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2003: Konoukh received an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA in deference to her playing in the 2000 Olympics and should be one of the top players in the nation.
COACH VAVIC SAYS: "Sofia is one of the best players in the world. She is amazing in terms of her ability to play any position. She is a player that can dominate a game. Sofia is one of the best athletes that I have had the opportunity to coach."
2002: Konoukh earned first team All-America honors after leading the team with 70 goals and was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year...was the team's leading scorer in 12 matches...scored a team-high five goals on March 15 in a 15-3 win at Hawaii...scored four goals in the third-place match at the MPSF Championships against Long Beach State.
2001: Earned first team All-America honors after leading the team with a school-record 103 goals...named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Co-Player of the Year and earned All-MPSF first team honors...leading scorer in 15 matches...recorded seven goals twice (Apr. 15 vs. Long Beach State and April 14 vs. UC Irvine)...registered six goals on March 16 in a 18-4 win against Cal Baptist.
OLYMPICS: Won a bronze medal with Russia in the 2000 Olympics at Sydney, Australia...registered the game-tying goal with 2:19 left in the bronze-medal game against The Netherlands in Russia's 4-3 victory...scored four goals against The Netherlands in a match that put Russia into the medal round.
PERSONAL: Majoring in social sciences...enjoys skiing in her spare time...chose USC for a new experience in water polo and education...birthdate is March 9, 1980.
