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Player Bio: Jennifer Sanderson

Arizona State

2004: Made an immediate impact for the Sun Devils in her first season with the team...recorded 205 saves with a school-record 19 stops in a 6-4 loss to No. 6 Hawaii in MPSF action...recorded double-digit saves in six games...stopped just over 54 percent of shots faced, ranking seventh among league goalies...her 6.96 saves per game also ranked fifth in the MPSF...her 12 assists also rank as the best in a season among ASU goalies...played in all but two of ASU's 31 games...anchored the team to a 10th-place finish in its inaugural MPSF Championships...team awarded her solid goal tending with the Devil Award (shared with Raelyn Ritchie)...also earned Superior All-Academic Honors from the AWPCA.

San Jose State
Was a member of the Spartans' varsity team for two seasons before transferring to Arizona State.

High School
A 2001 graduate of Las Lomas High School (Walnut Creek, Calif.)...earned Coach's Award in 2000...all-league honors include second team in 2000 and first team in 2001...North Coast Section honorable mention in 2000 and second team selection in 2001...member of the Golden West team in 2000...named team MVP in 2001...earned spot on the Pacific Zone team...saved a four-meter penalty shot in the league championship game that team would go on to win...lettered in water polo four times, basketball three times and swimming once...captained swimming as a senior and water polo in her junior and senior seasons.

Personal
Majoring in elementary education...born July 18, 1983, in Walnut Creek, Calif....parents are Guy and Kris Sanderson...sister Nicki plays volleyball for Montery State...cousin Scott Sanderson played football for Washington State, Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints...cousin Jason Holton played baseball at Hayward State...enjoys swimming, water skiing, wakeboarding, cooking and shopping...full name is Jennifer Linn Sanderson.

Five Questions
1. What is your favorite food/restaurant? Fondue at La Fondue
2. What is your favorite car? Chevy Tahoe
3. Who is your favorite musical artist/group? Kenney Chesnel
4. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Bondi Beach, Australia
5. What is one thing most people do not know about you? I own a pot bellied pig


Career Statistics

Year

Saves

Goals Ag.

Save %

Assists

Steals

2004

205

174

.541

12

27

TOTALS

205

174

.541

12

27



 

 


Single Game Superlatives

Saves

19

1 time

vs. Hawaii

4/18/04

Goals Against

14

1 time

vs. #8 California

4/30/04

Assists

2

1 time

vs. Pacific

2/21/04

Steals

4

1 time

vs. #19 Cal Baptist

3/27/04