2022 (Junior)
ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American
ACWPC All-Academic "Superior" Honoree
Played in 18 games ... Went 8-10 with 155 saves, 16 steals, .497 save percentage, scored one goal, and contributed to another goal with one assist ... Zielinski made had her first double-digit save game (13) in a win against Augustana (Mar. 5) ... Helped the Bulldogs win three in-a-row with 12 saves (.600 SV%) and her second career assist against Macalester (Mar. 5) ... In a win against Caltech (Mar. 12) she scored her first career goal ... In a narrow loss to La Verne (Mar. 12), Zielinski made 14 saves (.560 SV%) ... Had a string of three-straight games: Pacific (Mar. 20), CMS (Mar. 26), Whittier (Mar. 30) where she recorded 10, 13, and 15 saves with five total steals ... Recorded a .628 save percentage in wins agianst Chapman (Apr. 6), Caltech (Apr. 9), and Occidental (Apr. 16) where she totaled 22 saves and only 13 goals allowed.
2021 (Sophomore | COVID-19 season)
Played and started in six games ... Made 55 saves for a .462 save percentage and went 2-4 ... Made 10 saves for a .526 save percentage, and recorded two steals in a win against Chapman (Mar. 27) ... Followed up with 12 saves (.480 SV%) and two more steals in a loss to Cal Lutheran (Apr. 3) ... Made a season-high 15 saves (.682 SV%) in a win against Chapman in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament (May 1).
2020 (First-Year)
Dean's List
SCIAC All-Academic Team
ACWPC All-Academic "Outstanding" Honoree
Redlands Scholar Athlete
- Member of the team that went 4-9 overall and 2-2 in SCIAC during the pandemic-shortened season
- Earned 265 minutes as the goalkeeper
- Recorded 80 saves and snagged three steals
- Also supplied two assists
Career Highs (Through Junior season)
- Goals: 1, at Caltech -- 3-12-2022
- Assists: 1, 2x, last vs. Macalester -- 3-5-2022
- Shots: 2, 2x, last vs. Caltech -- 4--9-2022
- Steals: 3, vs. Pacific -- 3-20-2022
- Saves: 16, vs. Toronto -- 2-16-2022
- Minutes: 32 minutes, at Cal Lutheran -- 4-20-2022
Accomplishments
- ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American (2022)
- ACWPC All-Academic "Superior" Honoree (2022)
- Dean’s List (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
- SCIAC All-Academic Women’s Water Polo Team (2019-20)
- ACWPC All-Academic “Outstanding” Honoree (2019-20)
- Redlands Scholar Athlete (2019-20)
Quick Facts
- Favorite Professional Athlete: Brent Burns
- Favorite Music Artist/Band: Lany, Lauv, Quinn, XCII
- Favorite Food: Pasta
- Why I Became a Bulldog Student-Athlete: I loved the campus and community feel Redlands provides.