Erin Neustrom

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
C
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Moraga, Calif.
High School:
Campolindo

Features on Erin

• Neustrom, Vranesh Friends Since Second Grade (MGoBlue.com)

• Christmas Day Twice as Nice for Michigan Water Polo Pair (MGoBlue.com)

Career Stats

Year	GP	G	A	Pts	Sh%	EX	DEX	STL	FB
2019	32	30	4	34	.638	13	60	8	3
2020	19	32	0	32	.533	12	56	7	0
2021	26	27	4	31	.500	8	29	9	1
2022	35	43	3	46	.642	22	45	10	1
2023	33	45	10	55	.616	16	66	19	0
Total	145	177	21	198	.586	71	256	53	3

Career Highs
Points: 5, 2x last vs. Salem (3/6/22)
Goals: 4, 8x last vs. Harvard (4/1/23)
Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. St. Francis (PA) (4/30/23)
Drawn Exclusions: 8, against No. 4 California (2/4/23)
Steals: 2, 7x last vs. Pacific (3/19/23)
Field Blocks: 1, 5x last vs. #10 UC Davis (2/26/22)

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Majoring in sport management
• Hold the record for Career Drawn Exclusions (256)
• CWPA All-Conference First-Team (2023)
• 2x Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-American (2020 - honorable mention; 2021 - honorable mention)
• Three NCAA Tournament appearances
• 2019, 2021, and 2022 CWPA Champions
• Two-time CWPA Player of the Week
• CWPA Defensive Player of the Week/
• CWPA Rookie of the Week
• All-CWPA second team (2022)
• CWPA All-Tournament first team (2022)
• Team 19 Maize and Blue Award
• Ranks 10th on Michigan's career drawn exclusions list with 116
• Freshman single-season record with 60 drawn exclusions in 2019
• Sophomore single-season record with 56 drawn exclusions in 2020, despite a shortened season

Graduate Student (2023)
• Hold the record for Career Drawn Exclusions (256)
• One of 20 student-athletes that have been named to the Cutino Award Watch List for an outstanding start to the 2023 season.
• Recorded seasons best four goals two times last against Harvard (4/1/23)
• Recorded a career high 8 drawn exclusions against No. 4 California (2/4/23)
• Recorded seasons best three goals against Azusa Pacific (1/14/23)
• Appeared in all 33 games this season

Senior (2022)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• All-CWPA second team
• CWPA All-Tournament first team
• Collected 43 goals, 46 points, 10 steals, and had a .642 shot percentage (career season bests)
• Tied her career high four goals in one game against Salem (3/6/22) and Harvard (4/2/22)
• Had the best shooting percentage on the team with more that 20 goals (.642)
•Appeared in all 35 games

Junior (2021)
• ACWPC honorable mention All-American
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
• All-CWPA First Team
• CWPA Player of the Week (April 26)
• CWPA Defensive Player of the Week (May 17)
• Scored 27 goals and added four assists while shooting .500 for the season
• Registered a hat trick and finished with five points in the CWPA Championship against Bucknell
• The five points against Bucknell set a new career-best for points in a game
• Was second on the team with 29 drawn exclusions on the campaign
• Drew three exclusions two different times, against No. 16 San Diego State and No. 4 Arizona State
• Tied a career-best with six drawn exclusions against No. 16 San Diego State
• Set a new career-high for steals in a season with nine

Sophomore (2020)
• ACWPC honorable mention All-American
• CWPA Player of the Week (Feb. 25)
• Led the team with 56 drawn exclusions and a .533 shooting percentage
• The 56 drawn exclusions are a sophomore record at U-M
• Three games with five or more drawn exclusions
• Has four games with three or more goals and nine games with three or more drawn exclusions
• Recorded 10 goals and 12 drawn exclusions in four games at the Wolverine Invitational
• Matched career highs with four goals against Santa Clara and No. 22 Bucknell in the Wolverine Invitational
• Tied for the team lead with seven goals to go with nine drawn exclusions at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against No. 7 Cal at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Started all four games at the UCSB Winter Invite, scoring five goals and drawing 13 exclusions
• Tallied five goals and 10 drawn exclusions in the Michigan Invitational
• Finished with five goals and 12 drawn exclusions at the Stanford Invitational
• Posted a hat trick against No. 21 Wagner in the Michigan Invitational
• Scored two goals against No. 4 Cal at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Hat trick to go with three drawn exclusions in the seventh-place game at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational against No. 9 UCSB
• Drew five exclusions vs. No. 5 UC Irvine, No. 6 Cal and No. 15 Long Beach State
• End of the season was canceled prior to conference play due to the COVID-19 illness

Freshman (2019)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• CWPA Rookie of the Week (Apr. 17)
• Team Maize and Blue Award
• Freshman single-season record with 60 drawn exclusions
• Second on the team with 60 drawn exclusions, including 13 in conference play
• Scored 15 goals off the bench in conference play to tie for third most on the team
• Perfect 1.000 shooting percentage in conference play, scoring on all 15 of her shot attempts
• Recorded five or more drawn exclusions in four games
• Drew four exclusions against No. 3 UCLA in the NCAA quarterfinals
• Matched a season high with four goals at No. 18 Bucknell
• Tallied four goals to go with three drawn exclusions against Saint Francis (Pa.)
• Notched three goals and four drawn exclusions against George Washington
• Two goals and one assist in a win over Brown
• One goal, one assist and six drawn exclusions against No. 2 Stanford
• Five drawn exclusions to go with one goal and one assist in a win over No. 21 CSUN at the Triton Invitational
• Two goals and three drawn exclusions against No. 10 Pacific at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Drew five exclusions against No. 3 UCLA at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Finished the Wolverine Invitational with four goals, eight drawn exclusions and four steals
• Scored her first two collegiate goals against CSUN to go along with five drawn exclusions and one steal
• Joined the team in the fall of 2018

Club
• Played for Lamorinda Water Polo from 2016-18
• Competed with 680 Water Polo from 2014-16
• Placed second at the National Junior Olympics in 2016 and fourth in 2015

Prep
• Graduated from Campolindo High School in 2018
• NISCA/Speedo fourth team All-American in 2018
• Three-time Diablo Foothill Athletic League all-conference, including first team as a senior
• North Coast Section First Team in 2017
• California-Hawaii Fourth team All America her senior season
• 2017 Team MVP
• Team captain her senior year
• Varsity swimmer for four years

Personal
• Born in Berkeley, Calif.
• Birthday: December 25, 1999
• Parents are Mark and Shelley Neustrom
• Has one sibling, Garrett

Why Michigan
"I chose Michigan because I wanted to go outside of California and try something new. I also wanted a big school with big sports and good academics; Michigan had just that!"

Why Water Polo
"I started playing water polo when I was 13 years old. I think I got hooked on water polo because I loved swimming but it was a little too boring. I loved the aggressiveness of water polo and the team aspect of the game."