Loyola Marymount University Athletics

BRIEFLY... Tessa Matson played three seasons of collegiate water polo at LMU from 2023-2025...
 
AT LMU...
2025
Junior… Played in 28 games… Scored four goals with four assists for eight points… Recorded nine steals and five field blocks… Scored on opening game against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Jan. 18) and added two steals… Recorded two steals and a field block in the GCC Tournament opening round win over Santa Clara (Apr. 25)… Named to the GCC All-Academic Team… Named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team with Outstanding Recognition (4.0-3.71 GPA).

2024
Sophomore… Scored six goals and added three assists for nine points… Added nine steals and two field blocks… Scored two goals and recorded an assist for three points against Salem University (Jan. 20)… Scored two goals against Cal Lutheran (Jan. 27).
 
2023
Freshman… Recorded an assist in the conference win against Santa Clara (Mar. 10).
 
BEFORE LMU… Attended three high schools, Laude Lady Elizabeth (2018-2019), The Pennington School (2019-2021), and Greenwich High School (2021-2022)… Three sport athlete in high school… Played two years of Water Polo at The Pennington School… Top Scorer sophomore year (junior year canceled due to Covid)… Two Varsity Letters, Captain of the men's team, 3rd in states… Also swam and competed in Track and Field

CLUB TEAM… Princeton Tigers (university club team), 2014-2017… Navy Aquatics, 2015-2018… Capital, 2017… Alicante Water Polo, Spain, 2018-2019… Greenwich Aquatics, 2019-2021… Vanguard Aquatics, 2021… 68 Elite Academy, 2022… Rosebowl Water Polo, 2022… Top Defender at Super Future Finals… Top scorer at 6/8 final showcase, St. George… 7th & 11th at JOs in platinum 2021 JOs (double rostered)… 4th at JOs in platinum 2022… 3rd at John Hale, 2022… 1st in JOs Gold, 2018.

PERSONAL… Born in Somerset, NJ… Daughter of Erik and Janet Matson… Has four siblings… Sisters Liana, Elise, and Helaine… Brother Christian… Volunteered at Trenton Soup Kitchen, garden community service work through the Pennington School… Red Ribbon List, Dean's List, High Honors Roll.