Women's Water Polo

 

Water Polo Coaching Staff

   
Picture of Coach - Kopp
 Kyle Kopp
Head Coach

Kyle Kopp named Women’s Water Polo and Swim Coach at Golden West College.  Kopp will become the first full-time faculty member at Golden West for Women’s Water Polo and Swimming.  He has an extensive background in water polo where he has been an assistant coach for the Women’s National Team since 2001.  Kopp (current National Team Assistant Coach) will finish out the summer with the Olympic Team where the Women’s Water Polo Team are seated #1 in the world, and are this years favorite to take home the gold in the Beijing Olympics.  
 
Kopp is a 1996 and 2000 Olympian, and during his career he was known for his aggressive style of play and tireless work ethic. While with the National Team, Kopp was party to a 1997 FINA World Cup gold medal and two Pan American Games gold medals in 1995 and 1999.  In his playing days at Long Beach State, Kopp was a three-time All-American and All-Big West selection, capturing All-Tournament Team honors at the NCAA Championships in 1988 and 1989. In 1988, Kopp was named the Big West Most Valuable Player after leading all scorers at the NCAA tournament. 

Guy Baker (US National Team Head Coach) and Kyle Kopp are responsible for the development of P.A.C.E clinics which are geared towards teaching and educating local coaches, and athletes on the system that is identified as one of the best in the world.  “I am really excited about the opportunity to teach and coach at Golden West.  Huntington Beach is a great location to help with development of water polo in and around our surrounding community,” remarked Kopp.
Agnew
Cassandra Agnew
Assistant Coach
Orwig

Bernice Orwig
Assistant Coach

A former USC and USA National Team member, Bernice Orwig has been involved in coaching water polo since 1994 and was the starting goalkeeper on the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team that won a silver medal in Sydney, Australia. She has been working as an assistant coach for the Women’s National Team since May 2005 and was the former assistant coach for UC Berkeley.

In 2005, Orwig was an assistant coach with the United States Junior National Team that won a gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Perth, Australia. Prior to coaching at Cal and assisting with the junior national team, Orwig served as an assistant coach for Drury-Pinto at the University of Michigan from 2000-02. In 1999-2000, Orwig was an assistant coach at her ala mater, USC, and from 1995-98 she was the head girl's and assistant boy's coach at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Calif. During the 1994-95 season, Orwig was an assistant boy's water polo coach at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana.

As an athlete, Orwig was a star goalie at USC, earning second team All-America honors as a sophomore and junior. During her senior year, Orwig helped lead USC to the 1999 NCAA title, earning first team All-America honors. She graduated from USC in 1999 with a degree in social science education. As a member of the USA National Team from 1998-2003, Orwig also helped the USA Women to a silver medal at the 1999 Pan-American Games and an appearance at the 2001 FINA World Championships.