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2025 Women's Water Polo Roster

Matthew Schott

22 Bella Morquecho

  • Position Center
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Chicago, IL
  • High School Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
  • Prev School/Team Iona University (NCAA - DI) / Chicago Park District Water Polo Club
  • Major Elementary Education

Biography

HONORS
ACWPC Division II First Team All-American - 2025
WWPA Newcomer of the Year - 2025

WWPA First Team All-Conference - 2025
WWPA Player of the Week (Offensive) -
2/12/25
WWPA Championships All-Tournament Team - 2025 (First Team)

2025 – Sophomore
  • ACWPC Division II First Team All-American selection
  • WWPA Newcomer of the Year selection
  • WWPA First Team All-Conference selection
  • WWPA Offensive Player of the Week selection on February 12th
  • WWPA Championships First Team All-Tournament selection
  • Played in all 29 games
  • Recorded 81 points, 78 goals, and three assists
  • Tallied 21 steals, four field blocks, and 94 drawn exclusions
  • Shot 78-for-154 (50.6%)
  • Went 8-1 (88.9%) on sprints 
  • Scored at least one goal in every single outing; two-plus in 24
  • Ended with 14 hat-tricks and four games with five or more goals
  • Had three-plus drawn exclusions 16 times
  • Led the team in goals (78) and drawn exclusions (94)
  • Finished top-10 in the WWPA in total goals (2nd – 78), total points (6th – 81), goals per game (T-2nd – 2.7), and points per game (T-8th 2.8)
2024 – Freshman (at Iona University)
  • Appeared in all 30 contests
  • Totaled 37 points, 29 goals, and eight assists
  • Finished with 15 steals, three field blocks, and 41 drawn exclusions
  • Shot 29-for-70 (41.4%)
  • Scored at least one goal in 19 outings
  • Had a pair of hat-tricks
  • Six games with three-plus drawn exclusions
  • Converted 100% of shot attempts five times

BEFORE McK: Attended Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in 
Chicago, Illinois...Spent one year at Iona University

PERSONAL: 
Favorite color is red...Favorite show is New Girl.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 6 (3x) last vs. Fresno Pacific University (4/26/25)
Goals: 6 (2x) last vs. Fresno Pacific University (4/26/25)
Assists: 2 (2x) last [at Iona] vs. Biola University (3/1/24)
Steals: 3 (3x) last vs. Virginia Military Institute (2/16/25)
Field Blocks: 1 (7x) last vs. Fresno Pacific University (4/26/25)
Drawn Exclusions: 8 (2x) last vs. Wagner College (5/7/25)
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McK HIGHS
Points: 6 (3x) last vs. Fresno Pacific University (4/26/25)
Goals: 6 (2x) last vs. Fresno Pacific University (4/26/25)
Assists: 1 (3x) last vs. Occidental College (3/1/25)
Steals: 3 (3x) last vs. Virginia Military Institute (2/16/25)
Field Blocks: 1 (7x) last vs. Fresno Pacific University (4/26/25)
Drawn Exclusions: 8 (2x) last vs. Wagner College (5/7/25)
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Last Updated: 07/09/2025

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