Strickland Named to ACWPC All-American Team for Second Time

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) today announced its 2024-25 ACWPC All-America Team. Among the honorees is Gannon’s Jade Strickland (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill). The senior was accorded honorable mention All-American honors for the second time.

A native of Santa Ana, Calif., Strickland was previously named a 2025 WWPA All-Conference first team honoree, adding to her numerous career accolades. Strickland also earned ACWPC honorable mention All-American honors as a sophomore. She is a three-time All-WWPA honoree after earning first team honors in 2023 and 2025 and second team a year ago. She was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2022 and has now been named to the All-Defensive Team the last two years.

Strickland finished as Gannon’s leading scorer for the third straight season with 50 goals and 21 assists for 71 points. In addition she led the team in steals with 30 and is second in defensive exclusions (19).

A year ago she finished with 43 goals and 21 assists for 64 points. She enjoyed her best season as a sophomore with 56 goals and 31 assists for 87 points after totaling 64 points as a freshman (37 goals, 27 assists).

Strickland climbed to eighth in career goals with 186 and fifth in career assists with exactly 100.