UC SANTA BARBARA
2019
As the Gauchos primary Goalkeeper Snyder played in 25 games and started 21 of them going 16-8 overall from goal…Saved a team high 211 shots, good for a .593 save percentage…Tallied 22 assists and finished second on the team with 28 steals…Put up 6 field blocks.
2018
Appeared in 27 games with 22 starts as a sophomore, compiling a record of 13-12 ... Finished with a team-high 171 saves for a save percentage of .584 and a goals against average of 6.46 ... Also added 18 steals and one assist and became the only goalkeeper during the Kay era (since 2015) to score a goal, putting away a go-ahead goal from from long distance in the first half against UC Davis on Apr. 18.
2017
Played in 26 games at goalie for the Gauchos while collecting 215 saves, 22 steals, and 1 assist in her freshman season.
High School
Played for four years of water polo at Foothill High School under coach Jim Brumm… She played all four years of varsity where her team won their league conference every year… Lists her best performance in the 2016 CIF Finals… Snyder also competed in club water polo for seven years in Socal under coach Andrew Rowe and Shane Unger… She led her team to win the Turbo Cup Championships 2010-2011.
Personal
Kenzi Noelle Snyder was born on Dec. 08, 1997 in Santa Ana, Calif… Daughter of Pat and Teri Snyder…Has two brothers, Jake and Cole… Is currently Undeclared at UCSB… She has aspirations to pursue a career in the criminal justice field… Names “The Notebook” as her favorite movie… Lists her favorite TV shows as “Criminal Minds” and “NCIS”… She likes reading any novels that fall under the genre of mystery… She enjoys listening to the music styles of Dan and Shay, Florida George Line, and Brett Eldridge… Snyder spends her free time surfing, shopping, and sleeping... She is involved in her community through volunteering as a nursery worker at her church.
