of a major international tournament as she was named the MVP of the FINA World League Super Final in 2019 and again in 2021. She was also named the MVP of the FINA World Championships in 2017 where Team USA won gold; scored 16 goals in six games, including hat trick in 13–6 final-round win over Spain.[3] Additionally, the four-time First-Team All-American, at UCLA, was also named the 2021 and 2022 Women's Total Player of the Year by (Total Waterpolo).
| Maddie Musselman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Madeline Musselman | ||
| Born |
June 16, 1998 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||
| Position | Attacker | ||
| College(s) | UCLA Bruins | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| United States | |||
Medal record | |||
Maddie was also part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] She was the second-leading goal scorer of the US team in the event with 12 goals and named to the Olympic All-Star Team.[5]
Musselman won gold with Team USA at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia,[6] and at the Pan American Games in Toronto.[7]
Maddie finished her UCLA career with the most goals scored with 252. She was nominated for the Sullivan and Cutino award in 2022. She was named 2017 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Newcomer of the Year after she won a conference-record seven Newcomer of the Week awards.[5]
Personal life
editMusselman is the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Musselman.[8]
In 2023, Musselman married UCLA Water Polo alumnus and open water swimmer, Patrick Woepse in a private ceremony in Newport Beach, California. Leading up to the Olympics, Woepse was diagnosed with a rare lung cancer which Musselman cited as a source for motivation to compete in the Paris Olympics.[9][10]
Awards
edit- Water polo at the 2017 FINA World Championships – Women's tournament: Tournament MVP[11]
- Water polo at the 2022 FINA World Championships – Women's tournament: Most Valuable Player in Final[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MUSSELMAN Maddie". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. women's water polo attacker Maddie Musselman is just doing what runs in the family". ESPN.com. August 15, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. women's water polo team wins fifth world title". NBCsports.com. July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Water Polo, Women's final and bronze matches - US retain title, their reign is unchallenged". FINA.org. August 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Musselman - Dream Big". DailyBruin.com. Michael Hull.
- ^ "Water Polo Reports - Women, FINALS". FINA.org. August 7, 2015.
- ^ "Team USA Wins Women's Water Polo Gold In Storied USA-Canada Border Battle". teamUSA.org. July 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015.
- ^ Cohen, Jay (August 8, 2016). "Mature Musselman fits right in with US women's water polo". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ https://www.today.com/health/disease/maddie-musselman-husband-cancer-rcna164648
- ^ https://www.today.com/health/essay/olympic-water-polo-maddie-musselman-husband-rcna165529
- ^ "Day 7 Women's Water Polo: USA rolls Spain for fifth world crown". World Aquatics. July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Dominant USA water polo women squeeze home against Hungary". World Aquatics. July 2, 2022.
