Alexandra Kiss - Water Polo Coach

Alexandra Kiss

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
akiss@mail.fresnostate.edu
Phone:
559-278-7016

2021-22 (Fourth Season): In just five years of competition, Fresno State women's water polo earned back-to-back GCC championships - both regular season and tournament - as they earned the GCC tournament title and the league's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

The Bulldogs found themselves at the top of the GCC in 2022. Fresno State went unbeaten in conference play, captured the top-seed in the GCC tournament, and claimed their second straight tournament title with wins over California Baptist, San Diego State and LMU in the title game.

They were led by GCC Player of the Year Emily Nicholson and GCC Newcomer of the Year Fanni Muzsnay. They both were first-team All-GCC selections. Joining them are second-team All-GCC goalie Paula Nieto Jasny and honorable mention selection Daphne Guevremont. Muzsnay and teammate Brooke Ochoa are GCC All-Freshmen selections. Nieto Jasny was named the GCC tournament MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Muzsnay and fellow-senior Yesenia Preciado. Muzsnay capped the season with a NCAA All-Tournament Second Team selection.

2020-21 (Third Season): Fresno State finished the regular season with an overall record of 13-6 (6-1 GCC). The Bulldogs took a piece of the Golden Coast Conference regular season championship after recording a program-best six wins in conference play, finishing in a three-way tie for first place with San Diego State and Pacific. This marked the first GCC regular season title in program history. Concluding regular season play, The Bulldogs tabbed two first team, one second team and two freshman team All-GCC selections. Five is the most honorees that Fresno State has earned in program history.

2019-20 (Second Season): Fresno State finished the short season with an overall record of 8-7. The Bulldogs chalked four ranked wins. Fresno State had two players earn ACWPC All-American honors in Emily Nicholson (Third Team) and Daphne Guevremont (Honorable Mention). 10 Bulldogs were named GCC All-Academic selections and 12 received Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-Academic Team honors.

2019 (First Season): Fresno State finished the season with an overall record of 14-15 (4-3 GCC). The Bulldogs finished the regular season in fourth place, earning the No. 4 seed in the Golden Coast Conference Championship Tournament. The Bulldogs took home third place in the GCC Championship Tounrmanet after defeating San Diego State 15-10. Fresno State had four GCC Player of the Week awards during the regular season. Emily Nicholson earned All-GCC First Team accolades, Callie Woodruff notched All-GCC Second Team honors and Daphne Guevremont was named to the GCC All-Freshman Team. Mackenzie Richards represented the Bulldogs on the GCC All-Tournament Team.

Head coach Natalie Benson announced the addition of Alexandra Kiss (pronounced Kish) to her coaching staff in June 2018.

Prior to Fresno State, Kiss was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Southern California. During her three seasons with the Trojans, Kiss helped guide USC to two national championships (2016, 2018) and a 105-11 record – including an NCAA record 48-game win streak. In that span, the Trojans had two National Players of the Year (2016, 2018), 23 All-Americans, 29 All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation selections and 10 MPSF All-Tournament selections. Five would be named Olympians.

Kiss played collegiately at USC from 2007-2010. Kiss left USC as a National Champion (2010) and an All-American (2010). She finished her career ranked No. 10 all-time in career scoring at USC after delivering 142 goals during her four seasons. Before becoming a Trojan, Kiss was a member of the Youth Hungarian National Team and Junior Hungarian National Team.

The native Hungarian most recently played for Club UVSE and was a Hungarian Champion right before she retired, also competed in the Euroleague where UVSE placed 4th best team in Europe. In addition she played in Brazil and Japanese leagues. With Club Botafogo she finished third in the Brazilian Cup. Kiss was named MVP and the top scorer of the Brazilian Cup.