Kiara Cerda

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Miami, FL
	High School: Ransom Everglades HS

	Height: 6-1
	Position: 2MD
	Experience: 2V
	Club Team: Raider Water Polo

01/17/2013

SEASON PREVIEW: New Look, Same Expectations

For the Lions to claim a second straight conference title and 10th in 13 seasons, they will have to do it with a whole new look.

01/06/2013

INSIDE THE LIONS: Head Way Above Water

Lions' All-Access feature Inside the Lions Spotlight on women's water polo continues with junior Kiara Cerda.

07/11/2012

Water Polo Rates Among Academic Best

Women's water polo ranked as the seventh academic program in all of water polo and third among NCAA Division-I programs.

05/10/2012

Cerda Wins Elite 89 Award

Lion sophomore earns top honor as 2012 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships begin with traditional banquet.

04/25/2012

Erdmann, Ireland Lead Iggy Awards

Three-sport All-American Tara Erdmann claimed Female Athlete of the Year again while sophomore Anthony Ireland earned Male Athlete of the Year.

03/01/2013

Lions' All-Access Preview of WWPA Showdown with Kiara Cerda

Inside the Lions presented by Muscle Milk previews the Lions trip to UC San Diego in key WWPA game in an interview with Kiara Cerda.

01/17/2013

Lions' All-Access previews 2013 season, looking at the upperclassmen.

01/06/2013

Lions' All-Access with junior Kiara Cerda.

Inside the Lions Spotlight presented by Muscle Milk featuring an interview with junior Kiara Cerda

05/10/2012

Opening Day Highlights

Highlights from women's water polo at the opening day of the 2012 NCAA Championships, including Kiara Cerda earning Elite 89 Award and senior Aimee Goodwin's speach.

04/27/2013

WWP | WWPA Championship Semifinals

LMU 8, Santa Clara 5 - Apr. 27, 2013

04/26/2013

WWP | WWPA Championships Day One

LMU 14, CSUEB 7 - WWPA Championships Round One

04/22/2013

WWP | Senior Day

LMU 11, Occidental 1 - Apr. 20, 2013

03/23/2013

WWP | LMU Invitational Day One

LMU vs. Sonoma State - Mar. 22, 2013

02/02/2013

WWP | Opening Weekend Showcase

LMU vs. Cal Baptist in Game 5

Briefly... Kiara Cerda is in her third season of collegiate water polo at LMU... played club water polo for Raider Water Polo, coached by LMU alum Eric LeFebve...

AT LMU... 2012... a first-team ACWPC All-Academic selection... 2012 NCAA Elite 88 Award Winner... played in 16 games for the Lions, scoring a goal with two assists, five steals and three kick outs drawn... 2011 played 12 games as a true freshman... scored against Cal State Bakersfield... added eight steals with three kickouts drawn and two assists...

High School... Graduated from Ransom Everglades High School in Miami, FL, in May of 2010 with a 3.7 GPA... went to Coral Reef High School for two years before finishing at Ransom Everglades... was a team captain for both water polo teams... won state championship both years at Everglades, earning Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2010...

Personal... Kiara Alexis Cerda was born in Miami, Fla., and is the daughter of Lethia and Candido Cerda... father played football at the University of Miami and was a member of the 1989 and 1991 national championship teams... she has a sister who played water polo at Long Beach State... a Biology (Pre-Medicine) major.

CERDA CAREER STATS

Year	Games	Attempts	Goals	Sht. %	Assists	Turn Overs	Kickouts Drawn	Exclusions	Steals	Field Blocks
2011	12	8	1	.125	2	7	3	6	8	0
2012	16	2	1	.500	2	3	3	5	5	0
Totals	28	10	2	.200	4	10	6	11	13	0

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