Honors & Awards
ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention (2022)
First Team All-GCC (2022)
GCC All-Freshman First Team (2021)
GCC All-Academic Team (2021)
Aztec Scholar-Athlete (Spring & Fall 2021)
As a Sophomore (2022 Season)
GCC Rankings: 5th in assists, 8th in points
One of six players to appear in all 30 games… Scored 39 goals on 118 shots, second in both among the Aztecs (.331 shot percentage)… Added 34 assists for 73 points (third on the squad)… Totaled 23 steals, seven blocks and five ejections drawn… Produced a minimum of five shots in 12 games with a single-game high eight vs. No. 9 Arizona State (2/6)… Took seven shots vs. No. 19 Princeton (3/6) and No. 16 Pacific (4/24) and six each vs. Santa Clara (3/26), No. 11 UC Davis (3/26), No. 8 Fresno State (4/2) an No. 16 Pacific (4/9)… Posted 14 games with at least two goals, including a season high four vs. No. 11 UC Davis, and three each vs. No. 9 Arizona State (2/6), No. 14 Wagner (3/11) and Santa Clara (3/26)… In nine games, assisted on at least two goals with a career-high six against No. 25 CSUN, which ranks second on the program’s single-game list… Also had three assist games against No. 17 Loyola Marymount (3/19) and Azusa Pacific (3/25)… Drew a season-high two ejections vs. No. 8 Fresno State (4/23)… Posted a season-best three steals vs. No. 2 Stanford (2/6), also had two steals vs. CSUN (2/13), No. 4 Stanford (2/25), Bucknell (3/12), Azusa Pacific (3/25) and Santa Clara (3/26).
As a Freshman (2021 Season)
GCC Rankings: T-7th in assists per game
Appeared in 16 games… Led all Aztecs freshmen with 13 goals and 43 shots (.302 shot percentage)… Assisted on 19 goals and totaled 32 points… Her 19 assists ranked third on the team, 13 goals were the fourth most, and 43 shots & 32 points ranked fifth… Scored a season-best three goals at No. 23 Santa Clara (3/12), and also had multi-goal games (two goals each) vs. No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (2/27) and vs. No. 5 Michigan (3/6)… Twice, at No. 23 Santa Clara (3/12) and at No. 10 UC San Diego (3/21), assisted on a season-best three goals… Also had two assists at No. 17 Pacific (3/13), at No. 20 Azusa Pacific (3/31) and vs. 1-seed Fresno State in the GCC tournament championship game (4/24)… In all but four games, produced multiple shots, including a pair of games – vs. No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (2/27) and vs. No. 5 Michigan (3/7) – with a season-high six shots… Her six points (3 goals & 3 assists) at No. 23 Santa Clara (3/12) were a season-best… Among 12 steals, had single-game high three at No. 20 Azusa Pacific (3/31)… Two of her three blocks came vs. No. 5 Michigan (3/6).
High School:
A 2020 graduate of Carlsbad (Calif.) High School… A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter… A three-time All-Avocado West League (AWL) honoree, including first-team designation as a junior and senior… The team won the AWL champions in her freshman and sophomore seasons… Named a first-team all-AWL honoree as a junior and sophomore and an honorable mention performer as a freshman… As a sophomore, was honored as the AWL Player of the Year and followed that up with 79 goals, 51 assists, 17 blocks and a school record 100 steals in her junior campaign… Team finished runner-up in the CIF Open Division her junior year, after earning the crown in her sophomore campaign and a semifinal run in Division I her freshman year… She was named a first-team All-CIF Open Division performer as a sophomore and junior.
Club:
Competed for Carlsbad Girls Water Polo from 2012-18.
Personal:
Majoring in communication.
PADILLA'S CAREER STATISTICSYearGPGATTPCT.ASTSTLEDBLK2021161343.30219126320223039118.331342357Total4652161.32353351110