Christina Kotsia

Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: John Fajardo

Christina Kotsia in the Big West Tournament third place match against San Diego State at the Anteater Aquatics Complex, Irvine, Calif., Sunday, April 28, 2013

Photo by: John Fajardo

Christina Kotsia in the Big West Conference Women's Water Polo match against UC Irvine at the 49er Campus Pool, Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2013.

Photo by: John Fajardo

Christina Kotsia in the Big West Conference match against No. 13 Cal State Northridge at the Campus Pool on Saturday, April 6, in Long Beach, Calif.

Christina Kotsia in the Big West Conference match against No. 13 UC Santa Barbara at the Campus Pool on Sunday, April 14, in Long Beach, Calif.

Christina Kotsia in the Big West Conference match against Cal State Northridge Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the Campus Pool in Long Beach, Calif.

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Major:
International Business
Hometown:
Athens, Greece
High School:
Nea Smirni 5 HS
Prev School:
Nea Smirni 5 HS

Long Beach State (2014): Had 5th most goals on the team... Had a goal average of .74 goals per game... scored 23 goals in the 2014 season... First goals against No. 15 UC Davis and No. 5 UC Irvinein the Triton Invitational... Scored multiple goals in 6 different games... Scored a game high goal record of 3 goals against No.19 Hartwick in a home match... Scored 1 goal in the Big West Tournament against UC Santa Barbara.

(2013): Led all freshman with 50 goals on the year ... Started 31-of-32 matches as a true freshman ... Second highest scorer on the team ... Earned ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention and All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Converted 12-of-15 penalty shots on the season ... Led the team in scoring 11 times ... Second on the team with 15 multi-goal games ... Held a 17-game scoring streak over a one month span ... Recorded her first collegiate goal on a penalty shot in the season-opener against No. 11 Michigan at the Triton Invitational (2/9) ... Led the team in scoring in three of her first four collegiate matches ... Guided the 49ers past No. 17 Cal State Northridge with four goals as well as the go-ahead goal in the 10-8 OT win (2/10) ... Recorded her first hat-trick in an 8-3 win against Cal Baptist (2/15) ... Found the back of the net four times against Pomona-Pitzer (3/9) ... One of three players to score in 12-7 loss to No. 8 Hawai'i ... Scored a pair of goals in a 6-5 loss to No. 6 San Diego State (3/22) ... Led the team with three goals in an 8-6 victory on the road against No. 18 Pacific (3/29) ... Led the team with a hat-trick in a 9-7 upset loss to No. 17 UC San Diego ... Scored one of the three goals for LBSU in 4-3 loss to UC Irvine in season finale ... Scored two goals in her first Big West Tournament against Hawai'i and San Diego State.

High School: Captain of the Greek U17 national team ... Led that team to the European Championship ... A two-time participant in the Junior World Championships, finishing fifth in the last tournament ... A four-time secondary National Championship participant in Greece ... Won one championship, while finishing second twice a third once ... Also played club water polo with Hellas.

Personal: Born in Athens ... Parents are Konstantinos and Iliana Kotsia ... Majoring in International Business.