The 2025 VMI water polo season was a successful one, with the program earning the most wins in 5 years under the guidance of Danielle Montenegro, fifth-year head coach.
2025 Highlights
- Nine wins were the most since 2020 and the most in Montenegro’s tenure.
- Goals scored (323) were fourth-most in program history; 12.7 goals per game ranks fourth all-time.
- Courtney Novotny ’25 earned the Keydet Club Three-Legged Stool Award, the Southern Conference Postgraduate Scholarship Award, and the Cincinnati Medal. She ended her career second all-time in goals scored with 210, and her 130 steals rank third in program history.
- Maddie Day ’27, Sarah Fitzsimmons ’27, Novotny, Meagan Riding ’27, Sadie Smith ’26, and Julia Ward ’26 were all named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, which requires GPAs of 3.20 or higher.
- Sydney Smith ’26 led the team in goals (64) and drawn exclusions (51), and Sadie Smith led the team with 41 assists.
- Day paced Keydets in blocks (132), while Novotny led the squad in steals (38) and field blocks (21).
