ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan water polo head coach Dr. Marcelo Leonardi announced that Australian left-hander Abby Andrews has signed a tender of financial aid and will join the program in January 2019.
“Abby is a baller,” said Leonardi. “She has great vision and is an elite left-handed, two-way player. Her leadership, poise, intelligence, maturity and playmaking ability in the water will make her an impact player. We are looking forward to a lot of good things with her this season.”
Abby Andrews
• Competed with Brisbane Barracudas and Brisbane Girls Grammar School
• Currently attends the University of Queensland, where she was awarded the UQ Blue for Sporting Excellence in 2018 and received Dean’s Commendation for academic excellence
• Captain of the Born 2000 team at the 2018 Youth World Championships, leading Australia to a fourth-place finish in Belgrade
• Member of the Queensland junior teams from 2014-18, including U14, U16, U18 and U20
• Toured Europe with the Born 2000 Australia team in 2017
• Traveled to South Africa with the U16 Australia team in 2015
• Participated with the national team (Aussie Stingers) in test matches against Team USA and Italy
• Led the Queensland School Girls team to a second-place finish in 2017
• Most Outstanding Player at the Australian School’s water polo competition in 2016
Andrews joins goalkeeper Sophie Jackson from Halifax, England, as January enrollees for the 2019 team. Jackson is a member of the England national team and led her team to a gold medal at the U19 EU Nations senior women’s tournament last May in Brno, Czech Republic.
Release courtesy University of Michigan Athletics Communications
