Long Beach State University Athletics
2026 Women's Water Polo Roster
Rita Gurri
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Fashion and Merchandising
- Hometown:
- Barcelona, Spain
- High School:
- Centre d’Alt Rendiment Sant Cugat
- Prev School:
- Centre d’Alt Rendiment Sant Cugat
Long Beach State (2026): Named All-Big West Honorable Mention... Appeared in 24 games in her second season at the Beach... Fourth of the team with 37 goals... Added 22 assists and 20 assists... Added six field blocks and earned 15 ejections... Scored a career-high six goals against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps... Added a hat trick against four different opponents... Added a pair of goals on the Big West Championship final against Hawai'i.
(2025): Named to the All-Big West Freshman Team in her first season… Third in goals with 39 scored… Notched 20 steals while adding 17 assists… Recorded four hat-tricks against Concordia, UC Irvine, Arizona State and Saint Francis… Scored a goal against Hawai’I at the final of the Big West Championships… Added two against UC Irvine in the semifinals.
Prior to Long Beach State: Played for Club Natació Mataró for 13 years… Won the Spanish League in 2024… Member of the Spain National Team… Gold medal at 18U World Championship and European Championship in 2024… Silver medal at European Championships in 2023.
Personal: Major is Fashion and Merchandising… Chose Long Beach State because of the team culture and academics.
