5 Makena Blanco
Makena Blanco
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Lompoc, CA
  • High School:
    Lompoc
  • Position:
    UTIL
  • gp
    26
  • p
    44
  • g
    23
  • a
    21

Bio

Blanco finished her freshman season with 25 goals, 40 steals and 15 assists. She scored multiple goals in six games, including a career-high three against both L.A. Pierce and Santa Monica. Blanco recorded a career-best five steals in a contest against West Valley. She posted two top-eight finishes in butterfly events for the Hancock swim team during the 2017 Western State Conference Championships. Blanco was an all-league water polo player at Lompoc High School. She graduated high school with a 4.0 grade point average. She is a viticulture and enology major. 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 14 vs. Pasadena City W, 9-3
Oct 14 vs. El Camino W, 11-6
Oct 25 Santa Barbara L, 16-5
Oct 28 vs. Southwestern W, 9-4
Oct 28 vs. L.A. Pierce W, 14-0
Nov 1 Ventura L, 9-7
  Overall Conf
Games 26 7
Points 44 9
Goals 23 6
Assists 21 3
Shots 46 14
Shooting percentage 50.0 42.9
Steals 28 7
Turnovers 33 14
Blocks 1 0
Exclusions Drawn 8 2
Exclusions 8 5
Date Opponent Score g a stl to ed blk sh sh%
Sep 8 vs. Fresno L, 11-9 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 25.0
Sep 8 vs. Foothill W, 15-6 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 100.0
Sep 9 at West Valley L, 13-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 vs. Diablo Valley W, 8-2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 100.0
Sep 15 at Riverside L, 16-4 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0.0
Sep 15 vs. Golden West L, 18-3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -
Sep 16 vs. Cerritos L, 8-4 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 100.0
Sep 16 vs. Long Beach L, 15-4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -
Sep 27 at LA Valley L, 9-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Sep 29 at San Diego Mesa L, 13-8 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 100.0
Sep 29 vs. Cypress L, 12-6 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 30 at San Diego Miramar W, 14-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Sep 30 vs. Southwestern W, 12-3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 100.0
Oct 4 at Ventura W, 10-7 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 50.0
Oct 6 vs. Fullerton L, 13-4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 50.0
Oct 6 vs. Palomar W, 9-8 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 40.0
Oct 7 vs. El Camino W, 13-3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 7 vs. Mt. San Antonio L, 15-6 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 33.3
Oct 11 Cuesta L, 10-6 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0.0
Oct 13 at Citrus L, 12-5 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0.0
Oct 13 vs. East Los Angeles L, 17-8 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0.0
Oct 14 vs. Pasadena City W, 9-3 3 0 4 2 0 0 2 150.0
Oct 14 vs. El Camino W, 11-6 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0.0
Oct 25 Santa Barbara L, 16-5 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 100.0
Oct 28 vs. Southwestern W, 9-4 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 0.0
Oct 28 vs. L.A. Pierce W, 14-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Nov 1 Ventura L, 9-7 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 20.0
    gp gs g a stl to ed blk ex sh sh%
Event Total 26 26 23 21 28 33 8 1 8 46 50.0
Conference 7 7 6 3 7 14 2 0 5 14 42.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 3 2 0 3 7 1 0 4 11 18.2
Away 6 6 6 3 7 10 1 0 1 6 100.0
Neutral 17 17 15 18 18 16 6 1 3 29 51.7
Result Wins 11 11 14 11 13 11 3 1 4 19 73.7
Losses 15 15 9 10 15 22 5 0 4 27 33.3
Month September 12 12 10 12 12 10 3 1 2 12 83.3
October 13 13 12 9 15 21 5 0 6 29 41.4
November 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 20.0

News Mentions

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Hancock Water Polo's Season Ends with 9-7 Loss to Ventura in WSC Tournament

November 1, 2017

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Hancock Water Polo Sweeps Doubleheader to Close Citrus Tournament

Shay McMann tallied 16 saves, and Shannon Copeland scored six times to help the Bulldogs top Pasadena 9-3 and El Camino 11-6.

October 14, 2017

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Hancock Water Polo Wins Two at Ventura College Tournament

9-8 win over Palomar and 13-3 over El Camino

October 12, 2017