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2008 Season (Sophomore)
Named to the 2008 All-MPSF Academic team ... Reached double figures in goal with 16, seventh-best on the Matadors ... Tallied a season-high three goals in the season opener against Cal State Bakersfield (2/3/08) ... Scored two goals in games against Bucknell (3/13/08), later in the season against Cal State Bakersfield (3/29/08) and at Arizona State (4/12/08) ... Second on the team in steals with 37 ... Her 83 career steals in two seasons is eighth-best in school history ... Gained "outstanding" Academic All-American honors by the American College Water Polo Coaches (ACPWC) for having a 3.41 to 3.70 gpa ... To be eligible for Academic All-American accolades, a student-athlete must have a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA, must be at least a sophomore academically, and must have been an active participant on the team ... Gained All-Academic honors by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF).
2007 Season (Freshman)
Kristin McLaughlin scored nine goals for the Matadors in 2007 ... Tallied 19 assists in 2007, the fourth-best total for the Matadors ... Led the squad with 47 assists ... Scored her first career goal vs. Pomona-Pitzer (2/4/07) ... Collected first multiple-goal game with two goals against Cal State Bakersfield (3/5/07) ... Also collected a pair of goals against Cal (4/14/07).
Crescenta Valley High School
McLaughlin earned eight letters for the Falcons, four as a swimmer and four as a utility player for the water polo squad ... Earned first-team All-Pacific League honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior and was league MVP as a junior and senior ... Honored as all-area first-team as a sophomore and junior, all-area MVP as a senior ... Helped lead her team to league title as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... Posted 110 goals, 158 steals, and 37 assists as a senior.
Matador Memo
Born May 29, 1988 in Tarzana ... Parents are Dave and Donna McLaughlin ... Her father, Dave played rugby while attending Loyola Marymount ... Favorites include actor Jimmy Stewart, actress Kate Hudson, the TV show Grey's Anatomy, and sushi ... Chose Cal State Northridge for the coaching staff and location ... Favorite thing about being an athlete is the relationships you make with teammates, the toughest part is time management ... Best advice she's ever been given is "everything happens for a reason" ... Major is political science.
