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2026 Women's Water Polo Roster

Nioka Thomas Season 2026

ClassGraduate Student
HometownSydney, Australia
Previous SchoolUC Irvine

2025 (Senior)

  • All-Big West Honorable Mention
  • Second on the team in goals (48) and drawn exclusions (43)
  • Had a .429 shooting percentage
  • Dished out 10 assists
  • Added five field blocks
  • Scored a career-high five goals against Cal State Fullerton on March 5


2024 (Junior)

  • Did not compete—spent season with Australian National Team


2023 (Sophomore)

  • All-American Second Team
  • All-Big West First Team
  • Big West Player of the Week (Feb. 1)
  • Second on the team with 53 goals
  • Scored at least one goal in the last 11 games, her longest scoring streak of the season
  • Put up four goal games seven times this season
  • Notched a team best nine hat-tricks over 26 games
  • Recorded 94 shots
  • Dished out eight assists
  • Added nine steals and three field block


2022 (Freshman)

  • Big West Player of the Week (2/9/22)
  • Played in 28 games
  • Scored 14 goals
  • Recorded 32 shots
  • Notched one assist
  • Added six steals and one field block

Career Highs

  • Goals: 5, vs. Cal State Fullerton (03/05/2025)
  • Assists: 2, Three times (last vs. Long Beach State, 02/23/2025)
  • Steals: 3, Four times (last vs. Long Beach State, 04/26/2025)
  • Field Blocks: 1, Nine times (last vs. UC San Diego, 03/08/2025)
  • Drawn Exclusions: 6, vs. UC Santa Barbara (03/28/2025)

High School

  • Attended Meriden School
  • Australian Junior World Championship team in 2018 and 2019
  • Australian Senior Team World Intercontinental Cup
  • Played national league and juniors with Balmain Tigers club
  • Three-time Senior NSW champions
  • U16s national, state, and metropolitan champions


Personal

  • Born in Canberra, Australia, grew up in Sydney
  • Dad played water polo Australia and played in the Olympics in Sydney and Athens
  • Sister plays water polo in the Australian National League
  • Aspires to work in city or public planning